In August 2022 the Board of Directors approved to pay an interim dividend of 4.25 DKK per 0.20 DKK share.

At the Annual General Meeting March 2022, the Board of Directors approved a final dividend of DKK 6.90 for 2021 per share. The total dividend for 2021 was DKK 10.40 per share, of which DKK 3.50 per share was paid as interim dividend in August 2021.

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

In March 2022, at the Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors proposed a further reduction in the company’s B share capital, by cancelling 6,000,000 treasury shares. After the implementation of the share capital reduction, Novo Nordisk’s share capital will amount to DKK 456,000,000, divided into A share capital of DKK 107,487,200 and B share capital of DKK 348,512,800.