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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 190,934 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2618 pence per share on 22 August 2008. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,452,053,776.
G H R Musker
Company Secretary
26 August 2008