Dividend pay for Novo Nordisk investors

At the Annual General Meeting in March 2024 the shareholders approved a final dividend for 2023 of DKK 6.40 per DKK 0.10 share, paid in March 2024.

Accordingly, the total dividend for 2023 amounts to DKK 9.40 per DKK 0.10 share of which DKK 3.00 per DKK 0.10 share was paid out in August 2023 as interim dividend.

Novo Nordisk does not pay a dividend on its holding of treasury shares.

At Novo Nordisk’s Annual General Meeting in March 2024, it was decided to reduce the company’s B share capital by cancelling treasury shares equal to a nominal value of DKK 4,500,000 divided in to 45,000,000 B shares of DKK 0.10 each. After the share capital reduction, Novo Nordisk’s share capital amounts to DKK 446,500,000 divided in to A share capital of DKK 107,487,200 and B share capital of DKK 339,012,800.

Table Share capital history

Year	Stock split library	Ratio of B-shares to ADRs
2023	September 13, B shares 1:2, September 20, ADRs 1:2	1:1
2014	January 2, B shares 1:5. January 9, ADRs 1:5	1:1
2007	December 3, 2007, B-shares 1:2, ADRs 1:2	1:1
2001	April 4, 2001, B-shares 1:5, ADRs 1:2.5	1:1
2000		1:2
1999		1:2
1998		1:2
1997	January 2, 1997 B-shares 1:2	1:2

Novo Nordisk’s B shares have been listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen in trading units of DKK 0.20 and its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) that equals B-shares of DKK 0.20 have been listed on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

In order to secure liquidity for both the Novo Nordisk B shares and ADRs and bring price levels in line with market practice for especially the ADRs, the Board of Directors has decided to split the trading units in a two-for-one ratio.

The trading unit of the Novo Nordisk B shares listed on NASDAQ Copenhagen has been changed from DKK 0.20 to DKK 0.10 as of 13 September 2023. The ADRs listed on the NYSE were similarly split as of 20 September 2023 to ensure the 1:1 relationship between the B-share and the ADR.

Novo Nordisk’s total share capital of DKK 451,000,000 has been divided into an A share capital of nominally DKK 107,487,200 and a B share capital of nominally DKK 343,512,800.

After the split, the total number of A shares of nom. DKK 0.10 was 1,074,872,000 shares. Each A-share of nom. DKK 0,10 carries 100 votes. Consequently, the total number of votes relating to the A shares was 107,487,200,000 votes.

After the split, the total number of B shares of nom. DKK 0.10 was 3,435,128,000 shares. Each B-share of nom. DKK 0,10 carries 10 votes. Consequently, the total number of votes relating to the B shares was 34,351,280,000 votes.

The above description has been updated as of 20 September 2023 and later changes to the share capital may have been implemented.