Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0773M

AstraZeneca PLC

18 May 2010

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 17 May 2010 it purchased for cancellation 632,677 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2899 pence per share.

Some of these shares were purchased under the terms of the previously announced irrevocable, non-discretionary share repurchase programme for the period 1 April 2010 to 28 May 2010.

Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,444,138,594.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

18 May 2010

 

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