REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
Further to the announcement of its irrevocable, non-discretionary share repurchase programme for the period 20 December 2011 to 2 February 2012, AstraZeneca PLC announced that under the terms of that programme it purchased for cancellation 495,291 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2894 pence per share on 21 December 2011. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,293,294,580.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
22 December 2011
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