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indication

discovery

preclinic

phase 1

phase 2

phase 3

Market

Financial Calendar

March 1, 2012 

Publication of 2011 Year End Results

May 4, 2012  

Publication of 2012 Three Months’ Report

May 31, 2012 

2012 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in Munich

August 2, 2012 

Publication of 2012 Six Months’ Report

November 7, 2012  Publication of 2012 Nine Months’ Report

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ExplorE...   Annual Report 2011

Product Pipeline

M o R p h o S y S’ S p R o d u c t p i p e l i n e A S o f d e c e M b e R 31, 2011

Rheumatoid arthritis

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple myeloma

Chronic lymphocytic 

leukemia

MOR103

MOR202

MOR208

Early-stage Programs 

MorphoSys/Novartis 

CNTO888/Janssen Biotech  

Cancer 

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

CNTO1959/Janssen Biotech

Psoriasis

Novartis

BHQ880/Novartis

BYM338/Novartis

not. discl.

Cancer

Musculoskeletal

Gantenerumab/Roche

Alzheimer’s disease

BAY94-9343/Bayer

Boehringer Ingelheim

Cancer

not. discl.

CNTO3157/Janssen Biotech

Asthma

Janssen Biotech

Novartis

Novartis

OMP-18R5/Oncomed

OMP-59R5/Oncomed

Pfizer

24 Partnered Programs

28 Partnered Programs

Inflammation

Ophthalmology

Inflammation

Cancer

Cancer

Cancer

6 proprietary programs

2 pre-development programs

68 partnered programs

Key Figures (IFRS)*

M o R p h o S y S  G R o u p (in € million, if not stated otherwise)

(Excluding Stock-based Compensation)

18.1

10.8

Results

Revenues

Cost of Goods Sold

R&D Expenses

S, G&A Expenses

Personnel Expenses  

Capital Expenditure

Depreciation

EBITDA

EBIT

Net Profit/(Loss)

Bal ance shee t

Total Assets

Intangible Assets

Total Liabilities

Stockholders' Equity

Equity Ratio (in%)

MoRphosys shaRe

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Profit/(Loss) from Operations

Cash, Cash Equivalents and  

Available-for-sale Financial Assets

Earnings/(Loss) per Share, Diluted (in €)

Dividend (in €)

Share Price (in €)

peRsonnel Data

Total Group Employees (Number)

Germany (Number)

Other Countries (Number)

100.8

7.0

57.5

24.6

35.3

3.6

2.4

4.3

12.2

18.0

11.1

8.2

134.4

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31.32)

197.1

86%

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7.3

46.9

23.2

29.6

13.8

2.1

4.0

9.8

19.2

13.1

9.2

81.0

6.7

39.0

23.9

26.1

3.8

1.6

3.8

11.4

18.1

12.8

9.0

71.6

7.1

27.6

20.5

21.5

3.8

1.5

4.8

16.4

21.9

16.5

13.2

62.0

7.9

22.2

24.8

18.8

12.0

1.5

3.7

7.0

13.3

8.3

11.5

53.0

8.0

17.5

21.4

4.0

1.5

3.4

6.2

10.3

5.4

6.0

108.4

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23.92)

185.9

89%

135.1

17.4

32.2

173.9

84%

137.9

19.7

41.3

162.0

80%

106.9

22.3

39.2

145.5

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66.0

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5.3

4.7

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11.41)

7.51)

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16.10

18.12

13.77

12.70

228.42)

209.82)

206.1

203.3

184.7

127.8

80.1

55.8

42.9

*  MorphoSys is publishing its consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS since 2003. In earlier periods, the Company reported according to US GAAP.

1)   Excluding stock-based compensation

2)  In 2011, a deferred tax asset in the amount of € 2.3 million has been offset with a deferred tax liability for better transparency. Both deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability 

relate to income taxes levied by the same tax authority on the same taxable entity. To provide comparative information, prior year’s deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability 

(€ 2.8 million) – and thus total assets as well as total liabilities and stockholders’ equity – have been adjusted accordingly.

MorphoSys AG

Lena-Christ-Str. 48

82152 Martinsried / Planegg

Germany

Phone: +49-89-89927- 0

Fax: 

+49-89-89927-222

www.morphosys.com

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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program / partner

indication

discovery

preclinic

phase 1

phase 2

phase 3

Market

Product Pipeline

M o R p h o S y S’ S  p R o d u c t  p i p e l i n e   A S   o f   d e c e M b e R 31, 2011

Financial Calendar

March 1, 2012 

Publication of 2011 Year End Results

May 4, 2012  

Publication of 2012 Three Months’ Report

May 31, 2012 

2012 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in Munich

August 2, 2012 

Publication of 2012 Six Months’ Report

November 7, 2012  Publication of 2012 Nine Months’ Report

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Rheumatoid arthritis

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple myeloma

Chronic lymphocytic 
leukemia

MOR103

MOR202

MOR208

Early-stage Programs 

MorphoSys/Novartis 

CNTO888/Janssen Biotech  

Cancer 

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

CNTO1959/Janssen Biotech

Psoriasis

Novartis

BHQ880/Novartis

BYM338/Novartis

not. discl.

Cancer

Musculoskeletal

Gantenerumab/Roche

Alzheimer’s disease

BAY94-9343/Bayer

Boehringer Ingelheim

Cancer

not. discl.

CNTO3157/Janssen Biotech

Asthma

Janssen Biotech

Novartis

Novartis

OMP-18R5/Oncomed

OMP-59R5/Oncomed

Pfizer

24 Partnered Programs

28 Partnered Programs

Inflammation

Ophthalmology

Inflammation

Cancer

Cancer

Cancer

6 proprietary programs

2 pre-development programs

68 partnered programs

Key Figures (IFRS)*

M o R p h o S y S  G R o u p (in € million, if not stated otherwise)

(Excluding Stock-based Compensation)

18.1

10.8

Results

Revenues

Cost of Goods Sold

R&D Expenses

S, G&A Expenses

Personnel Expenses  

Capital Expenditure

Depreciation

EBITDA

EBIT

Net Profit/(Loss)

Bal ance shee t

Total Assets

Intangible Assets

Total Liabilities

Stockholders' Equity

Equity Ratio (in%)

MoRphosys shaRe

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Profit/(Loss) from Operations

Cash, Cash Equivalents and  

Available-for-sale Financial Assets

Earnings/(Loss) per Share, Diluted (in €)

Dividend (in €)

Share Price (in €)

peRsonnel Data

Total Group Employees (Number)

Germany (Number)

Other Countries (Number)

100.8

7.0

57.5

24.6

35.3

3.6

2.4

4.3

12.2

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11.1

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134.4

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31.32)

197.1

86%

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446

352

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87.0

7.3

46.9

23.2

29.6

13.8

2.1

4.0

9.8

19.2

13.1

9.2

81.0

6.7

39.0

23.9

26.1

3.8

1.6

3.8

11.4

18.1

12.8

9.0

71.6

7.1

27.6

20.5

21.5

3.8

1.5

4.8

16.4

21.9

16.5

13.2

62.0

7.9

22.2

24.8

18.8

12.0

1.5

3.7

7.0

13.3

8.3

11.5

53.0

8.0

17.5

21.4

4.0

1.5

3.4

6.2

10.3

5.4

6.0

108.4

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185.9

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135.1

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32.2

173.9

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137.9

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66.0

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23.2

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15.6

27.3

64%

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Number of Shares Issued

23,112,167 22,890,252 22,660,557  22,478,787  22,160,259  20,145,966  18,077,589  16,316,556  14,703,996 

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0.59

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18.53

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18.75

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18.12

13.77

12.70

228.42)

209.82)

206.1

203.3

184.7

127.8

80.1

55.8

42.9

*  MorphoSys is publishing its consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS since 2003. In earlier periods, the Company reported according to US GAAP.

1)   Excluding stock-based compensation

2)  In 2011, a deferred tax asset in the amount of € 2.3 million has been offset with a deferred tax liability for better transparency. Both deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability 

relate to income taxes levied by the same tax authority on the same taxable entity. To provide comparative information, prior year’s deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability 

(€ 2.8 million) – and thus total assets as well as total liabilities and stockholders’ equity – have been adjusted accordingly.

MorphoSys AG

Lena-Christ-Str. 48

82152 Martinsried / Planegg

Germany

Phone: +49-89-89927- 0

Fax: 

+49-89-89927-222

www.morphosys.com

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ExplorE...

As a biopharmaceutical company, MorphoSys is constantly exploring new therapeu-
tic concepts to fight severe diseases, together with partners and on its own ac-
count. The way we do this is by developing superior technological solutions to gener-
ate antibodies, a central component of the human immune system. This approach 
has enabled us to build one of the broadest antibody drug pipelines in our industry, 
with some 70 ongoing programs and 20 candidates in clinical development.

Exploring the possibilities of antibodies beyond their therapeutic use is the key task 
of our AbD Serotec business unit. AbD Serotec is working with some 20 diagnostic 
customers to establish novel diagnostic tests based on HuCAL antibodies. In 2011, the 
first HuCAL-based diagnostic product entered the market and MorphoSys expects 
this trend to continue in the coming years.

Driven by pioneers, both scientists and entrepreneurs, with a remarkable exploratory 
spirit, antibodies have developed from unknown territory to a rich, flourishing hub  
in the pharmaceutical landscape. MorphoSys is committed to continue discovering 
new and better ways to generate these molecules and to turn them into successful 
products. Our Company has introduced a series of innovative antibody technologies, 
most recently Slonomics, arYla and our novel Ylanthia library. The latter will, we be-
lieve, set new standards for antibody generation in our industry over the next decade 
and beyond.

And the exploration continues…

    
 
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  0 4 	 m a n a g e m e n t	b o a r d 	 o f	m o r p h o s y s 	a g

 0 5	 l e t t e r 	t o 	t h e	 s h a r e h o l d e r s

  0 8	 t h e	m o r p h o s y s 	 s h a r e

a n t i b o d y   M a g a z i n E

 1 3	 c h o o s e	t h e	ta r g e t	

 1 9 	 s e l e c t 	t h e	a n t i b o dy

 2 2	 b u i l d	r e s e a r c h 	n e t w o r k s

 2 7	 e va l u at e	 t h e	 c o n c e p t

 3 1	 d e v e l o p 	 t h e	 c o m p o u n d

 3 4	 f o r g e 	a l l i a n c e s

g r o u p   M a n a g E M E n t   r E p o r t

  3 7 	 c o n t e n t s	g r o u p 	m a n a g e m e n t 	r e p o r t

  3 9	 o p e r at i o n s 	a n d	b u s i n e s s		e n v i r o n m e n t

  5 9	 	r e s u lt s 	 o f	 o p e r at i o n s , 		f i n a n c i a l 	s i t u at i o n	

a n d	 b a l a n c e 	s h e e t

  6 6 	 s u s ta i n a b i l i t y	r e p o r t

  7 2 	 r i s k s	a n d 	o p p o r t u n i t i e s

  7 7 	 s u b s e q u e n t 	e v e n t s

  7 7 	 o u t l o o k 	a n d	f o r e c a s t

 8 1 	 c o r p o r at e 	g o v e r n a n c e	r e p o r t

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1 5 2	 g l o s s a r y

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f i n a n c i a l   s t a t E M E n t s

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  9 6	 c o n s o l i d at e d 	i n c o m e 	s tat e m e n t 	(i f r s)

  9 7 	 c o n s o l i d at e d 	s tat e m e n t 	o f 	c o m p r e h e n s i v e 	i n c o m e 	(i f r s)

  9 8 	 c o n s o l i d at e d 	b a l a n c e 	s h e e t	(i f r s)

	1 0 0	 	c o n s o l i d at e d 	s tat e m e n t 	o f 	c h a n g e s	i n	

s t o c k h o l d e r s ’	e q u i t y	(i f r s)

	1 0 2	 c o n s o l i d at e d 	s tat e m e n t 	o f 	c a s h 	f l o w s	(i f r s)

	1 0 4 	 n o t e s

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Management Board of MorphoSys AG

J E n s h o l s t E i n
Chief Financial Officer

d r . M a r l i E s  s p r o l l 
Chief Scientific Officer

d r . s i M o n E . M o r o n E y 
Chief Executive Officer 

d r . a r n d t s c h o t t E l i u s
Chief Development Officer

   Management Board of MorphoSys AG / Letter to the Shareholders 05

Letter to the Shareholders

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In 2011, MorphoSys made exceptional progress in its key business activities. Our pipeline of therapeutic 
 antibodies matured significantly into one of the richest and deepest in the industry. We have made major 
 additions to our technology platform, and introduced a novel and superior antibody library called Ylanthia. 
Our solid financial performance once again illustrates the advantages of our business model.

Three programs, MOR103, MOR202 and MOR208, are currently the key assets in our Proprietary Develop-
ment segment. Investment in these programs is our top priority, as they provide our best opportunity to 
 generate substantial value for the Company. Across the three programs, we now have five clinical trials 
 ongoing; a considerable expansion from the two studies at the beginning of 2011.

We continued the active phase 1b/2a trial with our lead candidate MOR103 in rheumatoid arthritis and are on 
track to report final data this year. The results will form the basis for partnering discussions to secure the 
subsequent development of the program. Multiple sclerosis became the second indication for the clinical devel-
opment of MOR103 when we initiated a phase 1b study in December 2011. We also started a clinical trial 
evaluating the subcutaneous administration of MOR103. Both studies, the new indication and the subcutane-
ous administration option, could substantially increase the program’s value for pharmaceutical partners. 
MOR208, our most advanced proprietary cancer program, is on track to report data from the ongoing phase 1 
study in patients with CLL in the second half of the year. And MOR202, our HuCAL antibody for multiple 
 myeloma, entered a phase 1/2a trial in 2011 and thus became our third fully owned antibody in the clinic.

Our Partnered Discovery segment continues to mature as more and more programs advance. Two new pro-
grams entered the clinic during 2011 and two partnered programs advanced from phase 1 into phase 2 trials. 
As the pipeline matures, the amount of data from individual programs that is publicly available increases. 

    
 
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As a result, investors have more visibility on our pipeline’s prospects and its inherent value than ever before. 
By way of example, our partner Roche published data from the phase 1 trials of the HuCAL  antibody gan-
tenerumab. The data clearly illustrates the promise of this novel treatment for the huge unmet medical need 
that is Alzheimer’s disease.

With regard to technology, 2011 was a truly remarkable year for MorphoSys. Our success today is based on 
the company’s HuCAL antibody platform and our ability to build productive relationships around it. The full 
installation of HuCAL at the premises of Novartis in Basel in early 2011 was another significant milestone 
in the life cycle of this technology. With 19 programs in the clinic at the time of writing, HuCAL is the most 
successful antibody library technology in the industry.

Technology development, however, does not stand still. We believe that with new technology, even better anti-
body drugs can be developed. This is why we initiated an internal technology program with a dedicated 
team in 2008 to develop a next-generation antibody platform. The acquisition of Sloning BioTechnology in 
December 2010 catalyzed this process and paved the way for our novel technology platform, Ylanthia. We 
expect Ylanthia to set new standards for therapeutic antibody generation over the next decade and beyond. 
Commercial application will commence in 2012.

The transformation of our third segment, AbD Serotec, into a business unit increasingly focused on the diag-
nostic market is ongoing. The first HuCAL-based diagnostic tests entered the market in 2011, with more to 
come. Additionally, new deals based on our Slonomics platform for protein engineering, such as the agreement 
with Novozymes in industrial biotechnology, provide an attractive new revenue component in AbD Serotec’s 
sales mix. In 2011, these positive developments compensated somewhat for a difficult market on the research 
reagent side of AbD’s business, where the effects of a challenging economic environment were felt. In 2012, 
we expect AbD Serotec to increase its penetration of the diagnostic market, and the rollout of a new e-com-
merce platform to bring improvements in the research reagent business.

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“Investors have more visibility on our pipeline’s  prospects 
and its inherent value than ever before.”

The MorphoSys Group’s financial performance was substantially influenced in 2011 by the technology mile-
stone we reached in the Novartis alliance, resulting in a record level of success-based payments of € 32.7 mil-
lion. Total revenues of € 100.8 million represented a strong double-digit growth rate compared to the previous 
year. Despite a 36 % increase in proprietary R&D investment to approximately € 37 million, we recorded an 
operating profit of € 12.2 million. Our balance sheet – our cash position increased to € 134.4 million – is one 
of the Company’s greatest strengths, especially in the current poor financing environment. This strong cash 
position makes additional strategic transactions possible, such as the 2010 Sloning acquisition, which has 
already generated a significant return on investment through four new license agreements.

All in all, 2011 was a successful year for MorphoSys and 2012 promises to be even more exciting. We are 
eagerly awaiting clinical data from our lead program, MOR103. Positive data could provide the basis for a 
 lucrative out-licensing deal. In addition, we await clinical proof of concept data for up to five partnered pro-
grams during the course of the year. 

Our progress would not be possible without the hard work, dedication and creativity of our employees, to 
whom I am extremely grateful. Thanks also to you, our shareholders, for your continued support. I am sure 
you will join me in wishing the Company a successful 2012.

Dr. Simon E. Moroney
Chief Executive Officer

    
 
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The MorphoSys Share

During the 2011 fiscal year, MorphoSys’s stock price showed a 5 % de-
crease, while the German TecDAX index decreased by 19 %. The NASDAQ 
biotechnology index rose by 11 % in 2011.

t h E  M o r p h o s y s   s h a r E  (January 1, 2011 = 100 %)

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185.9 

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Number of Shares Issued (Total) 

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22,890,252 

22,660,557 

22,478,787 

22,160,259 

Market Capitalization 

Closing Price (Xetra)   

Average Daily Trading Volume 

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Shareholdings by Investor Type (in %)

Geographic Split of Institutional Holdings (in %)

Institutional Investors 

46.0

Retail Investors 

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Novartis 

Management and  
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Treasury Stock 

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1.9

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on the share price development of most companies. The per-
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tremely volatile market situation. 

its position based on market capitalization to 14 th place (year-
end 2010: rank 16) and its position based on trading volume to 
20 th place (year-end 2010: rank 23).

l iQuidi t y and indEx MEMbErship

The average daily trading volume of MorphoSys’s stock increased 
to € 1.8 million per day, compared to an average trading vol-
ume of € 1.1 million per day in the previous year. MorphoSys 
further strengthened its position in the TecDAX index, which 
includes the 30 largest technology stocks on the Frankfurt Stock 
Exchange. At the end of 2011, the Company was able to improve 

s t ocKhol dEr basE

The free float according to Deutsche Börse AG, which is generally 
taken into account in the weighting of MorphoSys’s stock in 
stock indices, was 88 % of the share capital at year-end 2011.

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f o r g e   A l l i A n c e s       
Build partnerships to bring the drug to market

d e v e l o p   t h e   c o M p o u n d    
Advance the compound into the clinic

e v A l u At e   t h e   c o n c e p t   
Validate the concept in preclinical studies

b u i l d   r e s e A r c h   n e t w o r k s 
Strengthen the scientific and commercial basis

s e l e c t   t h e   A n t i b o d y   
Screen for antibody candidates 

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MorphoSys employees from different depart-
ments analyze the target biology of GM-CSF, 
the basis of the Company’s MOR103 program.

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f a i r ly   S i m p l e ,   b u t   w h i c h   a r e   c r i t i c a l   f o r   t h e   l at e r   S u c c e S S   o f   

a   d r u g   p r o g r a m :   w h i c h   m o l e c u l e   i n   t h e   h u m a n   b o d y   S h o u l d   b e 

 ta r g e t e d   w i t h   a n   a n t i b o d y ?   a n d ,   h o w   w i l l   t h i S   c h a n g e   t h e 

c o u r S e   o f   a   g i v e n   d i S e a S e   f o r   t h e   b e t t e r ?

MOR103 is a fully human HuCAL antibody directed against 
the target molecule granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating 
factor, or GM-CSF for short. GM-CSF acts as a messenger be-
tween different parts of the human immune system. MorphoSys 
initiated the MOR103 program based on internal target scout-
ing work and the scientific data generated by researchers around 
the world. GM-CSF was initially described as a growth factor 
for white blood cells. Professor John Hamilton from the Univer-
sity of Melbourne was the first to suggest that GM-CSF may 
promote inflammation as it acted on macrophages, a key cell 
type in chronic inflammation, to produce an enzyme which 
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“we felt that blocking gm-cSf with an antibody 
could lead to a new treatment option for inflam-
matory diseases.”

Professor John Hamilton, University of Melbourne 

“My rather new hypothesis was that GM-CSF could indeed 
be important in inflammation in an additional way,” Professor 
Hamilton recalls. “Macrophages are almost certainly a key  
producer of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1 or TNF-alpha. 
These cytokines in turn seem to stimulate other cells in in-
flamed tissues to produce GM-CSF, which again acts on macro-
phages as a survival and activating factor. In the end, what  
you get is a sort of positive feedback loop worsening the inflam-
matory condition. We felt that blocking GM-CSF with an anti-
body could interrupt this vicious cycle, if you like, and lead to 

a new treatment option for inflammatory diseases.” The sub-
sequent research led by Professor Hamilton and Professor Gary 
Anderson provided direct evidence, using this approach in  
animal models, that GM-CSF was a central mediator of inflam-
matory diseases. Consequently, in 2000 the University of 
Melbourne filed a US patent application covering the use of 
GM-CSF inhibitors for the treatment of inflammatory disorders.

“Interestingly, this new interpretation of the molecule’s biology 
has been rather overlooked by the industry,” Hamilton con-
cludes. The background information offered a significant devel-
opment opportunity for MorphoSys, and only a few other com-
panies are pursuing projects against the same target.

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“It is our prime goal to explore and develop innovative and  
effective treatment regimes for patients. As a biotech company, 
you sometimes have to strike a balance between choosing a 
pathway and target that are validated to some degree, because you 
can’t spend your limited resources on things that represent 
entirely unknown territory, but where the competitive landscape 
is still attractive, still manageable,” says Dr. Arndt Schottelius, 
Chief Development Officer of MorphoSys AG. Schottelius joined 
MorphoSys as Chief Development Officer from Genentech in 
December 2008, when MOR103 was already moving towards the 
clinic in rheumatoid arthritis, or RA for short. One of his first 
tasks at MorphoSys was to carry out a full proprietary portfolio 
review in order to further strengthen the Company’s develop-
ment focus. “When I first looked at the MOR103 program, I was 
intrigued by the target biology and sound scientific rationale 
for GM-CSF as a novel and promising approach to tackling in-
flammation and autoimmune disorders,” Schottelius recalls.

“when i first looked at the mor103 program, i was 
intrigued by the target biology and sound scien-
tific rationale for gm-cSf as a novel and promising 
approach to tackling inflammation and autoim-
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gM-csf

Mor103

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GM-CSF activates macrophages and 
leads to proliferation of this cell type. 
Since macrophages produce other 
pro-inflammatory cytokines, an inflam-
matory cascade begins.

1   t cells
Support the activation of macro-
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2   gM-csf
Pro-inflammatory cytokine, which 
supports the recruitment of immune 
cells from the bone marrow, including 
neutrophils and macrophages, acti-
vates them and acts as a survival fac-
tor for these cell types.

4   osteoclasts 
Osteoclasts are specialized cells that 
resorb bone material. In RA, these 
cells are overly activate, resulting in 
lesions and holes in the bone, which 
is subsequently infiltrated by cell  
layers resulting from the aggressive 
proliferation of synovial fibroblasts.

5   synovial fibroblasts 
The synovial membrane in RA patients 
is inflamed and consists of multiple 
layers of synovial fibroblasts, as well 
as macrophages, which multiply at  
an abnormal rate. The resulting tissue, 
called pannus, infiltrates bone and 
cartilage tissue. As the disease prog-
resses, the aggressive expansion of 
the pannus is a main reason for the 
joint becoming deformed. 

6   neutrophils
Being a part of the innate immune 
system, neutrophils’ main function is 
to internalize and destroy microorgan-
isms. In RA, they produce and release 
substances that attack cartilage tis-
sue in the diseased joints.

7   chondrocytes
Under the influence of certain cyto-
kines, chondrocytes switch to degrad-
ing the cartilage matrix.

8   Mor103
The MorphoSys antibody MOR103 
binds its target molecule GM-CSF, 
and thus inhibits the activation and 
proliferation of inflammatory macro-
phages and neutrophils in the dis-
eased joint. Using this approach sev-
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prevented early on.

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These form the inflammatory 
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and infiltrates bone lesions 
resulting from osteoclasts’ 
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Many types of immune cells accumulate in a diseased joint. The cell types which 
are activated by the cytokine GM-CSF play a key role in the development of the 
disease. Along with disease progression, bone and cartilage tissue is increasingly 
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“when used as a drug, the high affinity of mor103 
is expected to lead to a beneficial dosing regimen 
and cost of goods advantage.”

Dr. Stefan Steidl, Director Pharmacology at MorphoSys

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a g a i n S t   g m - c S f,   t h e   n e x t   c h a l l e n g e   f o r   m o r p h o S y S’ S   S c i e n t i S t S 

w a S   t o   i d e n t i f y   t h e   b e S t   a n t i b o d y   c a n d i d at e   f r o m   i t S   p r o p r i e ta r y 

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The MOR103 antibody, like almost all of MorphoSys’s pipeline 
projects today, was sourced from the Company’s HuCAL anti-
body platform. HuCAL, which stands for Human Combinatorial 
Antibody Library, uses a unique concept to isolate a target-
specific antibody from the entire human antibody repertoire 
and optimize the molecule for therapeutic applications, if 
needed. “Using our unique optimization routine, we were able 
to achieve a 5,000-fold increase in binding strength and a 
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The MOR103 antibody was isolated from the HuCAL antibody library 
according to different criteria such as binding strength, specificity,  
stability and solubility.

antibody we got out of the library,” says Dr. Stefan Steidl,  
Director Pharmacology at MorphoSys and one of the Company’s 
scientists who worked on the MOR103 program from the very 
beginning. “This antibody is still one of the best candidates in 
terms of binding strength we have ever isolated from our li-
brary and it represents, to the best of our knowledge, the first 
anti-GM-CSF agent with a subpicomolar affinity for its target,” 
Steidl comments. “When used as a drug, the high affinity of 
MOR103 is expected to lead to a beneficial dosing regimen and 
cost of goods advantage.”

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MorphoSys scientists isolate and characterize 
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m e n t   w i t h   t h e   u n i v e r S i t y,   p r o v i d i n g   t h e   c o m p a n y   w i t h   a n   e x c l u S i v e 

l i c e n S e   f o r   a   k e y   p at e n t   f a m i ly.

“While we initiated the project completely on our own, ideas to 
forge a scientific partnership with the University of Melbourne 
existed quite early on,” says Dr. Marlies Sproll, Chief Scientific 
Officer of MorphoSys. A key reason for this consideration was  
a US patent application covering the use of inhibitors of GM-CSF 
which the University of Melbourne had filed in 2000. This pat-
ent offered the prospect of market exclusivity in the USA for a 
company with an anti-GM-CSF therapeutic antibody for the 
treatment of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.

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“The US market is currently by far the largest for RA drugs, 
with an estimated patient population of more than one million. 
We felt that gaining access to such a patent could be a very  
attractive addition to the MOR103 package, bearing in mind 
that we would most likely partner it at some stage further 
down the road,” adds Sproll, who also supervises the intellec-
tual property department of the Company.

In 2006, when this patent application was yet to be granted by 
the US patent office, MorphoSys approached the University of 
Melbourne seeking to exclusively license it. A face-to-face mee-
ting was organized in late 2006 between MorphoSys execu-
tives and the University’s inventors. MorphoSys’s plans for the 
GM-CSF program, the very potent fully human anti-GM-CSF 
antibody with high affinity for its target and the Company’s 
financial strength were key assets in these discussions. Finally, 
a license agreement was announced in January 2008. Signing 
the license was, however, just the start of this fruitful relation-
ship. Both parties continued to work together closely and the 
University’s patent was successfully granted by the US patent 
office in late 2008, a significant milestone for the relationship. 
In July 2009, the parties further expanded their relationship to 
investigate new therapeutic applications for MorphoSys’s 
MOR103 program.

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MorphoSys is able to produce antibody mate-
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p at i e n t S ,   t h e   u n d e r ly i n g   h y p o t h e S i S   h a S   t o   b e   e v a l u at e d   i n   p r e-

c l i n i c a l   S t u d i e S ,   w h i c h   m e a n S   i n   l a b o r at o r y   a S S a y S   a n d ,   S u b S e -

q u e n t ly,   i n   a n i m a l   m o d e l S .

MorphoSys used an established arthritis model in rats to gen-
erate the preclinical data for MOR103, which was presented at 
a scientific conference in late 2008. The antibody was admin-
istered in a range of concentrations and brought about signifi-
cant reduction of knee joint swelling and improvement in joint 
histopathology in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, signifi-
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“These findings supported our understanding of the target biol-
ogy of GM-CSF,” comments Dr. Ulrich Moebius, Head of Pre-
clinical Development and Project Management at MorphoSys, 
who joined the Company in 2008. “When a program has ad-
vanced into clinical trials, preclinical development usually 
continues, and that was no different with MOR103.” In the 
meantime, MorphoSys has generated additional preclinical 
data in rheumatoid arthritis as well as in multiple sclerosis, 
which became the second indication the drug is now pursued 
in. “Given the target biology of GM-CSF, it was pretty clear to 
us that the compound has therapeutic potential in other indi-
cations within the inflammatory disease spectrum,” Moebius 
adds.

“given the target biology of gm-cSf, it was pretty 
clear to us that the compound has therapeutic 
potential in other indications within the inflam-
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The cytokine GM-CSF plays a central role in the inflammatory immune response 
cascade. Abnormal functioning of this cascade, and increased GM-CSF levels 
in particular, have been associated with a number of autoimmune and inflam-
matory diseases, including severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary dis-
ease (COPD), rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and others. This breadth 
of activity makes GM-CSF an attractive therapeutic target to treat a variety of 
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MorphoSys has established a strong network of 
clinical research organizations and clinical in-
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o f   d e v e l o p m e n t   a r e   n e c e S S a r y   t o   b r i n g   a   d r u g   t o   m a r k e t.

The clinical development of the compound commenced in 
2008 with the start of a phase 1 clinical study in healthy vol-
unteers in the Netherlands. Evaluating a new compound in 
healthy volunteers first is a common practice in the pharma-
ceutical industry for anti-inflammatory compounds. Having 
established a solid safety profile, the program was cleared by 
regulatory bodies and ethic committees to be evaluated in  
a subsequent Phase 1b/2a clinical trial in several European 
countries and in January 2010, the first RA-patient received 
the MOR103 antibody. While the primary goal is to evaluate 
the safety of MOR103 in patients, the Company hopes to de-
tect first hints of efficacy as well.

“With incorporating magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI 
for short, we are using the most sensitive imaging technique 
to detect inflammatory changes in the joints,” explains Dr. 
Schottelius. “We know that the natural progression of the dis-
ease starts with inflammation and swelling of the soft tissue 
and then spreads to bone and cartilage. Synovitis, the inflam-
mation and swelling of the tissues lining the joints and bone 
edema, which basically represents an influx of cells and water 
into the bone, are what we call pre-erosive lesions. These pre-
cursors to the actual bone erosions that, typically, occur later 
at the same locations, can only be seen using MRI and are not 
detected by X-ray. Another important goal in our development 
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Rheumatoid arthritis can affect any joint in  
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which should help before the initiation of therapy to identify 
those patients, who will benefit most from a treatment with 
the antibody. Enabling a more personalized therapeutic inter-
vention through the discovery and development of such bio-
markers is increasingly important for the pharmaceutical in-
dustry.“

During 2011, the trial was advanced significantly, which will 
enable MorphoSys to present data in 2012 and form the basis 
for partnering discussions.

“we know that the natural progression of the dis-
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p r o o f   o f   c o n c e p t   b e f o r e   p a r t n e r i n g . 

Late-stage clinical development is very cost-intensive, especially 
in large indications such as rheumatoid arthritis. A study pro-
tocol for a phase 3 trial in this indication could easily involve 
more than a thousand patients to achieve statistical relevance. 
Thus, MorphoSys intends to partner the MOR103 program based 
on positive clinical results before entering the later stages of 
clinical development. Licensing deals today are a common prac-
tice in the pharmaceutical arena, since big pharma’s need to 

replenish their pipelines is often met by the strengths of biophar-
maceutical companies to provide innovative new drug candi-
dates. The search for new alliances is handled by MorphoSys’s 
Business Development unit. “Through our multiple drug discov-
ery alliances, MorphoSys has gained many years of deal making 
and alliance management expertise,“ comments Dr. Barbara 
Krebs-Pohl, Head of Business Development at MorphoSys. ”We 
can tap this established network of pharma relationships to 
create awareness for our proprietary compounds. Our MOR103 
program is already on the radar screens of several potential 
partners, which is not unusual as such but clearly represents 
significant interest in our program. There is strong interest  
in our industry for anti-inflammatory compounds with a novel 
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90’s, the MOR103 program has already come a long way. The 
compound is now well on its way to be further developed as a 
novel and promising therapy for the treatment of different in-
flammatory diseases.

