17th Aug 2011 07:00
RNS Number : 4863M
AstraZeneca PLC
17 August 2011
REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 16 August 2011, it purchased for cancellation 1,077,006 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2809 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 30 August 2011.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,354,186,519.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
17 August 2011
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