Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0147V

AstraZeneca PLC

05 January 2012

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

Further to the announcement of its irrevocable, non-discretionary share repurchase programme for the period 20 December 2011 to 2 February 2012, AstraZeneca PLC announced that under the terms of that programme it purchased for cancellation 470,565 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3043 pence per share on 4 January 2012. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,291,444,032.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

5 January 2012

 

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