Background information on the Novozymes share

Novozymes A/S’ B shares are listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen and are traded under ticker code NZYM B and ISIN DK0010272129 with a nominal value of DKK 10.

Share capital and voting rights

	Share capital (DKK)	Votes	Votes (%)
A shares	107,487,200	1,074,872,000	66.5
B shares	542,512,800	542,512,800	33.5
Total	650,000,000	1,617,384,800	100.0

The A share capital is held by Novo A/S, which is wholly owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. In addition, Novo A/S holds 5,826,280 B shares, which overall gives Novo A/S 25.5% of the total share capital and 66.8% of the votes. This is why Novozymes is included in the consolidated statements of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Novo A/S is domiciled in Gladsaxe, Denmark.

Novozymes’ holding of treasury shares has been included when calculating the numbers and percentages of votes held.

Main shareholders

Name	% of	% of
	B share	Total share
	capital	capital
Novo A/S, Gladsaxe	10.7%	25.5%
Novozymes A/S, Gladsaxe, Denmark	5.9%	4.9%
Danish ATP, Hillerød, Denmark	6.3%	5.3%
Institutional Investors, etc.	60.3%	50.3%
Private Investors	16.8%	14%
Total	100%	100%

It is estimated that the number of private shareholders is about 50,000 to 60,000.

Geographical distribution of shareholders

Country/region	% of	% of
	B share	Total share
	capital	capital
Denmark	56%	63%
Rest of Europe	22%	18%
North America	22%	19%
Rest of the world	0%	0%
Total	100	100