Novo Nordisk A/S: Status regarding Novo Nordisk's holding of its own shares (30 September 2016)

Bagsværd, Denmark, 3 October 2016 - In continuation of the company's announcements dated 3 February 2016 and 5 August 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 30 September 2016 owned 29,476,648 of its own B shares of DKK 0.20, corresponding to a total nominal value of DKK 5,895,330 or 1.2% of the total share capital.

In the third quarter of 2016 a total of 11,107,003 B shares were repurchased, and 8,000 B shares were disposed to employees in connection with employee incentive programmes.

Further information

Company announcement No 68/2016


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Source: Novo Nordisk A/S via Globenewswire

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