“our mor103 program is already on the radar screens 
of several potential partners. there is strong in-
terest in our industry for anti-inflammatory com-
pounds with a novel mechanism of action.”

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sales of biological rA treatments (in billion uSd)

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seven major markets. Market growth is esti-
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need for innovative therapies remains high.

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Group Management Report

2011 was a year of solid progress for MorphoSys. The product pipeline, the 
Company’s main long-term value driver, advanced well and comprised 20 clini-
cal programs and 76 programs in total at year-end. Despite external head-
winds caused by the European sovereign debt crisis combined with a global 
economic instability, the Company was able to sustain strong investment  
in technology and product development, and achieved a solid financial profit. 
The Proprietary Development segment made outstanding progress and three 
new clinical trials were initiated. MorphoSys’s Partnered Discovery segment 
recorded significant milestone payments throughout the year, and with the 
publication of first clinical data, the success of its programs became increas-
ingly visible. The performance of this segment, together with the results of  
the research and diagnostic antibodies segment AbD Serotec, created a stable 
financial foundation for MorphoSys. The Company’s ability to invest in pro-
prietary research and development while remaining profitable continues to be 
an important component of its business model.

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Operations and Business 
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Organizational Structure

is to develop innovative therapeutic antibodies and to take these 
proprietary drug candidates to clinical proof of concept before 
partnering. MorphoSys’s third operating segment, AbD Serotec, 
maintains successful business relations with the research and 
 diagnostics market, supplying public and industrial research in-
stitutions with premium antibodies.

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Morphosy s group

MorphoSys AG and its subsidiaries develop and commercialize 
high-quality antibodies for therapeutic as well as for research  
and diagnostic applications based on the Company’s industry-lead-
ing proprietary technologies. MorphoSys operates in three busi-
ness segments. Partnered Discovery generates significant value 
for the Company by developing drug candidates for commercial 
partners. This segment handles various therapeutic development 
programs in alliances with renowned biotechnology and pharma-
ceutical companies. The second segment, Proprietary Development, 
also operates in the therapeutic market. The goal of this segment  

The MorphoSys Group has five locations worldwide and is repre-
sented in the important international biotechnology markets of 
 Europe and the USA. MorphoSys AG, as the holding company of the 
MorphoSys Group, oversees central group functions including 
 accounting, controlling, human resources, legal, intellectual prop-
erty, corporate communications and investor relations. The man-
agement of these corporate functions is centralized at MorphoSys’s 
headquarters in Martinsried near Munich, Germany. The Com-
pany’s own R&D facilities are located there too, as well as at sites 
in Puchheim near Munich and Kidlington near Oxford, United 
Kingdom. MorphoSys’s international sales are handled by its offices 
in Germany, the United Kingdom and in Raleigh, North Carolina, 
United States.

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partnered discovery

proprietary development

abd serotec

Fields of Use

therapeutic antibodies

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düsseldorf

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MorphoSys carefully considers locational advantages such as good 
infrastructure, a qualified workforce, political support for biotech-
nology and life sciences, synergies resulting from cooperation with 
regional research institutes, and a broadly based environment of 
suppliers in order to support its future growth objectives. 

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GROUP MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION
MorphoSys AG, a German stock corporation listed in the Prime 
Standard segment on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, heads the 
MorphoSys Group. In accordance with the German Stock Corpora-
tion Act, MorphoSys AG has a dual-board structure. The Company 

is managed by a Management Board whose four members are ap-
pointed and directed by the Supervisory Board. For more infor-
mation regarding management and supervision as well as corpo-
rate governance in general, please see the Corporate Governance 
Report on page 81. The Senior Management Group, composed of 
13 people, represents the different MorphoSys departments and 
completes the MorphoSys management team. In the year under 
review, there have been no changes to the legal structure of the 
MorphoSys Group or its entities compared to the year before.

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MORPHOSYS IN THE THER APEUTIC MARKE T
MorphoSys is a leading provider of superior antibody technologies 
in the therapeutic market, above all through HuCAL, one of the 
most successful antibody libraries in the industry. The Company 
addresses the market through alliances with pharmaceutical and 
biotechnology companies, as well as through proprietary develop-
ment activities. As a biopharmaceutical company, MorphoSys has 
an outstanding profile as it is able to finance all proprietary R&D 
activities through its own cash flows while recording solid operat-
ing profits.

C OMPE TITIVE L ANDSCAPE
The market for therapeutic antibodies is still one of the most valu-
able and fastest-growing in human healthcare. Driven by acqui-
sitions, there has been a rising concentration on a small number of 
key technology providers over the past few years. Pharmaceutical 
and biotechnology companies are striving to gain access to new 
pipeline opportunities through M&A and in-licensing activities. 
This need for innovative product replenishment offers great pros-
pects for companies like MorphoSys which are able to develop 
progressive antibody technology platforms. A major challenge how-
ever, especially for smaller biotechnology developers in this field, 
are the limited financial capacities. 

According to research company Datamonitor, more than 300 mono-
clonal antibody candidates are in clinical development, with an 
equal number of programs (around 140 each) in phase 1 and phase 2 
clinical development, 37 candidates in late-stage (phase 3) clini-
cal development, and 3 candidates in preregistration. Oncology 
accounts for the highest number of programs in clinical develop-
ment, with around half of all programs of the development process. 
After oncology, the second-largest therapy area includes autoim-
mune and inflammatory diseases, with a total of 70 monoclonal 
antibodies in clinical development. The third-best represented 
therapy area is infectious diseases with a total of 26 programs in 
phase 1 clinical trials.

NE W MEMBER OF THE MANAGEME NT BOARD
In the first quarter of 2011, MorphoSys announced a change to its 
Management Board, with Jens Holstein joining the Company from 
Fresenius Kabi. He succeeded Dave Lemus both as Chief Financial 
Officer of MorphoSys AG and as a member of the Management 
Board (Vorstand). Jens Holstein took up his position on May 1, 2011.

businEss ac t iVi t iEs

MORPHOSYS TECHNOLOGIES
MorphoSys’s protein engineering capabilities are the foundation 
of its success. The Company’s most successful technology to date  
is the HuCAL platform, a collection of several billion distinct, fully 
human antibodies for the in vitro generation of highly specific 
 antibodies. This recombinant antibody technology has enabled the 
generation of therapeutic and diagnostic antibodies, including 
those binding to difficult antigens, for over ten years now. The re-
sulting product pipeline is one of the industry’s broadest and is 
continuously progressing. Currently, 76 therapeutic HuCAL-derived 
programs are in development, with several antibodies thereof be-
ing studied in multiple indications.

Through the acquisition of Sloning BioTechnology GmbH in Octo-
ber 2010, MorphoSys has become the sole source of Slonomics, a 
technology which dramatically improves the assembly and quality 
of protein libraries. The fully automated genetic engineering plat-
form utilizes sets of double-stranded DNA triplets for the controlled 
fabrication of highly diverse combinatorial gene libraries. This 
combinatorial technology enables researchers to increase the suc-
cess rate of their screening for new and optimized therapeutic anti-
bodies, proteins or industrial enzymes.

In December 2011, MorphoSys unveiled the next-generation anti-
body technology, Ylanthia. Being one of the industry’s largest anti-
body libraries to date, it uses a novel concept for the in vitro gen-
eration of highly specific and fully human antibodies. The unique 
Ylanthia technology was specifically conceived and designed to 
overcome current limitations in therapeutic antibody development, 
such as poor biophysical properties or limited diversity. If required, 
antibodies from the Ylanthia library can be additionally optimized 
using Slonomics technology. This feature distinguishes Ylanthia 
from the HuCAL platform, which relies on a modular gene design 
and preformed cassettes for antibody optimization.

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From a commercial point of view, the market for monoclonal anti-
body drugs is extremely lucrative, amounting to US$ 41 billion in 
2010 for 30 marketed antibody drugs, with the top five products 
alone generating revenues of around US$ 31 billion and a projected 
compound annual growth rate of 8.2 % until 2016. 

The dominant position of the five leading products is likely to be 
weakened over the next few years by promising new therapies such 
as Amgen’s Prolia®/Xgeva® (denosumab) franchise, Bristol-Myers 
Squibb’s Yervoy® (ipilimumab), and Human Genome Sciences’s and 
GlaxoSmithKline’s Benlysta® (belimumab), which are expected 
to account for additional market sales growth. Also, emerging tech-
nologies such as antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), bispecific and 

trifunctional antibodies, domain antibodies, nanobodies and Fc-en-
gineered antibodies will foster diversity in the antibody market.

Broken down into the most active companies in terms of clinical 
programs worldwide, Roche and its subsidiary Genentech are lead-
ing the monoclonal antibody sector today. However, companies 
such as Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb or Novartis are expected to 
play an equally important role in the mid to long term. In the 
markets addressed, the need for improved therapies and innovative 
treatments for patients not responding to traditional methods is 
high and still growing. Companies like MorphoSys have realized 
this trend and consequently focus their R&D activities on highly 
innovative technologies and programs promising to generate better 
and safer drugs.

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Infliximab 

Remicade 

J&J, Merck,  
Mitsubishi Tanabe 

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ulcerative Colitis, 
Crohn’s Disease, Psoriasis, Psoriatic 
 Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis

Rituximab 

Rituxan 

Roche 

Bevacizumab 

Avastin 

Roche 

Adalimumab 

Humira 

Abbott 

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Chronic  
Lymphocytic Leukemia, Rheumatoid  
Arthritis

Colon Cancer, Non-small Cell Lung 
 Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis, Juvenile 
Idiopathic Arthritis, Crohn’s Disease,  
Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis

Trastuzumab

Herceptin

Roche

Breast Cancer, Gastric Cancer

6.6 

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6.1 

5.2

Source: Datamonitor

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Revenues Partnered Discovery

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MorphoSys’s Partnered Discovery segment applies the Compa-
ny’s proprietary technologies for the research, development and 
optimization of therapeutic antibody drug candidates in exten-
sive partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology compa-
nies. While the development costs are borne by the respective 
partner, MorphoSys profits from successful programs in the form 
of milestone payments and potential royalties on product sales.

The Company’s largest alliance is the one forged with Novartis in 
2007, a pharmaceutical partner with a steadily growing biologics 
pipeline. This cooperation alone has safeguarded MorphoSys reve-
nues through funded research and license fees totaling more than 
€ 40 million per year until 2017, plus potential milestone payments 
and royalties on marketed products. 

MorphoSys’s partnered programs target major indications with 
huge market potential. The partnered pipeline is continuously 
 advancing and promising data from clinical trials is strengthening 
confidence in the Company’s technologies and scientific abilities. 

PROPRIE TARY DE VELOPME NT
MorphoSys is committed to generating value above and beyond its 
Partnered Discovery segment by developing innovative proprie-
tary antibody products. The focus is on indications such as inflam-
matory and autoimmune diseases, as well as infectious diseases 
and oncology. The first clinical trial data supports the great poten-
tial of MorphoSys’s proprietary drugs. A solid patent position 
around the programs and technologies adds to the Company’s 
standing in the biotechnology market.

INFL AMMATORY AND AU TO IMM U NE DISE ASES
Chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disorders are a substantial 
social and economic burden, affecting millions of people worldwide. 
According to BCC Research, the global market for autoimmune 
treatments reached a total size of around US$ 38 billion by the end 
of 2011 and is expected to grow even further. MorphoSys’s most 
advanced program, MOR103, targets GM-CSF, a key player in the 
pathophysiology of inflammatory diseases. The drug is currently 
undergoing a clinical phase 1b/2a trial for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 
and a second trial for multiple sclerosis (MS) was started in 2011. 
The RA market bears great commercial opportunities; more than 
80 % of the arthritis drug market already consists of biologic thera-
pies and the overall market is constantly growing, with a total value 
of around US$ 12 billion in 2010. A large number of patients are 
still not receiving adequate treatment, however, and the unmet 
medical need is high. 

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Morphosys partner

indication

Market potential

Gantenerumab 

Roche 

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) 

–  High unmet medical need due to lack of disease- 

modifying drugs

–  High potential market growth rate due to aging population, 
earlier and improved diagnosis and the emergence of  
accompanying immunotherapies that will be prescribed 
in addition to existing treatments

–  Expected CAGR over the next few years: 10.7 %, with a 
total market size of around US$ 11.8 billion in 2018

BHQ 880

Novartis

Multiple Myeloma (MM)

–  Most frequent cancer affecting the skeleton

CNTO888

Janssen Biotech 

Idiopathic Pulmonary  
Fibrosis (IPF)

–  Reversing bone destruction is a major issue in myeloma 
treatment – BHQ880 could help restore bone formation

–  Market will be increasingly saturated with effective  

treatments; development opportunities lie in improve-
ment of survival rates and reduced toxicities

–  Market size will nearly double over the next few years  

to around US$ 5.3 billion in 2018

–  Most common interstitial lung disease, with 100,000  
patients and more than 30,000 new cases per year in  
the USA alone

–  Significant unmet medical need: IPF is still a uniformly 

fatal disease, with an estimated median survival time of 
two to five years

–  Only one approved drug (Esbriet) for IPF so far

–  Market is expected to grow extremely strongly – at a 

CAGR of 50.2 % over the next few years to reach a total 
size of around US$ 1.9 billion in 2018

Source: Datamonitor, GlobalData, The Pharma Letter

MOR103 has the potential to be first in class among anti-GM-CSF 
antibodies. Other advanced programs in development are MedIm-
mune’s mavrilimumab (CAM-3001), a human monoclonal antibody 
targeting the GM-CSF receptor, which is currently being evaluated 
in a phase 2 clinical trial, and Micromet’s MT203, another human 
antibody against GM-CSF. MedImmune is part of pharmaceutical 

company AstraZeneca, and Micromet’s MT203 is already partnered 
with Takeda. Clinical data generated with mavrilimumab, which 
was published in 2011, provided clinical validation of the targeted 
pathway. Several transactions in the RA area in recent years un-
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Regarding the MS market, many disease-modifying treatments 
are quite cost-intensive. Biologics already represent the largest 
class of disease-modifying therapies, both by sales and by number 
of approved therapies. The current top-selling MS drugs generate 
combined annual sales of about US$ 11 billion and the market is 
expected to grow. Following a period in which biologics trans-
formed the MS market, the small molecules segment, which cur-
rently makes up more than 30 % of the market, is expected to see  
a renaissance in the next three to four years. However, differences 
in course and severity of MS result in a large segmentation with 
various subtypes, i.e. relapsing/remitting forms, primary and sec-
ondary progressive forms, etc., which offers different entry routes 
for new therapeutic agents.

Over the next couple of years, a new class of oral drugs, known as 
JAK inhibitors, is expected to contribute significantly to the anti-
inflammatory market. JAK inhibitors block the action of proteins 
called Janus-associated kinases which are involved in cell-signal-
ing. The first JAK inhibitor for rheumatoid arthritis, Pfizer’s tofaci-
tinib, is expected to gain approval by the FDA in 2012.

INFEC TIO US DISE ASES
MorphoSys initiated an early infectious disease program against 
drug-resistant MRSA (methicillin-resistant S. aureus) infections in 
2010. As part of this initiative, MorphoSys signed a license and 
collaboration agreement with UK-based Absynth Biologics, provid-
ing access to novel target molecules associated with Staphylococ­
cus aureus infections, including MRSA. MorphoSys generated anti-
bodies using its proprietary HuCAL PLATINUM antibody library. 
These antibodies are currently being further validated. MorphoSys 
will be solely responsible for the development and partnering of 
the resulting compounds.

Hospital-acquired or nosocomial infections are a growing public 
health concern and are associated with increasing levels of mortal-
ity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that, 
in the United States alone, about 1.7 million nosocomial infections 
and 99,000 associated deaths occur each year. These infections 
are caused by microorganisms including drug-resistant MRSA. In 
the United Kingdom, S. aureus accounts for almost half of all hos-
pital-acquired infections.

ON C OLO GY
The ability of monoclonal antibodies to bind to specific antigens 
has led to their dominant position in the area of targeted cancer 
therapies, and the global market for innovative biological therapies 
in cancer treatment is constantly growing at a very high speed. 
More precisely, the biotherapy segment is forecast to almost double 
in size by 2014, eventually exceeding US$ 50 billion in the next 
five to ten years, according to BCC Research. 

MorphoSys has advanced two proprietary cancer programs, namely 
MOR202 and MOR208, into clinical development in the last two 
years. MorphoSys’s antibody MOR208 is currently undergoing a 
clinical phase 1 study against chronic lymphocytic leukemia 
(CLL). Its immunotherapeutic target, CD19, is of particular interest 
for many B-cell-derived cancers. The therapeutic market for B-cell 
malignancies is about US$ 4 – 5 billion according to research firm 
Decision Resources. Existing biologics therapies against B-cell 
malignancies, including the blockbuster product Rituxan®, target 
the cell marker CD20. Due to the target molecule being expressed 
on a broader range of B-cell subsets – compared to CD20 – anti-
CD19 antibodies are considered to be potentially more effective.  
In addition, MOR208 is also improved by a modification of the con-
stant Fc-part of the antibody, leading to increased cellular cyto-
toxicity (ADCC). 

From a commercial perspective, the market for B-cell cancer 
therapies is promising due to the need for alternative and more 
effective treatment options. The current competitive landscape  
in this area is marked by efforts towards technological improve-
ments, and better efficacy and safety profiles. The most advanced 
competitive anti-CD19 antibody is Micromet’s BiTE antibody blina-
tumomab (MT103), which is currently being evaluated in phase 2 
studies in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Other clinical pro-
grams against the same target are pursued by, among others, 
 AstraZeneca/MedImmune and Sanofi/Immunogen.

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MORPHOSYS IN THE RESE ARCH AND DIAGNOSTIC S MARKE T
In its third operating segment, MorphoSys provides antibodies un-
der the AbD Serotec brand for life science research and modern 
clinical diagnostics. AbD Serotec’s sales model is based on a com-
prehensive catalog business with currently more than 15,000 
 immediately available products and is complemented by the pro-
duction of antibodies in larger quantities on behalf of diagnostic 
customers.

C OMPE TITIVE L ANDSCAPE
Driven by technological advancements, the market for in vitro diag-
nostics (IVD) in particular, has experienced significant growth 
in recent years. The demand for biomarker-based tests is making 
up a large part of this development, and molecular diagnostics  
are seen as the fastest-growing segment. The total IVD market, 
mainly dominated by North America, Europe and Japan, was 
worth US$ 44 billion in 2010 and is estimated to grow by around 
18 % until 2013.

AbD Serotec currently has relationships with more than 20 diag-
nostic companies. The first diagnostic test kits using HuCAL anti-
bodies as a key component entered the market in 2011.

INFLUENCING FAC TORS
The sector for research and diagnostic antibodies also faces chal-
lenges in the form of legislative decisions on healthcare infrastruc-
ture in general, and depends to a large extent on public research 
funding through grants. As a result, the highest growth potential 
for IVD products is currently being seen in countries like Brazil, 
Russia, India and China, where public health is strongly supported 
by government initiatives.

Being driven by positive developments in technology and innovation 
means that the market is influenced by success stories, although 
not to the same extent as in the therapeutic sector. 

MorphoSys’s antibody MOR202 is being developed against multi-
ple myeloma (MM), targeting CD38. Despite being a relatively 
small oncology indication in terms of incidence, the MM market 
has logged impressive sales in recent years. Significant achieve-
ments in clinical practice and the launches of efficacious premium-
priced drugs have driven market expansion, but untapped market 
potential remains for treatments that can improve the survival rate 
and reduce side effects compared to currently available agents. 
Despite major improvements in terms of survival, the disease is 
only rarely curable and the majority of patients relapse. As a re-
sult, alternative treatments like those targeting surface antigen 
CD38 are especially sought-after. Besides MOR202, other de-
velopment programs targeting CD38 are Genmab’s daratumumab 
(HUMAX-CD38), a human monoclonal antibody currently involved 
in a phase 1/2 study and SAR650984, a humanized antibody in a 
phase 1 clinical trial. The latter antibody has been developed in  
a research alliance between ImmunoGen and Sanofi, another suc-
cessful example of the commercialization opportunities for biologi-
cal agents.

INFLUENCING FAC TORS
The healthcare sector in general is faced with serious cost-cutting 
measures worldwide due to the economic turbulence. Although 
medical treatment will always be needed and the demand for new 
therapeutic regimens is constantly growing, financial cuts can 
slow down the progress of the sector, especially regarding drug 
pipeline growth which requires extensive and costly research  
and development activities. As a result of their economic rescue 
plans, governments throughout Europe and the USA are also 
tightening controls of healthcare provisions, carefully reviewing 
the general reimbursement of drugs.

As is already the case with small-molecule drugs, generic com-
petition due to expiring drug patents is now also increasingly 
challenging the biopharmaceutical industry. The technological 
barriers to copying biological drugs, however, will remain high. 
Still, many drug developers, mainly from Europe and Asia, are en-
tering this market now, thereby increasing the pressure on tra-
ditional biotechnology companies. According to a market analysis 
from Datamonitor, the worldwide market for biosimilars will grow 
from just US$ 243 million in 2010 to US$ 3.7 billion by 2015.

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MorphoSys pursues a business model which has proven to be highly 
successful. Based on the commercial success of its alliances with 
pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies, the Company has 
the financial strength to reinvest a large part of its profits into 
 proprietary research and development, fostering the ever-growing 
product pipeline while maintaining profitability. This strategy of 
building a broad pipeline of innovative products promises substan-
tial long-term value for the Company’s shareholders.

MorphoSys is committed to engineering the medicines of tomorrow 
by developing proprietary antibody technologies and applying these 
to generate innovative products. Commercial agreements relating 
to its unique HuCAL library build the foundation of MorphoSys’s 
leading position in the antibody industry, and technology devel-
opment remains at the forefront of the Company’s strategy, as illus-
trated by the acquisition of Sloning BioTechnology GmbH in October 
of 2010, and the launch of its latest antibody platform, Ylanthia, in 
December 2011.

With the help of MorphoSys’s proprietary technologies, promising 
new antibody therapeutics as well as research and diagnostic anti-
bodies are being developed. In order to reduce development-inher-
ent risks, MorphoSys pursues a two-fold strategy in the therapeutic 
market. The Partnered Discovery segment generates optimized 
therapeutic antibodies for pharmaceutical partners. In 2011, the 
list of product candidates developed by the Company’s partners 
grew to 68 programs, forming one of the broadest antibody pipe-
lines in the industry. The Proprietary Development segment uses 
the same technology platform for the Company’s own account, the 
objective being to realize an even greater financial upside than is 
possible with partnered programs. In this segment, drug candidates 
will be taken to clinical proof of concept before out-licensing them 
to a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company for late-stage devel-
opment and marketing.

signif ic an t corp orat E dEVEl opMEn t ac t iVi t iEs in 2011

In 2011, several events had a major impact on the Company’s 
business performance:
   MorphoSys completed the installation of its HuCAL antibody 
platform at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in 
 Basel, Switzerland; this triggered a significant technology mile-
stone payment to MorphoSys.
   The therapeutic antibody pipeline containing partnered and pro-
prietary products advanced further and comprised 20 clinical 
programs and 76 programs in total at year-end. The Proprietary 
Development segment in particular recorded significant prog-
ress in terms of its most advanced programs MOR103 in RA and 
MOR208 in CLL and two further proprietary programs, MOR202 
in multiple myeloma and MOR103 in multiple sclerosis, started 
clinical development. MorphoSys now has four proprietary anti-
body programs in the clinic. In order to increase the focus on the 
most promising programs, several early stage programs were 
suspended. Regarding the partnered side of the business, two 
partners, namely  OncoMed Pharmaceuticals and Bayer Health-
Care Pharmaceuticals, each initiated a new phase 1 clinical trial 
with a HuCAL-derived antibody, triggering milestone payments 
to MorphoSys. One other phase 1 program under a license from 
MorphoSys was stopped by Bayer HealthCare during the course 
of 2011, but Bayer HealthCare kept the exclusive license for the 
respective target.
   The integration of Sloning BioTechnology GmbH into the 
 MorphoSys Group was successfully completed early in the year, 
both regarding the implementation of the technologies and the 
integration of Sloning’s workforce.
   Following a commercial license agreement with Proteomika, 
the first diagnostic kits containing HuCAL antibodies entered 
the market.
   At the end of the year, MorphoSys launched its latest antibody 
technology, Ylanthia, a library with more than 100 billion prese-
lected, high-quality human antibodies, which is expected to set 
new standards for therapeutic antibody generation in the pharma-
ceutical industry. Its commercial application will commence in 
2012.

For detailed information about the progress of MorphoSys’s busi-
ness activities in the year under review, see the Research & Devel-
opment section on page 53 as well as Commercial Development on 
page 56.

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pErf orMancE ManagEMEn t

The declared goal of MorphoSys is to increase shareholder value 
through innovative technologies, sustainable pipeline growth and 
ongoing profitability, the latter protecting the Company from be-
ing dependent on external funding. The Company uses a defined 
set of financial and non-financial indicators to monitor the trans-
lation of its strategic decisions into business operations and to ini-
tiate appropriate countermeasures if necessary.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Regarding financial measurement criteria, the operational business 
performance of MorphoSys is mainly evaluated using key perfor-
mance drivers such as revenues and profit from operations. Perfor-
mance is tracked on a monthly basis for every segment; budget 
planning for the current fiscal year is reviewed and updated quar-
terly. Once a year, a long-term plan covering the next three years  
is prepared. A thorough cost analysis measuring the Company’s 
performance in line with its financial targets and in comparison  
to prior periods is carried out on an ongoing basis. S, G&A and R&D 
expenses are particularly carefully evaluated.

Furthermore, MorphoSys’s financial performance is impacted  
by factors like milestone and license payments, cost of goods sold 
(COGS), operational cash flow, liquidity and working capital. Those 
indicators are also regularly evaluated and compared, focusing on 
cash management, exposure to foreign exchange effects and in-
vestment opportunities. The value of investments is calculated with 
the use of discounted cash flow models.

Regarding the financial rationale behind this strategy, MorphoSys 
receives secured payments from its partners in the form of tech-
nology license fees and R&D funding plus success-based milestones 
and royalties on product sales. The cash flows generated by the 
Partnered Discovery segment are reinvested to a large extent in 
proprietary drug development activities. Thanks to its successful 
development and commercialization strategy throughout the past 
few years, MorphoSys has the financial strength to remain inde-
pendent from the capital markets. Backed by a very healthy cash 
position of € 134.4 million, MorphoSys, unlike most other biotech-
nology companies, does not have to look for strategic financing al-
ternatives. Although proprietary development requires substantial 
investments, MorphoSys is adhering to its intention of remaining 
profitable. The combination of flourishing product alliances and 
 selected in-house development activities together with a stringent 
cost-controlling process builds the basis for the Company’s future 
success, thereby increasing the long-term value for MorphoSys’s 
shareholders.

In order to fully exploit the potential of its antibody technologies 
and products, MorphoSys not only serves the therapeutic market 
but also the market for research and diagnostic antibodies, through 
its AbD Serotec segment. In particular, the unit’s growing pene-
tration of the diagnostics market positions MorphoSys to benefit 
from the burgeoning importance of diagnostics in human health-
care. Several research and development alliances with world-class 
research institutes throughout 2011 have proven the leading posi-
tion of MorphoSys in this market. Despite economic headwinds in 
the industry and negative currency effects, AbD Serotec achieved  
a slightly higher profit margin than was expected at the beginning 
of the year.

In 2011, the Company concentrated on strengthening its corporate 
development internally, and no decisions on external opportu-
nities were taken. With regards to future business development, 
MorphoSys is closely monitoring the biotechnology in dustry in 
 order to secure sustainable growth through potential technology 
acquisitions and in-licensing activities. 

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NON - FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
In an emerging industry like biotechnology, purely financial infor-
mation shows an incomplete picture of a company’s value-cre-
ation activities and may appear to be unrelated to its stock price. 
MorphoSys is committed to growing the Company’s value by 
maintaining its position as a provider of industry-leading antibody 
technologies and by expanding and advancing its pipeline of thera-
peutic drug candidates. The Company’s success in executing this 

strategy is most clearly seen in the development of its product 
pipeline, especially in respect of the number of programs in clini-
cal trials. 

Technological advancements are another indicator of MorphoSys’s 
success. The recent launches of unique platforms, each of them 
setting new quality standards in the industry, illustrate the inno-
vative potential of the Company.

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hucal platinuM
MorphoSys’s HuCAL (Human Combinatorial Antibody 
Library) PLATINUM technology is a collection of several 
billion distinct fully human antibodies allowing the rapid 
selection of antibodies with high affinity and specificity. 
The recombinant antibody technology of HuCAL en-
ables the generation of therapeutic and diagnostic anti-
bodies, including those binding to difficult antigens.

aryla
arYla is Slonomics applied to antibodies. arYla offers an 
individualized maturation solution for antibodies. With 
the arYla technology, MorphoSys combines more than 
15 years of experience in design and selection of thera-
peutic antibodies with the unique library synthesis ca-
pabilities of Slonomics.

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slonomics
In October 2010, MorphoSys acquired Sloning BioTech-
nology GmbH. This transaction made MorphoSys the 
sole source of Sloning’s state-of-the-art Slonomics 
technology. Slonomics is a proprietary, fully automated 
genetic engineering platform that utilizes sets of double 
stranded DNA triplets in the controlled fabrication of 
highly diverse combinatorial gene libraries. Slonomics 
enables researchers to increase the success rate of 
their screening for new and optimized therapeutic anti-
bodies, proteins or industrial enzymes.

ylanthia
Ylanthia is MorphoSys’s next-generation antibody tech-
nology and was presented in December 2011. Ylanthia 
uses a unique and innovative concept for the in vitro gen-
eration of highly specific and fully human antibodies. 
MorphoSys expects its novel antibody library to set new 
standards for therapeutic antibody generation in the phar-
maceutical industry over the next decade and beyond.

In 2011, the first diagnostic kit to be based on HuCAL antibodies 
made at AbD Serotec, MorphoSys’s business unit for research and 
diagnostic antibodies, was brought to the market by Proteomika. 
The development of diagnostic products based on MorphoSys’s 
technologies is an important driver of the future success of this 
segment.

A more detailed description of the Company’s progress is given in 
the R&D activities section on page 53. The stable development 
is also reflected in the workforce numbers (see section on Human 
Resources on page 57). Several additional key elements translate 
MorphoSys’s sustainability strategy into operational performance. 
They are described in more detail in the Sustainability Report 
starting on page 66.

E ARLY INDICATORS
In addition to this, MorphoSys monitors early indicators relating  
to both the Company and the macroeconomic environment on a 
monthly basis. At Company level, this means scientific and eco-
nomic data relating to the progress of each program for the 
 therapeutic side of the business as well as sales volume statistics 
for AbD Serotec. Regarding early macroeconomic indicators, 
 MorphoSys examines general market data derived from external 
economic and financial studies, in particular with regards to 
 industry transactions, changes of regulatory parameters and the 
availability of research grants.

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According to IMS Health, the global pharmaceutical industry grew 
by between 5 and 7 % in 2011, representing sales of approximately 
US$ 880 billion. The US market, which is expected to remain the 
single-largest pharma market, is slated to grow by between 3 and 
5 % from US$ 320 billion to US$ 330 billion. As far as other devel-
oped markets are concerned, Japan is expected to grow by between 
5 and 7 % in 2011. Major European markets like the UK, Germany, 
France, Italy and Spain are expected to deliver combined growth of 
3 %. Emerging pharmaceutical markets, consisting of 17 countries, 
are slated to grow in the range of 15 % to 17 % in 2011, representing 
sales of between US$ 170 billion and US$ 180 billion. China, which 
is now the third-largest market in the world, is expected to grow by 
between 25 and 27 % to more than US$ 50 billion in 2011.

The pharmaceutical industry continues to face significant chal-
lenges due to top-selling products losing patent protection and 
 facing generic competition. The term “patent cliff” is used to de-
scribe the cumulative patent expirations of blockbuster pharma-
ceutical drugs from 2009 to 2015 and the effect of this on the phar-
maceutical industry. The patent cliff peaked in 2011 with the patent 
expiry of the antipsychotic medication Zyprexa® and the cholesterol 
lowering prescription drug Lipitor®, among others. Drugs with 
sales of more than US$ 30 billion had to face generic competition 
in 2011, with Lipitor® accounting for US$ 11 billion alone. In total, 
blockbusters with combined annual sales of around US$ 170 billion 
will go off-patent by 2015. At the same time, many pharmaceutical 
companies have struggled with R&D productivity, unable to fill the 
resulting holes in their pipelines.

