Full Year 2023 Investor Presentation
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Investor presentation
Full year 2023
Novo NordiskⓇ
Forward-looking statements
Novo Nordisk's reports filed with or furnished to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the statutory Annual Report 2023 and Form 20-F, which both were filed with the SEC in
January 2024 in continuation of the publication of the Annual Report 2023, this presentation, and written information released, or oral statements made, to the public in the future by or on behalf of Novo
Nordisk, may contain forward-looking statements. Words such as 'believe', 'expect, 'may', 'will', 'plan', 'strategy', 'prospect', 'foresee', 'estimate', 'project', 'anticipate', 'can', 'intend', 'target' and other words
and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance identify forward-looking statements. Examples of such forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to:
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Statements of targets, plans, objectives or goals for future operations, including those related to Novo Nordisk's products, product research, product development, product introductions and
product approvals as well as cooperation in relation thereto,
Statements containing projections of or targets for revenues, costs, income (or loss), earnings per share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure, net financials and other financial
measures,
Statements regarding future economic performance, future actions and outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings, and
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Statements regarding the assumptions underlying or relating to such statements.
These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific. Novo
Nordisk cautions that a number of important factors, including those described in this presentation, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in any forward-looking
statements.
Factors that may y affect future results include, but are not limited to, global as well as local political and economic conditions, such as interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations, delay or failure
of projects related to research and/or development, unplanned loss of patents, interruptions of supplies and production, including as a result of interruptions or delays affecting supply chains on which
Novo Nordisk relies, shortages of supplies, including energy supplies, product recalls, unexpected contract breaches or terminations, government- mandated or market-driven price decreases for Novo
Nordisk's products, introduction of competing products, reliance on information technology including the risk of cybersecurity breaches, Novo Nordisk's ability to successfully market current and new
products, exposure to product liability and legal proceedings and investigations, changes in governmental laws and related interpretation thereof, including on reimbursement, intellectual property
protection and regulatory controls on testing, approval, manufacturing and marketing, perceived or actual failure to adhere to ethical marketing practices, investments in and divestitures of domestic
and foreign companies, unexpected growth in costs and expenses, strikes and other labour market disputes, failure to recruit and retain the right employees, failure to maintain a culture of compliance,
epidemics, pandemics or other public health crises, the effects of domestic or international crises, civil unrest, war or other conflict and factors related to the foregoing matters and other factors not
specifically identified herein.
For an overview of some, but not all, of the risks that could adversely affect Novo Nordisk's results or the accuracy of forward-looking statements in the Annual Report 2023, reference is made to the
overview of risk factors in 'Risk Management' of the Annual Report 2023.
Unless required by law, Novo Nordisk has no duty and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement after the distribution of the Annual Report 2023, whether as a result of
new information, future events, or otherwise.
Important drug information
VictozaⓇ and OzempicⓇ are approved for the management of type 2 diabetes only
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