<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S - Stock Exchange Announcements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S - Stock Exchange Announcements]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/]]></link><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S - Share repurchase programme]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=68d93f8d-2785-4b48-96d9-aa965ace6874&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_AS_-_Share_repurchase_programme]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 15 August 2008 Novo Nordisk initiated its share repurchase programme in accordance with the provisions of the European Commission's regulation no 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S - Share repurchase programme]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=adff434b-8c2c-4a85-8898-5b801db711a1&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_AS_-_Share_repurchase_programme]]></link><description><![CDATA[As part of the execution of Novo Nordisk's current DKK 17.5 billion share repurchase programme expected to be finalised before the end of 2009, a repurchase programme is initiated today in accordance with the provisions of the European Commission's regulation no 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003 (Safe Harbour regulation). ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S purchases B shares worth DKK 1.0 billion from Novo A/S as part of the ongoing share repurchase programme]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=37f89ab9-efac-4f97-8406-c5dcf51fbf0f&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_AS_purchases_B_shares_worth_DKK_1.0_billion_from_Novo_AS_as_part_of_the_ongoing_share_repurchase_programme]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S has today acquired 3,304,800 B shares (nominal DKK 1), worth DKK 1.0 billion, from Novo A/S as part of the ongoing DKK 17.5 billion share repurchase programme for 2006-2009. The transaction price is DKK 307.37 per share and has been calculated as the average market price from 7 August to 13 August in the open trading window following the announcement of Novo Nordisk's financial results for the first six months of 2008.
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]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S - Share repurchase programme]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=6f11e832-1aae-4a4d-b6b6-1dbfb44be802&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_AS_-_Share_repurchase_programme]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 31 January 2008 Novo Nordisk initiated its share repurchase programme in accordance with the provisions of the European Commission's regulation no 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial statement for the period 1 January 2008 to 30 June 2008]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=11a1269d-4c7b-46c0-8c54-fafe6da7f4f1&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Financial_statement_for_the_period_1_January_2008_to_30_June_2008]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk increased first half-year sales by 13% in local currencies and improved underlying operating profit by around 25%]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S - Share repurchase programme]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=409b78f9-4715-4751-84df-09fd5eb3cf66&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_AS_-_Share_repurchase_programme]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 31 January 2008 Novo Nordisk initiated its share repurchase programme in accordance with the provisions of the European Commission's regulation no 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S - Share repurchase programme]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=9aa9f22b-2ff9-4321-9463-efad8e03c67c&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_AS_-_Share_repurchase_programme]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 31 January 2008 Novo Nordisk initiated its share repurchase programme in accordance with the provisions of the European Commission's regulation no 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S - Share repurchase programme]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=5f8d0c97-572c-4909-a71d-d5586b2bdbf3&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_AS_-_Share_repurchase_programme]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 31 January 2008 Novo Nordisk initiated its share repurchase programme in accordance with the provisions of the European Commission's regulation no 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk files for regulatory approval of liraglutide in Japan]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=b25fe4ec-8efb-421d-bd4b-5e9ab0912af8&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_files_for_regulatory_approval_of_liraglutide_in_Japan]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk today announced the submission of a new drug application to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan for the approval of liraglutide, a once-daily human GLP-1 analogue, for the treatment of people with type 2 diabetes.  ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S - Share repurchase programme]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=a2b7f69f-1230-481e-a6c0-1ed16d532c5a&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_AS_-_Share_repurchase_programme]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 31 January 2008 Novo Nordisk initiated its share repurchase programme in accordance with the provisions of the European Commission's regulation no 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S - Share repurchase programme]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=8ca0c193-f411-4c17-8fbe-8167379be69d&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_AS_-_Share_repurchase_programme]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 31 January 2008 Novo Nordisk initiated its share repurchase programme in accordance with the provisions of the European Commission's regulation no 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Status re Novo Nordisk's holding of its own shares (30 June 2008)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=ddf6edfc-fbaa-4e4d-bf73-608934ddd0b9&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Status_re_Novo_Nordisk's_holding_of_its_own_shares_30_June_2008]]></link><description><![CDATA[In continuation of the company's announcement dated 31 January 2008 concerning a planned share repurchase programme, 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 June 2008 owned 16,571,430 of its own B shares of DKK 1, corresponding to a total nominal value of DKK 16,571,430 or 2.61% of the total share capital.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S - Share repurchase programme]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=8ae50512-c493-4895-88d2-93bd1a33a38a&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_AS_-_Share_repurchase_programme]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 31 January 2008 Novo Nordisk initiated its share repurchase programme in accordance with the provisions of the European Commission's regulation no 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Total number of voting rights and share capital in Novo Nordisk A/S as of 30 June 2008.]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=dbd2d8c1-81a5-4612-b452-d08c091ce430&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Total_number_of_voting_rights_and_share_capital_in_Novo_Nordisk_AS_as_of_30_June_2008.]]></link><description><![CDATA[In accordance with Section 6 of the Danish Statutory Order on Issuers Disclosure Obligations, Novo Nordisk is required to publish the total number of voting rights and the size of the share capital in Novo Nordisk as per the end of the month where changes have occurred. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk receives approval in the US for PrandiMet(TM)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=5bca8a65-87ba-4b96-ba76-d9868afb2036&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_receives_approval_in_the_US_for_PrandiMetTM]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved PrandiMet(TM), a fixed-dose combination of the fast-acting insulin secretagogue repaglinide and metformin for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S - Share repurchase programme]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=aa40c313-796d-4982-ad16-e146b70adf9c&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_AS_-_Share_repurchase_programme]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 31 January 2008 Novo Nordisk initiated its share repurchase programme in accordance with the provisions of the European Commission's regulation no 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk A/S - Share repurchase programme]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=51ca663e-1e82-48ac-9bc5-36e0554e9f5a&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_AS_-_Share_repurchase_programme]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 31 January 2008 Novo Nordisk initiated its share repurchase programme in accordance with the provisions of the European Commission's regulation no 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Significant weight loss sustained in obese people treated with liraglutide for one year]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=34d7e084-1d6b-4b78-bb9e-f0bf70920b0a&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Significant_weight_loss_sustained_in_obese_people_treated_with_liraglutide_for_one_year]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk today announced clinical results from a 32-week open-label extension of a 20-week phase 2 obesity study, in which treatment with liraglutide, the once-daily human GLP-1 analogue, was tested in obese people without diabetes. Novo Nordisk reported headline results from the initial 20 weeks of the phase 2 study in November 2007.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reduction of the share capital and status of holding of own shares (13 June 2008)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=b6e3dccb-d223-4210-a3d0-5b2c32d090c4&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Reduction_of_the_share_capital_and_status_of_holding_of_own_shares_13_June_2008]]></link><description><![CDATA[At Novo Nordisk's ordinary general meeting on 12 March 2008 it was decided to reduce the company's B share capital from DKK 539,472,800 to DKK 526,512,800 by cancellation of part of the company's portfolio of own B shares at a nominal value of DKK 12,960,000 divided into 12,960,000 B shares of DKK 1.
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk discontinues phase 3 clinical trial with NovoSeven® in trauma]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.novonordisk.com/press/sea/sea.asp?NewsTypeGuid=&sShowNewsItemGUID=045a3a3b-97ea-4b80-87d9-6b16f838cccc&sShowLanguageCode=en-GB&csref=RSS_Novo_Nordisk_discontinues_phase_3_clinical_trial_with_NovoSeven®_in_trauma]]></link><description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk today announced the decision to discontinue the phase 3 clinical trial with NovoSeven® for the treatment of bleeding in patients with severe trauma. The decision was made based on the results of an analysis for futility conducted by the independent Data Monitoring Committee. The phase 3 trial was evaluating the efficacy and safety of NovoSeven® in severely injured trauma patients with bleeding refractory to standard treatment. The primary efficacy endpoint of the study was mortality and morbidity.]]></description></item></channel></rss>