Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 19 May 2000 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 18 May 2000, it purchased for cancellation 375,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2741 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,769,936,243. G H R Musker Company Secretary

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