REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 17 June 2011, it purchased for cancellation 741,449 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3040 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 1,372,170,657.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
20 June 2011