Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
06 February 2006

REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC



AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 3 February 2006, it purchased for cancellation
1,250,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2651 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,580,488,461.




G H R Musker

Company Secretary

6 February 2006


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