BAGSVAERD, Denmark, March 21, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The long-term, share-based incentive programme for 2014 for Novo Nordisk's Senior Management Board has been approved by the Board of Directors.

Following yesterday's approval at the Annual General Meeting of the revised Remuneration Principles including an adjustment of the relative size of the executives' fixed base salary out of the total value of the executive remuneration package, the Board of Directors approved the long-term, share based incentive programme for 2014 for the Senior Management Board.

Further information

Media:    
Mike Rulis +45 4442 3573 mike@novonordisk.com
Ken Inchausti (US) +1 609 514 8316 kiau@novonordisk.com
     
Investors:    
Kasper Roseeuw Poulsen +45 4442 4303 krop@novonordisk.com
Frank Daniel Mersebach +45 4442 0604 fdni@novonordisk.com
Lars Borup Jacobsen +45 3075 3479 lbpj@novonordisk.com
Jannick Lindegaard (US) +1 609 786 4575 jlis@novonordisk.com

Company announcement No 18 / 2014 http://hugin.info/2013/R/1770797/602763.pdf

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