Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2954R

AstraZeneca PLC

19 August 2010

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 18 August 2010, it purchased for cancellation 636,511 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3290 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 1,438,729,115.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

19 August 2010

 

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