Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9080M

AstraZeneca PLC

24 August 2011

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 23 August 2011, it purchased for cancellation 1,065,881 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2844 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 9 May 2011 to 26 August 2011.

Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,349,233,691.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

24 August 2011

 

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