NVS offering history
Every offering-related filing in NOVARTIS AG’s recent SEC record — registrations (announced capacity) kept separate from pricing documents (executed sales). Reviewed 1,000 filings back to Mar 23, 2009.
| Date | Filing | What it means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Sep 16, 2024 | F-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Sep 16, 2024 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Feb 12, 2020 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Feb 12, 2020 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Feb 11, 2020 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Jan 30, 2020 | F-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Feb 15, 2017 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Feb 14, 2017 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Feb 14, 2017 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Nov 18, 2015 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Nov 18, 2015 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Nov 17, 2015 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | F-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Feb 19, 2014 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Feb 18, 2014 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Feb 18, 2014 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Sep 19, 2012 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Sep 19, 2012 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Sep 18, 2012 | F-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Sep 18, 2012 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Feb 28, 2011 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Feb 25, 2011 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Mar 10, 2010 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Mar 10, 2010 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Mar 9, 2010 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
Two honest limits. (1) A 424B takedown can price shares or notes— EDGAR’s metadata doesn’t say which, so open the document: large investment-grade filers use these mostly for bond deals (no dilution), small-caps mostly for shares. (2) At-the-market (ATM) programs sell shares gradually and individual sales are not separately filed — the visible footprint is the enabling shelf and its 424B5; actual ATM share counts surface later in the 10-Q/10-K share count. Educational information from public filings, not investment advice.
NVS offering FAQ
When did NVS last execute an offering?
Per SEC filings, NOVARTIS AG's most recent priced offering document is a 424B5 filed 2026-03-17. Note a 424B takedown can price shares or notes (debt) — the linked document says which.
When did NVS last announce or register an offering?
The most recent registration is a F-3ASR filed 2024-09-16. A registration is capacity to sell shares — not a sale.
Does an offering always mean dilution?
Registered direct offerings and shelf takedowns issue new shares and dilute existing holders. Resale registrations (424B3/B7) let existing holders sell and do not create new shares. Secondary sales by insiders also do not dilute. Each row here is labeled with what it is.