REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 22 November 2011, it purchased for cancellation 802,475 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2793 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 3 October 2011 to 16 December 2011.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,307,042,299.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
23 November 2011
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