EXHIBIT 99.1


Purchase form for B-shares in Novo Nordisk A/S - Approved Program

In accordance with the Board's approval of 8th of May 2001 to sell B-shares to
the employees, I purchase the following number of Novo Nordisk A/S B-shares,
each nominally valued at DKK 2, at a price of 100 DKK per share.

                                            (to be completed in capital letters)
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Name

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Address

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Postal code/town

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Country

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(Number of shares)

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Declaration concerning tax Liability

               I, the undersigned, hereby declare, that I have not and will not
               at any time in the period 1 November 1999 - 1 April 2002 be
               comprised by section one of the Danish act on withholding tax
               (full tax liability) or section 2 of the Danish act on
               withholding tax (limited tax liability) of the income that forms
               the basis of my participation in this employee share program.

Declaration concerning the amount of the benefit

               To the best of my knowledge, the benefit as defined in the
               information memorandum does not exceed 10% of my gross annual
               salary as defined in the information memorandum.

Depository     The shares will be placed in trust, in a separate share deposit
               with Danske Bank in Denmark until the end of 2004.

Payment        The terms of payment are subject to an agreement between Novo
               Nordisk (employer) and the purchaser of B-shares.

Dividends      Future dividend payments will be deposited in an account to be
               established in Danske Bank, Holmens Kanal, DK 1090 Copenhagen
               K, Denmark.

The shares purchased will be entered in the Novo Nordisk A/S register of
shareholders, in the name of the purchaser.

I hereby place a binding order for the purchase of the above number of B-shares
in Novo Nordisk A/S and declare that I accept the terms and conditions listed
in the information memorandum.


Place ___________________               Date ___________2002


                                                           Signature

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The form should be sent to:    For company use:                For bank use:


                               Received and accepted / 2002    Deposit no.