While historically generic competition mainly affected chemically-
derived drugs, generic versions of biopharmaceuticals, so-called 
 biosimilars, are starting to pick up. In the USA, Obama’s deficit-
reduction plan released late September included a proposal to re-
duce the market exclusivity offered to brand-name biologics drugs 
to seven years, down from the 12 years set out in the 2010 federal 
healthcare legislation. The government is looking to bring this pro-
posal into effect from 2012. Due to the complexity of biopharma-
ceuticals – including antibodies – regulatory requirements and 
market entry barriers are considered much higher than for ge-
neric versions of small molecule drugs.

Development of the Business 
 Environment

In 2011, the European sovereign debt crisis took center stage. Sev-
eral nations, most notably Greece, but also Italy, Spain, Portugal, 
Ireland and France, came under political and economic pressure. 
A package of measures designed to prevent the collapse of mem-
ber economies was implemented. This included the enlargement of 
the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), a special-purpose 
vehicle financed by members of the euro zone to combat the crisis. 
The economy of the nations who had adopted the euro grew on av-
erage by approximately 1.6 % in 2011, according to OECD estimates.

Although the focus was on Europe, the United States has a grow-
ing budget deficit too. In August 2011, the USA experienced a 
downgrade of their AAA credit rating by Standard & Poor’s for the 
first time in history. The US economy grew approximately 1.6 %  
in 2011. Japan suffered from an earthquake, the resulting tsunami 
and the Fukushima nuclear disaster early in the year. Japan’s 
economy shrank approximately 0.5 % in 2011. The emerging mar-
kets, including China, India, Brazil and Russia, maintained solid 
growth in 2011.

currEnc y ExchangE fac t ors

MorphoSys’s revenues are predominantly generated in US dollars, 
euros and British pounds, while its cost base is predominantly re-
alized in euros and British pounds. The turbulence in Europe led 
to very high volatility in exchange rates. During 2011, MorphoSys’s 
top-line results were significantly influenced by foreign exchange 
effects. A detailed description of the impact on the Company’s top 
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Despite these challenges, the pharmaceutical industry today is still 
well funded. The three largest companies in the USA, Johnson & 
Johnson, Pfizer and Merck, currently have more than US$ 50 bil-
lion in cash and cash equivalents. According to the annual state-
ments of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, which pro-
vide the lion’s share of the world’s research budgets, the top ten 
players saw a collective jump of more than 10 % in R&D investment 
despite considerable cuts in a number of R&D operations in 2011.

Venture capital investment in the US life science sector slightly 
 increased to total more than US$ 4.7 billion in the USA according 
to the National Venture Capital Association and Pricewater-
houseCoopers, and decreased to € 856 million in Europe according 
to Dow Jones VentureSource. The largest investment round in 
2011, a € 100 million placement, was secured by Danish antibody 
company Symphogen.

The academic research sector predominantly depends on govern-
ment funding. Public research budgets remained by and large 
solid in 2011. Funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
in the USA continued to be positively influenced by the 2009 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, under which the NIH 
received US$ 10.4 billion in one-time spending on top of its 
roughly US$ 30 billion annual budget. With regard to the emerging 
research markets, China announced plans to invest heavily in sci-
ence and technology, with a focus on biotechnology.

dEVEl opMEn t Wi t hin t hE an t ibod y sEc t or

At the end of 2011, the number of therapeutic antibodies on the 
market increased to 30. During the course of the year, the FDA 
 approved Benlysta® (belimumab) to treat patients with systemic 
 lupus erythematosus, Yervoy® (ipilimumab) to treat patients with 
late-stage (metastatic) melanoma and Adcetris® (brentuximab 
 vedotin), an antibody-drug conjugate, to treat Hodgkin lymphoma 
and a rare lymphoma known as systemic anaplastic large-cell 
lymphoma. Total revenues generated by monoclonal antibody sales 
in 2011 amounted to approximately US$ 45 billion, according to 
research company Datamonitor.

Deals comprising antibody technologies and products remained 
high on the agenda of the pharmaceutical industry and included 
agreements from companies such as Biotest, Wilex and Micromet.

Following the approval of Adcetris® and positive clinical trial re-
sults with similar compounds known as antibody-drug conjugates 
(ADCs), this product class has attracted significant interest from 
pharmaceutical companies. MorphoSys’s antibody libraries can de-
liver the antibody component for this class of drugs – a portion of 
partner programs today are already ADCs – and thus the Company 
could benefit from increased demand in this area.

Additionally, antibodies continue to expand into new indications, 
such as cholesterol management, where Sanofi/Regeneron and 
Amgen are currently pursuing later-stage antibody drug candidates 
for lowering harmful cholesterol, potentially reducing the risk of 
heart attacks.

rEgul at ory EnVironMEn t

The healthcare sector is highly regulated in terms of market access, 
pricing and reimbursement. The US Food and Drug Administra-
tion (FDA) approved 35 novel medicines in the 2011fiscal year – 
slightly up from last year’s number. Almost half of the 35 new 
drugs approved in 2011 were done so under priority review. Under 
this program, the FDA aims to complete its review of safety and 
effectiveness in six months.

The agency has also shown flexibility regarding clinical trials. 
Clinical requirements for many of the newly approved drugs were 
streamlined to permit smaller, shorter, or fewer studies than 
 previously required. According to FDA Commissioner Margaret 
Hamburg, the agency approved several drugs on the basis of 
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within the national health care system called AMNOG (Arznei­
mittelneuordnungsgesetz) came into force. The new legislation rep-
resents a major change for the local pharmaceutical market since 
the former system gave companies a lot of freedom in prescription 
drug pricing. Following marketing authorization, the drugmaker 
will now determine the price for new and innovative medicines for 
the first year after launch. Following an assessment on whether 
the product offers an additional benefit or not, the price of the new 
medicine will be negotiated between the Federal Association of 
Health Insurance Funds and the company in the case of an addi-
tional benefit. In the event that no additional benefit can be deter-
mined, the new medicine will be part of the lower fixed-price sys-
tem (“Festbetragssystem”). AMNOG is likely to favor innovative 
drugmakers, and place more emphasis on evidence-based medicine.

Research and Development

Research and development is essential to MorphoSys’s business 
success. The Company’s expertise in antibody technology and drug 
development has attracted a significant number of commercial 
partners, both in the pharmaceutical and the diagnostic industries. 
In 2011, the Company invested roughly 36 % of its revenues, or 
€ 36.7 million, in proprietary R&D, up from 32 %, or € 28.1 million, 
in 2010. Roughly three quarters of MorphoSys personnel were 
dedicated to research and development on behalf of partners and 
for the Company’s own account. MorphoSys considers innovation  
to be a key component of sustainability because it can reduce the 
amounts of materials and resources used. MorphoSys strives to 
embed this and other sustainability concepts into its R&D processes 
for a more responsible innovation culture. More details can be found 
in the Sustainability Report on page 66.

rEsEarch and dEVEl opMEn t Wi t h par t nErs

MorphoSys’s R&D activities on behalf of partners are focused on 
the generation and characterization of high-quality antibody 
drug candidates. Through these activities, MorphoSys has estab-
lished a therapeutic antibody pipeline with a range of partners.

During the 2011 fiscal year, this partnered pipeline increased 
from 65 to 68 active antibody development programs in total, of 
which 16 programs are currently in clinical development, 24 in 
preclinical development, and 28 in research (not including two co-
development candidates with Novartis). The net increase of three 
programs in total resulted from nine new program starts and six 
programs terminated during the course of 2011.

In line with the Company’s expectations for 2011, two new pro-
grams with partners entered phase 1 clinical trials, triggering 
clinical milestone payments to MorphoSys.

In April 2011, MorphoSys announced that it received a milestone 
payment from OncoMed Pharmaceuticals in connection with the 
FDA’s approval of a clinical trial application for a HuCAL-derived 
antibody. The antibody, OMP-18R5, which targets the Wnt signal-
ing pathway, will be evaluated in a phase 1 trial in the USA in pa-
tients with advanced solid tumors. OMP-18R5 is part of OncoMed’s 
collaboration with Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals.

In September 2011, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals initiated  
a phase 1 clinical trial with the HuCAL-derived antibody-drug 
conjugate BAY 94-9343 in the therapeutic area of oncology. The 
program BAY 94-9343 is directed against the target molecule 
 mesothelin. Mesothelin is highly expressed on mesotheliomas and 
on ovarian and pancreatic tumors.

One clinical program, more precisely the antibody-drug conju-
gate BAY 79-4620, was stopped during the course of 2011. This 
conjugate was in clinical development at Bayer HealthCare under  
a license from MorphoSys. Bayer HealthCare intends to keep the 
exclusive license for antibodies against the respective target, since 
the associated antibody may be used in other programs. As a re-
sult, MorphoSys reclassified the license-related research and devel-
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Two partners advanced programs from phase 1 to phase 2 clinical 
trials. Novartis, with the program BYM338, a HuCAL-based anti-
body to treat musculoskeletal diseases, and Janssen Biotech, with 
CNTO1959, a HuCAL-based antibody to treat psoriasis, each ad-
vanced drugs into phase 2 clinical trials. In addition, several stud-
ies were initiated with HuCAL-antibodies that had entered clinical 
development in previous years, bringing the total number of clinical 
trials, either running or completed, with HuCAL-based antibodies 
up to 30.

In terms of clinical results emerging from HuCAL-based thera-
peutics, 2011 saw the first of what the Company expects to be an in-
creasing number of events. MorphoSys’s partner Roche published 
the first amyloid imaging data from the HuCAL-based Alzheimer’s 
disease program gantenerumab. The data, published in the Ar-
chives of Neurology, demonstrated a dose-dependent reduction of 
amyloid beta in the brains of patients treated with the monoclonal 
antibody, while amyloid load increased in patients on placebo. The 
program is currently being evaluated in phase 2 clinical trials.

Preclinical data for the antibody program CNTO888, developed by 
MorphoSys’s partner Janssen Biotech (formerly Centocor Ortho 
Biotech), was published in Nature. The data presented in this paper 
links multiple prometastatic processes in breast cancer to the 
 production of the chemokine CCL2, the underlying target of the 
CNTO888 program, in tumor cells. According to the authors, the 
findings could aid the development of new therapeutics to prevent 
breast cancer metastasis, the main cause of breast cancer mor-
tality in Western women, and could point to a new indication for 
CNTO888. The program is currently being evaluated in phase 2 
clinical trials.

propriE tary r&d ac t iVi t iEs – produc t dEVEl opMEn t

MorphoSys’s product-related proprietary R&D activities are focused 
on evaluating and developing antibody drug candidates to a stage 
where lucrative out-licensing deals with pharmaceutical partners 
can be signed.

The clinical compounds and main value drivers in MorphoSys’s 
current proprietary portfolio are:
   MOR103 – a fully human monoclonal HuCAL antibody being de-
veloped in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and multiple sclerosis (MS);
   MOR208 – a humanized, Fc-optimized monoclonal antibody be-
ing developed in chronic lymphocytic leukemia; and
   MOR202 – a fully human monoclonal HuCAL antibody being de-
veloped in multiple myeloma.

In 2011, MorphoSys consolidated its clinical development portfolio, 
advancing one new proprietary program into clinical trials, namely 
the anti-cancer compound MOR202, and initiating two additional 
clinical trials for its anti-inflammatory compound MOR103.

Regarding the clinical development of MOR103 in the first indica-
tion, RA, MorphoSys remained on track to report trial results from 
the phase 1b/2a clinical trial in 2012. In June 2011, MorphoSys 
amended the clinical trial design for this study. The amended trial 
design aimed to recruit approximately 92 patients (from the pre-
vious number of 135). As is the case with many RA trials, recruit-
ment was slower than originally anticipated. Based on feedback 
from its investigators, the Company identified ways to optimize 
enrollment by improving the study plan without changing the va-
lidity or statistical basis of the study. Assuming a positive outcome 
of the trial, MorphoSys intends to initiate out-licensing discussions 
in 2012.

With regard to the clinical development of MOR103 in the second 
indication, MS, MorphoSys initiated a phase 1b safety study at the 
end of 2011. The randomized, multicenter, multi-dose study will 
evaluate the safety of MOR103 in patients with multiple sclerosis. 
The trial will enroll approximately 30 patients in clinical centers 
in Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom. Data for this trial is 
expected to be available in 2013.

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MOR103 is also being developed to increase its commercial poten-
tial. To this end, MorphoSys initiated a bioavailability study to 
evaluate a subcutaneous formulation of MOR103 as an alternate 
administration route. Enrollment for this trial is expected to be 
completed in 2012. 

The clinical development of MOR208, an antibody program in-li-
censed from Xencor Inc. in 2010, remained on track. The program 
was evaluated in an open-label, multi-dose, single-arm, phase 1 
dose-escalation study in the USA during the course of 2011. The 
estimated primary completion date of this trial is in H1 2012.

In early September, MorphoSys announced that the first patient in 
a phase 1/2a clinical trial of its cancer antibody, MOR202, had 
been dosed. The open-label, multicenter, dose-escalation study will 
evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of MOR202 in pa-
tients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Patients are 
being treated with different doses of the HuCAL-derived antibody. 
There are also plans to evaluate the safety of MOR202 in combina-
tion with approved therapy. Preclinical studies presented at the 
2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 
(ASCO) demonstrated enhanced cytotoxic activity of MOR202 in 
combination with either Velcade® (bortezomib) or Revlimid® (le-
nalidomide), supporting the clinical trial design.

The clinical trial is anticipated to include up to 82 patients and 
will be conducted in several centers in Germany and Austria. The 
primary endpoints of the trial are to determine the safety and 
 tolerability of multiple doses of MOR202 in patients. Secondary out-
come measures will evaluate pharmacokinetics and the prelimi-
nary efficacy of this antibody.

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oping proprietary therapeutic products. Currently, the three clini-
cal programs, MOR103, MOR208 and MOR202 are the main focus 
of attention. Behind these, several promising programs are pro-
gressing, and in order to increase the resources put behind these 
newer programs, in 2011, several other early stage programs 
were suspended. MorphoSys is very fortunate to be able to pursue 
a portfolio of proprietary programs, support its broad partnered 
pipeline, and still remain profitable.

propriE tary r&d ac t iVi t iEs – t Echnol ogy dEVEl opMEn t

MorphoSys’s proprietary R&D in technology is focused on en-
abling the generation of even better antibody products, faster than 
is currently possible. Technologically, the full implementation of 
the Slonomics platform, which was acquired in Q4 2010, and work 
on a new antibody library called Ylanthia took center stage in 
2011. The Slonomics platform is now fully integrated into internal 
R&D processes to develop therapeutic and diagnostic antibodies 
for partners and on MorphoSys’s own behalf. When used in an anti-
body context and combined with HuCAL, MorphoSys’s other tech-
nology platform in this field, Slonomics, becomes arYla. 

In December 2011, MorphoSys presented its latest antibody library, 
called Ylanthia, at a key scientific conference. The Ylanthia anti-
body library is based on a completely new concept for generating 
and optimizing human antibodies. The technology’s uniqueness 
derives from its incorporation of Slonomics. In contrast to HuCAL, 
Ylanthia is not restricted to predefined antibody gene cassettes 
and discards the principle of optimization through modularity in 
favor of a de novo generation of antibody sub-libraries. MorphoSys 
expects the Ylanthia library to have significant advantages over 
HuCAL, resulting in therapeutic and diagnostic antibodies which 
are superior in many respects to those which derive from extant 
technologies.

rEsEarch and dEVEl opMEn t in t hE abd sEro t Ec sEgMEn t

Research activities at MorphoSys’s AbD Serotec business unit are 
aimed at gaining access to new products in core research markets, 
such as veterinary research, innate immunity, neuroscience and 
stem cell antibodies. More details on the individual research alli-
ances can be found on the Company’s website.

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In July 2011, AbD Serotec entered into a research and supply 
agreement with the Department of Cancer Immunology and AIDS 
at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Dana-Farber is 
 engaged in research activities as part of a project funded by the 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the 
United States Department of Defense to develop transient immu-
nity against life-threatening viral infections. AbD Serotec will 
provide research tools using MorphoSys’s proprietary Slonomics 
technology platform. AbD Serotec will receive financial compen-
sation and has preferred access to commercialization rights for 
products generated during the collaboration.

In October 2011, AbD Serotec entered into an agreement with the 
Moredun Research Institute and the Roslin Institute at The Univer-
sity of Edinburgh to establish a broad range of research reagents 
in the veterinary research arena. The project is funded through an 
Industrial Partnership Award from the Biotechnology and Biologi-
cal Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) as part of a joint initiative 
with the Scottish government’s Rural and Environment Science 
and Analytical Services Division (RESAS). Over the three-year term 
of the grant, the Moredun Research Institute and the Roslin Insti-
tute combined will receive funding of nearly £ 1 million.

Commercial Development

propriE tary dEVEl opMEn t

In March 2011, MorphoSys and Boehringer Ingelheim announced 
a biopharmaceutical manufacturing agreement for therapeutic 
 antibodies. The agreement covers the process development and 
manufactur ing of additional clinical material for MorphoSys’s 
 proprietary MOR208 program and other drug candidates. By add-
ing an additional supplier to the proprietary development setup, 
MorphoSys aims to prevent any bottlenecks in clinical trial supply 
in the years ahead, an important part of the Company’s sustain-
able production policy. Additionally, establishing a commercial 
manufactur ing process with Boehringer Ingelheim early in the 
 development of MOR208 is expected to increase the value of this 
program.

par t nErEd discoVEry

In February 2011, MorphoSys announced the receipt of a technology 
milestone payment from Novartis in connection with the comple-
tion of the installation of its HuCAL antibody platform at Novartis 
Institutes for BioMedical Research in Basel, Switzerland. The 
milestone arose in connection with an option for Novartis in the 
2004 agreement to internalize the HuCAL technology and com-
prises a double-digit, million-euro payment to MorphoSys. The col-
laboration between the companies is otherwise unaffected by the 
achievement of the milestone, and the number of active programs 
to be pursued by Novartis, as well as the number of MorphoSys 
employees working on Novartis’s projects, remains unchanged. The 
milestone had a significant effect on MorphoSys’s 2011 revenues.

In April 2011, MorphoSys announced the formation of a new alli-
ance with US-based biotechnology company, ContraFect, in the 
discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies for infectious 
diseases. Under the terms of the five-year agreement, ContraFect 
receives access to the HuCAL PLATINUM antibody library and to 
AutoCAL at its facility in New York. Payments under the agree-
ment include committed annual license fees in addition to success-
based development milestones. MorphoSys also stands to receive 
royalties on sales of marketed drug products emerging from the 
collaboration.

The therapeutic antibody collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo, 
signed in March 2006, was concluded in the first quarter of 2011. 
The infectious disease collaboration between the two companies 
was concluded in May 2011. The license agreement with Schering-
Plough, which was acquired by Merck & Co. in 2009, was also 
 concluded in 2011.

abd sEro t Ec

In May 2011, Proteomika, a Spanish biotechnology company spe-
cializing in biomarker discovery and a subsidiary of the Progenika 
Group, signed a commercial license agreement for seven diagnos-
tic HuCAL antibodies from MorphoSys’s AbD Serotec business unit. 
To generate these antibodies, AbD Serotec applies MorphoSys’s 
HuCAL GOLD and HuCAL PLATINUM antibody technologies. Pro-
teomika will implement these antibodies in their PROMONITOR® 
kits. AbD Serotec will receive royalties on product sales. Proteomika 
launched the first PROMONITOR® kits containing HuCAL anti-
bodies for use in the routine clinical monitoring of biological ther-
apies in the second quarter of 2011.

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AbD Serotec continues to have commercial relationships with a 
number of pharmaceutical companies that have worked with HuCAL 
in the past. In these relationships, HuCAL is used as a research 
tool rather than as a source of therapeutic antibody candidates. The 
collaborations are run by the Company’s AbD Serotec business 
unit and revenues are recorded in this segment.

In August 2011, MorphoSys amended its existing license agree-
ment with Merck & Co., Inc. to include the use of its HuCAL GOLD 
technology in the field of vaccines. Under the terms of the agree-
ment, Merck has been granted access to HuCAL GOLD for research 
purposes, with the option to upgrade to MorphoSys’s latest propri-
etary antibody library HuCAL PLATINUM. MorphoSys’s research 
and diagnostic antibody segment, AbD Serotec, will receive an-
nual user fees from Merck for access to the HuCAL technology and 
license fees for clinical monitoring reagents.

In November 2011, MorphoSys announced that it had expanded  
its license agreement with Shionogi & Co., Ltd. The expanded agree-
ment covers the use of MorphoSys’s HuCAL antibody technology 
and additional proprietary technology modules for research in drug 
discovery for three additional years. Under the terms of the agree-
ment, Shionogi will continue to have the right to use MorphoSys’s 
patented antibody library, HuCAL PLATINUM, for research pur-
poses at one of its research sites. MorphoSys receives annual user 
fees from Shionogi for access to the technologies.

In December 2011, Novozymes A/S, the world leader in bio-inno-
vation and industrial enzymes, signed a multi-year licensing  
and technology transfer agreement with MorphoSys. The agree-
ment provided Novozymes with a non-exclusive license to use 
MorphoSys’s proprietary Slonomics technology to develop novel, 
predominantly enzymatic products within the industrial biotech-
nology sector. Novozymes became the first industrial biotechnology 
company to have access to the Slonomics technology.

Human Resources

group hEadcoun t dEVEl opMEn t

The source of MorphoSys’s success is its creative workforce,  
which shows a rich variety of skills and capabilities. On Decem-
ber 31, 2011, 446 people were working for the Company world-
wide (December 31, 2010: 464), of which 147 held a PhD (Decem-
ber 31, 2010: 148). On average, the MorphoSys Group employed 
459 people in 2011 (2010: 435).

The Company offers competitive salaries based on a yearly 
benchmark ing process relating to the biotechnology sector and 
other  industries. Additionally, MorphoSys’s employees are com-
pensated through a performance-related bonus system based on 
their achievement of individual and Company goals. Equity-
based and profit-participation programs involve the employees  
in the operational and financial development of the Company.  
A  detailed look at the workforce development and the Company’s 
focus on attracting and maintaining its employees can be found  
in the Sustainability Report on page 66.

changE in ManagEMEn t board coMp osi t ion

On February 24, 2011, MorphoSys announced that Jens Holstein 
will succeed Dave Lemus both as Chief Financial Officer of 
 MorphoSys AG and as a member of the Management Board (Vor-
stand). Dave Lemus stepped down from his position as CFO with 
the Company in March 2011 to pursue other opportunities. Jens 
Holstein was appointed as Chief Financial Officer as of May 1, 
2011, and joined MorphoSys from Fresenius Kabi AG, where he 
most recently served as Regional CFO for Europe/Middle East 
and as Managing Director of Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH. 
Over nearly 16 years at Fresenius, he held a variety of financial 
and general management positions. Before that, he had spent sev-
eral years in the consulting industry working in Frankfurt and 
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Results of Operations, 
 Financial Situation and 
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Revenues

Compared to the same period in the previous year, Group reve-
nues increased by 16 % to € 100.8 million (2010: € 87.0 million). This 
increase was mainly a result of higher levels of success-based 
fees, namely a technology milestone payment from Novartis in 
connection with completing the installation of the HuCAL anti-
body platform at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in 
Basel, Switzerland. As expected, funded research and licensing 
fees in the Partnered Discovery segment decreased compared to 
the same period in the previous year, as did revenues in the AbD 
Serotec segment.

Revenues arising from the Partnered Discovery and Proprietary 
Development segments, before elimination of inter-segment ef-
fects, accounted for 81 % or € 81.7 million (2010: 78 % or € 68.0 mil-
lion) of total revenues, while the AbD Serotec segment generated 
19 % or € 19.3 million of the total segment revenues (2010: 23 % or 
€ 20.2 million).

Geographically, 12 % or € 12.4 million of MorphoSys’s commercial 
revenues were generated with biotechnology and pharmaceutical 
companies and non-profit organizations located in North America 
and 88 % or € 88.4 million with companies mainly located in Eu-
rope and Asia. This compares to 19 % and 81 %, respectively, in the 
same period of the prior year. The relatively higher contribution  
of European revenues to Group revenues mainly reflects the con-
tribution from MorphoSys’s largest customer Novartis.

par t nErEd discoVEry and propriE tary dEVEl opMEn t 

sEgMEn t s

Segment revenues arising from the Partnered Discovery segment 
comprised € 46.6 million in funded research and licensing fees 
(2010: € 57.2 million) plus € 32.7 million in success-based payments 
(2010: € 9.1 million). These success-based payments represent 40 % 
of total Partnered Discovery and Proprietary Development revenues. 
Funded research and licensing fees decreased due to the fact that 
most of MorphoSys’s collaborations were concluded as planned and 
contractually agreed. The main reason for the strong increase of 
success-based payments was a one-time technology milestone from 
Novartis for the installation of the HuCAL technology.

Segment revenues from the Proprietary Development segment 
 included € 2.4 million in funded research (2010: € 1.8 million). 
 Approximately 94 % of Partnered Discovery and Proprietary Devel-
opment revenues and 76 % of total revenues arose from the Com-
pany’s three largest alliances with Novartis, Daiichi Sankyo and 
Pfizer (2010: Novartis, Daiichi Sankyo and Pfizer, 87 % and 68 %, 
respectively).

Assuming constant foreign exchange rates at the average rate of 
2010, segment revenues in the Partnered Discovery and Proprietary 
Development segments would have amounted to € 82.4 million.

abd sEro t Ec sEgMEn t

Compared to the same period of the previous year, AbD Serotec’s 
segment revenues decreased by 4 %, or € 0.9 million, to € 19.3 mil-
lion in 2011 (2010: € 20.2 million). The unfavorable comparison 
with the prior year’s revenues is mainly due to a large OEM order 
which had been placed in Q1 2010. Assuming constant foreign 
 exchange rates at the average rate of 2010, revenues in the AbD 
Serotec segment would have amounted to € 19.8 million.

As of December 31, 2011, orders in the amount of € 0.8 million 
were classified as back orders in the segment (2010: € 0.7 million).

    
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Operating Expenses

cos t of goods sol d

Total operating expenses in 2011 increased by approximately  
15 % over the previous year, to € 89.1 million (2010: € 77.4 million). 
The change in operating expenses of € 11.7 million was due to 
 research and development (R&D) expenses increasing by 23 % or 
€ 10.6 million and sales, general and administrative (S, G&A) ex-
penses increasing by 6 % to € 24.6 million while COGS decreased 
from € 7.3 million to € 7.0 million. Total purchase price allocation 
(PPA) effects on operating profit amounted to € 1.4 million (2010: 
€ 0.8 million) and increased by 75 % due to the full-year inclusion  
of the amortization of technology from the acquisition of Sloning 
BioTechnology GmbH in October 2010.

Operating expenses remained almost unchanged at € 23.7 mil-
lion (2010: € 23.6 million) in the Partnered Discovery segment and 
increased by 32 % to € 35.0 million (2010: € 26.5 million) in the 
Proprietary Development segment. In the AbD Serotec segment, 
operating expenses decreased by 3 % to € 18.4 million (2010: 
€ 18.9 million) and would have amounted to € 18.6 million assum-
ing constant foreign exchange rates at the average rate of 2010.

Stock-based compensation expenses are embedded in COGS, S, 
G&A and R&D expense amounts. Stock-based compensation in 
2011 amounted to € 1.5 million (2010: € 2.1 million) and is a non-
cash charge.

COGS is composed of the AbD Serotec segment’s cost of goods sold 
in 2011 and – compared to the same period of the prior year – de-
creased by 4 % from € 7.3 million to € 7.0 million. The gross margin 
for the segment remained unchanged at 64 % in comparison to 2010.

rEsEarch and dEVEl opMEn t ExpEnsEs

In 2011, expenses for research and development increased by 
€ 10.6 million to € 57.5 million (2010: € 46.9 million). This was 
mainly due to increased costs for external laboratory funding 
(2011: € 18.3 million; 2010: € 13.3 million), higher personnel costs 
(2011: € 21.4 million; 2010: € 17.9 million), as well as higher costs 
for intangibles (2011: € 6.3 million; 2010: € 5.1 million).

In 2011, the Company incurred costs for proprietary product devel-
opment in the amount of € 35.0 million, including segment alloca-
tions for technology development in the amount of € 1.1 million 
(2010: € 26.5 million, including segment allocations for technology 
development in the amount of € 0.6 million). The total costs for tech-
nology development amounted to € 2.9 million (2010: € 2.1 million).

sal Es, gEnEral and adMinis t rat iVE ExpEnsEs

Compared to the same period of the previous year, sales, general 
and administrative expenses increased by 6 %, or € 1.4 million,  
to € 24.6 million (2010: € 23.2 million) mainly due to an increase in 
personnel costs of € 1.6 million compared to 2010.

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Proprietary Development Expenses

Technology Development Expenses

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Other Operating Income

Non-operating Items

Other operating income increased by € 0.3 million to € 0.5 million 
in 2011 and comprised grant income from governmental agencies.

Operating Profit

Group operating profit in 2011 amounted to € 12.2 million (2010: 
€ 9.8 million). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted 
to € 11.1 million (2010: € 13.1 million). The Partnered Discovery 
and Proprietary Development segments showed an operating profit 
of € 55.7 million (2010: € 42.7 million) and an operating loss of 
€ 32.2 million (2010: operating loss of € 24.5 million), respectively. 
In the AbD Serotec segment, operating profit amounted to € 1.0 
million (2010: € 1.2 million) and would have amounted to€ 1.2 mil-
lion assuming constant foreign exchange rates at the average rate 
of 2010.

In 2011, non-operating items included other expenses of € 2.2 mil-
lion (2010: € 1.2 million), which predominantly resulted from 
 foreign exchange losses, and finance income of € 1.4 million (2010: 
€ 4.1 million), mainly comprising realized gains on marketable 
 securities sold in the period. Compared to 2011, more marketable 
securities had been sold in 2010 for the financing of the in-licens-
ing of a compound from Xencor in June 2010 and the acquisition of 
Sloning BioTechnology GmbH in October 2010, resulting in higher 
gains on marketable securities.

Taxes

For 2011, the Company reported income tax expense in the amount 
of € 3.2 million (2010: € 4.0 million). This line item mainly included 
current tax expense from Group entities.

Net Profit

A net profit after taxes of € 8.2 million was achieved in 2011, com-
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Revenues

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Research and Development Expenses

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Profit from Operations

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Financial Situation

f inanc ial ManagEMEn t princ ipl Es

The most important objective of financial management at 
 MorphoSys is to provide at all times sufficient liquidity reserves 
for industry-specific fluctuations and for the Group’s continued 
growth. The most important sources of liquidity are the operating 
business activities of the individual Group companies and the re-
sulting cash inflows. Scenarios and cash-flow planning are used  
to establish liquidity requirements.

c ash fl oWs

Net cash inflow from operations in 2011 amounted to € 27.1 million 
(2010: cash inflow of € 1.9 million). Investing activities resulted in  
a cash outflow of € 18.1 million (2010: cash outflow of € 2.0 million), 
whereas financing activities resulted in a cash inflow of € 1.3 mil-
lion (2010: cash inflow of € 2.9 million).

c api tal ExpEndi t urE

MorphoSys’s investment in property, plant and equipment focused 
mainly on laboratory equipment and amounted to € 2.3 million  
in 2011 (2010: € 2.3 million). Depreciation of property, plant and 
equipment in 2011 accounted for € 2.4 million compared to € 2.1 
million in 2010.

In 2011, the Company invested € 1.3 million in intangible assets 
(2010: € 11.5 million). The investment in 2010 had mainly included 
the in-licensing of a compound from Xencor. Amortization of in-
tangibles amounted to € 4.3 million in 2011 (2010: € 4.0 million).

l iQuidi t y

As of December 31, 2011, the Company held € 134.4 million in 
cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale financial assets, com-
pared to a year-end 2010 balance of € 108.4 million.

