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

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Veröffentlichungstext:

Veröffentlichung gem. -- 26 Abs. 1 WpHG

We have received the following notification of voting rights pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG on 1 May 2013:

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):

Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware, 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:

5 %

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

26 April 2013

6. Voting rights:

ISIN of shares: DE0006632003

Total amount of voting rights of last notification in %:

6.24 %

Amount of voting rights on day of triggering threshold:

Amount of voting rights indirect: 1,123,054

Amount of voting rights in % indirect: 4.81 %

Attribution pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent 1 no. 1 WpHG

Total amount of voting rights: 1,123,054

Total amount of voting rights in %: 4.81 %

7. Names of controlled undertakings holding 3 % or more:

Morgan Stanley & Co LLC, Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings Inc, Morgan Stanley Capital Management LLC

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):

Morgan Stanley Capital Management LLC, Wilmington, Delaware, 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:

5 %

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

26 April 2013

6. Voting rights:

ISIN of shares: DE0006632003

Total amount of voting rights of last notification in %:

6.24 %

Amount of voting rights on day of triggering threshold:

Amount of voting rights indirect: 1,123,054

Amount of voting rights in % indirect: 4.81 %

Attribution pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent 1 no. 1 WpHG

Total amount of voting rights: 1,123,054

Total amount of voting rights in %: 4.81 %

7. Names of controlled undertakings holding 3 % or more:

Morgan Stanley & Co LLC, Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings Inc

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):

Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings Inc, Wilmington, Delaware, 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:

5 %

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

26 April 2013

6. Voting rights:

ISIN of shares: DE0006632003

Total amount of voting rights of last notification in %:

6.24 %

Amount of voting rights on day of triggering threshold:

Amount of voting rights indirect: 1,123,054

Amount of voting rights in % indirect: 4.81 %

Attribution pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent 1 no. 1 WpHG

Total amount of voting rights: 1,123,054

Total amount of voting rights in %: 4.81 %

7. Names of controlled undertakings holding 3 % or more:

Morgan Stanley & Co LLC

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):

Morgan Stanley & Co LLC, Wilmington, Delaware, 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:

5 %

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

26 April 2013

6. Voting rights:

ISIN of shares: DE0006632003

Total amount of voting rights of last notification in %:

6.24 %

Amount of voting rights on day of triggering threshold:

Amount of voting rights direct: 1,123,054

Amount of voting rights in % direct: 4.81 %

Total amount of voting rights: 1,123,054

Total amount of voting rights in %: 4.81 %

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MorphoSys AG

Lena-Christ-Str. 48 Martinsried / München 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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