REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
4/2/2012 10:29 AM EST
Further to the announcement of its irrevocable, non-discretionary share repurchase programme for the period 5 March 2012 to 11 May 2012, AstraZeneca PLC announced that under the terms of that programme it purchased for cancellation 305,437 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2785 pence per share on 30 March 2012. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,273,493,566.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
2 April 2012