Novo Nordisk – major shareholder announcement
Bagsværd, Denmark, 21 February 2022 – Novo Nordisk today announced that the company has been notified by BlackRock, Inc. (Blackrock) as follows:
Blackrock holds as of 15 February 2022 B shares equal to 4.98% of the entire share capital of Novo Nordisk. 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 5.00% of the entire share capital and below 5% of the voting rights.
Blackrock holds as of 16 February 2022 B shares below 5% of the entire share capital of Novo Nordisk. 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.
This announcement is in accordance with section 30 of the Danish Capital Markets Act.
For a full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are held, please see the annexes.
About 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 47,800 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 Exchange (NVO).
Further information
| Media: | ||
| Mette Kruse Danielsen | +45 3079 3883 | mhpz@novonordisk.com |
| Michael Bachner (US) | +1 609 664 7308 | mzyb@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 16 / 2022
Annex 1: Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity as of 15 February 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% | ||
| Trident Merger, LLC | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Finance Europe Limited | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Group Limited | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. | Below 5% | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management Ireland Holdings Limited | Below 5% | ||
| Amethyst Intermediate, LLC | Below 5% |
Annex 2: Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity as of 16 February 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% |
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