Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 30 August 2001 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 29 August 2001, it purchased for cancellation 100,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3300 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,755,975,718. G H R Musker Company Secretary 30 August 2001

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