Status Regarding Novo Nordisk A/S’s Holding of Its Own Shares

BAGSVAERD, DENMARK--(Marketwire - October 01, 2012) - In continuation of the company's announcements dated 2 May 2012 and 9 August 2012 concerning planned share repurchase programmes, and pursuant to Section 204.25 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, this is to report that Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) and its wholly-owned affiliates on 30 September 2012 owned 16,374,105 of its own B shares of DKK 1, corresponding to a total nominal value of DKK 16,374,105 or 2.9% of the total share capital.

Company Announcement No 62 2012: http://hugin.info/2013/R/1645329/530093.pdf

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