Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0264C

AstraZeneca PLC

01 March 2011

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 28 February 2011, it purchased for cancellation 628,192 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2991 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 21 February 2011 to 28 April 2011.

Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,391,160,265.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

1 March 2011

 

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