    
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Multiple-Year Overview – Financial Situation

ta b . 9 :  M u lt i p l E-y E a r o V E r V i E W – f i n a n c i a l  s i t u at i o n 

in million €

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

Net Cash Provided by/(Used in)  
Operating Activities*

Net Cash Provided by/(Used in)  
Investing Activities

Net Cash Provided by/(Used in)  
Financing Activities*

Cash and Cash Equivalents  
(as of December 31)

Available-for-sale Financial Assets

27.1

(18.1)

1.3

54.6

79.8

1.9

(2.0)

2.9

44.1

64.3

(1.0)

0.6

1.4

41.3

93.9

28.6

(39.3)

2.5

40.1

97.8

17.1

(5.2)

32.6

48.4

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assE t s

Total assets increased by € 18.6 million to € 228.4 million as of 
 December 31, 2011, compared to € 209.8 million as of December 31, 
2010. Current assets increased by € 22.2 million, mainly as a re-
sult of an increase by € 25.9 million in available-for-sale financial 
assets and cash and cash equivalents generated in operations 
(mainly driven by the payment received for the technology mile-
stone from Novartis). The increase in marketable securities as  
well as cash and cash equivalents was partly offset by a decrease 
in accounts receivable by € 2.8 million.

l iabil i t iEs

In 2011, current liabilities increased from € 21.4 million as of De-
cember 31, 2010, to € 23.8 million as of December 31, 2011, arising 
mainly from an increase in accounts payable and accrued ex-
penses as well as tax liabilities by € 3.4 million and € 0.9 million, 
respectively. Compared to 2010, accrued expenses for external 
laboratory funding increased by € 3.0 million to € 6.6 million while 
accrued expenses for personnel-related expenses increased by 
€ 1.0 million to € 5.1 million. The increase in accounts payable and 
accrued expenses as well as tax liabilities was partly offset by a 
decrease in deferred revenue by € 1.8 million.

Compared to December 31, 2010, non-current assets decreased  
by € 3.6 million, mainly as a consequence of the amortization of 
licenses and patents.

Non-current liabilities increased by € 5.0 million to € 7.5 million in 
2011, mainly due to an increase in non-current deferred revenue 
linked to payments received in 2011 from a deal closed in Decem-
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EQui t y

Financing

Total stockholders’ equity amounted to € 197.1 million as of Decem-
ber 31, 2011, compared to € 185.9 million as of December 31, 2010.

As of December 31, 2011, the equity ratio of the Company amounted 
to 86 %, compared to an equity ratio of 89 % as of December 31, 
2010. The Company is currently not financed via financial debt.

As of December 31, 2011, the total number of shares issued 
amounted to 23,112,167 of which 22,948,252 were outstanding, 
compared to 22,890,252 and 22,810,356 as of December 31,  
2010, respectively.

The increase of shares outstanding by 137,896 arose from the net 
effect of exercised options and convertible bonds issued to man-
agement and employees (221,915 shares) and a repurchase of the 
Company’s own stock (84,019 shares).

In June 2011, the Company repurchased 84,019 MorphoSys shares 
on the stock market and increased the amount of treasury stock 
accordingly. The shares will be used to implement the Company’s 
long-term incentive plan for management.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing

MorphoSys is not involved in any off-balance sheet financing in-
struments such as the sale of receivables, asset-backed securities, 
sale and lease back transactions or contingent liabilities in rela-
tion to special purpose entities not consolidated.

Credit Rating

MorphoSys is currently not rated by any rating agencies.

Multiple-Year Overview – Balance Sheet Structure

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in million €

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

Assets

Current Assets

Non-current Assets

Total

Equity and Liabilities

Current Liabilities

Non-current Liabilities

Equity

Total

154.7

73.7

228.4

23.8

7.5

197.1

228.4

132.5

77.3

209.8

21.4

2.5

185.9

209.8

155.6

50.5

206.1

24.3

7.9

173.9

206.1

150.1

53.2

203.3

27.4

13.9

162.0

203.3

122.9

61.8

184.7

29.4

9.8

145.5

184.7

    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Comparison of the Actual Business 
Results with Forecasts

During 2011, MorphoSys showed a solid financial performance. 
Due to the volatility of exchange rates and the delay of several 
milestone payments, the Group did not meet its revenue goal as 
set at the beginning of the year and revised its guidance accord-
ingly in the fourth quarter. However, profit from operations was 
not affected and the pipeline made good progress.

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Financials

Proprietary R&D

2011 goals

2011 achievements

Group revenues of € 105 –110 million  
(revised in October to slightly below € 105 million)

AbD Serotec sales of € 22 – 23 million  
(revised in October to approximately € 20 million)

Group revenues of € 100.8 million 

AbD Serotec sales of € 19.3 million 

Investment in proprietary R&D of € 40 –45 million

Investment in proprietary R&D of € 36.7 million

AbD Serotec profit margin of approximately 4 %

Profit margin of 5 %

Group operating profit of € 10 –13 million

Operating profit of € 12.2 million

MOR103: 
− Advance program in rheumatoid arthritis  
− Start clinical evaluation in multiple sclerosis 
− Prepare clinical trial for subcutaneous administration

− Phase 1b/2a study on track to report final data in 2012 
− Phase 1b study opened for enrollment in December 2011 
− Bioavailability trial initiated early 2012

Start clinical evaluation of MOR202 in multiple myeloma

Phase 1/2a study initiated in September 2011

Technology announcements

New Ylanthia platform presented in December 2011

Partnered Pipeline

1–3 partnered INDs

2 partnered INDs

Clinical data from partnered programs 

Clinical Pipeline 

Further expansion of clinical pipeline 

Roche presented first amyloid imaging data from the 
 HuCAL-based Alzheimer’s disease program gantenerumab 
The number of partnered programs in phase 2 increased 
from 5 in 2010 to 7 at the end of 2011.

The number of programs in clinical studies increased from 
17 in 2010 to 20 at the end of 2011.

AbD Serotec

Further penetration of diagnostics market

First HuCAL-based diagnostic kits launched.

    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The Management’s General Assess-
ment of Business Performance

In 2011, the Management Board once again saw a very solid per-
formance from the MorphoSys Group. The majority of its Company 
goals have been met, with all business segments contributing to 
this positive development. Group revenues increased strongly com-
pared to 2010 but remained slightly under initial expectations as  
a result of foreign exchange effects and the shift of individual mile-
stone payments to 2012. In total, the MorphoSys Group showed 
top-line growth of 16 % and remained profitable with an operating 
profit of € 12.2 million. The financial situation of the Company re-
mains very stable in 2011, with an equity ratio amounting to 86 %, 
a cash position of € 134.4 million and no financial debt.

The highest value was once again generated by the Company’s 
Partnered Discovery segment, with a technology milestone in 
 MorphoSys’s Novartis alliance playing a central role. Based on  
the positive financial performance of this business segment, 
 MorphoSys could continue to invest in its proprietary product and 
technology activities, with an increase of R&D spending of 23 % 
over the course of 2011. Despite increased investments in propri-
etary development, the Company showed solid operating profits.

MorphoSys’s product pipeline continued to grow and mature. With 
two partnered INDs, one proprietary compound entering clinical 
development and two partnered programs advancing into phase 2, 
the pipeline has evolved successfully. In total, 20 programs are 
currently in clinical evaluation. MorphoSys’s proprietary portfolio 
advanced well and the achievements in 2011 paved the way for 
first clinical data and the commencement of out-licensing discus-
sions in 2012.

AbD Serotec did not meet its growth expectations due to a challeng-
ing market environment and foreign exchange effects. In Europe 
especially, the economic crisis continued to weaken demand. How-
ever, the segment continued its expansion into the diagnostic 
sector, with the first diagnostic kits based on HuCAL antibodies 
entering the market in 2011. 

Judgments by Management

No accounting policies were applied and related options were exer-
cised in the consolidated financial statements that differ from those 
in prior years and that, if applied or exercised differently, would 
have had a material effect on the results of operations, financial situ-
ation, and balance sheet structure. Information on the effects of 
the use of estimates, assumptions, and judgments by management 
can be found in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Sustainability Report

For MorphoSys, economic success goes hand in hand with envi-
ronmentally and socially balanced activities. Consequently,  
these three criteria are firmly established components of all busi-
ness processes. By relying on such a sustainability-based strategy, 
 MorphoSys takes responsibility for current and future generations 
and at the same time ensures the Company’s long-term business 
success. This Sustainability Report outlines MorphoSys’s perception 
of ecological and social responsibility as well as resulting activi-
ties. Information on MorphoSys’s management structure and corpo-
rate governance practices can be found in the Corporate Gover-
nance Report on page 81.

Sustainable Corporate Management 
at MorphoSys

Hardly any other industry is making such a direct contribution to 
the well-being of society at large as the healthcare industry, includ-
ing the biotechnology sector. It is evident that successful therapeu-
tics and better applications for research and diagnostics are able 
to offer a major social benefit. While biotechnological approaches 
such as therapeutic antibodies are opening up new opportunities 
for novel and improved drugs against severe diseases and for pro-
duction methods that are often more tolerable for the environment 
than traditional pharmaceuticals, the industry remains a focus for 
ethical debate.

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could have a significant impact on the net assets, financial posi-
tion and results of operations, as unlikely and no breach has been 
reported so far.

The following report on the implementation of MorphoSys’s cor-
porate strategy and its sustainability performance is oriented 
 towards the recommendations of the German Sustainability Code 
(Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitskodex), which was proposed by the 
Council for Sustainable Development (Rat für nachhaltige Entwick-
lung) in October 2011. Furthermore, it is in line with the SD-KPI 
standards of SD-M®.

Sustainable Performance at 
 MorphoSys

E t hic al s tandards and s taKEhol dEr dial oguE

As set out by MorphoSys’s Code of Conduct, the Company adheres 
to the highest scientific and ethical principles, notably the World 
Medical Association’s (WMA) Declaration of Helsinki, when con-
ducting human clinical trials or animal studies. Compliance with 
existing national and international applicable regulatory require-
ments is obligatory for every employee at MorphoSys as well as for 
involved third-party contractors.

Not having its own laboratories for this kind of research, the Com-
pany sources out all studies involving animals to contract research 
organizations (CROs). In the course of its product development ac-
tivities, MorphoSys commissions animal studies according to the 
principles of good animal welfare and human treatment as laid 
down in national and European regulations. MorphoSys has imple-
mented, maintains and continuously improves a quality assur-
ance and quality control system with written Standard Operating 
Procedures (SOPs) to ensure that animal studies are contracted 
to CROs who respect local, national and international regulations. 
Studies will generally only be conducted after approval by the 
 respective competent ethics committee and carried out under con-
tinuous veterinary surveillance. 

As is outlined in the Corporate Governance Report on page 81, the 
Management Board of MorphoSys clearly acknowledges the im-
portance of social and ecological factors for the Company’s future 
success. It is pursuing a business model that aims for sustainable 
growth, protecting the interests of its shareholders and creating 
value for both them and all stakeholders. Internally, this is re-
flected in a long-term personnel policy as well as in the Company’s 
forward-looking R&D activities: MorphoSys’s fully in vitro based 
technologies represent a genuine, fast and cost-effective alternative 
to animal-based methods and promise to return the greatest pos-
sible value to the Company’s investors. Although novel drugs de-
rived from biotechnological processes are still regarded as rather 
expensive medicines today, they have the potential to lower total 
healthcare costs in the long run; a crucial point in terms of meet-
ing the healthcare needs of an aging population. In the view of the 
management, the MorphoSys business model does not contain 
any aspects contradicting the interests of shareholders focusing 
on sustainable investments.

In order to ensure that factors potentially endangering the sustain-
able performance of the Company are recognized at an early stage 
and adequate countermeasures are taken, a comprehensive risk 
management system has been implemented at the Company over 
the last few years. MorphoSys generally only takes risks which 
 offer opportunities to increase the Company’s sustainable value 
(read more details on risks and opportunities on page 72).

The Group-wide control of adherence to this strategy is the respon-
sibility of the whole Management Board led by the CEO. The sus-
tainability strategy is integrated into MorphoSys’s planning and 
affects the whole value chain at all the Company’s sites. The way 
this strategy translates into the daily business of every employee 
at MorphoSys is written down in the Code of Ethics as part of the 
Code of Conduct, which was introduced in a Company-wide rollout 
in 2011. In order to ensure a corporate behavior that complies with 
these regulations, MorphoSys provides for regular employee train-
ing courses on the Code of Conduct itself as well as on specific  
risk areas like mobbing. Through the Code of Conduct Committee, 
which consists of the Head of Global Human Resources (chair-
man) and three further members, every employee can seek advice 
in compliance-related matters and, anonymously if desired, report 
suspicions or breaches. Compliance violations are consequently pur-
sued and appropriate countermeasures taken. However, the Com-
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MorphoSys demonstrates its commitment to responsible animal 
care and use by working with institutions which, in addition to 
complying with the laws regulating animal research, have earned 
Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and/or AAALAC (Association for 
Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care) accredi-
tation, whenever possible. Furthermore, the appropriateness of  
the CRO’s testing facilities, the level of training and competence 
of the personnel involved and the conditions for the animals are 
looked at during an evaluation process prior to the contracting of 
any study.

Regarding the treatment of healthy volunteers and patients in 
clinical trials which are sponsored by MorphoSys, the Company 
strictly adheres to the ethical principles that have their origin  
in the Declaration of Helsinki mentioned above. In addition, trials 
are conducted in compliance with applicable privacy and confi-
dentiality rules. Safeguarding the rights, safety and well-being of 
all participants in clinical trials is a high priority for MorphoSys. 
Clinical trials will only commence after approval by the applicable 
independent ethics committee and/or institutional review board. 
Prior to taking part in a clinical trial, every participant has to hand 
in a voluntary informed consent form.

The aspiration behind MorphoSys’s business is to improve patients’ 
lives through its scientific work. The Company is only able to reach 
this goal if its corporate actions are also socially acceptable. This re-
quires a continuous and open stakeholder dialogue in order to un-
derstand possible concerns regarding biotechnological approaches 
and illustrate MorphoSys’s operations and their advantages. To 
this end, MorphoSys engages in various activities, for example  
it participates at public information events like the “Münchner 
Wissenschaftstage 2011” and actively supports the “Communica-
tion and Public Relations” working group of BIO Deutschland e.V.

procurEMEn t

The procurement department at MorphoSys is in charge of prevent-
ing delivery bottlenecks or a dependency on certain suppliers, 
 especially when purchasing raw materials and equipment for the 
Company’s R&D activities. It continuously monitors the interna-
tional markets with regard to safe, high-quality materials available 
at favorable terms. Suppliers and transport service providers are 
selected in accordance with economic criteria, but they are equally 
expected to comply with human rights and internationally recog-
nized core labor standards. The Company’s supplies are systemati-
cally pooled wherever applicable and medium to long-term con-
tracts fixed with strategic suppliers.

EnVironMEn tal pro t Ec t ion and occupat ional saf E t y

MorphoSys currently has no system in place to actively quantify its 
impact on the environment. However, the management closely 
oversees the use and related costs of goods and services affecting 
the environment. Through technical improvements, optimized 
waste management and other activities the Company continuously 
strives to reduce the amount of energy used. For example, in 
2011, MorphoSys again participated in the Carbon Disclosure Proj-
ect, thereby monitoring its internal consumption and treatment of 
existing resources. If necessary, the Company is able to implement 
appropriate measures at an early stage in order to use existing 
 resources more efficiently, but, to date, no excessive demands or 
unjustifiable costs have been recorded. Nevertheless, MorphoSys 
took a first step towards preventing a further increase in green-
house gases and encouraged its German employees to follow an 
initiative of a German health insurance company and the German 
Cyclists Club (ADFC) to cycle to work. The outcome of this call was 
the appointment of the Company as a “bicycle-friendly company”.

MorphoSys’s business activities in the R&D area involve only very 
small amounts of hazardous materials or chemicals requiring 
specific licenses and their use and disposal are continuously moni-
tored and evaluated. The Health & Safety department ensures 
compliance with regulations in all areas of health and safety rel-
evant to business operations and provides specific training for all 
employees involved. According to the specific needs of production 
processes and regulatory changes, these guidelines and activi-
ties are subject to an ongoing optimization and adjustment process.

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Qual i t y assurancE

use of lowest possible amount of hazardous 
usE of l oWE s t p o ssibl E aMoun t of haz ard -
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only specially trained and senior employees are 
allowed to work with toxic substances

pathogenic organisms are processed in laborato-
ries with particular safety standards

introduction of hazardous materials for r&d 
purposes:

   Dedicated Biosafety Team according to GenTSV (“Gentechnik-
Sicherheitsverordnung”) and safety professionals perform 
internal audit to assess the risk involved

   Specific safety and evacuation trainings for the employees 

working with the substances

   Assurance that all safety measures are implemented before 

actual work commences

only certified companies are authorized by  
only cEr t if iEd coMp aniE s arE au t hori zEd by 
Morphosys to dispose chemical waste
Morpho s y s t o di sp o sE c hEMic al Wa s t E

Safety hazards can pose a major threat to the economic situation 
of a biotechnology company. MorphoSys adheres to strict pro-
cesses and rules to ensure that the risks to patients are kept to a 
minimum. An integrated quality management system covering 
the principles of Good Manufacturing, Clinical and Laboratory Prac-
tice (GMP, GCP and GLP) has been implemented for MorphoSys’s 
proprietary research and product development activities to control 
and regulate these processes. With the support of the Manage-
ment Board of the Group, an independent quality assurance depart-
ment makes sure that all internal R&D activities comply with 
 applicable national and international laws, regulations and guide-
lines in order to maintain high quality standards, patient safety, 
product quality and data integrity.

Regarding the conduct of clinical trials, the quality assurance de-
partment compiles an audit plan for each clinical trial as part of its 
overall audit program. CROs, external providers and investigator 
sites participating in the clinical trials are audited by the quality 
assurance department using a risk-based approach.

For its proprietary development activities, MorphoSys holds a 
manufacturing license for the release of clinical trial material and 
has been certified by the responsible German authorities (Govern-
ment of Upper Bavaria) as being in compliance with the standards 
and guidelines of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).

For its research and diagnostics businesses, AbD Serotec’s 
manufactur ing site in the UK, MorphoSys UK Ltd., Oxford, is ac-
credited in accordance with the quality management standard  
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 9001:2008 
and ISO 13485:2003. The US site of AbD Serotec in Raleigh is 
also accredited in accordance with ISO 9000:2008. In 2011, the 
Puchheim site near Munich also received the ISO 9001:2008 ac-
creditation.

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Management

regulatory requirements

Quality Manage- 
ment systems

corporate requirements /  
department requirements

Training and 
Qualification

Self Inspection /  
Internal Audits

Documentation 
System

Handling of Deviations, 
Change Control, Comp-
laints, Out of Specifica-
tion (OOS) and Recalls

Batch Record 
Review

SOP System

External Audits  
(CMO, CTO, CRO,  
clinical trial sites)

The Quality Assurance department is taking a central role within the Quality Management System at MorphoSys and reports directly to the Management 
Board of MorphoSys AG. It takes into account all regulatory requirements as well as the department and corporate specific requirements and guides and 
 supervises all departments which are controlled by the quality system.

in t El l Ec t ual propEr t y

MorphoSys’s most valuable assets are its proprietary technologies 
and the products derived therefrom. Therefore, the Company con-
tinues to consolidate and extend the strong patent position for its 
 development programs, MOR103, MOR208 and MOR202, and its ex-
panding technology portfolio. For partnered programs, MorphoSys’s 
partners file patent applications for individual drugs in coopera-
tion with MorphoSys’s IP department. Partnered and proprietary 
drug development programs have additional layers of protection 
and the patent terms extend well beyond the term of the HuCAL 
technology.

In 2011, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted a fur-
ther patent covering the Company’s most advanced proprietary 
compound MOR103 against GM-CSF as well as pharmaceutical com-
positions comprising the same. The issued patent complemented 
another US patent granted in 2008 covering clinical relevant med-
ical uses of antibodies against GM-CSF, to which MorphoSys has 
exclusive access under a license agreement with the University of 
Melbourne. In addition to recently filed additional patent applica-
tions, these two patent families provide strong intellectual property 

protection for MorphoSys’s MOR103 program. The Company also 
protected its recently announced technology development, the new 
antibody platform Ylanthia, with patent applications.

Currently, the Company’s patent attorneys prosecute more than 
40 different proprietary patent families worldwide, in addition to 
numerous patent families the Company is pursuing in cooperation 
with its partners. 

During the last five years, no products were recalled and there 
were neither fines nor settlement payments caused by litigation.

huMan rEsourcEs

MorphoSys supports its strategic goals with a forward-looking per-
sonnel policy and strives to be an attractive employer for skilled 
workers from all over the world. The Company aims at employing 
a broadly diverse workforce in order to keep innovative spirit 
alive and to benefit from various skills and capabilities. Currently, 
talented employees from twelve different nations are working for 
MorphoSys. Innovation and commitment are encouraged and good 
ideas are incentivized on a case-by-case basis.

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In 2011, MorphoSys concentrated on facilitating its internal pro-
cesses related to Human Resources and to making more efficient. 
The two most significant measures were a new e-recruiting tool 
and the decision to perform complete payroll process in-house. 
These changes led to faster and more transparent high-quality 
 operations which saved administration costs for the Company.

The Company offers performance-related remuneration and compre-
hensive advanced education. In 2011, a long-term incentive plan 
was rolled out for the Senior Management Group and the Manage-
ment Board of MorphoSys. It links the long-term remuneration  
of the Company’s management with the achievement of Company 
goals and the performance of the share price, thereby clearly 
supporting the shareholders’ interests. The Company invests in 
the careers of its employees in the form of specific training and 
development opportunities. Employees from research and product 
development as well as various administrative positions are 
 supported by a variety of internal and external training programs. 
MorphoSys also actively contributes to the education of young 
 people by offering vocational training in-house. As of 31 December 
2011, the Company had four trainees for the IT department and 
four trainees as future biology laboratory technicians (31 Decem-
ber 2010: three IT trainees, two biology laboratory trainees).

MorphoSys has various measures in place to support its employ-
ees in harmonizing their opportunities for professional develop-
ment and their personal life planning, a factor which is becoming 
increasingly important for companies wanting to recruit and 
 retain motivated employees. The management of MorphoSys had 
already realized this trend years ago and offers its employees a 
 variety of possibilities in this regard, for example specific part-time 

employment arrangements or home-working options, where ap-
propriate. Around 10 % of MorphoSys’s employees already benefit 
from part-time working models that are tailored to their and the 
Company’s needs. For employees with young families, MorphoSys 
eases the return to working life and the coordination of professional 
and family life with special solutions. MorphoSys is the co-founder 
and a supporter of the “BioKids” day care center in Martinsried 
and has special agreements with a German service provider offer-
ing additional services for working family members.

Transparent and open communication is part of MorphoSys’s cul-
ture, as set out in its ethical guidelines. This is illustrated by the 
Company’s biweekly “general meeting”, where the Management 
Board speaks to its employees to outline recent developments at the 
Company, often highlighting special projects and the employees 
involved but also providing frank answers to all questions that are 
asked during the meeting or handed in before. Questions can also 
be asked anonymously.

MorphoSys rates the protection of its employees against work- 
related dangers and the preservation of their health by means of 
preventive measures very highly. Accordingly, the number of 
 accidents at work is very low (8 in 2011; 7 in 2010); most of them 
are minor injuries like cuts or bruises and are not related to the 
kind of industry MorphoSys works in. With guidelines and train-
ing courses run by the Health & Safety department, but also by 
 offering regular medical checks, the Company strives to keep the 
number of accidents this low and ensure the safety and well-being 
of all employees at MorphoSys as much as possible. The successful 
implementation of these measures is illustrated by the consistently 
low absence rate at all of MorphoSys’s sites.

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Risks and Opportunities

Entrepreneurial success cannot be achieved without conscious 
risks-taking. As a result of its worldwide activities, MorphoSys is 
exposed to a variety of risks which are linked to the Company’s 
business. The Company’s risk management system helps to over-
come the risks associated with the strategic objectives of the 
business and to maximize its strategic potential. Regular strategy 
reviews ensure that opportunities and risks are reasonably bal-
anced. MorphoSys only takes a certain risk if it is accompanied by 
the opportunity to increase the Company’s value.

Risk Management

MorphoSys considers risk management the ongoing task of deter-
mining, analyzing and evaluating current and potential devel-
opments within the Company and its environment. Where appli-
cable, MorphoSys takes corrective measures. Therefore, the 
implemented risk management system plays an important role in 
the way the Company is managed. It enables the Management 
Board to identify risks, which could threaten the growth or even 

the existence of MorphoSys at an early stage and take action to 
 reduce their impact as far as possible. The Company continuously 
reviews its risk management approach and adapts the system if 
needed.

Opportunities Management

MorphoSys identifies opportunities based on comprehensive quan-
titative and qualitative analysis of market data, research projects 
and general trends in the biotechnological environment. The close 
cooperation between its departments allows MorphoSys to recog-
nize opportunities worldwide at an early stage. An overview of the 
most important opportunities which the Company intends to 
seize for the further development of the business can be found in 
the chapter “Outlook and Forecast” on page 77.

Accounting-Related Internal  
Control System

MorphoSys uses extensive internal controls, Group-wide report-
ing guidelines and additional measures, including employee 
training and continuous education, with the intention to ensure ac-
curate bookkeeping and accounting as well as reliable financial 
 reporting in the consolidated financial statements and the Group 
Management Report. This integral element of the consolidated ac-
counting process comprises preventive, monitoring and detective 

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measures designed to ensure security and control in accounting 
and operational functions. For more detailed information about the 
internal control system regarding financial reporting, please see 
the Corporate Governance Report on page 81.

f i g . 9 :   M o r p h o s y s ’ s r i s K M a n a g E M E n t  s y s t E M 

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corporate governance

supervisory board

Management board

Compliance 
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Risk 
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prEsEn tat ion of risK s at Morphosy s

MorphoSys has grouped its most important risks in the following 
categories:
   Financial risks (risks associated with any form of financing and 
financial instruments, e.g. liquidity, currency, interest rates, tax, 
receivables collection)
   Operational risks (e.g. procurement/production, distribution/
logistics, customers, human resources)
   Strategic risks (e.g. corporate image, superior competitor prod-
ucts) 
   External risks (risks beyond the company’s control, e.g. economic, 
political, legal risks)
   Organizational risks (e.g. IT, corporate governance, facility man-
agement, succession planning)
   Compliance risks (e.g. data security, non-compliance with the 
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations)

Risks

risK ManagEMEn t sy s t EM

The risk management system (RMS) is a key element of MorphoSys’s 
activities in terms of complying with legal requirements and good 
corporate governance practice.

MorphoSys has established a comprehensive system to identify, 
assess, communicate and manage risks across all parts of the 
 organization. The RMS at MorphoSys identifies risks as early as 
possible and provides appropriate measures in order to limit  
losses and avoid risks that would threaten the Company’s exis-
tence. All mitigation measures have been clearly assigned to 
 responsible managers, predominantly to members of MorphoSys’s 
Senior Management Group.

A systematic evaluation process has been put into place, taking 
into account all major risks for MorphoSys’s different business 
units as well as in terms of the Company as a whole. Risk evalua-
tions are carried out twice a year. Risks are evaluated by com-
paring their quantifiable impact on the MorphoSys Group and their 
probability of occurring with and without having established any 
mitigation processes. An overview of the current risk evaluation by 
MorphoSys is shown in Fig. 9. The RMS is continuously discussed 
in and among the Management Board and the Supervisory Board. It 
is also revised on a regular basis by external consultants in order 
to ensure that it can be adapted to possible changes.

During the last year, MorphoSys has further improved its RMS and 
slightly amended the methodology applied. The twelve-month as-
sessment period has been supplemented with a mid-term view of 
three years in order to include commitments reflecting long time-
lines in proprietary development. MorphoSys has already realized 
a successful assessment cycle with this amended methodology.

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risk description

financial riSkS

Risks resulting from not reaching revenues as expected, derived from existing business  
with partners or from new product offerings

Risks resulting from missing development milestones in partnered projects,  
preventing milestone payments

Risks resulting from treasury-related issues

oper ational riSkS

Risks inherent to proprietary drug discovery and development

Risks resulting from personnel-related issues

Str ateG ic riSkS

Risks resulting from missing opportunities

Risks resulting from losing technology leadership

e x ternal riSkS

Risks resulting from IP-related issues

orGaniz ational riSkS

Risks resulting from IT-related issues

Risks resulting from environment-related issues

c oMpliance riSkS

Risks resulting from quality-related issues

Risks resulting from non-compliance with legal standards

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FINANCIAL RISKS
The Company’s financial risk management strategy aims at limit-
ing financial risks and consciously aligning those risks with the 
requirements of MorphoSys’s business activities.

financial crisis. In order to ensure the greatest possible investment 
protection, the Company only invests in funds and products con-
sidered to be as secure as possible with banks that have consis-
tently high ratings and/or are backed by a very strong partner.

Financial risks arise from the volatility of exchange rates, espe-
cially regarding USD and GBP, which are mitigated by using appro-
priate hedging instruments. Additional financial risks such as po-
tential insolvencies of banks in which the Company placed its funds 
are considered to be among the top risks in the light of the global 

OPER ATIONAL RISKS
Operational risks inherent to proprietary drug discovery and devel-
opment can derive from the failure of clinical programs prior to 
partnering as a result of data not showing the expected results or 
showing unwanted side effects.

    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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While MorphoSys cannot ensure that data from its programs will 
demonstrate positive results with respect to the tested indications 
and treatments, the greatest care is taken when designing clinical 
development plans. Therefore, programs in clinical trials have the 
best chances of showing results that are significant and convincing 
to regulatory bodies and potential partners. Besides the internal 
knowledge, external experts also are consulted and special commit-
tees have been created to monitor the progress of clinical programs.

STR ATEGIC RISKS
Risks resulting from missing opportunities may occur due to not 
having access to either attractive targets and compounds or inno-
vative technologies. These risks in turn are related to missing or 
unsuccessful M&A transactions. In order to counter these risks,  
a comprehensive opportunity-assessment process has been estab-
lished, improving the opportunity search itself as well as the as-
sociated processes and strategies. Following the successful acqui-
sition of Sloning BioTechnology GmbH in 2010, workshops have 
been set up to discuss the lessons learned and to further optimize 
future M&A transactions.

Another strategic risk may result from losing technology leadership 
due to disruptive changes in technology and/or the market struc-
ture. In order to reduce these risks, MorphoSys is closely monitor-
ing the technological landscape as well as analyzing new tech-
nology trends and innovations. Equipped with profound skills and 
scientific expertise, the Company’s R&D department is constantly 
working on improving the existing proprietary technologies and de-
veloping new platforms in order to stay at the industry’s techno-
logical forefront.

E X TERNAL RISKS
External risks for MorphoSys are mainly related to the Company’s 
intellectual property. The Intellectual Property for products based 
on MorphoSys’s proprietary technologies is considered highly rel-
evant. In order to mitigate risks connected to this field, MorphoSys 
is continuously looking for and analyzing published patents and 
patent applications, monitoring relevant hits and developing design-
around strategies for potentially relevant patents before they are 
issued.

Thus, the freedom to operate regarding its proprietary technology 
platforms has been secured in the long term and MorphoSys prides 
itself on the success this strategy has generated over the years.

MorphoSys consistently monitors its global market environment 
 regarding changes, for example in pricing policies due to healthcare 
reforms, in order to be able to adapt its strategy early on. While 
MorphoSys’s partners have been less affected by the financial crisis 
than the general market, MorphoSys also assesses the risk of an 
 insolvency of its major customers and suppliers on a regular basis.

ORGANIZ ATIONAL RISKS
Organizational risks are those resulting either from IT-related or 
environment-related issues. Regarding risks arising from the 
Company’s use of IT, business operations might be at risk due to 
failures of the IT infrastructure or a lack of data security. Those 
risks are countered by multiple daily data backups and highly se-
cure firewall and virus-scan systems to enhance the safety and 
 reliability of the data. Furthermore, MorphoSys minimizes risks 
relating to the availability, reliability, and efficiency of its IT sys-
tems through continuous checks (e.g. a simulated staggered hacker 
attack, as conducted in 2011) and updates of its software and hard-
ware systems.

Risks resulting from environmental issues include failures of im-
portant operational instruments or facilities causing business inter-
ruptions, as well as incidents with hazardous or pollutive sub-
stances. Besides regular maintenance of equipment and facilities, 
these risks are largely covered by insurance policies. Appropriate 
storage of hazardous or pollutive substances is carefully monitored. 
For further information regarding the operational environment of 
MorphoSys, please see the Sustainability Report on page 66.

C OMPLIANCE RISKS
As stated in the Sustainability Report (page 66), MorphoSys is com-
mitted to fulfilling the highest quality standards regarding its 
business operations. Low quality due to an inefficient quality-man-
agement system would pose a risk for the Company. In order to 
counter these risks, the system is regularly reviewed by experts, 
and recurrent internal audits are performed.

Another class of risks can arise if the Company does not comply 
with legal standards. These risks can be related to the incorrect 
implementation of accounting and financial standards (i.e. HGB, 
IFRS, BilMoG) or an inefficient internal control system. Risks re-
lated to non-compliance with legal standards are reduced by regu-
lar review processes within the Company and ongoing discussions 
and consultation with legal experts and advisors.

