REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 16 August 2011, it purchased for cancellation 1,077,006 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2809 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 30 August 2011.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,354,186,519.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
17 August 2011
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