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.

Further information

Company announcement No 27/2017

Company Announcement No 27/2017


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Source: Novo Nordisk A/S via Globenewswire

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