Notification of Major Holdings1. Details of issuer | Name: | MorphoSys AG |
| Street: | Semmelweisstr. 7 |
| Postal code: | 82152 |
| City: | Planegg
Germany |
| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 529900493806K77LRE72 |
2. Reason for notification | X | Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights |
| | Acquisition/disposal of instruments |
| | Change of breakdown of voting rights |
| X | Other reason:
voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary level |
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation Legal entity: Morgan Stanley
City of registered office, country: Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America (USA) |
4. Names of shareholder(s)holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:6. Total positions | | % of voting rights attached to shares
(total of 7.a.) | % of voting rights through instruments
(total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2) | Total of both in %
(7.a. + 7.b.) | Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG |
| New | 2.34 % | 9.36 % | 11.70 % | 37655137 |
| Previous notification | 2.27 % | 7.77 % | 10.05 % | / |
7. Details on total positionsa. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG) | ISIN | Absolute | In % |
| | Direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG) | Indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG) | Direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG) | Indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG) |
| DE0006632003 | 0 | 881915 | 0.00 % | 2.34 % |
| Total | 881915 | 2.34 % |
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG | Type of instrument | Expiration or maturity date | Exercise or conversion period | Voting rights absolute | Voting rights in % |
| Equity Call Option | 16.02.2024 | at any time | 25000 | 0.07 % |
| Right of recall over securities lending agreements | at any time | at any time | 634430 | 1.68 % |
| | | Total | 659430 | 1.75 % |
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG | Type of instrument | Expiration or maturity date | Exercise or conversion period | Cash or physical settlement | Voting rights absolute | Voting rights in % |
| Equity Put Option | 19.12.2025 | at any time | Physical | 2000000 | 5.31 % |
| Retail Structured Product | From 28.03.2067 to 19.06.2067 | at any time | Cash | 8 | 0.00 % |
| Equity Swap | From 06.09.2024 to 13.07.2026 | at any time | Cash | 864137 | 2.29 % |
| | | | Total | 2864145 | 7.61 % |
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation | | Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.). |
| X | Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: |
| Name | % of voting rights (if at least 3% or more) | % of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more) | Total of both (if at least 5% or more) |
| Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, LLC | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC | % | % | % |
| - | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | % | % | % |
| - | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc. | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley International Limited | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Investments (UK) | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc | % | 6.02 % | 6.27 % |
| - | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | % | % | % |
| Prime Dealer Services Corp. | % | % | % |
| - | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC | % | % | % |
9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)
Date of general meeting:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:
| Proportion of voting rights | Proportion of instruments | Total of both |
| % | % | % |
10. Other explanatory remarks:Date
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