Bagsværd, Denmark, 31 January 2026 – Thomas Rantzau, employee representative on the Board of Directors since 2018, has decided to pursue new opportunities outside Novo Nordisk A/S after 22 years of employment. Therefore, he steps down from the Board of Directors and his alternate, Tanja Villumsen, joins the Board of Directors of Novo Nordisk A/S as employee representative with effect from today.

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 78,500 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 andYouTube.

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Company announcement No 1 / 2026

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