Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC 02 August 2006 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 1 August 2006, it purchased for cancellation 1,250,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3249 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,565,909,449. G H R Musker Company Secretary 2 August 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange ND POSPBMFTMMAMBIF

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