Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
28 June 2001


REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 27 June 2001, it purchased for cancellation
650,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3311 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,759,797,394.

G H R Musker
Company Secretary