Novo Nordisk
Company announcement
Novo Nordisk – major shareholder announcement
Bagsværd, Denmark,
7 June
2022 – Novo Nordisk today announced that the
company has been notified by BlackRock, Inc. (Blackrock) that
Blackrock as of 31 May 2022 holds B shares equal to below 5% of the
entire share capital of Novo Nordisk. The announcement is in
accordance with section 30 of the Danish Capital Markets Act.
The total B shares according to section 38 of the Danish Capital Markets Act, and other financial instruments according to section 39(2)(1) of the Danish Capital Markets Act and financial instruments with similar effects according to section 39(2)(2) of the Danish Capital Markets Act held by Blackrock correspond to below 5% of the entire share capital and below 5% of the voting rights.
For a full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are held, please see the annex.
A
bout Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company, founded in
1923 and headquartered in Denmark. Our purpose is to drive change to
defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases such as obesity
and rare blood and endocrine disorders. We do so by pioneering
scientific breakthroughs, expanding access to our medicines and
working to prevent and ultimately cure disease. Novo Nordisk employs
about 4
9
,
3
00 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 Exchan
ge (NVO)
.
or more information, visit
novonordisk.com
,
Facebook
,
Twitter
,
LinkedIn
and
YouTube
.
Further information
| Media: | ||
| Ambre Brown Morley | +45 3079 9289 | abmo@novonordisk.com |
| Natalia Salomao Abrahao | +1 848 304 1027 | niaa@novonordisk.com |
| Investors: | ||
| Daniel Muusmann Bohsen | +45 3075 2175 | dabo@novonordisk.com |
| Ann Søndermølle Rendbæk | +45 3075 2253 | arnd@novonordisk.com |
| David Heiberg Landsted | +45 3077 6915 | dhel@novonordisk.com |
| Jacob Martin Wiborg Rode | +45 3075 5956 | jrde@novonordisk.com |
| Mark Joseph Root (US) | +1 848 213 3219 | mjhr@novonordisk.com |
Company announcement No 50 / 2022
Annex : Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity as of 31 May 2022
| Name | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock International Limited | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited | Below 5% | ||
| Aperio Holdings, LLC | Below 5% |
Attachment
