Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3114A

AstraZeneca PLC

31 January 2011

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 28 January 2011, it purchased for cancellation 1,012,300 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3051 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 4 January 2011 to 31 January 2011.

Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,403,412,497.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

31 January 2011

 

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