REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
AstraZeneca PLC announced that, on 16 February 2012, it purchased for cancellation 320,500 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2864 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,278,612,607. A C N Kemp Company Secretary 17 February 2012