Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7513C

AstraZeneca PLC

11 March 2011

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 10 March 2011, it purchased for cancellation 228,781 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2972 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 1,387,844,298.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

11 March 2011

 

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