Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 14 November 2002 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 13 November 2002, it purchased for cancellation 650,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2491 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,724,696,765. G H R Musker Company Secretary 14 November 2002 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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