Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4623X

AstraZeneca PLC

07 December 2010

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 6 December 2010, it purchased for cancellation 547,503 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3036 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 9 August 2010 to 10 December 2010.

Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,412,689,929.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

7 December 2010

 

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