REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 5 May 2011, it purchased for cancellation 442,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3074 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,384,527,423. A C N KempCompany Secretary6 May 2011