REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
AstraZeneca PLC announced that, on 30 September 2011, it purchased for cancellation 750,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2872 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,329,766,014.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
3 October 2011