1、US Securities&Exchange Commission Form 20-F 2024 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31,2025UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington D.C.20549Form 20-F o REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b)OR 12(g)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934OR x A

2、NNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934forthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2024OR o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934OR o SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934Dateofev

3、entrequiringthisshellcompanyreportForthetransitionperiodfrom_to_Commission file number 1-15024Novartis AG(ExactnameofRegistrantasspecifiedinitscharter)N/A(TranslationofRegistrantsnameintoEnglish)Switzerland(Jurisdictionofincorporationororganization)Lichtstrasse 354056 Basel,Switzerland(Addressofprin

4、cipalexecutiveoffices)KarenL.HaleChiefLegalOfficerNovartisAGCH 4056 BaselSwitzerlandTel.:+41-61-324-1111Fax:+41-61-324-7826(Name,Telephone,E-mailand/orFacsimilenumberandAddressofCompanyContactPerson)SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct:TitleofeachclassAmericanDepositary

5、Shares eachrepresenting1shareOrdinaryshares,nominalvalueCHF0.49pershare*TradingSymbol(s)NVS NOVNNameofeachexchangeonwhichregisteredNewYorkStockExchange NewYorkStockExchange*NotfortradingbutonlyinconnectionwiththeregistrationofAmericanDepositarySharesrepresentingsuchordinaryshares.Securitiesregistere

6、dortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct:NoneSecuritiesforwhichthereisareportingobligationpursuanttoSection15(d)oftheAct:NoneIndicatethenumberofoutstandingsharesofeachoftheissuersclassesofcapitalorcommonstockasofthecloseoftheperiodcoveredbytheannualreport:1 975 089 248 ordinary sharesIndicate