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t hE ManagEMEn t board’s gEnEral s tat EMEn t abou t t hE 

Morphosy s group’s risK s

The Management Board considers the risks to be manageable and 
the survival of the MorphoSys Group not to be endangered at  
the time of the current report. This statement is true for all rele-
vant single entities and for the MorphoSys Group. As described, 
MorphoSys regularly monitors its risks via an effective RMS which 
is subject to continuous improvements. Assuming no further dete-
rioration in global business or the financial and regulatory environ-
ment, MorphoSys considers itself well prepared to meet all future 
challenges.

Opportunities

Thanks to its leading antibody technologies, broad scientific ex-
pertise and international positioning MorphoSys has identified 
 numerous growth opportunities over the coming years. A substan-
tial number of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are 
active in the antibody area and could be converted into future cus-
tomers and partners for the Company’s products and technolo-
gies. MorphoSys’s AbD Serotec segment strives to expand its share 
of the research antibody market and is attracting a growing num-
ber of diagnostic customers.

MorphoSys’s antibody technologies offer key advantages for the 
development and optimization of therapeutic antibody candidates, 
which could translate into higher success rates in the drug-de-
velopment process. In the research and diagnostics markets, the 
technologies also offer significant advantages in the development  
of antibodies for use as research tools and components of diagnostic 
assays.

gEnEral s tat EMEn t on opp or t uni t iEs

Increased life expectancy in the industrialized countries as well 
as the changing economic situation and lifestyle in the emerging 
markets – first and foremost in the BRIC states - are expected to 
drive demand for additional and innovative treatment options and 
enabling technologies. Scientific and medical progress has resulted 
in a better understanding of the biology of several diseases, which 
in turn paves the way for new therapeutic approaches. Innovative 
therapies such as fully human antibodies have been launched in 
recent years and have resulted in commercially successful medi-
cal products. In addition, therapeutic substances based on proteins, 

also known as biologics, are considered to be less exposed to com-
petition from generics than chemical-derived molecules, mainly 
because the manufacturing of biologics is much more complex. 
Therefore, the demand for antibodies and the interest in this class 
of drugs have increased sharply over the last 12 to 36 months, as 
shown by several acquisitions and significant licensing agreements 
in this field. The use of antibodies as therapeutics as well as for 
 research purposes and diagnostic applications represents sustain-
able growth opportunities for MorphoSys.

MarKE t opp or t uni t iEs

MorphoSys believes that its technology platforms including HuCAL, 
Ylanthia, Slonomics and arYla can be applied to make products 
that address significant unmet medical needs and could provide 
access to superior research and diagnostic tools. Each of the Com-
pany’s three business segments is expected to benefit from these 
technological advantages. 

THER APEUTIC ANTIBODIES – PAR TNERE D DISC OVERY
By pursuing drug development with a variety of partners, 
 MorphoSys has effectively mitigated the inevitable development 
risk. With 68 therapeutic antibody development programs currently 
ongoing with partners, it is increasingly likely that MorphoSys 
will participate financially in several marketed drugs in future.

MorphoSys will continue to expand its partnered antibody pipe-
line and may sign additional fee-for-service partnerships in the 
area of infectious diseases, and partnerships on novel technology 
platforms.

THER APEUTIC ANTIBODIES – PROPRIE TARY DE VELOPMENT
The pharmaceutical industry is likely to further increase its in- 
licensing activities in order to refill pipelines and replace former 
key drugs and revenue generators that have lost patent protec-
tion. With the Partnered Discovery segment providing a secure 
cash flow over the coming years, MorphoSys will continue to 
strengthen its proprietary portfolio. The Company will start addi-
tional clinical trials for its key drug candidates to evaluate, for 
 instance, new indications. MorphoSys plans to add additional pro-
grams to its portfolio and could use existing and future co-devel-
opment opportunities to achieve this. Furthermore, the Company 
is looking for in-licensing opportunities for interesting drug can-
didates. The first out-licensing discussions based on clinical data 
generated with the lead antibody program MOR103 in rheumatoid 
arthritis could commence in 2012.

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Yla and Ylanthia technology platforms. MorphoSys may again use 
an acquisition strategy to increase its market share, supplement 
its existing technology platform and access patents and licenses 
for novel proprietary technology and drug development.

Subsequent Events

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Outlook and Forecast 

The MorphoSys Group develops novel antibody technologies and 
products for therapeutic, diagnostic and research applications.

The Group’s main focus continues to be on applying its technolo-
gies in rapidly growing, innovation-driven sectors of the health-
care market. The Company’s management also intends to further 
intensify MorphoSys’s proprietary drug-development activities. 
Moreover, MorphoSys seeks to enlarge its market share within the 
research and, in particular, the diagnostics sector, as the latter 
represents a largely untapped market for modern antibody tech-
nologies.

Overall Statement on Expected 
 Development

MorphoSys owns established and validated technologies. The Com-
pany’s strategy builds on these technologies to develop a broad and 
sustainable pipeline of innovative antibody drug candidates, to-
gether with partners and for its own account. In the therapeutics 
area, commercialization of these technologies provides secure 
cash flows from long-term partnerships with large pharmaceutical 
companies. Through its AbD Serotec segment, the Company ad-
dresses a wider customer base in the public and private research 
sectors and the diagnostics industry. AbD Serotec is well posi-
tioned in the diagnostics market, providing innovative antibodies 
as a key component of novel diagnostic products. The first diag-
nostic kits based on HuCAL antibodies entered the market in 2011.

ABD SEROTEC
Antibodies are important components of modern diagnostic practice 
and a routine tool in scientific research. Industry trends such as 
the personalized medicine approach will drive demand for innova-
tive diagnostic tools which are used to identify patient sub-popu-
lations that would benefit from treatment with a particular drug or 
to monitor treatment success. In 2011, AbD Serotec significantly 
advanced into this promising sector by signing several new supply 
agreements with diagnostic companies. Additionally, the first di-
agnostic kits based on a HuCAL antibody have entered the market.

Furthermore, AbD Serotec has entered a new market by commer-
cializing the Slonomics protein-engineering platform in industrial 
applications. MorphoSys will continue to look for selected opportu-
nities in this new complementary market.

t Echnol ogy dEVEl opMEn t

MorphoSys continues to invest in its existing technologies and in 
new ones to remain at the forefront of technological leadership. 
The Company’s most recent technology development activity led  
to Ylanthia, a novel proprietary antibody platform, which will be-
come commercially available in 2012. Technological progress may 
enable the Company to further expand its roster of partners and  
to increase the speed and success rates of its partnered and propri-
etary drug-development programs. New technology modules could 
also open up new disease markets, in which antibody-based treat-
ments are underrepresented today, by allowing the generation of 
antibodies against novel classes of target molecules. MorphoSys is 
constantly monitoring new technological approaches that could 
improve therapeutic applications, such as modification of the anti-
body’s Fc part and glycosylation pattern or the generation of so-
called “armed” antibodies, i.e. immunoconjugates and radiolabeled 
antibodies. To access these opportunities, the Company plans  
to apply internal capabilities, i.e. focused technology development 
teams, and tap external resources through in-licensing of intel-
lectual property and/or technologies.

acQuisi t ion opp or t uni t iEs

MorphoSys has demonstrated its ability to complete acquisitions 
and use such transactions to accelerate its growth. In late 2010, 
MorphoSys proved this point by acquiring Sloning BioTechnology 
GmbH. The full integration of Sloning’s staff and technologies, in-
cluding Slonomics, led to the signing of three protein-engineering 
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The Group’s stable cash flows and strong cash position enable it  
to further strengthen its business through investments in proprie-
tary drug and technology development. The Management Board 
expects the following developments for MorphoSys in the relevant 
markets:
   MorphoSys continues to invest in technology development to 
maintain a leading position in the antibody sector. The Com-
pany expects to sign new commercial agreements based on its 
proprietary technologies.
   The demand for antibodies as a new treatment modality remains 
high, allowing the Company to expand its pipeline of therapeutic 
antibodies within its partnerships.
   The pharmaceutical industry continues to use the in-licensing of 
compounds as a means to gain access to promising product candi-
dates. If clinical proof of concept of a proprietary drug candidate 
can be demonstrated, lucrative deal terms could be agreed upon.
   The AbD Serotec segment is increasingly focusing on diagnostic 
applications using MorphoSys’s technologies. Modern technology 
for antibody generation has had very little impact on the market 
for diagnostic antibodies to date. The ability to make superior 
antibodies for diagnostic applications could allow AbD Serotec to 
attract more customers in this market segment. AbD Serotec’s 
management is confident that existing research collaborations 
with a number of leading diagnostics companies will translate 
into additional marketed products.
   AbD Serotec will further improve its services in the research 
markets with a complete new e-commerce platform. This new 
platform will attract new customers, increasing AbD Serotec’s 
market share in the research market.

Strategic Outlook

Within its Proprietary Development segment, the Company is com-
mitted to developing therapeutic antibodies in the areas of inflam-
mation and oncology for its own account. In the near term, the plan 
is to take proprietary drug candidates to clinical proof of concept 
before seeking a commercial partner. At the end of 2011, the three 
clinical-stage programs, MOR103, MOR202 and MOR208, repre-
sented the key assets in MorphoSys’s own portfolio. Investment in 
these programs is anticipated to generate more value, faster at this 
stage than in earlier programs, and MorphoSys has prioritized its 
clinical portfolio accordingly. MorphoSys will continue to pursue 
co-development projects within its alliance with Novartis and po-
tentially with other biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies.

The Partnered Discovery segment generates secured cash flows 
from MorphoSys’s long-term alliances. For the foreseeable future, 
MorphoSys will continue to invest the majority of these cash flows 
into broadening and strengthening its Proprietary Development 
segment and its proprietary technology platforms. Growth in this 
area is expected as existing drug programs progress through  
the clinic, through new fee-for-service partnerships in the area of 
infectious diseases and through the commercialization of new 
technologies, including those secured via acquisitions, such as 
Slonomics.

The AbD Serotec segment strives to increase its market share 
within the research and diagnostics sectors. AbD Serotec’s man-
agement intends to concentrate on high-value applications of the 
HuCAL technology, especially in the area of diagnostics. In 2011, 
AbD Serotec made its first inroads into the market for industrial 
biotechnology applications using MorphoSys’s Slonomics technology 
and the Company is looking for additional commercial opportuni-
ties in that area.

MorphoSys’s business model is built on its proprietary technolo-
gies, including the HuCAL and the more recently announced 
 Ylanthia antibody libraries, as well as the Slonomics and arYla 
platforms.

The development of therapeutic antibodies within partnerships 
will continue to be the mainstay of MorphoSys’s strategy. The 
Company’s therapeutic pipeline is expected to mature over the com-
ing years, resulting in additional milestone payments. Thanks to 
the breadth of the pipeline, a significant number of marketed thera-
peutic antibody products could emerge in the years ahead and, 
as a result, financial participation will be secured through product 
royalties.

Expected Economic Development

The global economic uncertainty is expected to continue in 2012. 
In a preview of its economic report for 2011 early in December,  
the United Nations said it expects the world economy to grow by 
3.1 % in 2011 and 3.5 % in 2012. However, due to the ending of 
 numerous stimulus programs and the need to consolidate govern-
ment budgets, global economy is expected to further slow down  
in 2012. Emerging economies will be the key driver, while the de-
veloped economies will deliver a GDP growth of only 1.5 % in 2012. 
In 2012, the US economy is expected to show a similar growth rate 
like to that in 2011. The eurozone is facing a sharp slowdown. 

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been relatively immune to economic downturns, due to a continu-
ously increasing demand for innovative treatments. Nevertheless, 
pharmaceutical companies are facing challenges such as major 
patent expiries, low R&D productivity, and budget cuts by govern-
ments.

Expected Development of the  
Life Sciences Sector

The biotechnology sector is often seen as defensive, especially dur-
ing periods of economic uncertainty. The outlook for the biotech-
nology sector is favorable and is based on the following key drivers:
   Aging societies are looking for innovative treatment options
   Since its low in 2007, the number of annual product approvals is 
increasing 
   A record number of products is in clinical trials
   Increasing M&A and licensing activities

While many pharmaceutical companies suffer from healthcare cost-
cutting and patent expiries, biotechnology companies with inno-
vative technologies and products will benefit from this trend. In an 
aging population, the need for innovative products to diagnose 
and treat a broad variety of diseases such as cancer, autoimmune 
and inflammatory conditions, central nervous system disorders, 
cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory and infectious dis-
eases remains very high. Drug innovation continues to be re-
warded; though “me-toos” may be less successful than in the past.

Within the biotechnology industry, 2012 performance will remain 
largely dependent on broader macroeconomic issues. During 2012, 
plenty of value-driving clinical trial data are due, and M&A activi-
ties, partnering deals and licensing should gain speed over the 
coming years.

Expected Commercial Development

With the Novartis deal ensuring a steady cash flow over the coming 
years and new commercial opportunities arising from novel tech-
nology platforms such as Slonomics and arYla, MorphoSys will con-
tinue to concentrate on broadening its partnered pipeline and 
 increasing the value of its proprietary portfolio. Within the Part-
nered Discovery segment, the Company anticipates starting, on 
average, approximately ten new partnered programs per annum 
for the next several years.

With regard to MOR103, the most advanced development program 
in MorphoSys’s proprietary portfolio, the Company expects clinical 
data from the ongoing phase 1b/2a trial in 2012. Assuming the 
clinical trial proceeds as planned and proof of concept can be dem-
onstrated, out-licensing discussions with potential partners will 
commence this year. Out-licensing of other proprietary compounds 
is not planned before 2013.

The AbD Serotec segment strives to return to growth and to out-
grow the market. Despite the global economic downturn, reve-
nue in the AbD Serotec segment is expected to increase by at least 
a high single digit percentage rate in the coming years. The in-
vestments made in the business in the recent past as well as the 
opportunities in the diagnostic business with HuCAL are driving 
these expectations. It is expected that segment profit margins will 
continue to improve.

Expected Personnel Development

MorphoSys will continue to create individual positions in its R&D 
organization to strengthen its proprietary and partnered develop-
ment capabilities. The Group’s workforce is, however, expected to 
remain roughly at the same level as in 2011.

Expected Research and  Development

In 2012, the Company’s R&D budget for proprietary drug develop-
ment will decrease compared with the previous year. This is the re-
sult of costly clinical material production already having been per-
formed in 2011 and the fact, that the phase 1b/2a trial of MOR103 
in RA will be completed in early 2012. In 2012, MorphoSys plans 
to invest approximately between € 20 million and € 25 million in 
proprietary product and technology development. The majority  
of this investment will be channeled into clinical development of 
the most advanced drug candidates and in the development of 
new technologies. The R&D investment in 2013 will be driven by 
the need of the programs and will depend on the Group’s revenue 
development. Notwithstanding this, the Company is generally com-
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The Company’s proprietary pipeline activities in 2012 are pro-
jected to comprise:
   Completion of the phase 1b/2a study for its lead compound, 
MOR103, in rheumatoid arthritis patients and presentation of 
clinical trial results
   Continuation of the phase 1b safety study in multiple sclerosis 
as a second indication for MOR103 and evaluation of a subcuta-
neous formulation
   Continuation of a phase 1/2a study for MOR202 in multiple 
 myeloma
   Completion of the phase 1 trial sponsored by Xencor for MOR208 
in CLL/SLL patients. Initiation of clinical trials for MOR208 spon-
sored by MorphoSys in NHL and ALL
   Continuation of co-development opportunities, e.g. within the 
Novartis collaboration

Regarding AbD Serotec, profitable growth based on innovative 
products and services is the central goal for the unit. The diagnos-
tic industry offers the most attractive opportunities for growth 
and will therefore increasingly be the focus of the unit’s activities. 
In 2011, several feasibility studies were conducted, which could 
lead to the conclusion of larger collaborations in 2012 and 2013.

Expected Financial and Liquidity 
 Development

MorphoSys has a solid financial foundation and recurring reve-
nues, mainly from its collaboration with Novartis. On top of those 
revenues, MorphoSys collects sales from its AbD Serotec seg-
ment and stands to receive success-based payments as partnered 
compounds progress in development. For 2012, management an-
ticipates total Group revenue of between € 75 million and € 80 mil-
lion. The reason for the decrease in revenues compared to 2011  
is the non-recurrence of a one-time technology milestone payment 
received from Novartis in Q1 2011. There is, however, scope for 
considerable out-performance of this revenue range if a proprietary 
drug program can be partnered, which is not currently included  
in the projections. In 2013, Group revenues are expected to grow at 
least 10 %. One-off events such as the out-licensing of proprietary 
products and larger milestone payments and royalties as partnered 
HuCAL progress to the market will become more important factors 
for the Group’s fiscal performance in the years to come and could 
lead to significant out-performance. In the near-term, revenue 

growth is dependent on the Company’s ability to sign additional 
partnerships and/or to out-license proprietary compounds. In  
the mid-term, royalties from marketed products will add to reve-
nue growth.

The Partnered Discovery segment is a highly profitable business 
unit. Long-term alliances will provide the Company with secured 
cash flows for at least the next six years. MorphoSys’s manage-
ment anticipates signing additional partnerships based on propri-
etary technologies such as Slonomics and Ylanthia.

Pending partnering of drug candidates, the Proprietary Develop-
ment segment will continue to show losses due to ongoing in-
vestment in preclinical and clinical development of the various 
programs. Successful out-licensing of one or more proprietary 
 programs would result in large profits being achieved in this unit. 
If one of MorphoSys’s proprietary development programs shows 
convincing efficacy data in clinical trials, double-digit million up-
front payments, potentially even greater milestones, as well as 
double-digit royalties could be achieved.

AbD Serotec is expected to return to sales growth in 2012. Despite 
a challenging market environment, sales are projected to increase 
to € 20 million to € 22 million in 2012 and grow by approximately 
8 % in 2013, assuming constant currency rates. The AbD Serotec 
segment is anticipated to contribute roughly a quarter of total rev-
enues in 2012. In future years the revenue split between the Com-
pany’s therapeutic antibodies segments and AbD Serotec should 
shift towards the therapeutic side of the business due to the im-
pact of out-licensing deals, milestone payments and royalties.

On the basis of the Management Board’s current planning, total 
Group operating expenses are expected to decrease in 2012. The 
main reason for the decrease in expenses is lower investment  
in proprietary research and development, as much of the costly pro-
duction of clinical material for current programs has already been 
performed, and also because the phase 1b/2a trial of MOR103 in RA 
will be completed in early 2012. S,G&A expenses will remain flat.

MorphoSys expects to remain profitable on an operating level in 
2012 and 2013, with an EBIT for 2012 of between € 1 million and 
€ 5 million. The AbD Serotec segment will contribute increasing 
profits over the coming years, striving for an EBIT margin of 6 to 
8 % in 2012 and a minimum of 12 % in 2013.

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At the end of the 2011 fiscal year, MorphoSys’s cash position 
amounted to € 134.4 million (up from € 108.4 million at the end  
of 2010). Despite the more difficult conditions resulting from the 
global financial crisis, MorphoSys’s financing is solid. MorphoSys 
sees its strong cash position as an asset which can be used to 
 accelerate future growth through strategic transactions. The in-
licensing of MOR208 and the acquisition of Sloning BioTechnol-
ogy GmbH are prime examples of this.

diVidEnds

MorphoSys AG’s German statutory accounts showed accumulated 
earnings available for distribution. Nevertheless, in line with 
standard practice in the biotechnology industry, MorphoSys does 
not anticipate paying a dividend for the foreseeable future. Any 
profit generated by the business shall be substantially reinvested 
in the operation of its business, mainly in the area of proprietary 
drug development, and in strategically interesting acquisitions in 
order to create further shareholder value and growth opportuni-
ties. As was the case in 2011, the Company plans to purchase its 
own shares from the market to support a new long-term incentive 
program for management in 2012. 

This outlook takes into account all factors known at the time of 
the preparation of the financial statements which could affect our 
business in 2012 and beyond, and is based on Management Board 
assumptions. Future results may deviate from the expectations de-
scribed in the outlook section. Major risks are discussed in the 
Risk Report.

Corporate Governance Report

Effective corporate governance is a central part of MorphoSys’s 
sustainable corporate management, comprising value-based man-
agement and monitoring long-term success. It builds the frame-
work for the management and supervision of the Company, includ-
ing its organization, commercial principles and regulatory and 
monitoring measures. MorphoSys’s internal guidelines are aligned 
with the German Corporate Governance Code, which contains  
internationally recognized standards for good and responsible gov-
ernance. The aim of such transparent and coherent management 
principles is to ensure effective cooperation between the Manage-
ment Board and the Supervisory Board, a performance-based 

compensation scheme for managers and employees, transparent and 
early reporting and relations with shareholders based on trust.

With the following three exemptions, MorphoSys complies with  
all recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code 
(Code) and the majority of the Code’s suggestions in the version  
of May 26, 2010.
   The stock option program for the Management Board does not 
provide a cap for unforeseen developments within the meaning 
of Code Section 4.2.3, since the reasonableness of the amount  
of stock options for the Management Board has already been con-
sidered at the time of the grant. However, the stock incentive 
program for the year 2011 and the following years incorporate 
the concept of a cap.
   With regard to Code Section 5.4.1, in its meeting of March 10, 
2011, the Supervisory Board has decided to aim for an adequate 
representation of women on the Supervisory Board that respec-
tive female candidates shall be proposed for election and that at 
the beginning of the approval of potential candidates qualified 
women shall be appropriately considered in the appointment pro-
cedure. A concrete quota for female members of the Supervisory 
Board has not been defined since the individual qualification and 
not the gender of candidates for election to the Supervisory 
Board shall be the decisive criteria for its composition. With re-
gard to the election to the Supervisory Board that took place  
in the Annual General Meeting 2011, the Supervisory Board de-
cided to propose the re-election of the male members Prof.  
Dr. Drews and Dr. Blättler since their biotechnology know-how 
is needed by the Company; for this reason their re-election was 
in the prevailing interest of the Company.
 Furthermore, Prof. Drews exceeds the age limit of 75 years de-
fined by the Supervisory Board in its rules of procedure. Insofar, 
the Company used the possibility as foreseen in the rules of pro-
cedure to exceptionally propose an elder candidate for election; 
the proposal to re-elect Prof. Drews to the Supervisory Board  
for a further year was in the interest of the board to procure the 
continuity of its performance.
   The remuneration for the Supervisory Board as resolved in the 
Annual General Meeting 2010 only provides for fixed remunera-
tion components and no longer for performance-related remu-
neration within the meaning of the Code Section 5.4.6. The Com-
pany’s practice is consistent with the view of an increasing 
number of experts on supervisory board compensation, who re-
gard performance-related payments to board members as poten-
tially giving rise to a conflict of interests in a body whose duties 
include setting and assessing objectives for the Company’s long-
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MorphoSys’s Management Board and Supervisory Board discussed 
compliance with the Code’s recommendations. Based on these  
deliberations, the boards approved an interim update of the Decla-
ration of Compliance as of March 10, 2011, and the annual Dec-
laration of Compliance as of December 8, 2011. Both documents are 
posted on the Company’s website and will continue to be updated 
as necessary.

Declaration about Corporate Manage-
ment in Accordance with Sec. 289a 
HGB for the 2011 Business Year

A description of the principles of corporate management, the com-
position and collaboration of the Management Board, Supervisory 
Board and committees as well as the Declaration of Compliance pur-
suant to section 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktien-
gesetz – AktG) can be found on MorphoSys’s corporate website.

Shareholders and the General Meeting

Transparency and an open dialog are important principles for 
 MorphoSys’s communication policy. The Company strictly adheres 
to the concept of fair disclosure. Therefore, all communication  
activities are aimed at providing all shareholders with the same 
level of information at the same time. MorphoSys’s Management 
Board and Supervisory Board attach great importance to transpar-
ent and timely information for all shareholders.

A central part of MorphoSys’s relations with its investors is fre-
quent meetings with analysts and investors at road shows and one-
on-one discussions. Conference calls accompany the publication  
of the quarterly figures to enable immediate queries on the develop-
ment of the Company for analysts and investors. The Company’s 
presentations at on-site events are accessible for any interested 
party on the corporate website. Video and audio recordings of 
key events can be replayed on the website and transcripts of the 
quarterly conference calls are provided in English and German.

MorphoSys uses its corporate website as a central platform to 
provide up-to-date information about the Company and its progress. 

MorphoSys’s financial calendar lists the dates of all regular finan-
cial publications and the next Annual General Meeting well in ad-
vance.

annual gEnEral MEE t ing

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place in Munich on May 
19, 2011. Approximately 31 % of total voting stock was represented 
at the meeting, a decrease compared to the attendance in 2010  
(approximately 35 %). MorphoSys assisted the shareholders in the 
use of proxies and arranged the appointment of a representative  
to exercise shareholders’ voting rights in accordance with instruc-
tions. This representative was also available until the end of the 
general debate of the AGM. MorphoSys’s shareholders approved all 
management proposals put to the vote at the meeting. Prof. Dr.  
Jürgen Drews was re-appointed for another year as a member of the 
Supervisory Board; Dr. Walter Blättler was re-appointed for an-
other three years as a member of the Supervisory Board.

MorphoSys provided an online webcast of the Management Board’s 
presentation and published all documents in a timely manner on 
the Company’s website.

Cooperation between the 
 Management Board and the 
 Supervisory Board

In order to guarantee good corporate governance, open and  
comprehensive communication on a regular basis is a guiding  
principle for the Management Board and the Supervisory Board  
of MorphoSys AG. The underlying two-tier system required by  
the German Stock Corporation Act explicitly differentiates be-
tween management and supervision. The responsibilities of both 
boards are clearly defined by law, by the Articles of Association 
and the Rules of Procedure. MorphoSys AG’s boards work together 
closely and act and decide in the best interest of the Company; 
their dedicated goal is to sustainably increase the Company’s value.

The most recent version of the German Corporate Governance 
Code recommends that the Management Board and the Supervisory 
Board should observe the principle of diversity and strive to in-
crease the number of women in management positions. MorphoSys 

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has many women in leading positions, and the plans to increase  
the proportion of women in management and key positions are 
jointly pursued by both boards.

   Jens Holstein, Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for account-
ing and controlling, corporate development, treasury and tech-
nical operations including IT, and the corporate legal function.

t hE ManagEMEn t board ( Vors tand )

The Management Board of MorphoSys AG consists of four mem-
bers and has one chairman. The Rules of Procedure define the 
different areas of responsibility and cooperation within the Manage-
ment Board.

In 2011, Jens Holstein succeeded Dave Lemus both as Chief Finan-
cial Officer of MorphoSys AG and as a member of its Management 
Board (Vorstand). More detailed information can be found in the 
chapter entitled “Human Resources” on page 57.
   Dr. Simon E. Moroney, Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for 
the AbD Serotec business segment, business development, corpo-
rate communications and investor relations, human resources, 
strategy and planning, and the coordination of the Management 
Board reporting to the Supervisory Board.

  Initial appointment: 1998 (co-founder)
  End of current period of office: June 30, 2014

  Initial appointment: 2011
  End of current period of office: June 30, 2014
   Dr. Arndt Schottelius, Chief Development Officer, is responsible 
for the preclinical and clinical development of MorphoSys’s pro-
prietary development programs. 

  Initial appointment: 2008
  End of current period of office: June 30, 2014
   Dr. Marlies Sproll, Chief Scientific Officer, is responsible for anti-
body discovery and pre-development, technology development, 
protein sciences, alliance management and intellectual property.

  Initial appointment: 2005
  End of current period of office: June 30, 2014

t hE supErVisory board (auf sich t srat )

As of December 31, 2011, MorphoSys’s Supervisory Board consists 
of six independent members. The members of the Supervisory 
Board are appointed by the Annual General Meeting on the basis of 
their qualifications, work experience, independence and diversity.

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initial ap-
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End of  
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audit 
committee

remunera-

tion and  
nomination 
committee

science and  
technology 
committee

Dr. Gerald Möller

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Drews

Dr. Walter Blättler

Dr. Daniel Camus

Dr. Metin Colpan

Dr. Geoffrey Vernon

Chairman 

Deputy 
Chairman 

Member 

Member 

Member 

Member 

1999 

2012 

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2007 

 2002

 2004

 1999

 2012

 2014

 2012

 2012

2012 

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The Supervisory Board examines the efficiency of its activities on 
a regular basis, as recommended in the German Corporate Gover-
nance Code. To date, all such audits have led to the conclusion that 
the Supervisory Board is organized efficiently and that the Man-
agement Board and the Supervisory Board cooperate very well.

dirEc t ors’ hol dings

The members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board 
own more than 1 % of the shares issued by the Company. For the 
disclosure of Company stocks held or financial instruments relating 
to them, please refer to section 29 (Related Parties) of the Notes 
to the Consolidated Financial Statements. This list details all stocks, 
stock options and convertible bonds held by each member of the 
Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

dirEc t ors’ dEal ings

Under the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandels-
gesetz – WpHG), the members of MorphoSys AG’s Management 
Board and Supervisory Board and persons who have a “close  
relationship” with such members are obligated to disclose any trad-
ing in MorphoSys stock.

In the reporting year, MorphoSys received the following notifi-
cations pursuant to Sec. 15a of the WpHG. Each sale of shares 
listed below was preceded directly by the exercising of convertible 
bonds to purchase an identical number of shares. Sales of the  
convertible bonds were made in conjunction with the scheduled 
ex piration of these bonds in 2011.

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function

date of trans-
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type of  

transaction

number of 
stocks/ 
derivatives

average share 
price in €*

transaction 
Volume in €*

CDO

CDO

CFO

CFO

CSO 

CSO 

CSO 

CEO 

CEO 

CEO 

CEO 

August 4

August 5

August 8

August 8

November 9

November 10

November 10

November 18

November 21

November 23

November 23

Purchase 

Purchase 

Purchase 

Purchase

Sale

Sale

Purchase

Sale 

Sale 

Sale 

Purchase

250

250

500 

500

11,500

14,500

4,000

12,707

392

13,401 

3,500

17.75

16.565

17.114

16.80

17.28

16.89

12.81*

16.76

16.72

16.13

12.81*

4,437.50

4,141.25

8,557.00

8,400.00 

198,720.00 

244,832.50

51,240.00

212,969.32

6,554.24

216,158.13

44,835.00 

Member of the 
Management 
board

Dr. Arndt Schottelius 

Dr. Arndt Schottelius 

Jens Holstein 

Jens Holstein 

Dr. Marlies Sproll

Dr. Marlies Sproll 

Dr. Marlies Sproll 

Dr. Simon Moroney

Dr. Simon Moroney

Dr. Simon Moroney

Dr. Simon Moroney

* Strike price of convertible bonds

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prEVEn t ing confl ic t s of in t ErEs t

Members of both boards are obliged to avoid any actions that could 
cause conflicts of interest with their functions at MorphoSys AG. 
Such transactions or ancillary activities of the Management Board 
have to be reported immediately to and approved by the Super-
visory Board. The Supervisory Board, which will in turn, inform 
the Annual General Meeting of any conflicts of interest which 
have occurred along with their solutions. In 2011, no conflicts of 
interest occurred.

sharEhol dEr approVal of EQui t y coMpEnsat ion pl ans; 

s t ocK rEpurchasEs

By resolution of the Annual General Meeting on May 19, 2011, 
MorphoSys is authorized to acquire treasury stock totaling up to 
10 % of the capital stock in accordance with Sec. 71 Para. 1 no. 8  
of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG). The authorization may 
be exercised in whole or in part, once or several times, in pursuit  
of one or several purposes by the Company or by third parties for 
the account of the Company. At the discretion of the Management 
Board, the buyback may be effected on the stock market or by means 
of a public offer or a public invitation to tender.

In June 2011, MorphoSys repurchased 84,019 own shares based on 
this authorization. The treasury shares will be used to implement 
the Company’s long-term incentive program for management.

Information and Communication

MorphoSys uses ERP (enterprise resource planning) software to 
make information available for processes and internal control pro-
cedures, and for reporting purposes. Furthermore, regular com-
munication takes place between the finance teams, local entities 
and the finance headquarters.

Considering the relevance of its information systems, MorphoSys 
has IT policies in place governing the use of information technology 
and communication media in order to reduce any outside risk. 
Furthermore, a communication policy has been put in place to de-
fine classifications for the distribution of internal documents and 
make sure that any information is distributed to an appropriate au-
dience. Wherever applicable, the parameters of applications and 
systems are set in such a way that the security of information is 
enhanced.

