REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 16 February 2011, it purchased for cancellation 500,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3038 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,395,697,276.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
17 February 2011