Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
08 May 2006


REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 5 May 2006, it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2928 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,580,829,011.




G H R Musker
Company Secretary
8 May 2006


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