Transaction in Own Shares
RNS Number : 8377C
AstraZeneca PLC
14 March 2011
REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 11 March 2011, it purchased for cancellation 529,743 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2951 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 21 February 2011 to 28 April 2011.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,387,327,905.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
14 March 2011
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