Compliance System

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   Statement on Corporate Governance
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supervisory board and audit committee
   Establishment of an audit committee
   Occupation with independent financial experts
   Specification of the monitoring tasks
   Cooperation with the external auditor

specification of the monitoring tasks

   primary tasks of the Supervisory board: 
  +   Monitoring of financial reporting
  +   Monitoring the effectiveness

- of the Internal Control System 
- of Risk Management System 
- of Internal Audit

  +   Monitoring the external audit, especially
- Independence of external auditor 
- the additional services provided by him

   tasks, that the Supervisory board may delegate (some or 
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audi t f unc t ion

MorphoSys updated its documentation regarding the internal con-
trol system that was established and used over the years for 
maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. In 
accordance with Sec. 289 (5) and Sec. 315 (2) Para. 5 HGB (Ger-
man Commercial Code), MorphoSys described the key characteris-
tics of its accounting-related internal control system, which en-
sures that all controls are in place to be able to report the financial 
figures as precisely as possible. These internal controls over fi-
nancial reporting are documented and structured based on the most 
commonly used COSO framework (“Internal Control – Integrated 
Framework”), as defined by the Committee of Sponsoring Organiza-
tions of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

Due to its inherent limitations, internal control over financial re-
porting may not prevent or detect misstatements, and can only  
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial 
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external 
purposes, in accordance with IFRS (International Financial Report-
ing Standards) as adopted by the European Union. 

Projections relating to future periods are not part of the internal 
control system.

The internal audit function was implemented at MorphoSys during 
2010 and its function is to assist MorphoSys AG in accomplishing 
its objectives by bringing in a systematic and disciplined approach 
to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the organization’s 
risk management, control and governance processes. KPMG was 
appointed co-sourcing partner to support the internal control 
group in conducting audits.

The internal auditing activity is founded on a risk-based internal 
audit plan which is mainly derived from the last risk-management 
results. In addition, audit requirements and suggestions from the 
Management Board and the Supervisory Board’s Audit Committee 
are considered in the risk-based internal audit plan.

The internal audit function regularly informs the Management 
Board and the Head of Internal Audit Function reports (together 
with the CEO) to the Audit Committee twice a year or immedi-
ately in case of suspicious facts.

During 2011, two audits were successfully conducted and deficien-
cies in processes that have been discovered will be cured by re-
spective countermeasures. The internal auditing activity will grow 
significantly in 2012.

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Risk analysis 
and planning 
of the annual 
audit plan

II.
Risk analysis 
with audit 
area

III.
Definition of 
the audit 
objective 
(process 
analysis)

IV.
Risk analysis 
and evalua-
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objective

V.
Evaluation of 
the ICS

VI.
Defining and  
carrying out 
the neces-
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steps

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Documenta-
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Remuneration Report

MorphoSys regards its risk management system as being directed 
towards identifying, evaluating and mitigating risks (to an accept-
able level) by implementing appropriate countermeasures as well as 
monitoring identified risks. 

MorphoSys has a risk-identification and evaluation process in 
place encompassing all business risks, in particular those which 
may put the existence of the Company in jeopardy.

The Management Board ensures responsible risk handling at all 
times and keeps the Supervisory Board informed about existing 
risks and their development. Detailed information about the oppor-
tunities and risks at MorphoSys can be found on page 72 et seq. 
of this report.

codE of conduc t

During 2011, MorphoSys implemented a Code of Conduct which 
comprises the basic principles and rules for the conduct within the 
Company and in relation to the public. It also provides the frame-
work of the Company’s ethical and legal responsibilities. The im-
plementation and monitoring of compliance with the Code of 
Conduct is supervised by the Code of Conduct Committee. More 
details are provided in the Sustainability Report.

financial statEMEnt audi t by pricEWatErhousEcoopErs

MorphoSys prepares its consolidated financial statements and 
quarterly financial statements in accordance with the International 
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). MorphoSys AG’s financial 
statements are prepared in accordance with the German Commer-
cial Code (HGB). The Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board 
proposes the selection of the Company’s external auditor. At the 
2011 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG 
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft was appointed auditor for the 2011 
fiscal year. In order to ensure the auditor’s autonomy, the Audit 
Committee obtained a declaration of independence from the auditor.

The Remuneration Report outlines the principles underlying the 
compensation of the Management Board members of MorphoSys 
AG. It also describes the compensation paid to the members of the 
Supervisory Board. The Remuneration Report reflects the legal 
provisions and the respective principles of the German Corporate 
Governance Code and is part of the Management Report as well  
as of the Corporate Governance Report.

rEMunErat ion of t hE ManagEMEn t board

The remuneration system for the Management Board is intended  
to provide an incentive for successful and sustainable corporate 
management. The aggregate annual compensation paid to Manage-
ment Board members consists of several components. These 
include fixed compensation, a yearly cash bonus based on the 
achievement of Company-related and individual goals (short- 
term incentive – STI), a long-term incentivizing component in the 
form of a share performance plan (long-term incentive – LTI) and 
additional benefits. Each year, the structure and appropriateness of 
the aggregate annual compensation packages are reviewed by  
the Remuneration and Nomination Committee. The amount of com-
pensation payable to the Management Board members is depen-
dent in particular on the achievement of the duties and goals of 
the individual Management Board member, and on the business  
situation, success and prospects of the Company relative to its com-
petitive environment. The aggregate annual compensation pack-
ages are compared with the outcome of a comparative international 
industry study performed in 2011 by an internationally acclaimed 
consultant firm on the specific instruction of the Supervisory Board. 
Adjustments to the aggregate annual compensation packages are 
adopted by the plenum of the Supervisory Board. The last occasion 
on which the salaries of the Management Board members were 
adjusted was in July and December 2011.

OVERVIE W
In the 2011 fiscal year, the total compensation of the Management 
Board amounted to € 3,917,374 (2010: € 3,267,924), an increase of 
19.9 %, which is predominantly due to the change in Management 
Board composition in 2011. Without the one-off payments due to 
the change in the Management Board composition, the increase 
would have amounted to 4.3 %.

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Of this total amount, € 2,765,078 was attributable to cash compen-
sation, and € 1,152,296, or 29 % of the total, to share-based instru-
ments (long-term incentivizing compensation – LTI). Allocation of 
shares from the LTI program occurs after a waiting period of four 
years and depends on the achievement of Company goals. In addi-
tion, the Supervisory Board may decide to allocate no shares at all 
after the four-year waiting period by applying a “company factor”. 
The details of the LTI program are described below.

The table below shows a detailed breakdown of the compensation 
paid to the members of the Management Board: 

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fixed compensation

compensation

short-term  
incentive  

long-term incentive  
compensation  
(target attainment depends on 
achievement of company goals)

total  

compensation

base salary  

in €

other  
compensatory 
benefits  

Variable  
compensation  

in €

in €

no. of  
performance 
shares 
granted

fair Value at 
the time of 
the grant  

in €

in €

Dr. Simon E.  
Moroney

Dave Lemus*

Jens Holstein**

Dr. Arndt Schottelius

Dr. Marlies Sproll

386,862 

132,119 

167,500 

256,000 

262,259 

total

1,204,740 

135,1311

479,0092

181,5843

99,0464

94,5635

989,333 

181,825 

72,026 

83,750 

107,520 

125,884 

571,005 

17,676 

–

12,107 

12,107 

12,107 

53,997 

377,206 

1,081,024 

–

258,363 

258,363 

258,363 

683,154 

691,197 

720,929 

741,069 

1,152,295 

3,917,373 

*   Left the Management Board of MorphoSys AG on March 10, 2011
**  Joined the Management Board of MorphoSys AG on May 1, 2011
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5  

Includes € 107,233 in annual contributions to a private pension fund and allowances for insurances
Includes € 35,629 in annual contributions to a private pension fund and allowances for insurances
Includes € 53,001 in annual contributions to a private pension fund and allowances for insurances
Includes € 73,613 in annual contributions to a private pension fund and allowances for insurances
Includes € 74,868 in annual contributions to a private pension fund and allowances for insurances

    
 
 
 
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fixed compensation

compensation

short-term  
incentive  

long-term incentive  
compensation  
(target attainment depends on 
share price performance)

total  

compensation

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in €

no. of  
convertible 
bonds 
granted

fair Value at 
the time of 
the grant  

in €

Dr. Simon E.  
Moroney

Dave Lemus*

Jens Holstein**

Dr. Arndt Schottelius

Dr. Marlies Sproll

368,498 

259,157 

–

231,000 

249,623 

total

1,108,278 

130,1781

156,6392

–

90,1583

90,8794

467,854 

208,570 

152,902 

–

132,594 

146,778 

640,844 

*   Left the Management Board of MorphoSys AG on March 10, 2011
**  Joined the Management Board of MorphoSys AG on May 1, 2011
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2  
3  
4  

Includes € 103,844 in annual contributions to a private pension fund and allowances for insurances
Includes € 74,605 in annual contributions to a private pension fund and allowances for insurances
Includes € 68,837 in annual contributions to a private pension fund and allowances for insurances
Includes € 72,371 in annual contributions to a private pension fund and allowances for insurances

58,800 

33,000 

–

33,000 

33,000 

391,608 

219,780 

–

219,780 

219,780 

in €

1,098,854 

788,478 

–

673,532 

707,060 

157,800 

1,050,948 

3,267,924 

During 2011, members of the Management Board exercised convert-
ible bonds, and subsequently sold the new shares. As required by 
law, all transactions were reported and published in the Corporate 
Governance Report and on the Company’s website.

FIXED C OMPENSATION
The fixed compensation consists of the base salary and other com-
pensatory benefits which primarily encompass the use of company 
cars, allowances for health, social care and invalidity insurances 
as well as special allowances and benefits received for working out-
side of the person’s home country. Furthermore, all members of 
the Management Board participate in private pension funds or an-
other type of pension schemes (Altersversorgung). MorphoSys 
pays the monthly contributions into these funds or other means of 
pension schemes. These payments amount to a maximum of 10 % 
of the annual fixed salary of each Management Board member plus 

tax contributions and are included in the other compensatory ben-
efits component. In addition, all Management Board members par-
ticipate in a pension scheme which was established in cooperation 
with Allianz Pensions-Management e.V. Allianz Pensions-Manage-
ment e.V. serves as an “Unterstützungskasse”, which means pen-
sion commitments have to be fulfilled by Allianz Pensions-Manage-
ment e.V.

SHOR T-TERM INCENTIVIZING C OMPE NSATION (STI)
Each Management Board member is eligible for performance-re-
lated compensation in the form of an annual cash bonus payment 
of up to 60 % of his or her annual base salary at 100 % target attain-
ment. Such bonus payments are dependent on the achievement  
of Company-related and individual goals, which are determined by 
the Supervisory Board at the beginning of each fiscal year. The 
Company-related goals account for up to two thirds of the bonus 
payment and are based on the operating performance of the Com-
pany, as measured by revenues, operating profit and progress in the 
partnered and proprietary pipeline. The individual goals account 

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for up to one third of the payment and comprise operational objec-
tives for which the Management Board member is responsible.  
At the end of the year, the Supervisory Board evaluates the level  
of attainment of the Company-related and individual goals and 
sets the bonus payment accordingly. The bonus is subject to a cap 
of 125 % of the target amount. If goals are missed, the variable 
component may not be paid at all. The bonus for the 2011 fiscal 
year will be paid out in February 2012.

LONG -TERM INCENTIVIZING C OMPE NSATION (LTI)
In 2011, MorphoSys introduced a new long-term incentive program 
for the Management Board as well as for the Senior Management 
Group, called the performance share plan or long-term incentive 
program (LTI). The beneficiaries of the LTI program will receive 
MorphoSys shares after a four-year waiting period.

Each participant in the LTI program receives a defined allocation of 
shares on the grant date. After a four-year waiting period, shares 
will be allocated based on the achievement of the associated targets. 
The goals comprise key performance indicators (KPIs) such as rev-
enue and profit targets, progress in the partnered and proprietary 
pipeline, as well as other important milestones for the Company. 

The number of allocated shares depends on the achievements of the 
performance targets (KPI achievement in %) during the perfor-
mance period of four years, subject to the provisions of the perfor-
mance share plan. KPIs will be defined annually for every new 
LTI tranche. 

The performance share plan contains a hurdle and a cap, which 
is between 50 % and 110 %. The program foresees an additional 
“Company factor”. The Company factor generally amounts to “1” 
and has to be determined by the Supervisory Board to adjust the 
number of shares in case of unforeseeable Company development. 
The Supervisory Board can decide on deviations from 0 to 2. If 
necessary, the Supervisory Board could decide to allocate no shares 
at all after the four-year waiting period.

Each year, the Supervisory Board decides on the number of perfor-
mance shares to be allocated to the Management Board members. 
On June 1, 2011, 53,997 performance shares were granted to mem-
bers of the Management Board. 

In the event of all goals being achieved by 100 %, the annual tar-
get amount for the fair value of the performance share awards 
commitment will be € 377.206 for the CEO and € 258,363 for the 
other members of the management. For further details see also 
section 29 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

In 2011, members of the Management Board purchased MorphoSys 
shares and exercised convertible bonds, which were subsequently 
partly sold. As required by law, all transactions were reported and 
published on the Company’s website.

CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT BOARD C OMP OSITION
On February 24, 2011, MorphoSys announced that Mr. Jens Holstein 
was to succeed Mr. Dave Lemus both as Chief Financial Officer  
of MorphoSys AG and as a member of the Management Board (Vor-
stand). Mr. Lemus stepped down from his position as CFO with 
the Company in March 2011 to pursue other opportunities. He re-
ceived the contractually agreed compensation set out in his ser-
vice agreement until 30 June 2011. Further, he obtained his contrac-
tually agreed payment equal to his fixed gross annual salary in 
the amount of € 264,238 plus his bonus, calculated as the average 
bonus in the years 2009 and 2010, in the amount of € 144,053. 
 Additionally, Mr. Lemus’s unvested portion of outstanding stock 
options granted for the years 2008 and 2009 was vested prema-
turely.

Mr. Jens Holstein was appointed Chief Financial Officer of 
 MorphoSys AG on May 1, 2011. His service agreement runs until 
June 30, 2014. As an additional incentive for joining the Com-
pany, MorphoSys compensated Mr. Holstein for lost benefits from 
his previous position with a non-recurring signing bonus in the 
amount of € 100,000.

VARIA
No credit, loan or similar benefits were granted to members of  
the Management Board. In the year under review, the Management 
Board members received no benefits from third parties that were 
either promised or granted in view of their position as members of 
the Management Board.

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In addition, the Supervisory Board members are reimbursed for 
travel costs and for any value-added tax to be paid on their remu-
neration. The overall compensation package takes into account  
the responsibilities and range of tasks of the Supervisory Board 
members as well as the economic situation and performance of  
the Company.

In the 2011 fiscal year, the members of the Supervisory Board re-
ceived a total of € 384,750 (2010: € 382,750), excluding reimburse-
ment of travel expenses. This amount consists of fixed remuneration 
and variable compensation (attendance fees).

The Company did not provide loans to members of the Super-
visory Board.

The table below shows a detailed breakdown of the compensation 
paid to the Supervisory Board:

NON - RE APP OINTMENT/NON - PROLONGATION 
The service agreements of the Management Board members stipu-
late that in the event of a non-reappointment and non-prolongation 
of the service agreement, each member of the Management Board 
is entitled to receive a severance payment in the amount of one 
year’s fixed salary. Such a severance payment will be offset against 
any salary payments received in the event of a leave of absence of  
a Management Board member. If the Management Board member’s 
service contract is terminated by death, his/her spouse or life part-
ner is entitled to the monthly fixed salary for the month of death 
and the following twelve months. In the event that (i) MorphoSys 
transfers its assets or material parts of its assets to a non-affiliated 
third party, (ii) MorphoSys is merged into a non-affiliated third 
party or (iii) a shareholder holds more than 30 % of the voting rights 
of MorphoSys, each member of the Management Board is allowed 
to extraordinarily terminate his/her service agreement and may 
demand the outstanding fixed salary for the remaining contractu-
ally provided term of contract or for two years, whichever is greater. 
Furthermore, in such a case, all granted stock options, convert-
ible bonds and performance shares will be treated as immediately 
vested.

rEMunErat ion of t hE supErVisory board

Compensation of the members of the Supervisory Board is based 
on the provisions of the Articles of Association, the current ver-
sion of which was adopted by the stockholders at the Annual Gen-
eral Meeting on May 19, 2011, and the respective resolutions of  
the stockholders at the Annual General Meetings regarding the re-
muneration of the members of the Supervisory Board. In 2011, the 
members of the Supervisory Board received fixed compensation and 
an attendance fee per board and committee meeting attended. 
 According to the current provisions, each Supervisory Board mem-
ber receives an annual board membership flat fee (€ 61,000 for 
the Chairman, € 45,750 for the Deputy Chairman and € 30,500 for 
the other Supervisory Board members). The Chairman receives 
€ 3,000 per board meeting chaired and the other members receive 
€ 1,500 per board meeting attended. For the work in the commit-
tees, the Chairman of a committee receives € 9,000, the other com-
mittee members € 6,000 each. In addition, committee members 
 receive € 1,000 per committee meeting attended. Compensation 
becomes due in equal tranches on a quarterly basis.

    
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fixed compensation

attendance fees

total compensation

in €

2011

2010

2011

2010

2011

2010

Dr. Gerald Möller

70,000 

70,000 

26,000 

22,000 

96,000 

92,000 

Prof. Dr.  
Jürgen Drews

Dr. Walter Blättler

Dr. Daniel Camus

Dr. Metin Colpan

Dr. Geoffrey  
N. Vernon

total

57,750 

39,500 

36,500 

36,500 

57,750 

39,500 

36,500 

36,500 

17,500 

13,500 

19,000 

8,500 

15,000 

18,000 

19,000 

10,000 

75,250 

53,000 

55,500 

45,000 

72,750 

57,500 

55,500 

46,500 

39,500 

279,750 

39,500 

279,750 

20,500 

105,000 

19,000 

103,000 

60,000 

384,750 

58,500 

382,750 

Information Required under 
Takeover Law

The following information is presented in accordance with Sec. 315 
Para. 4 of the German Commercial Code (HGB).

coMp osi t ion of c api tal s t ocK

As of December 31, 2011, the Company’s share capital amounted 
to € 23,112,167.00 and is divided into 23,112,167 no-par value 
bearer shares. With the exception of 163,915 Company-held shares, 
all shares issued are common shares with voting rights. The Man-
agement Board is not aware of any restrictions on the voting rights 
or the right to transfer. This also applies to restrictions which may 
result from shareholders’ agreements. The Company has not been 
notified of direct or indirect shareholdings in its share capital 
 exceeding 10 % of the voting rights pursuant to Sec. 21 of the Ger-
man Securities Trading Act (WpHG). No shareholder has privi-
leged rights or other rights resulting in the right to control votes.

sharEhol dings ExcEEding 10 % of t hE Vo t ing righ t s

There is no direct or indirect shareholding in the Company which 
exceeds 10 % of the voting rights.

app oin t MEn t and disMissal of ManagEMEn t board 

 MEMbErs, aMEndMEn t s t o t hE ar t icl Es of assoc iat ion

Pursuant to Sec. 6 of the Company’s Articles of Association, the 
Management Board shall consist of at least two members, with  
the Supervisory Board defining the number of Management Board 
members. The Supervisory Board may appoint a Chief Executive 
Officer and one or several representatives of the CEO. Pursuant to 
Sec. 20 of the Articles of Association, amendments to the Articles 
are subject to a majority of more than 50 % of the share capital rep-
resented in a shareholders’ meeting unless a different majority is 
required by law.

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sharEs

The shareholders have provided the Management Board with the 
following authorizations to issue new shares or conversion rights, 
or to purchase Company treasury shares:

a.   Pursuant to Sec. 5 Para. 5 of the Articles of Association and 

with the approval of the Supervisory Board, the Management 
Board is authorized to increase the Company’s share capital 
during the time period up to April 30, 2013, by the amount of 
up to € 8,864,103.00 and by issuing 8,864,103 young bearer 
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on one or several occasions (Authorized Capital 2008-I). The 
Management Board may, with the approval of the Supervisory 
Board, exclude the preemptive rights of the shareholders un-
der the following conditions:
i.  

 in the case of a capital increase in cash to the extent that 
such exclusion is necessary to avoid fractional shares; or
ii.    in the case of a capital increase in kind to the extent that 

the young shares are used for the acquisition of companies, 
shareholdings in companies, patents, licenses or other in-
dustrial property rights, or of assets which constitute a busi-
ness in their entirety; or

iii.   in the case of a capital increase in cash to the extent that 

young shares are placed on a stock exchange in context with 
a listing, 

b.   Pursuant to Sec. 5 Para. 6 of the Articles of Association and 

with the approval of the Supervisory Board, the Management 
Board is authorized to increase the Company’s share capital 
during the time period up to April 30, 2013, by the amount of 
up to € 2,216,025.00 and by issuing 2,216,025 young bearer 
shares with no-par value for contribution in cash (Authorized 
Capital 2008-II). The Management Board may, with the ap-
proval of the Supervisory Board, exclude the preemptive rights 
of the shareholders under the following conditions: 
i.  

 to the extent that such exclusion is necessary to avoid frac-
tional shares; or 

ii.    the issuance price for the new shares is not substantially 
below the stock exchange price quoted for existing shares 
at the time of the issuance, 

c.   Pursuant to Sec. 5 Para. 6b of the Articles of Association, the 

Company’s share capital may be conditionally increased by an 
amount of up to € 6,600,000.00, divided into up to 6,600,000 
bearer shares with no-par value (Conditional Capital 2011-I). The 
conditional capital increase shall only be accomplished (i) to  
the extent that owners of options and/or convertible bonds make 
use of their option and/or conversion rights issued by the Com-
pany by April 30, 2016, in accordance with the resolution of the 
Annual General Meeting or (ii) to the extent that owners fulfill 
their duties to convert. The same shall apply to owners of options 
and/or convertible bonds issued by domestic or foreign affili-
ates which are wholly owned by the Company,

d.   Furthermore, there exist Conditional Capital 1999-I in the 

Capital 2008-III in the amount of up to € 450,000.00 (Sec. 5 
Para. 6e of the Articles of Association). These conditional capi-
tals may be used for the issuance of option and conversion 
rights to members of the Management Board and to employees 
of the Company or of its affiliates. 

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 rEpurchasE s t ocK

The authorization to repurchase treasury stock as provided by  
the resolution of the ordinary 2010 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 
was replaced by a new resolution of the 2011 Annual Sharehold-
ers’ Meeting authorizing the Company to buy back up to 10 % of its 
share capital existing at the time of the 2011 Annual Shareholders’ 
Meeting. The authorization has a duration until April 30, 2016.

changE of con t rol proVisions

KE Y AGREEMENTS SUBJEC T TO C ONDITIONS
In 2007, the Company and Novartis Pharma AG extended their orig-
inal 2004 collaboration agreement in the field of pharmaceutical 
research. According to this agreement, should certain changes in 
control occur involving certain types of companies, Novartis 
Pharma AG is permitted, but not obligated, to take several mea-
sures, including the partial or complete termination of the col-
laboration agreement. 

A change in control is considered to be the acquisition of 30 % or 
more of the voting rights in the Company in accordance with Sec. 29 
and Sec. 30 of the German Takeover Act (Wertpapiererwerbs- und 
Übernahmegesetz – WpÜG). Such termination of the collaboration 
agreement by Novartis Pharma AG could significantly affect the 
Company’s future cash flows.

CHANGE OF C ONTROL PROVISIONS FOR MANAGEMENT BOARD 

 MEMBERS
After a change of control transaction, each member of the Manage-
ment Board is allowed to terminate his/her service agreement and 
may demand the outstanding salary for the remaining contractually 
provided term of contract.

amount of up to € 87,033.00 (Sec. 5 Para. 6a of the Articles of 
Association), Conditional Capital 2003-II in the amount of up  
to € 725,064.00 (Sec. 5 Para. 6c of the Articles of Association), 
Conditional Capital 2008-II in the amount of up to € 992,872.00 
(Sec. 5 Para. 6d of the Articles of Association), and Conditional 

Furthermore, in such a case, all granted stock options, convert-
ible bonds and shares granted in the LTI program will be treated 
as immediately vested. The same applies to some of the directors  
of the Company, to whom options or conversion rights have been 
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1 2 1	 p r o p e r t y, 	p l a n t	a n d 	e q u i p m e n t

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1 0 0	 	c o n s o l i d at e d 	s tat e m e n t 	o f	c h a n g e s 	i n	

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1 2 4	 o t h e r 	 a s s e t s

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1 2 4	 a s s e t s	c l a s s i f i e d 	a s 	h e l d 	 f o r	s a l e

1 0 2 	 	c o n s o l i d at e d 	s tat e m e n t 	o f	c a s h	 f l o w s 	(i f r s)

1 2 4	 g o o d w i l l

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1 0 4	 	g e n e r a l 	i n f o r m at i o n

1 2 5 	

	a c c o u n t s 	 paya b l e 	 a n d	 a c c r u e d 	e x p e n s e s

1 2 6 	 p r o v i s i o n s	 a n d	 ta x	 l i a b i l i t i e s

1 2 6 	 	f i n a n c i a l	i n s t r u m e n t s 	a n d	

f i n a n c i a l	r i s k 	m a n a g e m e n t

1 0 5	 s u m m a r y 	o f	 s i g n i f i c a n t 	a c c o u n t i n g 		p o l i c i e s

1 3 0 	 	s t o c k h o l d e r s ’	e q u i t y

1 1 1 	 s e g m e n t 	r e p o r t i n g

1 1 4 	 r e v e n u e

1 1 5 	 p e r s o n n e l 	e x p e n s e s

1 3 1	 c o n v e r t i b l e 	b o n d s

1 3 2	 s t o c k	o p t i o n s

1 3 4 	 s t o c k	a p p r e c i at i o n	r i g h t s 	(s a r s)

1 1 5 	 n o n - o p e r at i n g 	i n c o m e 	a n d 	e x p e n s e s

1 3 4 	 l o n g - t e r m 	i n c e n t i v e	p l a n

1 1 5 	

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1 1 8 	 e a r n i n g s	 p e r	s h a r e

1 1 9 	 c a s h 	a n d	c a s h	 e q u i va l e n t s

1 1 9 		 f i n a n c i a l 	a s s e t s

1 2 0	 a c c o u n t s	 r e c e i va b l e

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1 3 6 	 r e l at e d 	pa r t i e s

1 4 0 	 	c o r p o r at e	 g o v e r n a n c e

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1 4 2	 c h a r t 	o f	t h e 	c o n s o l i d at e d 	 e n t i t y 	( a p p e n d i x 	 1)

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Consolidated Income Statement (IFRS)

in €

Revenues

Operating Expenses

Cost of Goods Sold

Research and Development

Sales, General and Administrative

Total Operating Expenses

Other Operating Income

Profit from Operations

Finance Income

Finance Expenses

Other Income

Other Expenses

Profit before Taxes

Income Tax Expenses

Net Profit

Basic Net Profit per Share

Diluted Net Profit per Share

Shares Used in Computing  
Basic Net Profit per Share

Shares Used in Computing 
Diluted Net Profit per Share

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

note

2011

2010

2.7, 4

100,777,157

87,036,308

3

2.9

6

6

6

6

7

8

8

8

8

7,024,341

57,477,141

24,584,145

89,085,627

466,267

12,157,797

1,439,129

27,270

67,341

2,206,717

11,430,280

3,213,883

8,216,397

0.36 

0.36 

7,284,211

46,899,723

23,226,029

77,409,963

222,418

9,848,763

4,123,286

33,881

469,547

1,236,159

13,171,556

3,975,256

9,196,300

0.41 

0.40 

22,887,723

22,656,233 

23,126,158

22,786,536 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Income Statement (IFRS) / Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (IFRS)

97

Consolidated Statement of  
Comprehensive Income (IFRS)

in €

Net Profit

Change in Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-sale Financial Assets

(Thereof Reclassifications of Unrealized Gains and Losses to Profit and Loss)

Deferred Taxes

Change in Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-sale Financial Assets, Net of Deferred Tax

Effects from Equity-related Recognition of Deferred Taxes

Foreign Currency Gain from Consolidation

Comprehensive Income

2011

2010

8,216,397

(260,949)

(886,717)

68,708

(192,241)

76,798

247,307

9,196,300

(3,580,703)

(3,854,337)

942,799

(2,637,904)

(5,622)

448,445

8,348,261

7,001,219

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 
98

F i n a n c i a l   S t a t e m e n t S

Consolidated Balance Sheet (IFRS)

in €

AS SE TS

Current Assets

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Available-for-sale Financial Assets

Accounts Receivable

Tax Receivables

Other Receivables

Inventories, Net

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Assets Classified as Held for Sale

Total Current Assets

Non-current Assets

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Patents, Net

Licenses, Net

Intangible Assets under Development

Software, Net

Know-how and Customer Lists, Net

Goodwill

Deferred Tax Asset

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets, Net of Current Portion

Total Non-current Assets

ToTAl AS SE TS

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

note

2011

2010

9, 21

10, 21

11, 21

13

12

13

13

17

14

15

15

15

15

15

54,596,099

79,768,563

12,203,237

215,620

375,360

3,281,240

3,467,402

785,027

44,118,451

64,304,041

15,009,326

499,323

522,520

4,135,446

3,104,340

813,011

154,692,548

132,506,458

6,106,318

9,459,580

9,551,394

10,513,100

1,055,405

1,341,159

6,189,865

10,285,264

12,118,924

10,513,100

505,328

1,685,978

15, 18

7

13, 16

34,107,455

34,099,485

164,949

1,418,542

231,689

1,658,040

73,717,902

77,287,673

228,410,450

209,794,131

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Balance Sheet (IFRS)

99

in €

note

2011

2010

lIAB IlITIES AND STo CK HolDERS’ EQUIT Y

Current Liabilities

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Tax Liabilities

Provisions

Current Portion of Deferred Revenue

Total Current Liabilities

Non-current Liabilities

Provisions, Net of Current Portion

Deferred Revenue, Net of Current Portion

Convertible Bonds due to Related Parties

Deferred Tax Liability

Total Non-current Liabilities

Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

Ordinary Shares Authorized (43,047,264 and 41,935,950 for 2011 and 2010, respectively)

Ordinary Shares Issued (23,112,167 and 22,890,252 for 2011 and 2010, respectively)

Ordinary Shares Outstanding (22,948,252 and 22,810,356 for 2011 and 2010, respectively)

Treasury Stock (163,915 and 79,896 shares for 2011 and 2010, respectively), at Cost

Additional Paid-in Capital

Reserves

Accumulated Income/(Deficit)

Total Stockholders’ Equity

ToTAl lIAB IlITIES AND STo CKHolDERS’ EQUIT Y

See accompanying Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

19, 21

20, 7

20

2.7

20

2.7

23

7

22, 23, 24, 26

19,110,798

15,749,522

3,026,597

275,000

1,338,282

2,144,674

275,000

3,181,605

23,750,677

21,350,801

108,145

6,047,253

73,607

1,295,174

7,524,179

43,344

690,756

127,593

1,659,543

2,521,236

23,112,167

22,890,252

(1,756,841)

(9,774)

170,778,474

166,388,083

(680,099)

5,681,893

(811,963)

(2,534,504)

197,135,594

185,922,094

228,410,450

209,794,131

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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F i n a n c i a l   S t a t e m e n t S

Consolidated Statement of Changes in  
Stockholders’ Equity (IFRS)

BAl ANCE AS of JANUARY 1, 2010

Compensation Related to the Grant of Stock Options and Convertible Bonds

Exercise of Options and Convertible Bonds Issued to Related Parties

Reserves:

Change in Unrealized Gain on Available-for-sale Financial Assets, Net of Deferred Tax

Effects from Equity-related Recognition of Deferred Taxes

Foreign Currency Gains and Losses from Consolidation

Net Profit for the Period

Comprehensive Income

BAl ANCE AS of DECEmBER 31, 2010

BAl ANCE AS of JANUARY 1, 2011

Compensation Related to the Grant of Stock Options and Convertible Bonds

Exercise of Options and Convertible Bonds Issued to Related Parties

Repurchase of Treasury Stock

Reserves:

Change in Unrealized Gain on Available-for-sale Financial Assets, Net of Deferred Tax

Effects from Equity-related Recognition of Deferred Taxes

Foreign Currency Gains and Losses from Consolidation

Net Profit for the Period

Comprehensive Income

BAl ANCE AS of DECEmBER 31, 2011

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

common Stock

Shares

€

22,660,557

22,660,557

0

229,695

0

229,695

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22,890,252

22,890,252

0

221,915

22,890,252

22,890,252

0

221,915

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23,112,167

23,112,167

163,915

(1,756,841)

170,778,474

(1,292,325)

5,681,893

197,135,594

treasury Stock

Paid-in capital

Reserve

Reserve

Deficit/income

holders’ equity

additional  

Revaluation 

translation 

accumulated 

total Stock-

Shares

79,896

(9,774)

161,631,268

3,371,195

(1,988,077)

(11,730,804)

173,934,365

€

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,150,655

2,606,160

€

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

€

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

(2,637,904)

(5,622)

(2,643,526)

727,669

727,669

(192,241)

76,798

(115,443)

612,226

79,896

79,896

(9,774)

(9,774)

84,019

(1,747,067)

