Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
25 September 2001

REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 24 September 2001, it purchased for
cancellation 200,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2966
pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares
in issue will be 1,751,595,843.

G H R Musker
Company Secretary
25 September 2001