Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7912H

AstraZeneca PLC

03 June 2011

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 2 June 2011, it purchased for cancellation 937,037 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3145 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 May 2011 to 26 August 2011.

Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,377,354,595.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

3 June 2011

 

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