166,388,083

166,388,083

1,488,342

2,902,049

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

€

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

€

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

€

2,150,655

2,835,855

(2,637,904)

(5,622)

448,445

9,196,300

7,001,219

1,488,342

3,123,964

(1,747,067)

(192,241)

76,798

247,307

8,216,397

8,348,261

448,445

448,445

(1,539,632)

(1,539,632)

9,196,300

9,196,300

(2,534,504)

185,922,094

(2,534,504)

185,922,094

247,307

247,307

8,216,397

8,216,397

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (IFRS)

101

22,660,557

22,660,557

79,896

(9,774)

161,631,268

3,371,195

(1,988,077)

(11,730,804)

173,934,365

treasury Stock

additional  

Paid-in capital

Revaluation 
Reserve

translation 
Reserve

accumulated 
Deficit/income

total Stock-
holders’ equity

Shares

€

€

€

€

€

€

2,150,655

2,606,160

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

448,445

0

448,445

(1,539,632)

(1,539,632)

0

0

0

0

0

247,307

0

247,307

0

0

0

0

0

9,196,300

9,196,300

2,150,655

2,835,855

(2,637,904)

(5,622)

448,445

9,196,300

7,001,219

(2,534,504)

185,922,094

(2,534,504)

185,922,094

0

0

0

0

0

0

8,216,397

8,216,397

1,488,342

3,123,964

(1,747,067)

(192,241)

76,798

247,307

8,216,397

8,348,261

(1,292,325)

5,681,893

197,135,594

(2,637,904)

(5,622)

0

0

(2,643,526)

727,669

727,669

0

0

0

(192,241)

76,798

0

0

(115,443)

612,226

79,896

79,896

0

0

(9,774)

(9,774)

0

0

166,388,083

166,388,083

1,488,342

2,902,049

84,019

(1,747,067)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23,112,167

23,112,167

163,915

(1,756,841)

170,778,474

BAl ANCE AS of JANUARY 1, 2010

Compensation Related to the Grant of Stock Options and Convertible Bonds

Exercise of Options and Convertible Bonds Issued to Related Parties

Reserves:

Change in Unrealized Gain on Available-for-sale Financial Assets, Net of Deferred Tax

Effects from Equity-related Recognition of Deferred Taxes

Foreign Currency Gains and Losses from Consolidation

Net Profit for the Period

Comprehensive Income

BAl ANCE AS of DECEmBER 31, 2010

BAl ANCE AS of JANUARY 1, 2011

Compensation Related to the Grant of Stock Options and Convertible Bonds

Exercise of Options and Convertible Bonds Issued to Related Parties

Repurchase of Treasury Stock

Reserves:

Change in Unrealized Gain on Available-for-sale Financial Assets, Net of Deferred Tax

Effects from Equity-related Recognition of Deferred Taxes

Foreign Currency Gains and Losses from Consolidation

Net Profit for the Period

Comprehensive Income

BAl ANCE AS of DECEmBER 31, 2011

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

common Stock

Shares

229,695

229,695

22,890,252

22,890,252

22,890,252

22,890,252

221,915

221,915

€

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
102

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (IFRS)

in €

opER ATIN g AC TIvITIES:

Net Profit

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Profit to Net Cash  
Provided by Operating Activities:

Non-cash Charges from PPA

Impairment of Assets

Depreciation and Amortization of Tangible and Intangible Assets

Net Gain on Sales of Financial Assets

Purchases of Derivative Financial Instruments

Proceeds from the Disposal of Derivative Financial Instruments

Unrealized Net (Gain)/Loss on Derivative Financial Instruments

Loss/(Gain) on Sale of Property, Plant and Equipment/Intangible Assets

Recognition of Deferred Revenue

Stock-based Compensation

Income Tax Expense 

Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:

Accounts Receivable

Prepaid Expenses, Other Assets and Tax Receivables

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses and Provisions

Other Liabilities

Deferred Revenue

Cash Generated from Operations

Interest Paid

Interest Received

Income Taxes Paid

note

2011

2010

8,216,397

9,196,300

0

236,362

6,628,779

(1,085,911)

(220,921)

386,208

(20,993)

(44,216)

44,000

0

6,120,325

(3,979,920)

(649,650)

9,176

496,181

254,744

(19,980,232)

(37,598,056)

1,538,807

3,190,278

2,123,296

3,974,358

12

12

2,839,264

(34,967)

3,501,662

(80,312)

23,493,407

28,563,611

(3,459)

361,916

(1,851,609)

(3,618,508)

(1,055,955)

2,052,030

(709,879)

27,272,556

3,930,998

(27,143)

148,117

(2,160,368)

1,891,604

NE T CASH pRovIDED BY opER ATINg AC TIvITIES

21 

27,070,459

See accompanying Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (IFRS)

103

in €

note

2011

2010

INvESTINg AC TIvITIES:

Purchases of Financial Assets

Proceeds from Sales of Financial Assets

Purchases of Property, Plant and Equipment

Proceeds from Disposals of Property, Plant and Equipment

Purchases of Intangible Assets

Acquisitions, Net of Cash Acquired

(50,686,269)

(20,783,313)

36,046,710

(2,320,353)

152,081

(1,284,629)

0

50,692,950

(2,323,416)

0

(11,486,644)

(18,095,650)

NE T CASH USED IN INvESTINg AC TIvITIES

21

(18,092,460)

(1,996,073)

fINANC IN g AC TIvITIES:

Repurchase Treasury Stock

Proceeds from the Exercise of Options and Convertible Bonds  
Granted to Related Parties

Net of Proceeds and Payments from the Issuance of Convertible Bonds 
Granted to Related Parties

Net Cost of Share Issuance

NE T CASH pRovIDED BY fINANCIN g AC TIvITIES

Effect of Exchange Rate Differences on Cash

Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

CASH AND CASH EQUIvAlENTS AT THE BEg INNINg of THE pERIoD

CASH AND CASH EQUIvAlENTS AT THE END of THE pERIoD

See accompanying Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(1,747,066)

0

3,139,488

2,851,597

(53,986)

(15,500)

1,322,936

176,713

10,477,648

44,118,451

54,596,099

80,586

(15,500)

2,916,683

50,921

2,863,135

41,255,316

44,118,451

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes 

1   General Information

1.1 

BUSine SS anD ORGani Zat iOn

MorphoSys AG (the “Company” or “MorphoSys”) is one of the leading antibody 
companies focusing on the generation of fully human antibodies. MorphoSys’s 
proprietary state-of-the-art technologies, together with over 15 years of focused 
antibody discovery and optimization know-how, are successfully applied to 
the development of research reagents, diagnostics and therapeutics for both its 
commercial partners and itself. The Company was founded in July 1992 as a 
German limited liability company. In June 1998, MorphoSys became a German 
stock corporation. In March 1999, the Company went public on Germany’s 
“Neuer Markt”, the stock exchange designated for high-growth enterprises. 
On January 15, 2003, MorphoSys AG was admitted to the Prime Standard 
segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

1.2 

cOnS Ol iDat eD cOmP anie S

The Company has five wholly owned subsidiaries (together referred to as the 
“MorphoSys Group” or “Group”):

MorphoSys USA, Inc., was incorporated in the United States on February 16, 
2000. The subsidiary’s purpose was to assist the Company in the sale and li-
censing of MorphoSys AG products. MorphoSys USA, Inc., substantially ceased 
its operations in November 2002.

tain intangible assets of the MorphoSys Group. The Company’s operations are 
physically located on the premises of MorphoSys AG, and operations com-
menced on December 31, 2002.

Serotec Ltd. with its subsidiaries Serotec, Inc., Serotec GmbH and Oxford 
 Biotechnology Ltd. (together referred to as the “Serotec Group”), was acquired 
by MorphoSys in January 2006 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of 
MorphoSys AG. The Serotec Group has been integrated into MorphoSys’s exist-
ing AbD Serotec segment. Oxford Biotechnology Ltd. was dissolved in the fi-
nancial year 2009.

Serotec Ltd. and Serotec, Inc., were renamed MorphoSys UK Ltd. and MorphoSys 
US, Inc., as of January 2007. Serotec GmbH was renamed MorphoSys AbD 
GmbH as of March 2007.

In January 2005, MorphoSys acquired Biogenesis Ltd., Poole, UK, and Biogen-
esis, Inc., New Hampshire, USA. Biogenesis UK was first renamed MorphoSys 
UK Ltd. and in 2007 again renamed Poole Real Estate Ltd. Biogenesis, Inc., 
was renamed MorphoSys US, Inc., and merged into Serotec, Inc. The merged 
entity resumed the name MorphoSys US, Inc., located in Raleigh, North 
 Carolina.

In October 2010, MorphoSys acquired 100 % of the shares in Sloning BioTech-
nology GmbH, a private company located in Puchheim near Munich, Germany. 

MorphoSys IP GmbH was incorporated in Munich, Germany, on November 6, 
2002. The subsidiary’s purpose is to purchase, maintain and administer cer-

The MorphoSys IP GmbH applied sec. 264 para. 3 of the German Commercial 
Code (HGB). For this reason, no separate financial statements were published 
in the Bundesanzeiger for MorphoSys IP GmbH.

l e G a l S t R U c t U R e   O F   t H e  m O R P H O S Y S   G R O U P

morphoSys aG

morphoSys USa, inc. 
(Charlotte, NC, USA)

Poole Real estate ltd. 
(Poole, UK)

morphoSys iP GmbH 
(Martinsried, Germany)

morphoSys UK ltd. 
(Oxford, UK)

Sloning Biotechnology GmbH 
(Puchheim, Germany)

morphoSys US, inc. 
(Raleigh, NC, USA)

morphoSys abD GmbH 
(Düsseldorf, Germany)

Notes 

105

The consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011, 
were authorized for issuance in accordance with a resolution of the Manage-
ment Board on February 14, 2012. The Management Board is represented by 
Dr. Simon E. Moroney (Chief Executive Officer), Jens Holstein (Chief Financial 
Officer), Dr. Marlies Sproll (Chief Scientific Officer) and Dr. Arndt Schottelius 
(Chief Development Officer). The Supervisory Board is empowered to amend 
the financial statements after the resolution of the Management Board. The 
registered offices of the MorphoSys Group’s headquarters are located at Lena-
Christ-Str. 48, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.

2  

 Summary of Significant Accounting 
 Policies

2.1 

BaSi S OF PReP aRat iOn anD c HanGe in PRe Sen tat iOn

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in 
accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 
adopt ed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), London, in 
consideration of interpretations of the Standing Interpretations Committee 
(SIC) and the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee 
(IFRIC) as adopted by the European Commission.

The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all 
 periods presented in these consolidated financial statements, unless stated 
otherwise.

2.2 

cHanGe S in accOUn t inG P Ol ic ie S anD Di S cl O SURe S

NE W AND AME NDE D STANDARDS THAT ARE E XPEC TE D TO HAVE NO IMPAC T 

ON THE GROUP
 •  Amendments to IAS 32 “Financial Instruments: Presentation” on the classifi-

cation of rights issues.

 •  Amendments to IFRS 1 “First-time Adoption” on financial instruments dis-

closure.

 •  IFRIC 19 “Extinguishing Financial Liabilities with Equity Instruments”.
 •  Annual improvements project 2010, including changes to IAS 27 “Consoli-
dated and Separate Financial Statements”; IFRS 3 “Business Combinations” – 
contingent consideration, share-based payment transactions, non-control-
ling interests; amendment to IAS 1 “Presentation of Financial Statements”; 
amendment to IAS 34 “Interim Financial Reporting”; IFRS 1 “First-time 
Adoption” – interim information, deemed cost, rate regulation; IFRS 7 “Fi-
nancial Instruments: Disclosures” – nature and extent of risks arising 
from financial instruments; amendment to IFRIC 13 “Customer Loyalty Pro-
grammes”.

 •  Amendment to IAS 24 “Related-party Disclosures” for government-related 

The consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended De-
cember 31, 2011, comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred 
to as the “MorphoSys Group”).

entities.

 •  Amendment to IFRIC 14, IAS 19 “The Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset, 

Minimum Funding Requirements and their Interaction”.

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with 
the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) requires management 
to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported 
in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual 
results could differ from those estimates. Estimates and underlying assump-
tions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are 
recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future 
periods affected.

The consolidated financial statements are presented in euro, which is the 
functional currency for the MorphoSys Group. They are prepared on the his-
torical cost convention, except for the following assets and liabilities, which 
are stated at their fair value: derivative financial instruments and available-
for-sale financial assets. All figures in this report are rounded either to the 
nearest euro, thousand euros or million euros.

In 2011, a deferred tax asset in the amount of € 2.3 million has been offset 
with a deferred tax liability for better transparency. Both deferred tax asset 
and deferred tax liability relate to income taxes levied by the same tax au-
thority on the same taxable entity. To provide comparative information, prior 
year’s deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability (€ 2.8 million) – and thus 
total assets as well as total liabilities and stockholders’ equity – have been ad-
justed accordingly.

Furthermore, purchases of derivative financial instruments and proceeds from 
disposal of derivative financial instruments have been reclassified within the 
cash flow statement from financing activities to operating activities. To provide 
comparative information, prior year’s figures have been adjusted accordingly.

NE W STANDARDS , AME NDME NT S AND INTE RPRE TATIONS IS SUE D BUT NOT 

E FFEC TIVE FOR THE FINANCIAL YE AR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2011, AND 

NOT E ARLY AD OP TE D
 •  IFRS 1 “First-time Adoption”: The changes made are expected to have no 

impact on the Group.

 •  IFRS 7 “Financial Instruments: Disclosures”: This amendment will promote 
transparency in the reporting of transfer transactions and improve users’ 
understanding of the risk exposures relating to transfers of financial assets 
and the effect of those risks on an entity’s financial position, particularly 
those involving securitization of financial assets. The amendment is expected 
to have no impact on the Group.

 •  IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments”: IFRS 9 replaces the parts of IAS 39 that re-
late to the classification and measurement of financial instruments. IFRS 9 
requires financial assets to be classified into two measurement categories: 
those measured at fair value and those measured at amortized cost. The 
classification depends on the entity’s business model for managing its finan-
cial instruments and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the instru-
ment. For financial liabilities, the main change is that, in cases where the 
fair value option is taken for financial liabilities, the part of a fair value 
change due to an entity’s own credit risk is recorded in other comprehensive 
income rather than the income statement, unless this creates an account-
ing mismatch. The Group is yet to assess IFRS 9’s full impact and intends 
to adopt IFRS 9 no later than the accounting period beginning on or after 
January 1, 2013.

 •  IFRS 10 “Consolidated Financial Statements”: IFRS 10 builds on existing 

principles by identifying the concept of control as the determining factor in 
whether an entity should be included within the consolidated financial state-
ments of the parent company. The standard provides additional guidance to 

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assist in the determination of control where this is difficult to assess. The 
Group is yet to assess IFRS 10’s full impact and intends to adopt IFRS 10 no 
later than the accounting period beginning on or after January 1, 2013.
 •  IFRS 11”Joint Arrangements”: IFRS 11 is a more realistic reflection of joint 
arrangements (joint operations or joint ventures) by focusing on the rights 
and obligations of the arrangement rather than its legal form. Joint opera-
tions arise where a joint operator has rights to the assets and obligations 
relating to the arrangement and hence accounts for its interest in assets, 
liabilities, revenue and expenses. Joint ventures arise where the joint opera-
tor has rights to the net assets of the arrangement and hence equity ac-
counts for its interest. Proportional consolidation of joint ventures is no lon-
ger allowed. The Group is yet to assess IFRS 11’s full impact and intends 
to adopt IFRS 11 no later than the accounting period beginning on or after 
January 1, 2013.

 •  IFRS 12 “Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities”: IFRS 12 includes the 

disclosure for all forms of interests in other entities, including joint arrange-
ments, associates, special purpose vehicles and other off-balance-sheet 
 vehicles. The Group is yet to assess IFRS 12’s full impact and intends to 
adopt IFRS 12 no later than the accounting period beginning on or after 
January 1, 2013.

 •  IFRS 13 “Fair Value Measurement”: IFRS 13 aims to improve consistency 
and reduce complexity by providing a precise definition of fair value and  
a single source of fair value measurement and disclosure requirements for 
use across IFRS. The requirements, which are largely aligned between 
IFRS and US-GAAP, do not extend the use of fair value accounting but pro-
vide guidance on how it should be applied where its use is already required 
or permitted by other standards within IFRS or US-GAAP. The Group is yet 
to assess IFRS 13’s full impact and intends to adopt IFRS 13 no later than 
the accounting period beginning on or after January 1, 2012.

 •  IAS 1 “Presentation of Financial Statements”: The main change resulting 
from these amendments is a requirement for entities to group items pre-
sented in “other comprehensive income” (OCI) on the basis of whether they 
are potentially re-classifiable to profit or loss subsequently (reclassification 
adjustments). The amendments do not address which items are presented 
in OCI. The Group is yet to assess the full impact of the amendments.

 •  IAS 12 “Income Taxes”: This amendment introduces an exception to the ex-
isting principle for the measurement of deferred tax assets or liabilities 
arising on investment property measured at fair value. As a result, SIC 21 
“Income Taxes – Recovery of Revalued Non-depreciable Assets” will no 
longer apply to investment property carried at fair value. The amendment 
is expected to have no impact on the Group.

 •  IAS 19 “Employee Benefits”: These amendments eliminate the corridor ap-

proach and calculate finance costs on a net funding basis. The amendments 
are expected to have no impact on the Group.

 •  IAS 27 “Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements”: IAS 27 (revised 
2011) includes the provisions on separate financial statements that are left 
after the control provisions of IAS 27 have been included in the new IFRS 10. 
The amendments are expected to have no impact on the Group.

 •  IAS 28 “Investments in Associates”: IAS 28 (revised 2011) includes the re-
quirements for joint ventures, as well as associates, to be equity accounted 
following the issue of IFRS 11. The amendments are expected to have no 
impact on the Group.

2.3 

BaSi S OF cOnS Ol iDat iOn

Intercompany balances and transactions and any unrealized gains arising 
from intercompany transactions are eliminated in preparing the consolidated 
financial statements in accordance with IAS 27.20. Unrealized losses are 
eliminated in the same way as unrealized gains, but are considered to be an 
impairment indicator of the asset transferred. Accounting policies have been 
applied consistently for all subsidiaries.

2.4 

BUSine SS cOmBinat iOnS

The Group applies IFRS 3 (revised) “Business Combinations” (effective from 
July 1, 2009). The revised standard continues to apply the acquisition method 
to business combinations, with some significant changes. For example, all 
payments to purchase a business are to be recorded at fair value at the acqui-
sition date, with contingent payments classified as debt subsequently re- 
measured through the income statement. All acquisition-related costs are 
expensed.

2.5 

F OReiGn cURRenc Y t RanSl at iOn

IAS 21 “The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates” defines the ac-
counting for transactions and balances in foreign currencies. Transactions in 
foreign currencies are translated at the foreign exchange rate as of the date  
of the transaction. Foreign exchange rate differences arising on these transla-
tions are recognized in the income statement. On the balance sheet date, as-
sets and liabilities are translated at the closing rate, and income and expenses 
are translated at the average exchange rate for the period. Goodwill and fair 
value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign entity are treated as 
assets and liabilities of the foreign entity and translated at the closing rate. 
Any foreign exchange rate differences deriving from these translations are 
recorded in the income statement. Any further foreign exchange rate differ-
ences on Group level are recognized in the translation reserve (equity).

2.6 

in t eRe S t

The Group uses interest rates to calculate fair values. For stock-based com-
pensation calculation, MorphoSys uses for convertible bonds the interest rate 
of a German government bond with a duration of five years at grant date and 
for stock options the interest rate of a German government bond with a dura-
tion of three years at grant date.

2.7 

ReVenUe RecO Gni t iOn

The Group’s revenues include license and milestone fees, service fees and 
revenue for the sale of goods.

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LICE NSE AND MILESTONE FE ES
Revenues related to non-refundable technology access fees, subscription fees 
and license fees are deferred and recognized on a straight-line basis over the 
relevant periods of the agreement, generally the research term or the estimated 
useful life of the collaboration for those contracts without a stipulated term 
unless a more accurate means of recognizing revenue is available. If all of the 
criteria of IAS 18.14 are met, revenue is recognized in full. Milestone fees are 
recognized upon achievement of certain contractual criteria.

2.9 

G OVeRnmen t GRan t S

Grants from governmental agencies for the support of specific research and 
development projects for which cash has been received are recorded as a sep-
arate item – “Other Operating Income” – in profit or loss on a systematic basis 
to the extent the related expenses have been incurred. Under the terms of the 
grants, the governmental agencies generally have the right to audit the use 
of the payments received by the Group.

SE RVICE FE ES
Research and development collaboration service fees are recognized in the 
period when the services are provided.

SALE OF GO ODS
Revenue from the sale of goods in the AbD Serotec segment is measured at the 
fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of returns, trade dis-
counts and volume rebates. Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence 
exists, usually in the form of an executed sales agreement, that the signifi-
cant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the customer, 
recovery of the consideration is probable, the associated costs and possible 
return of goods can be estimated reliably, there is no continuing managerial 
involvement with the goods, and the amount of revenue can be measured 
reliably. If it is probable that discounts will be granted and the amount can be 
measured reliably, then the discount is recognized as a reduction of revenue 
as the sales are recognized. The timing of the transfer of risks and rewards 
varies depending on the individual terms of the sales agreement.

In accordance with IAS 18.21 and 18.25, the total consideration in multiple-ele-
ment transactions will be allocated among the separately identifiable compo-
nents based on their respective fair values under application of IAS 18.20, and 
the applicable revenue recognition criteria will be considered separately for 
each of the separate components in order to reflect the transaction’s substance.

Deferred revenues represent revenues received but not yet earned as per the 
terms of the contracts.

2.8 

eXPenSe S

C O ST OF GO ODS SOLD
Cost of goods sold comprises the cost of manufactured products and the acqui-
sition cost of purchased goods which have been sold.

STO CK- BASE D C OMPE NSATION
The Group applies the provisions of IFRS 2 “Share-based Payment” which 
 obligates the Group to record the estimated fair value for stock options and 
other awards at the measurement date as a compensation expense over the 
period in which the employees render the services associated with the award.

2.10 

in t eRe S t incOme

Interest income is recognized in finance income in the income statement as it 
occurs, taking into account the effective yield on the asset.

2.11 

in t eRe S t eXPenSe

Borrowing costs are expensed when incurred and are included in finance 
expense in the income statement.

2.12 

incOme taXe S

Income tax on the profit or loss for the year comprises current and deferred 
tax. Income tax is recognized in the income statement except to the extent 
that it relates to items recognized directly in equity.

Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, 
using tax rates enacted or substantially enacted at the balance sheet date, and 
any adjustment to tax payable with respect to previous years.

Deferred tax is calculated using the balance sheet liability method, providing 
for temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabili-
ties for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation pur-
poses. The amount of deferred tax provided is based on the expected manner 
of realization or settlement of the carrying amount of assets and liabilities, 
using tax rates enacted or substantially enacted at the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset if there is a legally enforceable 
right to offset current tax liabilities and assets, and if they relate to income 
taxes levied by the same tax authority on the same taxable entity or on differ-
ent tax entities, but they intend to settle current tax liabilities and assets on  
a net basis or their tax assets and liabilities will be realized simultaneously.

A deferred tax asset is recognized only to the extent that it is probable that fu-
ture taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilized. 
Deferred tax assets are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that 
the related tax benefit will be realized.

OPE R ATING LE ASE PAYME NTS
Payments made under operating leases are recognized in the income state-
ment on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. According to SIC-15, 
all incentives for the agreement of an operating lease are recognized as an 
integral part of the net consideration agreed for the use of the leased asset. 
The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognized as a reduction of rental ex-
pense over the lease term on a straight-line basis.

2.13 

eaRninGS PeR SHaRe

The Group presents basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) data for its ordi-
nary shares. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable 
to ordinary shareholders of the Company by the weighted-average number of 
ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is determined 
by adjusting the profit or loss attributable to ordinary shareholders and the 
weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the effects of  

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all dilutive potential ordinary shares, which comprise convertible notes and 
share options granted to management and employees.

2.17 

accOUn t S Rec eiVaBl e

2.14 

c aSH anD c aSH eQUiVal en t S

The Group considers all cash at bank and in hand as well as short-term de-
posits with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash or cash 
equivalents. The Group invests most of its cash in deposits with three major 
German financial institutions, namely Commerzbank (former Dresdner 
Bank), HypoVereinsbank and Deutsche Bank.

Guarantees granted for rent deposits and commitments for convertible bonds 
issued to employees have been classified in other assets as restricted cash as 
they are not available for use in the Group’s operations.

Accounts receivable are measured at amortized cost less provision for impair-
ment, e.g. allowance for doubtful accounts (see accounting policy 2.21).

Other non-derivative financial instruments are measured at amortized cost 
using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment.

2.18 

inVen t ORie S

Inventories are stated on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis at the lower of 
manufactur ing/acquisition costs and net realizable value. Manufacturing costs 
of self-produced inventories comprise all costs which are directly attributable 
and an appropriate portion of overheads. Inventories can be classified into raw 
material/consumables, work in progress and finished goods.

2.15 

DeRiVat iVe F inanc ial inS t RUmen t S

The Group uses derivative financial instruments to hedge its exposure to 
foreign exchange rate risks. In accordance with IAS 39.9, all derivative finan-
cial instruments are held for trading and recognized initially at fair value. 
Subsequent to initial recognition, derivative financial instruments are stated 
at fair value, which is their quoted market price as of the balance sheet date. 
Since the derivatives were not designated for hedge accounting, any resulting 
gain or loss is recognized in the income statement. According to the Group’s 
foreign currency hedging policy, future cash flows with a high probability and 
receivables which are definite and collectible within a twelve-month period 
will be hedged.

2.19 

PROPeR t Y, Pl an t anD eQUiPmen t

Property, plant and equipment is stated at historical cost less accumulated 
depreciation (see also the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – 
section 14) and impairment losses (see accounting policy 2.21). Historical cost 
includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the 
items. Replacements and improvements are capitalized while general repairs 
and maintenance are charged to expenses as incurred. Assets are depreciated 
over their expected useful lives using the straight-line method (see table be-
low). Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the estimated useful lives 
of the assets using the straight-line method.

2.16 

nOn-DeRiVat iVe F inanc ial inS t RUmen t S

All non-derivative financial instruments are initially recognized at fair 
value, being the fair value of the consideration given and including acquisi-
tion charges. 

The Group accounts for its investments in debt and equity securities in accor-
dance with IAS 39. Management determines the proper classification of finan-
cial assets at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such designations as of 
each balance-sheet date. The classification depends on the purpose for which 
the financial assets were acquired. As of December 31, 2011, and as of De-
cember 31, 2010, some financial assets held by the Group have been classified 
as available for sale. These financial assets are recognized or de-recognized 
by the Group on the date it commits itself to purchase or sell the financial as-
sets. After initial recognition, available-for-sale financial assets are measured 
at fair value, with any resulting gain or loss reported directly in the revaluation 
reserve within equity until the financial assets are sold, collected or other-
wise disposed of, or until the financial assets are determined to be impaired, 
at which time the cumulative loss is reported in the income statement.

Guarantees granted for rent deposits have been collateralized with available-
for-sale financial assets and have been classified in other assets as restricted 
cash as they are not available for use in the Group’s operations.

asset class

Computer Hardware

Low-value Laboratory and Office Equipment  
below € 150

Low-value Laboratory and Office Equipment  
between € 150 and € 1.000

Permanent Improvements to Property/Buildings

Office Equipment

Laboratory Equipment

Useful life

3 years

Immediately

5 years

10 years

8 years

4 years

The asset’s residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appro-
priate, at the end of each reporting period.

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2.20 

in tanGiBl e aSSe t S

RE SE ARCH AND DE VE LOPME NT 
Research costs are expensed as incurred. In general, development costs are 
expensed as incurred (IAS 38.5 and IAS 38.11–38.23). Development costs are 
recognized as an intangible asset when the criteria of IAS 38.21 (probability 
of expected future economic benefits, reliability of cost measurement) are met 
and if the entity can demonstrate the requirements of IAS 38.57.

PATE NT C OSTS
Patents obtained by the Group are stated at cost less accumulated amortiza-
tion (see below) and impairment losses (see accounting policy 2.21). Patent 
costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lower of the estimated 
useful life of the patent (ten years) and the remaining patent term. Amortiza-
tion commences when the patent is issued. Technology as identified in the 
purchase price allocation for the acquisition of Sloning BioTechnology GmbH 
is stated at acquisition-date fair value less accumulated amortization (useful 
life ten years).

LICE NSE RIGHTS
The Group acquired license rights by making upfront license payments, paying 
annual maintenance fees and making sublicense payments to third parties. 
The Group amortizes up-front license payments on a straight-line basis over 
the estimated useful life of the acquired license (ten years). The amortization 
period and the amortization method are reviewed at each balance sheet date 
(IAS 38.104). Annual maintenance fees are amortized over the term of each 
annual agreement. Sublicense payments are amortized on a straight-line basis 
over the life of the contract or the estimated useful life of the collaboration for 
those contracts without a stipulated term.

SOF T WARE
Software is stated at cost less accumulated amortization (see below) and im-
pairment losses (see accounting policy 2.21). Amortization is charged to the 
income statement on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of 
three to five years. Software is amortized from the date it is available for use.

KNOW - HOW AND CUSTOME R LISTS
MorphoSys established purchase price allocations (PPA) as required by 
IFRS 3 “Business Combinations”. Intangible assets identified consist of tech-
nology (useful life ten years), customer lists (useful life six to ten years), 
know-how (useful life eight to ten years) as well as customer relationships 
(useful life ten years) and are stated at acquisition-date fair value less accu-
mulated amortization.

INTANGIBLE AS SE TS UNDE R DE VE LOPME NT
This item contains an upfront payment from the in-licensing of a compound for 
the Proprietary Development segment. The asset is stated at cost and is not 
yet available for use, therefore not subject to amortization. As of the balance 
sheet date, the asset has been tested for impairment as required by IAS 36.

GO ODWILL
The goodwill recognized is partly attributable to expected synergies to be 
achieved and to the skills of the acquired workforce. Goodwill is tested annu-
ally for impairment as required by IAS 36 (see also the Notes to the Consoli-
dated Financial Statements – section 18).

SUB SEQUE NT E XPE NDITURE
Subsequent expenditure on capitalized intangible assets is only capitalized 
when it increases the future economic benefits embodied in the specific asset 
to which it relates. All other expenditure is expensed as incurred.

2.21 

imP aiRmen t

NON - DE RIVATIVE FINANCIAL AS SE T S
A financial asset not carried at fair value through profit or loss is assessed at 
each reporting date to determine whether there is objective evidence that it  
is impaired. A financial asset is impaired if objective evidence indicates that 
a loss event has occurred after the initial recognition of the asset, and that 
the loss event had a negative effect on the estimated future cash flows of that 
asset that can be estimated reliably.

Objective evidence that financial assets (including equity securities) are im-
paired can include default or delinquency by a debtor, indications that a debtor 
or issuer will enter bankruptcy, adverse changes in the payment status of 
borrowers or issuers in the Group, economic conditions that correlate with 
defaults or the disappearance of an active market for a security. In addition, 
for an investment in an equity security, a significant or prolonged decline in 
its fair value below its cost is objective evidence of impairment.

RECE IVABLES
The Group considers evidence of impairment for receivables at both a specific 
asset and collective level. All individually significant receivables are assessed 
for specific impairment. All individually significant receivables found not to be 
specifically impaired are then collectively assessed for any impairment that 
has been incurred but not yet identified. Receivables that are not individually 
significant are collectively assessed for impairment by grouping together re-
ceivables with similar risk characteristics.

In assessing collective impairment, the Group uses historical trends of the 
probability of default, the timing of recoveries and the amount of loss incurred, 
adjusted for management’s judgment as to whether current economic and 
credit conditions are such that the actual losses are likely to be greater or less 
than suggested by historical trends.

An impairment loss in respect of a financial asset measured at amortized cost 
is calculated as the difference between its carrying amount and the present 
value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effec-
tive interest rate. Losses are recognized in profit or loss and reflected in an 
allowance account against receivables. Interest on the impaired asset contin-
ues to be recognized. When a subsequent event (e.g. repayment by a debtor) 
causes the amount of impairment loss to decrease, the decrease in impairment 
loss is reversed through profit or loss.

