REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
Further to the announcement of its irrevocable, non-discretionary share repurchase programme for the period 3 October 2011 to 16 December 2011, AstraZeneca PLC announced that under the terms of that programme it purchased for cancellation 495,960 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3004 pence per share on 12 October 2011. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,325,783,921.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
13 October 2011
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