10th Mar 2011 07:00
RNS Number : 6527C
AstraZeneca PLC
10 March 2011
REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 9 March 2011, it purchased for cancellation 578,813 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2974 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 21 February 2011 to 28 April 2011.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,388,055,259.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
10 March 2011
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