On March 8, 2021 Novo Nordisk reported that initiated a share repurchase programme in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and Council of 16 April 2014 (MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016 (the "Safe Harbour Rules") (Press release, Novo Nordisk, MAR 8, 2021, View Source [SID1234577316]). This programme is part of the overall share repurchase programme of up to DKK 17 billion to be executed during a 12-month period beginning 3 February 2021.

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Under the programme initiated 3 February 2021, Novo Nordisk will repurchase B shares for an amount up to DKK 3.0 billion in the period from 3 February 2021 to 3 May 2021.

Since the announcement as of 1 March 2021, the following transactions have been made:

Transactions related to Novo Nordisk’s incentive programmes have resulted in a net transfer from Novo Nordisk of 1,318 B shares in the period from 1 March 2021 to 5 March 2021. The shares in these transactions were not part of the Safe Harbour repurchase programme.

With the transactions stated above, Novo Nordisk owns a total of 41,456,629 B shares of DKK 0.20 as treasury shares, corresponding to 1.8% of the share capital. The total amount of A and B shares in the company is 2,350,000,000 including treasury shares.

Novo Nordisk expects to repurchase B shares for an amount up to DKK 17 billion during a 12- month period beginning 3 February 2021. As of 5 March 2021, Novo Nordisk has since 3 February 2021 repurchased a total of 2,554,017 B shares at an average share price of DKK 447.07 per B share equal to a transaction value of DKK 1,141,817,376.

On March 8, 2021 Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, reported that it will participate in a fireside chat during the H.C. Wainwright Virtual Global Life Sciences conference. Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373, will be the topic of discussion (Press release, Novavax, MAR 8, 2021, View Source [SID1234576335]).

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Fireside Chat details:
Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Time: Available on-demand starting at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET)
Participants: Gregory M. Glenn, M.D., President, Research and Development and John Trizzino, Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Business Officer
A replay of the recorded fireside session will be available through the events page of the Company’s website at ir.novavax.com for 90 days.

On March 8, 2021 DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: DMAC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel treatments for neurological disorders and kidney diseases, reported that the company will participate in three upcoming investor conferences. Details of the company’s participation are as follows (Press release, DiaMedica, MAR 8, 2021, View Source [SID1234576334]):

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33rd Annual Roth Conference
Details: DiaMedica Therapeutics management will deliver a fireside chat and participate in 1-on-1 meetings
Company conference participation date: March 15th, 2021
Oppenheimer’s 31st Annual Healthcare Conference
Details: DiaMedica Therapeutics management will deliver a corporate presentation and participate in 1-on-1 meetings
Company conference participation date: March 16th, 2021
Maxim’s Emerging Growth Conference
Details: DiaMedica Therapeutics management will deliver a corporate presentation and participate in 1-on-1 meetings
Company conference participation date: March 17th, 2021

On March 8, 2021 vTv Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: VTVT) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of orally administered treatments for type 1 diabetes and inflammatory diseases, reported its participation in the H.C. Wainwright Global Life Sciences Conference held virtually March 9-10, 2021 (Press release, vTv Therapeutics, MAR 8, 2021, View Source [SID1234576333]).

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The company will be providing a general company update through a virtual presentation that will be available on demand for conference attendees beginning on March 9, 2021. Company management will also be meeting with members of the investment community during one-on-one virtual meetings.

On March 8, 2021 Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, reported that members of the management team will present during a fireside chat at the H.C. Wainwright Global Life Sciences Conference, being held Mar 9-10, 2021 (Press release, Altimmune, MAR 8, 2021, View Source [SID1234576332]). Also, Altimmune’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Scott Harris, will be giving an oral presentation at the 2021 NASH-TAG Conference, being held March 11-13, 2021.

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Details on the H.C. Wainwright fireside chat presentation are as follows:

Title: H.C. Wainwright Global Life Sciences Conference

Presenters: Vipin Garg, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer
Scot Roberts, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer
Scott Harris, M.D., Chief Medical Officer

Date/Time: March 9, 2021 at 7:00 am ET

A webcast link to the H.C. Wainwright fireside chat presentation will be accessible on the Events section of the Altimmune website.

Details on the NASH-TAG 2021 presentation by Dr. Scott Harris are as follows:

Title: Dual GLP-1 Agonists in the Treatment of Metabolic
& Liver Dysfunction in NASH

Presenter: Scott Harris M.D., Chief Medical Officer

Date/Time: March 13, 2021 at 9:30 pm ET

A copy of the presentation materials will be accessible on the Events section of the Altimmune website.