PLEASE NOTE: The Class Action Settlement has been Approved by the Court on July 13, 2022.

The information contained on this website is only a summary of the information presented in more detail in the Notice of (I) Proposed Settlement and Plan of Allocation; (II) Settlement Hearing; and (III) Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Litigation Expenses. Because this website is just a summary, you should review the Notice for additional details.

Summary of the Action and Settlement

The Notice relates to the approved settlement of claims in a securities class action (the “Action”) brought by Court-appointed lead plaintiffs and class representatives Lehigh County Employees’ Retirement System, Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, Boston Retirement System, Employees’ Pension Plan of the City of Clearwater, and Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (collectively, “Lead Plaintiffs”). The Action alleges, among other things, that defendants Novo Nordisk and Lars Rebien Sørensen, Jesper Brandgaard, and Jakob Riis (collectively, the “Individual Defendants,” and together with Novo Nordisk, “Defendants”) violated the federal securities laws by making false and misleading statements concerning Novo Nordisk’s business and financial results during the Class Period. Defendants deny all of Lead Plaintiffs' allegations and maintain that they have valid defenses to all of Lead Plaintiffs' claims.

Lead Plaintiffs and Defendants have reached an approved Settlement of the Action for a total of $100,000,000 in cash (the “Settlement”). On July 13, 2022, the Court held a hearing to consider final approval of the Settlement and related matters.  On July 13, 2022, the Court entered a final Judgment approving the Settlement and Orders approving the Settlement, Plan of Allocation and Awarding Attorneys’ Fees and Litigation Expenses. If you are a Class Member, you are subject to the Settlement. The Class is defined as:

All persons or entities who purchased the American Depositary Receipts of Novo Nordisk A/S between February 3, 2015 and February 2, 2017, inclusive, and who were damaged thereby.

Excluded from the Class are: (i) Novo Nordisk; (ii) any directors and officers of Novo Nordisk during the Class Period and members of their immediate families; (iii) the subsidiaries, parents and affiliates of Novo Nordisk; (iv) any firm, trust, corporation or other entity in which Novo Nordisk has or had a controlling interest; and (v) the legal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns of any such excluded persons or entities. Also excluded from the class are all persons and entities who excluded themselves by submitting a request for exclusion from the class pursuant to the Class Notice. A list of all persons and entities who submitted a request for exclusion from the Class pursuant to the Class Notice can be found on the Important Documents page of this website.

Please read the Notice to fully understand your rights and options. Copies of the Notice and Claim Form can be found in the menu at the top of this page.

Payments to eligible claimants will be made after the completion of all claims processing. Please be patient, as this process will take some time to complete.

How do I obtain more information?

Detailed information about the Settlement is contained in the Notice, a copy of which can be found in the menu at the top of this page. Additional information can also be obtained by contacting the Claims Administrator by calling toll-free 1-833-674-0167 or emailing info@NovoNordiskSecuritiesLitigation.com or mailing a letter to:

Novo Nordisk Securities Litigation
c/o JND Legal Administration
P.O. Box 91154
Seattle, WA 98111

Inquiries should NOT be directed to the Court or the Clerk of the Court.