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      <issuerName>Ascendis Pharma A/S</issuerName>
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      <issuerContactPhone>45 70 22 22 44</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>MIKKELSEN JAN MOLLER</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>PRESIDENT CEO</relationshipToIssuer>
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        <name>CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS</name>
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          <com:street1>390 GREENWICH ST</com:street1>
          <com:city>NEW YORK</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>AMERICAN DEPOSITORY SHARES</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>12/02/2025</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>100000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>20675000.00</grossProceeds>
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    <remarks>UNDER SECURITIES TO BE SOLD THEY WERE GRANTED IN TRANCHES RANGING FROM 2023 THRU AND INLCUDING 2025 THE SHARES REPORTED ON THIS FORM 144 WILL BE SOLD PURSUANT TO A RULE 10B51 TRADING PLAN</remarks>
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      <noticeDate>01/13/2026</noticeDate>
      <planAdoptionDates>
        <planAdoptionDate>09/02/2025</planAdoptionDate>
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