2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (28th February 2017)

2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
(28th February 2017)

February 8, 2017

Dear All,

The proxy advisor, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), issued their report on Novartis in advance of the Novartis
Annual General Meeting.

For your information, please find attached to this email (also on the following link
https://www.novartis.com/investors/shareholder-information/annual-general-meeting), the response to the ISS report
from Mr. Enrico Vanni, Chairman of the Compensation Committee, Novartis.

If you have any questions or require clarification please do not hesitate to contact the Investor Relations team.

Thank you and kind regards

Novartis International AG
Investor Relations