Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
10 September 2001

                    REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 7 September 2001, it purchased for
cancellation 200,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3127
pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares
in issue will be 1,754,100,533.



G H R Musker
Company Secretary
10 September 2001