Share Ownership
The information in the following figures relates only to registered shareholders and does not include holders of unregistered shares.
Also, the information provided in the figures below cannot be assumed to represent the entire Novartis AG investor base because nominees and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as ADS depositary, are registered as shareholders for a large number of beneficial owners.
As of December 31, 2018, Novartis had approximately 163 000 registered shareholders.
Registered shareholders by types
Shares in %
Nominees, fiduciaries and ADS depositary: 54.55%
Legal entities[1]: 32.58%
Individual shareholders: 12.87%
Registered shareholders by country
Shares in %
Switzerland[1]: 42.11%
United States: 26.81%
United Kingdom: 24.64%
Germany: 1.83%
Belgium: 1.23%
Japan: 0.73%
Luxembourg: 0.53%
France: 0.29%
Other countries: 1.83%
Registered shares held by nominees are shown in the country where the company/affiliate entered in the Novartis Share Register as shareholder has its registered seat
1: Excluding 4.6% of the share capital held as treasury shares by Novartis AG and its fully owned subsidiaries
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