Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4152L

AstraZeneca PLC

06 May 2010

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 5 May 2010, it purchased for cancellation 534,121 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2863 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 1,446,196,837.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

6 May 2010

 

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