NVS: 6-K company filing

6-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington D.C. 20549 Form 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Report on Form 6-K dated July 21, 2026 (Commission File No. 1-15024) Novartis AG (Name of Registrant) Lichtstrasse 35 4056 Basel Switzerland (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: Form 20-F: ☒ Form 40-F: ☐ Incorporation by Reference: This Report on Form 6-K (only with respect to (i) information under “R&D update - key developments from the second quarter” in Exhibit 99.1 hereto, and (ii) Exhibit 99.2 hereto to this Report on Form 6-K) shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-171739, 333-198706, 333-250207, 333-258081 and 333-293197) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished. Exhibits: 99.1 Financial Report Q2 2026 99.2 Interim Financial Report 101 Interactive Data 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101). SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Novartis AG Date: July 21, 2026 By: /s/ PAUL PENEPENT Name: Paul Penepent Title: Head Financial Reporting and Accounting