Novo Nordisk A/S - share repurchase programme

    Novo Nordisk A/S - share repurchase programme 

Bagsværd, Denmark, 25 September 2023 – On 10 August 2023, Novo Nordisk initiated a share repurchase programme in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and Council of 16 April 2014 (MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016 (the "Safe Harbour Rules"). This programme is part of the overall share repurchase programme of up to DKK 30 billion to be executed during a 12-month period beginning 1 February 2023.

Under the programme initiated 10 August 2023, Novo Nordisk will repurchase B shares for an amount up to DKK 5.7 billion in the period from 10 August 2023 to 31 October 2023.

Since the announcement 18 September 2023, the following transactions have been made:

	Number of B shares (of DKK 0.10)	Average purchase price	Transaction value, DKK
Accumulated, last announcement	4,033,162		2,619,301,196
18 September 2023	144,000	646.88	93,150,834
19 September 2023	144,000	647.02	93,171,546
20 September 2023	144,000	655.58	94,402,919
21 September 2023	144,000	653.49	94,101,850
22 September 2023	150,000	642.54	96,380,919
Accumulated under the programme	4,759,162		3,090,509,263

The details for each transaction made under the share repurchase programme are published on novonordisk.com.

Transactions related to Novo Nordisk’s incentive programmes have resulted in a net transfer from Novo Nordisk of 2,540 B shares. The shares in these transactions were not part of the Safe Harbour repurchase programme.

With the transactions stated above, Novo Nordisk owns a total of 37,252,846 B shares of DKK 0.10 as treasury shares, corresponding to 0.8% of the share capital. The total amount of A and B shares of DKK 0.10 in the company is 4,510,000,000 including treasury shares.

Novo Nordisk expects to repurchase B shares for an amount up to DKK 30 billion during a 12-month period beginning 1 February 2023. As of 22 September 2023, Novo Nordisk has since 1 February 2023 repurchased a total of 33,196,324 B shares of DKK 0.10 at an average share price of DKK 553.67 per B share of DKK 0.10 equal to a transaction value of DKK 18,379,739,849.

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Denmark. Our purpose is to drive change to defeat serious chronic diseases, built upon our heritage in diabetes. We do so by pioneering scientific breakthroughs, expanding access to our medicines, and working to prevent and ultimately cure disease. Novo Nordisk employs about 59,000 people in 80 countries and markets its products in around 170 countries. Novo Nordisk's B shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Novo-B). Its ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NVO). For more information, visit novonordisk.com, Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Contacts for further information

Media:
Ambre James-Brown +45 3079 [e-mail]	Elizabeth DeLuca (US)+1 609 580 [e-mail]
Investors:
Daniel Muusmann Bohsen[phone] [e-mail]	Jacob Martin Wiborg Rode+45 3075 [e-mail]
David Heiberg Landsted [phone] [e-mail]	Mark Joseph Root (US) +1 848 213 [e-mail]
Sina Meyer +45 3079 [e-mail]	Frederik Taylor Pitter [phone] [e-mail]

Company Announcement No 60/ 2023

Attachments

• CA230925-Share-repurchase
• CA230925-transaction details