BAGSVAERD, DENMARK--(Marketwire - August 12, 2010) -
Novo Nordisk A/S has today entered into an agreement to purchase 5,100,000
B shares
(nominal DKK 1) from Novo A/S as part of the ongoing DKK 8.5 billion share
repurchase programme for 2010. The transaction price is set to DKK 503.412
per share
and has been calculated as the average market price from 5 August to 11
August in the
open trading window following the announcement of Novo Nordisk's financial
results for
the first six months of 2010.
[HUG#1437410]
Company Announcement no 45 2010:
http://hugin.info/2013/R/1437410/382221.pdf
Further information on Novo Nordisk A/S please contact:
Media: Investors:
Outside North America: Outside North America:
Anne Margrethe Hauge Klaus Bülow Davidsen
Tel: (+45) 4442 3450 Tel: (+45) 4442 3176
amhg@novonordisk.com klda@novonordisk.com
Kasper Roseeuw Poulsen
Tel: (+45) 4442 4471
krop@novonordisk.com
In North America: In North America:
Sean Clements Hans Rommer
Tel: (+1) 609 514 8316 Tel: (+1) 609 919 7937
secl@novonordisk.com hrmm@novonordisk.com
Further information on Novo A/S please contact:
Media:
Henrik Gürtler, CEO
Tel: (+45) 3527 6575
Thorkil Kastberg Christensen, CFO
Tel: (+45) 3527 6592
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