REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
AstraZeneca PLC announced that, on 29 September 2011, it purchased for cancellation 775,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2871 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,330,511,583. A C N Kemp Company Secretary 30 September 2011