27th Mar 2006 07:00
AstraZeneca PLC27 March 2006 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 24 March 2006, it purchased for cancellation300,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2946 pence per share.Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be1,575,840,890. G H R MuskerCompany Secretary27 March 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Astrazeneca