AstraZeneca Buys Back 210,000 Own Shares To Cancel

17th Jun 2010 08:25

LONDON (Dow Jones)--AstraZeneca PLC (AZN.LN), said Thursday that it purchased for cancellation 210,000 ordinary shares at a price of 3065 pence per share. MAIN FACTS: -Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,441,169,972. Shares at 0725 GMT down 0.50 pence, or 0.02%, at 3082.0 pence. -By Razak Musah Baba, Dow Jones Newswires; +44-20-7842-9275; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 17, 2010 03:25 ET (07:25 GMT)