BAGSVAERD, DENMARK--(Marketwire - September 09, 2008) - Major shareholder notification In accordance with Section 29 of the Securities Trading Act, Novo Nordisk hereby reports that on 5 September 2008 Novo Nordisk received notification from The Capital Group Companies that their total shareholding in Novo Nordisk is now below the threshold of 10%. The Capital Group Companies now holds 63,273,181 B shares of DKK 1 equal to 9.98% of the total share capital in Novo Nordisk, corresponding to 3.95% of the voting rights.
