Press Release: MorphoSys AG : Publication pursuant to --26 sect.1 WpHG (the German Securities Trading Act) with the aim of pan-European distribution

MorphoSys AG / MorphoSys AG : Publication pursuant to --26 sect.1 WpHG (the German Securities Trading Act) with the aim of pan-European distribution . Processed and transmitted by Nasdaq OMX Corporate Solutions. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

We received the following notifications of voting rights pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG on 21 July 2015:

1. Details of listed company:

MorphoSys AG, Lena-Christ-Straße 48, 82152 Martinsried/Planegg, Germany

2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation (notifier):

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Springfield, MA, USA

3.1 Reason for notification:

Acquisition/Disposal of shares to which voting rights are attached

3.2 Triggering event:

Falling below threshold

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:

3 %

5. Date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

21 July 2015

6. Voting rights:

ISIN of shares: DE0006632003

Amount of voting rights on day of triggering threshold:

Amount of voting rights direct: 0

Amount of voting rights in % direct: 0.00 %

Amount of voting rights indirect: 0

Amount of voting rights in % indirect: 0.00 %

Total amount of voting rights: 0

Total amount of voting rights in %: 0.00 %

1. Details of listed company:

MorphoSys AG, Lena-Christ-Straße 48, 82152 Martinsried/Planegg, Germany

2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation (notifier):

MassMutual Holding LLC, Springfield, MA, USA

3.1 Reason for notification:

Acquisition/Disposal of shares to which voting rights are attached

3.2 Triggering event:

Falling below threshold

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:

3 %

5. Date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

21 July 2015

6. Voting rights:

ISIN of shares: DE0006632003

Amount of voting rights on day of triggering threshold:

Amount of voting rights direct: 0

Amount of voting rights in % direct: 0.00 %

Amount of voting rights indirect: 0

Amount of voting rights in % indirect: 0.00 %

Total amount of voting rights: 0

Total amount of voting rights in %: 0.00 %

1. Details of listed company:

MorphoSys AG, Lena-Christ-Straße 48, 82152 Martinsried/Planegg, Germany

2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation (notifier):

MM Asset Management Holding LLC, Springfield, MA, USA

3.1 Reason for notification:

Acquisition/Disposal of shares to which voting rights are attached

3.2 Triggering event:

Falling below threshold

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:

3 %

5. Date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

21 July 2015

6. Voting rights:

ISIN of shares: DE0006632003

Amount of voting rights on day of triggering threshold:

Amount of voting rights direct: 0

Amount of voting rights in % direct: 0.00 %

Amount of voting rights indirect: 0

Amount of voting rights in % indirect: 0.00 %

Total amount of voting rights: 0

Total amount of voting rights in %: 0.00 %

1. Details of listed company:

MorphoSys AG, Lena-Christ-Straße 48, 82152 Martinsried/Planegg, Germany

2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation (notifier):

Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., New York, NY, USA

3.1 Reason for notification:

Acquisition/Disposal of shares to which voting rights are attached

3.2 Triggering event:

Falling below threshold

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:

3 %

5. Date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

21 July 2015

6. Voting rights:

ISIN of shares: DE0006632003

Amount of voting rights on day of triggering threshold:

Amount of voting rights direct: 0

Amount of voting rights in % direct: 0.00 %

Amount of voting rights indirect: 0

Amount of voting rights in % indirect: 0.00 %

Total amount of voting rights: 0

Total amount of voting rights in %: 0.00 %

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Source: MorphoSys AG via Globenewswire

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MorphoSys AG

Lena-Christ-Str. 48 Martinsried / Munich Germany

WKN: 663200;ISIN: DE0006632003;Index:TecDAX,CDAX,Prime All Share,TECH All Share,HDAX,MIDCAP;

Listed: Freiverkehr in Börse Stuttgart,

Freiverkehr in Hanseatische Wertpapierbörse zu Hamburg,

Freiverkehr in Börse Berlin,

Freiverkehr in Börse Düsseldorf,

Freiverkehr in Bayerische Börse München,

Freiverkehr in Niedersächsische Börse zu Hannover,

Prime Standard in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse,

Regulierter Markt in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse;

http://www.morphosys.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires

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