Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2818I

AstraZeneca PLC

13 June 2011

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 10 June 2011, it purchased for cancellation 737,889 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3128 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 1,374,860,439.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

13 June 2011

 

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