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Novo Nordisk A/S, Share repurchase programme
Bagsværd, Denmark, 10 January 2022
On 5 November 2021, 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 20 billion to be executed during a 12-month period beginning 3 February 2021.
Under the programme initiated 5 November 2021, Novo Nordisk will repurchase B shares for an amount up to DKK 3.7 billion in the period from 11 November 2021 to 1 February 2022.
Since the announcement 22 December 2021, the following transactions have been made …
| Number of B shares |
Average purchase price |
Transaction value, DKK |
|
| Accumulated, last announcement | 2,909,544 | 2,126,697,543 | |
| 3 January 2022 | 110,000 | 722.97 | 79,526,779 |
| 4 January 2022 | 110,000 | 690.91 | 75,999,885 |
| 5 January 2022 | 110,000 | 688.99 | 75,788,576 |
| 6 January 2022 | 110,000 | 669.84 | 73,682,907 |
| 7 January 2022 | 115,000 | 663.27 | 76,275,503 |
| Accumulated under the programme | 3,464,544 | 2,507,971,192 |
The details for each transaction made under the share repurchase programme are published on novonordisk.com.
With the transactions stated above, Novo Nordisk owns a total of 31,654,276 B shares of DKK 0.20 as treasury shares, corresponding to 1.4 percent of the share capital. The total amount of A and B shares in the company is 2,310,000,000 including treasury shares.
Novo Nordisk expects to repurchase B shares for an amount up to DKK 20 billion during a 12-month period beginning 3 February 2021. As of 7 January 2022, Novo Nordisk has since 3 February 2021 repurchased a total of 32,900,725 B shares at an average share price of DKK 571.52 per B share equal to a transaction value of DKK 18,803,497,636.
Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Denmark. Our purpose is to drive change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases such as obesity and rare blood and endocrine disorders. We do so by pioneering scientific breakthroughs, expanding access to our medicines, and working to prevent and ultimately cure disease. Novo Nordisk employs about 47,000 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, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
