MARTINSRIED, GERMANY and MUNICH, GERMANY -- (Marketwire) -- 11/09/12 -- The management of MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) will present at two upcoming international investor conferences:

Deutsches Eigenkapitalforum
Date: November 13, 2012, 1:30 pm CET (7:30 am EST, 12:30 pm GMT)
Venue: Frankfurt, Germany
Participants:    Jens Holstein, CFO of MorphoSys AG
                 Dr. Claudia Gutjahr-Löser, Head of Corporate
                 Communications & IR

Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference
Date: November 15, 2012, 2:20 pm GMT (9:20 am EST, 3:20 pm CET)
Venue: London, UK
Participants:    Jens Holstein, CFO of MorphoSys AG
                 Dr. Claudia Gutjahr-Löser, Head of Corporate
                 Communications & IR

American College for Rheumatology (ACR) Annual Meeting
Date: November 13, 2012, 3:00 pm EST (10:00 pm GST, 9:00 pm CET)
Venue: Washington, USA
Prof. Harald Burkhardt, Professor of Rheumatology and Head of the Division
of Rheumatology at Goethe University Frankfurt will present data from the
phase 1b/2a clinical trial evaluating MorphoSys's proprietary HuCAL
antibody MOR103 in rheumatoid arthritis.

The PDF version of the presentation will be provided at www.morphosys.com. Links to the webcast, if available, are filed under www.morphosys.com/conference-calls.

About MorphoSys:

MorphoSys developed HuCAL, the most successful antibody library technology in the pharmaceutical industry. By successfully applying this and other patented technologies, MorphoSys has become a leader in the field of therapeutic antibodies, one of the fastest-growing drug classes in human healthcare. The company's AbD Serotec unit uses HuCAL and other antibody technologies to generate superior monoclonal antibodies for research and diagnostic applications.

Together with its pharmaceutical partners, MorphoSys has built a therapeutic pipeline of more than 70 human antibody drug candidates for the treatment of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and Alzheimer's disease, to name just a few. With its ongoing commitment to new antibody technology and drug development, MorphoSys is focused on making the healthcare products of tomorrow. MorphoSys is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol MOR. For regular updates about MorphoSys, visit http://www.morphosys.com

HuCAL®, HuCAL GOLD®, HuCAL PLATINUM®, CysDisplay®, RapMAT®, arYla®, Ylanthia® and 100 billion high potentials® are registered trademarks of MorphoSys AG

Slonomics® is a registered trademark of Sloning BioTechnology GmbH, a subsidiary of MorphoSys AG.

This communication contains certain forward-looking statements concerning the MorphoSys group of companies. The forward-looking statements contained herein represent the judgment of MorphoSys as of the date of this release and involve risks and uncertainties. Should actual conditions differ from the Company's assumptions, actual results and actions may differ from those anticipated. MorphoSys does not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements as far as the wording of the relevant press release is concerned.

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