UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 6-K

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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

March 4, 2024

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NOVO NORDISK A/S

 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Novo Allé 1

DK- 2880, Bagsvaerd

Denmark

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F

 

Form 20-F ☒           Form 40-F ☐

  

 
 

 

 

 

 

Novo Nordisk A/S – Share repurchase programme

 

Bagsværd, Denmark, 04 March 2024 – On 6 February 2024, 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 6 February 2023.

 

Under the programme initiated 6 February 2024, Novo Nordisk will repurchase B shares for an amount up to DKK 2.1 billion in the period from 6 February 2024 to 30 April 2024.

 

Since the announcement 26 February 2024, the following transactions have been made:

 

 

Number of

B shares

Average

purchase price

Transaction

value, DKK

Accumulated, last announcement 609,000   509,663,002
26 February 2024 42,500 845.02 35,913,197
27 February 2024 42,500 836.27 35,541,650
28 February 2024 43,500 835.59 36,348,324
29 February 2024 43,500 830.43 36,123,741
1 March 2024 43,500 835.65 36,350,671
Accumulated under the programme 824,500   689,940,585

 

The details for each transaction made under the share repurchase programme are published on novonordisk.com.

 

 

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With the transactions stated above, Novo Nordisk owns a total of 47,365,207 B shares of DKK 0.10 as treasury shares, corresponding to 1.1% of the share capital. The total amount of A and B shares in the company is 4,510,000,000 including treasury shares.

 

Novo Nordisk expects to repurchase B shares for an amount up to DKK 20 billion during a 12- month period beginning 6 February 2024. As of 01 March 2024, Novo Nordisk has since 6 February 2024 repurchased a total of 824,500 B shares at an average share price of DKK 836.80 per B share equal to a transaction value of DKK 689,940,585.

 

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Denmark. Our purpose is to drive change to defeat serious chronic diseases, built upon our heritage in diabetes. We do so by pioneering scientific breakthroughs, expanding access to our medicines, and working to prevent and ultimately cure disease. Novo Nordisk employs about 63,400 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, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and YouTube.

 

Contact for further information

 

Media:  

Ambre James-Brown

+45 3079 9289

abmo@novonordisk.com

Liz Skrbkova (US)

+1 609 917 0632

lzsk@novonordisk.com

   
Investors:  

Daniel Muusmann Bohsen

+45 3075 2175

dabo@novonordisk.com

Jacob Martin Wiborg Rode

+45 3075 5956

jrde@novonordisk.com

   

David Heiberg Landsted

+45 3077 6915

dhel@novonordisk.com

Mark Joseph Root (US)

+1 848 213 3219

mjhr@novonordisk.com

   

Sina Meyer

+45 3079 6656

azey@novonordisk.com

Frederik Taylor Pitter

+45 3075 8259

fptr@novonordisk.com

 

Novo Nordisk A/S

Investor Relations

Novo Allé 1

2880 Bagsværd

Denmark

Telephone:

+45 4444 8888

www.novonordisk.com
CVR no: 24 25 67 90

   Company announcement No 19 / 2024

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 4, 2024

 

NOVO NORDISK A/S

 

Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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