Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2057R

AstraZeneca PLC

01 November 2011

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 31 October 2011, it purchased for cancellation 665,284 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3015 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 3 October 2011 to 16 December 2011.

Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,319,365,124.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

1 November 2011

 

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