Transaction in Own Shares

REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 8 December 2011, it purchased for cancellation 738,540 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2933 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 1,298,545,213.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

9 December 2011