Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9825I

AstraZeneca PLC

01 August 2012

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

Further to the announcement of its irrevocable, non-discretionary share repurchase programme for the period 25 June 2012 to 3 August 2012, AstraZeneca PLC announced that under the terms of that programme it purchased for cancellation 444,915 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2994 pence per share on 31 July 2012. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,250,179,295.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

1 August 2012

 

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