Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
3 December 2001



                   REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 30 November 2001, it purchased for
cancellation 120,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3111
pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares
in issue will be 1,749,048,396.


G H R Musker

Company Secretary

3 December 2001