16th May 2011 07:00
RNS Number : 6055G
AstraZeneca PLC
16 May 2011
REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 13 May 2011, it purchased for cancellation 334,454 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3199 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 9 May 2011 to 26 August 2011.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,383,556,528.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
16 May 2011
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