Bagsværd, Denmark, 26 March 2026 – Today, Novo Nordisk A/S held its Annual General Meeting.
At the Annual General Meeting, Lars Rebien Sørensen, chair of the Board of Directors, stated:
“2025 was a year of profound transformation for Novo Nordisk and this extraordinary period has taught us some important lessons. We are reshaping our traditional approach to patient care and market access, and we need to meet patients where they are. The year ahead will test our determination and capabilities, and we face it with confidence, knowing that our renewed focus, strengthened competencies and uncompromising commitment to people with serious chronic diseases position us well for the challenges and opportunities ahead.”
Resolutions adopted at the Annual General Meeting
Financial year 2025 and remuneration
Elections
Shares and capital
Change of location of general meetings
The meeting was held as a hybrid meeting, enabling shareholders to participate either in person or virtually. The shareholders were encouraged to exercise their rights by submitting proxies or votes by correspondence in advance of the Annual General Meeting.
Composition of the Board of Directors and its committees
After the Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors held a board meeting to appoint members of its committees.
The Board of Directors, including its committees, is now composed as follows:
Poul Weihrauch will join as a Board observer for the 2026/2027 term with the intention of nominating him for election as a Board member at the Annual General Meeting in 2027.
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company founded in 1923 and headquartered in Denmark. Our purpose is to drive change to defeat serious chronic diseases built upon our heritage in diabetes. We do so by pioneering scientific breakthroughs, expanding access to our medicines and working to prevent and ultimately cure disease. Novo Nordisk employs about 68,800 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). For more information, visit novonordisk.com, Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Contacts for further information
| Novo Nordisk Media: | |
| Ambre James-Brown +45 3079 9289 globalmedia@novonordisk.com | Liz Skrbkova (US) +1 609 917 0632 lzsk@novonordisk.com |
| Novo Nordisk Investors: | |
| Michael Novod +45 3075 6050 nvno@novonordisk.com | Jacob Martin Wiborg Rode +45 3075 5956 jrde@novonordisk.com |
| Sina Meyer +45 3079 6656 azey@novonordisk.com | Max Ung +45 3077 6414 mxun@novonordisk.com |
| Christoffer Sho Togo Tullin +45 3079 1471 cftu@novonordisk.com | Alex Bruce +45 3444 2613 axeu@novonordisk.com |
| Frederik Taylor Pitter +1 609 613 0568 fptr@novonordisk.com |
Company announcement No 21 / 2026
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