Novo Nordisk A/S: Status regarding Novo Nordisk's holding of its own shares (31 March 2017)


Bagsværd, Denmark, 3 April 2017 - In continuation of the company's announcements dated 28 October 2016 and 2 February 2017 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 March 2017 owned 63,031,862 of its own B shares of DKK 0.20, corresponding to a total nominal value of *DKK 2,845,332,705 or 2.5% of the total share capital.

In the first quarter of 2017 a total of 17,934,545 B shares were repurchased, and 569,935 B shares were disposed to employees in connection with employee incentive programmes.

*Amendment: DKK 2,845,332,705 should have been: DKK 12,606,372

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
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

Company announcement No 27/2017

 


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