Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3634I

AstraZeneca PLC

14 June 2011

 



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 13 June 2011, it purchased for cancellation 408,994 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3092 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 1,374,468,128.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

14 June 2011

 

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