Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 9 August 2001 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 8 August 2001, it purchased for cancellation 300,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3454 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,759,373,872. G H R Musker Company Secretary 9 August 2001

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