Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
7 March 2000


REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 6 March 2000, it purchased for cancellation
835,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2191 pence per share.

G H R Musker
Company Secretary
7 March 2000