UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 6-K

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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

August 21, 2012

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NOVO NORDISK A/S(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Novo Allé
DK- 2880, Bagsvaerd
Denmark
(Address of principal executive offices)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F

Form 20-F [X]           Form 40-F [  ]

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Company Announcement

20 August 2012

Novo Nordisk A/S – Share repurchase programme

On 9 August 2012 Novo Nordisk initiated a share repurchase programme in accordance with the provisions of the European Commission’s regulation no 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules.

Under the programme Novo Nordisk will repurchase B shares for an amount up to DKK 2.0 billion in the period from 9 August 2012 to 29 October 2012.

Since the announcement as of 9 August 2012, the following transactions have been made under the programme:

	Number of	Average	Transaction value,
	shares	purchase price	DKK
Accumulated, last announcement	0		0
9 August 2012	15,000	946.65	14,199,707
10 August 2012	30,000	935.70	28,070,967
13 August 2012	30,000	934.12	28,023,738
14 August 2012	33,000	952.59	31,435,404
15 August 2012	33,000	966.89	31,907,373
16 August 2012	33,000	956.10	31,551,171
17 August 2012	35,000	943.48	33,021,877
Accumulated under the programme	209,000		198,210,237

Transactions related to Novo Nordisk’s incentive programmes have resulted in a net sale by Novo Nordisk of 126,658 B shares in the period from 9 August 2012 to 17 August 2012. The shares in these transactions were not part of the Safe Harbour repurchase programme.

With the transactions stated above, Novo Nordisk owns a total of 15,308,619 treasury shares, corresponding to 2.7% of the share capital. The total amount of shares in the company is 560,000,000 including treasury shares.

Company Announcement No 52 / 2012				Page 1 of 2
Novo Nordisk A/S Investor Relations	Novo Allé 2880 Bagsværd Denmark	Telephone: +45 4444 8888 Telefax: +45 4444 6626	Internet: novonordisk.com	CVR no: 24256790

Novo Nordisk expects to repurchase B shares worth DKK 12.0 billion during a 12 month period beginning 2 February 2012. As of 17 August 2012, Novo Nordisk has repurchased a total of 10,574,758 B shares equal to a transaction value of DKK 8,698,209,615.

Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with 89 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. The company also has leading positions within haemophilia care, growth hormone therapy and hormone replacement therapy. Headquartered in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs approximately 33,300 employees in 75 countries, and markets its products in more than 190 countries. Novo Nordisk’s B shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen (Novo-B). Its ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NVO). For more information, visit novonordisk.com.

Further information:
Media:	Investors:
Anne Margrethe Hauge	Kasper Roseeuw Poulsen
Tel: (+45) 4442 3450	Tel: (+45) 4442 4303
amhg@novonordisk.com	krop@novonordisk.com
	Frank Daniel Mersebach
	Tel: (+45) 4442 0604
	fdni@novonordisk.com
	Lars Borup Jacobsen
	Tel: (+45) 3075 3479
	lbpj@novonordisk.com
In North America:
Ken Inchausti	Jannick Lindegaard
Tel: (+1) 609 514 8316	Tel: (+1) 609 786 4575
kiau@novonordisk.com	jlis@novonordisk.com

Company Announcement No 52 / 2012				Page 2 of 2
Novo Nordisk A/S Investor Relations	Novo Allé 2880 Bagsværd Denmark	Telephone: +45 4444 8888 Telefax: +45 4444 6626	Internet: novonordisk.com	CVR no: 24256790

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 21, 2012 NOVO NORDISK A/S Lars Rebien Sørensen, President and Chief Executive Officer