REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

Further to the announcement of its irrevocable, non-discretionary share repurchase programme for the period 9 May 2011 to 26 August 2011, AstraZeneca PLC announced that under the terms of that programme it purchased for cancellation 137,111 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3139 pence per share on 8 July 2011. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,365,674,339.

A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
11 July 2011