Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7590E

AstraZeneca PLC

01 October 2008

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 30 September 2008, it purchased for cancellation 1,053,640 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2450 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 5 August 2008 to 1 October 2008.

Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,446,544,833.

G H R Musker

Company Secretary

1 October 2008

 

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