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 460,906 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3106 pence per share on 18 January 2012. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,287,294,877.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
19 January 2012
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