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.

BlackRock, Inc., New York, NY, USA, notified us on 14 April 2014 pursuant to section 21 para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), that its percentage of voting rights in our company fell below the threshold of 3% on 10 April 2014 and amounted to 2.97% (780,024 voting rights) as per this date.
Of these voting rights, 2.97% (780,024 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock, Inc., pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA, notified us on 14 April 2014 pursuant to section 21 para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), that its percentage of voting rights in our company fell below the threshold of 3% on 10 April 2014 and amounted to 2.97% (779,928 voting rights) as per this date.
Of these voting rights, 2.97% (779,928 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, NY, USA, notified us on 14 April 2014 pursuant to section 21 para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), that its percentage of voting rights in our company fell below the threshold of 3% on 10 April 2014 and amounted to 2.97% (779,928 voting rights) as per this date.
Of these voting rights, 2.97% (779,928 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.

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

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MorphoSys AG
Lena-Christ-Str. 48 Martinsried / Munich Germany

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