Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
06 November 2007


REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 5 November 2007, it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2283 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,466,950,760.



G H R Musker

Company Secretary

6 November 2007


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