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Bagsværd, Denmark, 12 October 2026 – On 6 May 2026, 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 15 billion to be executed during a 12-month period beginning 4 February 2026.
Under the programme initiated 6 May 2026, Novo Nordisk will repurchase B shares for an amount up to DKK 11,200,000,010.45 in the period from 6 May 2026 to 1 February 2027.
Since the announcement 5 October, the following transactions have been made:
| Number of B shares | Average purchase price | Transaction value, DKK | |
| Accumulated, last announcement | 21,845,000 | 6,447,270,879 | |
| 5 October 2026 | 245,000 | 246.39 | 60,365,707 |
| 6 October 2026 | 250,000 | 247.50 | 61,874,647 |
| 7 October 2026 | 250,000 | 250.87 | 62,717,325 |
| 8 October 2026 | 250,000 | 251.66 | 62,914,296 |
| 9 October 2026 | 250,000 | 254.93 | 63,733,579 |
| Accumulated under the programme | 23,090,000 | 6,758,876,433 |
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 51,889,876 B shares of DKK 0.10 as treasury shares, corresponding to 1.2% of the share capital. The total amount of A and B shares in the company is 4,465,000,000 including treasury shares.
Novo Nordisk expects to repurchase B shares for an amount up to DKK 15 billion during a 12-month period beginning 4 February 2026. As of 9 October 2026, Novo Nordisk has since 4 February 2026 repurchased a total 37,849,179 B shares at an average share price of DKK 278.97 per B share equal to a transaction value of DKK 10,558,876,422.
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Contacts for further information
| Novo Nordisk Media: | |
| Ambre James-Brown +45 3079 9289 globalmedia@novonordisk.com | Liz Skrbkova (US) +1 609 917 0632 USMediaRelations@novonordisk.com |
| Novo Nordisk Investors: | |
| Michael Novod +45 3075 6050 nvno@novonordisk.com | Sina Meyer +45 3079 6656 azey@novonordisk.com |
| Christoffer Togo Solgaard-Tullin +45 3079 1471 cftu@novonordisk.com | Max Ung +45 3077 6414 mxun@novonordisk.com |
| Ida Schaap Melvold +45 3077 5649 idmg@novonordisk.com | Mads Berner Bruun +45 3075 2936 mbbz@novonordisk.com |
| Frederik Taylor Pitter (US) +1 609 613 0568 fptr@novonordisk.com | Alex Bruce (US) +1 640 230 0276 axeu@novonordisk.com |
Company announcement No 61 / 2026