REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 19 August 2011, it purchased for cancellation 1,046,989 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2712 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 1,351,335,631.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
22 August 2011
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