Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 09 August 2002 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 8 August 2002, it purchased for cancellation 200,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2287 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,729,065,996. G H R Musker Company Secretary 9 August 2002 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange POSUWVNRUWRWRAR

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