Novo Nordisk A/S - Status regarding Novo Nordisk's holding of its own shares (31 December 2016)


 

Bagsværd, Denmark, 2 January 2017 - In continuation of the company's announcements dated 5 August 2016 and 28 October 2016 concerning planned share repurchase programmes, and pursuant to Section 204.25 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, this is to report that Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) and its wholly-owned affiliates on 31 December 2016 owned 45,667,252 of its own B shares of DKK 0.20, corresponding to a total nominal value of DKK 9,133,450 or 1.8% of the total share capital.

In the fourth quarter of 2016 a total of 16,190,604 B shares were repurchased, and zero B shares were disposed to employees in connection with employee incentive programmes.


Further information

Media:    
Anne Margrethe Hauge +45 4442 3450 amhg@novonordisk.com
Ken Inchausti (US) +1 609 786 8316 kiau@novonordisk.com
     
Investors:    
Peter Hugreffe Ankersen +45 3075 9085 phak@novonordisk.com
Melanie Raouzeos +45 3075 3479 mrz@novonordisk.com
Hanna Ögren +45 3079 8519 haoe@novonordisk.com
Anders Mikkelsen +45 3079 4461 armk@novonordisk.com
Kasper Veje (US) +1 609 235 8567 kpvj@novonordisk.com

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