Transaction in Own Shares

25th Sep 2008 07:00



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

Further to the announcement of its irrevocable, non-discretionary share repurchase programme for the period 5 August 2008 to 30 September 2008, AstraZeneca PLC announced that under the terms of that programme it purchased for cancellation 200,824 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2486 pence per share on 24 September 2008. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,448,192,287.

G H R Musker

Company Secretary

25 September 2008

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