Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6842S

AstraZeneca PLC

15 September 2010

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 14 September 2010, it purchased for cancellation 563,287 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3380 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 1,431,732,528.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

15 September 2010

 

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