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

March 18, 2013

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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 [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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Novo Nordisk A/S – Share repurchase programme

Bagsværd, Denmark, 18 March 2013 – On 31 January 2013 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 3.0 billion in the period from 31 January 2013 to 29 April 2013.

Since the announcement as of 11 March 2013, the following transactions have been made under the programme:

	Number of	Average	Transaction
	shares	purchase price	value, DKK
Accumulated, last announcement	1,342,310		1,343,303,685
11 March 2013	40,000	1,007.33	40,293,312
12 March 2013	60,000	1,002.00	60,120,162
13 March 2013	40,000	1,002.66	40,106,420
14 March 2013	64,000	1,001.18	64,075,520
15 March 2013	45,000	998.31	44,923,856
Accumulated under the programme	1,591,310		1,592,822,955

Transactions related to Novo Nordisk’s incentive programmes have resulted in a net sale by Novo Nordisk of 12,386 B shares in the period from 11 March 2013 to 15 March 2013. The shares in these transactions were not part of the Safe Harbour repurchase programme.

Novo Nordisk A/S	Novo Allé	Telephone:	CVR no:
Investor Relations	2880 Bagsværd	+45 4444 8888	24 25 67 90
	Denmark	Internet:
		www.novonordisk.com
		Company announcement No 20 / 2013

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With the transactions stated above, Novo Nordisk owns a total of 19,198,829 treasury shares, corresponding to 3.4% of the share capital. The total amount of shares in the company is 560,000,000 including treasury shares.

Novo Nordisk expects to repurchase B shares for an amount up to DKK 14.0 billion during a 12 month period beginning 31 January 2013. As of 15 March 2013, Novo Nordisk has repurchased a total of 1,591,310 B shares equal to a transaction value of DKK 1,592,822,955.

Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with 90 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 35,000 employees in 75 countries, and markets its products in more than 180 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:
Anne Margrethe Hauge	+45 4442 3450	amhg@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

Novo Nordisk A/S	Novo Allé	Telephone:	CVR no:
Investor Relations	2880 Bagsværd	+45 4444 8888	24 25 67 90
	Denmark	Internet:
		www.novonordisk.com
		Company announcement No 20 / 2013

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: March 18, 2013 NOVO NORDISK A/S Lars Rebien Sørensen, President and Chief Executive Officer