Novo Nordisk A/S Purchases B Shares Worth DKK 2.6 Billion From Novo A/S As Part Of The Ongoing Share Repurchase Programme

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.


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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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