20th Jun 2011 07:00
RNS Number : 6907I
AstraZeneca PLC
20 June 2011
REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 17 June 2011, it purchased for cancellation 741,449 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3040 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 26 August 2011.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,372,170,657.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
20 June 2011
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