AVAIL ABLE - FOR - SALE FINANCIAL AS SE TS
Impairment losses on available-for-sale financial assets are recognized by re-
classifying the losses accumulated in the fair value reserve in equity, to profit 
or loss. The cumulative loss that is reclassified from equity to profit or loss  
is the difference between the acquisition cost, net of any principal repayment 

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and amortization, and the current fair value, less any impairment loss recog-
nized previously in profit or loss. If, in a subsequent period, the fair value of 
an impaired available-for-sale debt security increases and the increase can 
be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment loss was 
recognized in profit or loss, then the impairment loss is reversed, with the 
amount of the reversal recognized in profit or loss. However, any subsequent 
recovery in the fair value of an impaired available-for-sale equity security is 
recognized in other comprehensive income.

NON - FINANCIAL AS SE TS
The carrying amounts of the Group’s non-financial assets, inventories and de-
ferred tax assets, are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether 
there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, then the 
asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. For goodwill, and intangible assets 
that have indefinite useful lives or that are not yet available for use, the recov-
erable amount is estimated each year at the same time. An impairment loss  
is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset or its related cash-generating 
unit (CGU) exceeds its estimated recoverable amount.

The recoverable amount of an asset or CGU is the greater of its value in use 
and its fair value less costs to sell. In assessing value in use, the estimated 
future post-tax cash flows are discounted to their present value using a post-
tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value 
of money and the risks specific to the asset or CGU. For the purpose of impair-
ment testing, assets that cannot be tested individually are grouped together 
into the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows from continuing 
use that are largely independent of the cash inflows of other assets or CGUs. 
Subject to an operating segment ceiling test, for the purposes of goodwill im-
pairment testing, CGUs to which goodwill has been allocated are aggregated 
so that the level at which impairment testing is performed reflects the lowest 
level at which goodwill is monitored for internal reporting purposes. Good-
will acquired in a business combination is allocated to groups of CGUs that 
are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination.

The Group’s corporate assets do not generate separate cash inflows and are 
utilized by more than one CGU. Corporate assets are allocated to CGUs on a 
reasonable and consistent basis and tested for impairment as part of the test-
ing of the CGU to which the corporate asset is allocated.

Impairment losses are recognized in profit or loss. An impairment loss in 
 respect of goodwill is not reversed. In respect of other assets, impairment 
losses recognized in prior periods are assessed at each reporting date for any 
indications that the loss has decreased or no longer exists. An impairment 
loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine 
the recoverable amount. An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent 
that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that 
would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortization, if no im-
pairment loss had been recognized.

2.22 

SHaRe c aPi tal

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attribut-
able to the issue of ordinary shares and share options are recognized as a 
 deduction from equity, net of any tax effects. When share capital recognized 
as equity is repurchased, the amount of consideration paid, which includes 

directly attributable costs, is net of any tax effects, and is recognized as a de-
duction from equity classified as treasury shares. When treasury shares 
are sold or reissued subsequently, the amount received is recognized as an 
increase in equity, and the resulting surplus or deficit on the transaction is 
transferred to/from retained earnings.

2.23 

t RaDe anD O t HeR P aYaBl e S, PROVi SiOnS

Trade and other payables are stated at amortized cost. Payables with repay-
ment dates exceeding one year are discounted to their net present values. Pay-
ables of uncertain timing or amount are shown as provisions.

2.24 

cOnVeR t iBl e B OnD S

The Group issued convertible bonds to the Management Board and to employ-
ees of the Group. In accordance with IAS 32.28, the equity portion of a bond has 
to be separated and presented as additional paid-in capital. The equity com-
ponent is assigned the residual amount after deducting from the fair value of 
the bond as a whole the amount separately determined for the liability com-
ponent. The income-statement impact of the equity component is accounted for 
as stock-based compensation whereas the income-statement impact of the 
liability component is presented as interest expense. The Group applies the pro-
visions of IFRS 2 “Share-based Payment” for all convertible bonds granted to 
the Management Board and the employees of the Group.

2.25 

accOUn t inG e S t imat e S anD JUD Gmen t S

Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on histori-
cal experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that 
are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

The Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The 
 resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related 
actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk  
of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabil-
ities within the next financial year are addressed below.

G O ODWILL
The Group tests annually whether goodwill is subject to any impairment, in 
accordance with the accounting policy stated in section 2.21. The recoverable 
amounts of cash-generating units have been determined based on value-in-
use calculations. These calculations require the use of estimates (see also the 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – section 18).

For the AbD Serotec segment, a sensitivity analysis was performed by chang-
ing different assumptions and variables. An increase in the WACC by 30 % or 
a decrease in future cash flows by 30 % would not result in any impairment of 
the cash-generating unit.

A further sensitivity analysis was performed for the technology-development 
activities within the Partnered Discovery segment, which represent the cash-

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generating unit that also comprises the goodwill from the acquisition of Slon-
ing BioTechnology GmbH. An increase in the WACC by 30 % or a decrease in 
future cash flows by 30 % would not result in any impairment of the cash-gen-
erating unit.

INC OME TA XES
The Group is subject to income taxes in numerous jurisdictions. Significant 
judgment is required in determining the worldwide provision for income 
taxes. There are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate 
tax determination is uncertain.

As of December 31, 2011, deferred tax assets on tax loss carry-forwards in 
the amount of € 2.3 million were recognized due to positive business expecta-
tions at Sloning BioTechnology GmbH for the financial years 2012 to 2016. No 
deferred tax assets were reported for a portion of the corporate tax loss carry-
forwards in the amount of € 2.4 million and trade tax loss carry-forwards in 
the amount of € 2.3 million as the usability of these tax loss carry-forwards is 
deemed uncertain due to the controversial tax regulation in Germany (both 
section 8 para. 4 KStG and section 8c KStG). In the event that a portion of the 
total tax loss carry-forwards may not be usable as a result of a tax audit,  
the company will have to pay more income taxes at an earlier point in time in 
future periods because the total tax loss carry-forwards will be consumed 
earlier than expected.

2.26 

c aPi tal manaGemen t

Concerning capital management, the Management Board’s policy is to main-
tain a strong and sustainable capital base so as to maintain investor, creditor 
and market confidence and to support future development of the business. 
Compared to the previous year, the equity ratio slightly decreased from 88.6 % 
to 86.3 % (see also table below). The Group is currently not financed via finan-
cial debt.

At present, management and employees can participate in the Group’s re-
turns by way of long-term performance-related remuneration which consists 
of convertible bonds and stock options pursuant to the respective incentive 
plans as resolved by the Annual General Meeting. In addition, MorphoSys es-
tablished a long-term incentive program in June 2011 based on the issuance  
of performance shares which are finally granted in the event that certain pre-
defined success criteria are achieved (see also the Notes to the Consolidated 
Financial Statements – section 26). There were no changes in the Group’s ap-
proach to capital management during the year.

3   Segment Reporting

The Group applies IFRS 8 ”Operating Segments” (effective from January 1, 
2009). An operating segment is a component of an entity that engages in 
business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, 
whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the entity’s chief operat-
ing decision maker and for which discrete financial information is available.

Segment information is presented in respect of the Group’s operating seg-
ments. The operating segments are based on the Group’s management and in-
ternal reporting structure. Segment results and assets include items directly 
attributable to a segment and those that can be allocated on a reasonable basis. 
Intersegment pricing is determined on an arm’s length basis according to the 
Group transfer pricing policy.

The Group consists of the following three operating segments:

PAR TNE RE D DISC OVE RY
MorphoSys possesses one of the leading technologies for the generation of 
 human antibody therapeutics. The Group commercially exploits this technol-
ogy via partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.  
All activities related to these collaborations and the major part of technology 
development are reflected in this segment.

PROPRIE TARY DE VE LOPME NT
This segment involves all activities relating to proprietary therapeutic antibody 
development. Presently, this includes the Group’s three lead compounds in  
its proprietary product portfolio, MOR103, MOR202 and MOR208, as well as 
two programs in the discovery phase and two pre-development programs 
with Novartis. The Group currently plans to out-license proprietary compounds 
after clinical proof of concept.

ABD SE ROTEC
The AbD Serotec segment leverages MorphoSys’s core technological capabili-
ties in the design and manufacture of antibodies for research and diagnostic 
purposes. It commercializes the HuCAL technology, focusing on the generation 
of bespoke research antibodies for its customers. The AbD Serotec segment 
also generates sales from catalogue antibodies and bulk/industrial production 
of antibodies.

en t i t Y-WiDe Di S cl O SURe

In presenting entity-wide disclosures, segment revenues are based on the 
geographical location of the customers and segment assets on the geographi-
cal location of the assets.

in 000’s €

2011

2010

Equity

in % of Total Capital

Debt

in % of Total Capital

ToTAl CApITAl

197,136

86.3 %

31,275

13.7 %

228,410

185,922

88.6 %

23,872

11.4 %

209,794

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F i n a n c i a l   S t a t e m e n t S

For the twelve-month Period   
ended December 31

(in 000’s €)

RE vENUES , ToTAl

External Revenues

Intersegment Revenues

ToTAl opER ATIN g E xpENSES

Cost of Goods Sold

Other Operating Expenses

Intersegment Costs

oTHER opER ATIN g INC omE

SEg mENT RESUlT

Finance Income

Finance Expenses

Other Income

Other Expenses

pRofIT BEfoRE TA xES

Income Tax Expenses

NE T pRofIT

Current Assets

Non-current Assets

ToTAl SEg mENT AS SE TS

Current Liabilities

Non-current Liabilities

Stockholders’ Equity

ToTAl SEg mENT lIAB IlITIES AND EQUIT Y

Capital Expenditure

Depreciation and Amortization

Partnered Discovery

Proprietary Development

abD Serotec

Unallocated

elimination

Group

2011

2010

2011

2010

2011

2010

2011

2010

2010

2011

2010

79,319

79,319

0

23,683

0

23,427

256

59

55,695

0

0

0

0

55,695

0

55,695

18,054

23,061

41,115

4,937

6,047

0

10,984

1,202

3,197

66,267

66,267

0

23,559

0

22,688

871

13

2,398

2,398

0

35,000

0

34,975

25

407

1,771

1,771

0

26,510

0

26,219

291

191

42,721

 (32,195)

 (24,548)

0

0

0

0

42,721

0

42,721

13,192

26,312

39,504

6,611

690

0

7,301

1,197

2,691

0

0

0

0

(32,195)

0

(32,195)

1,460

16,672

18,132

8,100

0

0

8,100

1,009

1,750

0

0

0

0

(24,548)

0

(24,548)

1,719

16,847

18,566

4,617

0

0

4,617

11,580

1,199

19,341

19,060

281

18,380

7,024

11,356

961

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

961

11,747

30,841

42,588

3,896

543

0

4,439

787

1,247

20,160

18,998

1,162

18,945

7,284

11,661

0

18

1,233

0

0

0

0

0

1,233

10,725

31,287

42,012

3,777

665

0

4,442

482

1,261

0

0

0

0

0

0

12,303

12,303

 (12,303)

1,439

27

67

2,207

(13,031)

3,214

(16,245)

123,431

3,144

126,575

6,818

934

197,135

204,887

646

483

0

0

0

0

0

0

9,557

9,557

 (9,557)

4,123

34

470

1,237

(6,235)

3,975

(10,210)

106,870

2,842

109,712

6,346

1,166

185,922

193,434

553

1,015

961

1,233

2011

 (281)

 (281)

 (281)

 (1,162)

 (1,162)

 (1,162)

 (281)

 (1,162)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

100,777

100,777

0

89,085

7,024

82,061

0

466

12,158

1,439

27

67

2,207

11,430

3,214

8,216

154,692

73,718

228,410

23,751

7,524

197,135

228,410

3,644

6,677

87,036

87,036

0

77,409

7,284

70,125

0

222

9,849

4,123

34

470

1,237

13,171

3,975

9,196

132,506

77,288

209,794

21,351

2,521

185,922

209,794

13,812

6,166

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Partnered Discovery

Proprietary Development

abD Serotec

Unallocated

elimination

Group

2010

2011

2010

2011

2010

79,319

79,319

66,267

66,267

23,683

23,559

35,000

26,510

 (32,195)

 (24,548)

55,695

42,721

(32,195)

(24,548)

(32,195)

(24,548)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23,427

256

59

55,695

55,695

18,054

23,061

41,115

4,937

6,047

0

10,984

1,202

3,197

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22,688

871

13

42,721

42,721

13,192

26,312

39,504

6,611

690

0

7,301

1,197

2,691

2010

1,771

1,771

26,219

291

191

1,719

16,847

18,566

4,617

4,617

11,580

1,199

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2011

2,398

2,398

34,975

25

407

1,460

16,672

18,132

8,100

8,100

1,009

1,750

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2011

2010

2011

2010

19,341

19,060

281

18,380

7,024

11,356

0

0

961

0

0

0

0

961

0

961

11,747

30,841

42,588

3,896

543

0

4,439

787

1,247

20,160

18,998

1,162

18,945

7,284

11,661

0

18

1,233

0

0

0

0

1,233

0

1,233

10,725

31,287

42,012

3,777

665

0

4,442

482

1,261

0

0

0

12,303

0

12,303

0

0

 (12,303)

1,439

27

67

2,207

(13,031)

3,214

(16,245)

123,431

3,144

126,575

6,818

934

197,135

204,887

646

483

0

0

0

9,557

0

9,557

0

0

 (9,557)

4,123

34

470

1,237

(6,235)

3,975

(10,210)

106,870

2,842

109,712

6,346

1,166

185,922

193,434

553

1,015

2011

 (281)

0

 (281)

 (281)

0

0

 (1,162)

0

 (1,162)

 (1,162)

0

0

 (281)

 (1,162)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

100,777

100,777

0

89,085

7,024

82,061

0

466

12,158

1,439

27

67

2,207

11,430

3,214

8,216

154,692

73,718

228,410

23,751

7,524

197,135

228,410

3,644

6,677

87,036

87,036

0

77,409

7,284

70,125

0

222

9,849

4,123

34

470

1,237

13,171

3,975

9,196

132,506

77,288

209,794

21,351

2,521

185,922

209,794

13,812

6,166

For the twelve-month Period   

ended December 31

(in 000’s €)

RE vENUES , ToTAl

External Revenues

Intersegment Revenues

ToTAl opER ATIN g E xpENSES

Cost of Goods Sold

Other Operating Expenses

Intersegment Costs

oTHER opER ATIN g IN C omE

SEg mENT RESUlT

Finance Income

Finance Expenses

Other Income

Other Expenses

pRofIT BEfoRE TA xES

Income Tax Expenses

NE T pRofIT

Current Assets

Non-current Assets

ToTAl SEg mENT AS SE T S

Current Liabilities

Non-current Liabilities

Stockholders’ Equity

ToTAl SEg mENT lIAB IlITIES AND EQUIT Y

Capital Expenditure

Depreciation and Amortization

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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A segment result is defined as segment revenues less operating segment ex-
penses. As a compensation for Partnered Discovery revenues generated from 
contracts that had originally been initiated by the AbD Serotec segment,  
the Partnered Discovery segment granted a compensatory fee of € 0.3 million 
(prior year: € 0.9 million) to the AbD Serotec segment for 2011 as a result of 
the revenue-sharing agreement established between the two segments in 2007. 
In 2011, revenues in the AbD Serotec segment comprised minor intersegment 
revenues with the Proprietary Development segment (2010: € 0.3 million) which 
resulted from the sale of antibodies. In 2011, a minor impairment loss was 
recognized in the AbD Serotec segment.

The Group’s major customers are all related to the Partnered Discovery seg-
ment. The most significant customer accounts for € 8.9 million of the trade 
 receivables carrying amount at December 31, 2011 (2010: € 9.4 million). Three 
customers individually accounted for € 72.8 million, € 2.2 million, and 
€ 2.1 million of the revenues in the year 2011 and were mainly attributed to 
the Partnered Discovery segment. In 2010, three customers individually ac-
counted for € 47.2 million, € 8.9 million, and € 3.3 million of the revenues and 
were mainly attributed to the Partnered Discovery segment.

In 2011, other operating expenses in “unallocated” mainly included personnel-
related costs (2011: € 6.9 million; 2010: € 4.7 million), costs for external ser-
vices (2011: € 3.1 million; 2010: € 2.1 million) and infrastructure costs (2011: 
€ 1.2 million; 2010: € 1.1 million). Current assets in “unallocated” mainly 
consisted of cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale financial assets (2011: 
€ 121.0 million; 2010: € 104.9 million). Current liabilities in “unallocated” 
mainly comprised accounts payable and accrued expenses (2011: € 4.5 mil-
lion; 2010: € 4.6 million) as well as provisions (2011: € 2.3 million; 2010: 
€ 1.7 million).

The following table shows the split of the Group’s consolidated revenues by 
geographical market:

in 000’s €

2011

2010

Germany

Europe and Asia

USA and Canada

Other

ToTAl

3,532

81,289

12,444

3,512

100,777

4,702

64,889

16,504

941

87,036

The following table shows the split of the Group’s non-current assets, excluding 
deferred tax assets, by geographical segment:

in 000’s €

Germany

UK

USA

ToTAl

2011

2010

71,904

127

1,522

73,553

75,537

44

1,475

77,056

The following table shows the split of the Group’s capital expenditure by geo-
graphical segment:

in 000’s €

Germany

UK

USA

ToTAl

2011

3,035

501

108

3,644

2010

13,508

280

24

13,812

4   Revenue

In 2011, the Group’s revenues included revenues from license and milestones 
fees in the amount of € 59.9 million (2010: € 41.8 million), to which the Part-
nered Discovery segment contributed € 58.7 million (2010: € 41.7 million) and 
the AbD Serotec segment € 1.5 million (2010: € 1.0 million), before elimination 
of inter-segment effects.

Revenues from service fees in the amount of € 24.6 million (2010: € 28.0 mil-
lion) included € 20.6 million from the Partnered Discovery segment (2010: 
€ 24.5 million), € 2.4 million from the Proprietary Development segment (2010: 
€ 1.8 million) and € 1.6 million from the AbD Serotec segment (2010: € 1.7 mil-
lion).

In 2011, total revenue included approx. 3 % revenue derived from Asia.

Revenues from the sale of goods, which related to the AbD Serotec segment, 
amounted to € 15.5 million (2010: € 16.5 million). 

 
 
 
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5   Personnel Expenses

6   Non-operating Income and Expenses

Non-operating income and expenses includes the following items:

in 000’s €

2011

2010

Wages and Salaries

28,698 

25,117 

in 000’s €

Social Security  
Contributions

Stock-based Compen-
sation Expense

Temporary Staff (External)

Other

ToTAl

4,468 

4,011 

1,539 

228 

1,881 

36,814 

2,123 

89 

353 

31,693 

In 2011, other personnel expenses included mostly costs for recruitment and 
severance charges.

The average number of employees during the year ended December 31, 2011, 
was 459 (2010: 435). Of the 446 employees as of December 31, 2011, 301 
worked in research and development and 145 in sales, general and adminis-
tration (December 31, 2010: 309 employees in R&D and 155 employees in  
S, G&A). As of December 31, 2011, 199 employees worked in the Partnered 
Discovery segment, 67 in the Proprietary Development segment, 140 em-
ployees in the AbD Serotec segment and 40 were unallocated (December 31, 
2010: 183 employees in the Partnered Discovery segment, 100 in the Propri-
etary Development segment 142, in the AbD Serotec segment and 39 employ-
ees were unallocated). The expenses for defined contribution plans amounted 
to € 0.3 million in 2011 (prior year: € 0.3 million).

Interest Income

Gain on Marketable  
Securities

Finance Income

Interest Expenses

Finance Expenses

Gain on Exchange

Gain on Derivatives

Miscellaneous Income

Other Income

Loss on Exchange

Loss on Derivatives

Miscellaneous Expenses

Other Expenses

ToTAl

2011

353

1,086

1,439

(27)

(27)

45

21

1

67

(2,043)

0

(164)

(2,207)

(728)

2010

143

3,980

4,123

(34)

(34)

440

0

30

470

(499)

(496)

(241)

(1,236)

3,323

In 2011, the Group recognized a net Loss on Exchange of € 2.0 million. This 
amount includes a net loss of € 1.6 million and € 0.1 million derived from dif-
ferences in foreign exchange rates between date of invoice and date of pay-
ment of accounts receivables and trade accounts payables, respectively, as well 
as a net loss of € 0.3 million from bank accounts held in foreign currencies.

7  

Income Taxes

The Company and its German subsidiaries MorphoSys IP GmbH, MorphoSys 
AbD GmbH and Sloning BioTechnology GmbH are subject to corporate tax, soli-
darity surcharge and trade tax. The Company’s corporation tax rate remained 
constant at 15 %, the same applies to the solidarity surcharge of 5.5 % and the 
effective trade tax rate of 10.5 %. With regard to affiliated companies in for-
eign countries, income tax rates of 26.5 % (2010: 28 %) and 36.9 % (2010: 37 %) 
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The income tax for the current fiscal year is comprised as follows:

in 000’s €

Current Tax Expense (Thereof Regarding Prior Years: k€ 2; 2010: k€ (16))

Deferred Tax Income/Deferred Tax (Expense) 

Total Income Tax

Total Amount of Deferred Taxes Resulting from Entries Directly Recognized in Equity

2011

(3,452) 

238 

(3,214) 

(265) 

2010

(4,094)

119

(3,975)

(411)

The following table reconciles the expected income tax expense to the actual 
income tax expense presented in the consolidated financial statements. To 
calculate the statutory income tax expense in fiscal year 2011, the combined 
income tax rate of 26.33 % (2010: 26.33 %) was applied to income before taxes. 
The tax rate applied in the reconciliation statement includes corporate tax 
and solidarity surcharge, and amounts to 15.83 % plus the effective trade tax 
rate based on the multiplier rate (“Hebesatz”) of 300 % for municipal trade 
tax, which amounts to 10.50 %.

in 000’ €

Profit Before Income Taxes

Expected Tax Rate

Expected Income Tax

Tax Effects Resulting from:

Deferred Income Tax Arising from the Recognition of DTA on Previously  
Unrecognized DTA on Tax Loss Carry-forwards

Stock-based Compensation

Non-tax-deductible Items

Tax Rate Differences

Prior Year Taxes

Other Effects

Actual Income Tax

2011

2010

11,430 

26.33 %

(3,010) 

389 

(339) 

(130) 

(101) 

(2) 

(21) 

13,172

26.33 %

(3,468)

0

(555)

(114)

(21)

113

70

(3,214)

(3,975)

MorphoSys AG has been subject to tax audits for the financial years 2004  
to 2007 and tax loss carry-forwards have been confirmed in their recognized 
amount. 

As of December 31, 2011, deferred tax assets on tax loss carry-forwards in the 
amount of € 2.3 million have been recognized due to positive business expec-
tations at Sloning BioTechnology GmbH for the financial years 2012 to 2016. No 
deferred tax assets were reported for a portion of the corporate tax loss carry-
forwards in the amount of € 2.4 million and trade tax loss carry-forwards in the 
amount of € 2.3 million as the usability of these tax loss carry-forwards is 

 
 
 
 
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deemed uncertain due to the controversial tax regulation in Germany (both 
section 8 para. 4 KStG and section 8c KStG; see also Notes to the Consoli-
dated Financial Statements – section 2.25). The tax loss carry-forwards may 
be carried forward indefinitely and in unlimited amounts. From 2004 on-
wards, German tax law restricts the offset of taxable income against existing 
tax loss carry-forwards to an amount of € 1.0 million plus 60 % of taxable in-
come above € 1.0 million. According to the German Corporation Tax Act (Kör-
perschaftsteuergesetz, KStG), taxes may be carried forward indefinitely.

Significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities, before netting 
of certain deferred tax assets and liabilities, are as follows:

in 000’s €

Intangible Assets

Non-recognition of DTA on Intangible Assets

Property, Plant and Equipment

Land

Building

Other Equipment, Furnitures, Fixtures

Shares in Affiliated Companies

Inventory

Advanced Payments

Receivables and Other Assets

Treasury Stock

Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges

Short-term Securities Investments

Other Accrual/Provisions

Trade Accounts Payable

Bonds, thereof Convertible

Other Liabilities

Tax Losses

*   Deferred Tax Asset  
** Deferred Tax Liability

Dta * 2011

Dta * 2010

Dtl** 2011

Dtl** 2010

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

51 

0 

161 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

5 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

61

0

230

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

2,273 

2,490 

2,701

2,996

3,287 

0 

42 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

5 

231 

30 

0 

0 

22 

3 

4,043

0

66

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

7

300

4

0

0

0

0

3,620 

4,428

Deferred tax liabilities in the amount of € 0.3 million (prior year: € 0.4 mil-
lion) have been recognized directly in equity. The amount mainly relates to 
the revaluation of available-for-sale financial assets.

on the same taxable entity. To ensure comparability, prior year’s deferred tax 
asset and deferred tax liability (€ 2.8 million) have been adjusted respectively.

In 2011, a deferred tax asset in the amount of € 2.3 million has been offset with 
a deferred tax liability for better transparency. Both deferred tax asset and 
deferred tax liability relate to income taxes levied by the same tax authority 

At December 31, 2011, a deferred tax liability for temporary differences related 
to an investment in a subsidiary was not recognized because the Company 
controls whether the liability will be incurred and it is satisfied that it will not 
be incurred in the foreseeable future.

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8   Earnings Per Share

The calculation of basic profit per share is based on the net profit for the year 
of € 8,216,397 (2010: € 9,196,300) and the weighted-average number of shares 
of common stock outstanding for the respective years (2011: 22,887,723; 
2010: 22,656,233).

The weighted-average number of shares of common stock was calculated as 
follows:

SHARES IS SUED oN JANUARY, 1

Effect of Treasury Shares Held

Repurchase of Treasury Stock

Effect of Shares Issued in January

Effect of Shares Issued in February

Effect of Shares Issued in March

Effect of Shares Issued in April

Effect of Shares Issued in May

Effect of Shares Issued in June

Effect of Shares Issued in July

Effect of Shares Issued in August

Effect of Shares Issued in September

Effect of Shares Issued in October

Effect of Shares Issued in November

Effect of Shares Issued in December

2011

2010

22,890,252

22,660,557

(79,896)

(45,744)

32,510

10,266

2,408

20,741

40,639

2,286

6,194

0

0

470

7,461

136

(79,896)

0

14,167

0

1,162

0

0

0

52,848

703

0

2,702

0

3,990

WEIg HTED - AvER Ag E NUmBER of SHARES of C ommoN STo CK

22,887,723

22,656,233

The diluted profit per share is calculated by taking into account the Group’s 
potential common shares from outstanding stock options and convertible 
bonds.

2011

2010

The table below illustrates the reconciliation from basic to diluted earnings 
per share (amounts in euros, except per-share data):

Numerator

Net Profit of the Year

8,216,397

9,196,300

Denominator

Weighted-average Shares 
Used for Basic EPS

Dilutive Shares Arising 
from Stock Options

Dilutive Shares Arising 
from Convertible Bonds

22,887,723

22,656,233

229,907

110,569

8,528

19,734

ToTAl DENomINAToR

23,126,158

22,786,536

Earnings per Share (in €)

Basic

Diluted

0.36

0.36

0.41

0.40

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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9   Cash and Cash Equivalents

in 000’s €

2011

2010

Bank Balances and  
Cash in Hand

Term Deposits

Restricted Cash

CASH AND CASH 
EQUIvAlENTS

54,596

980

(980)

44,118

959

(959)

54,596

44,118

The € 1.0 million of restricted cash paid for the headquarters buildings in 
Martinsried, Puchheim and Oxford is a rent deposit and remained unchanged 
compared to the prior year.

10   Financial Assets

Financial assets classified as available for sale consist of the following as of 
December 31, 2011 and 2010:

in 000’s €

maturity

cost

Gains

losses

market Value

Gross Unrealized Holding

DECEmBER 31, 2011

DB Money Cash

Restricted Cash

ToTAl

DECEmBER 31, 2010

DB Money Cash

Restricted Cash

ToTAl

daily

79,150

877

daily

63,424

1,138

0

0

80,027

(258)

79,769

64,562

(258)

64,304

The gross unrealized holding gains of € 877,332 for the year ended Decem-
ber 31, 2011, and € 1,138,281 for the year ended December 31, 2010, were 
 recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity (revaluation reserve). 
In 2011, the Group recorded gains of € 1,085,911 in the income statement on 
the sale of financial assets, which had previously been recognized in equity 
(2010: € 3,979,920). The € 0.3 million (2010: € 0.3 million) of restricted cash is  
a rent deposit.

For further details on accounting for financial assets, see also the Notes to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements – section 2.16.

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11   Accounts Receivable

All accounts receivable are non-interest-bearing and are generally due on a 
30- to 45-day term. On December 31, 2011 and 2010, accounts receivable in-
cluded unbilled amounts of € 1,856,827 and € 2,104,854, respectively. In some 
cases, the Group does require collateral from customers for accounts receiv-
able in the AbD Serotec segment. The amount of collaterals held as of Decem-
ber 31, 2011, was not material.

Based on the management’s assessment, in 2011 a net loss in the amount of 
€ 3,243 was recognized in the income statement for allowances for doubtful 
accounts (2010: net gain of € 4,400).

12   Other Receivables

According to the Group’s hedging policy, expected future cash flows with a 
high probability and definite foreign currency receivables which are collect-
ible within a twelve-month period are reviewed for hedging. These deriva-
tives are shown as other receivables with their fair values. Starting in 2003, 
MorphoSys entered into foreign currency options and forward contracts to 
hedge foreign exchange exposure related to US dollar accounts receivable.

As of December 31, 2011, no option contracts (2010: two option contracts in 
the nominal amounts of each $ 10 million) are outstanding, and therefore  
no unrealized gains or losses have been recognized in profit and loss (2010: 
unrealized loss of € 0.3 million). At the beginning of the year, the Group 
 entered into eleven option contracts that were due during the financial year 
2011. A realized loss of € 0.3 million (2010: loss of € 0.2 million) was recog-
nized as other expenses.

13  

 Prepaid Expenses, Tax Receivables, 
Other Current Assets and Inventories

Prepaid expenses, both the current and the non-current portion, mainly 
 include prepaid sublicense fees of € 0.2 million as of December 31, 2011 
(2010: € 0.2 million), and other prepayments in the amount of € 1.6 million 
as of December 31, 2011 (2010: € 2.2 million).

Tax receivables amounted to € 0.2 million as of December 31, 2011 (2010: 
€ 0.5 million) and mainly comprised receivables in connection with withhold-
ing tax on capital gains.

Inventories of € 3.3 million (2010: € 4.1 million) are located in Oxford, UK, in 
Raleigh, USA, in Martinsried, Germany, and in Puchheim, Germany. As of 
 December 31, 2011, inventories comprised raw materials, merchandise, con-
sumables and supplies in the amount of € 1.9 million (prior year: € 0.9 mil-
lion), work in progress of € 0.1 million (prior year: € 0.3 million) and finished 
goods of € 1.3 million (prior year: € 2.9 million). As of December 31, 2011, the 
inventory reserve amounted to € 3.0 million (prior year: € 2.8 million) and the 
movement to prior year’s inventory reserve is included in COGS. Inventories 
carried at fair value less cost to sell amount to € 0 (prior year: € 0). In 2011, raw 
materials, consumables and changes in finished goods and work in progress 
recognized as COGS amounted to € 5.1 million (prior year: € 5.6 million).

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14   Property, Plant and Equipment

in 000’s €

Cost

JANUARY 1, 2011

Additions

Disposals

Foreign Exchange Variance

DECEmBER 31, 2011

Accumulated Depreciation

JANUARY 1, 2011

Depreciation Charge for the Year

Disposals

Foreign Exchange Variance

DECEmBER 31, 2011

Carrying Amount

JANUARY 1, 2011

DECEmBER 31, 2011

Cost

JANUARY 1, 2010

Additions

Additions from business combination

Disposals

Foreign Exchange Variance

DECEmBER 31, 2010

Accumulated Depreciation

JANUARY 1, 2010

Depreciation Charge for the Year

Disposals

Foreign Exchange Variance

DECEmBER 31, 2010

Carrying Amount

JANUARY 1, 2010

DECEmBER 31, 2010

land and  
Buildings

Office and  
laboratory 
equipment

Furniture and 
Fixtures

916

257

0

18

1,191

294

152

0

6

452

622

739

869

0

0

0

47

916

226

57

0

11

294

643

622

14,404

1,882

(1,235)

20

15,071

9,382

2,010

(1,122)

3

10,273

5,022

4,798

11,542

2,266

1,164

(614)

46

14,404

7,793

1,921

(362)

30

9,382

3,749

5,022

2,460

208

(28)

10

2,650

1,914

182

(21)

6

2,081

546

569

2,339

58

36

(1)

28

2,460

1,734

162

0

18

1,914

605

546

totals

17,780

2,347

(1,263)

48

18,912

11,590

2,344

(1,143)

15

12,806

6,190

6,106

14,750

2,324

1,200

(615)

121

17,780

9,753

2,140

(362)

59

11,590

4,997

6,190

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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F i n a n c i a l   S t a t e m e n t S

As of December 31, 2011, land and building located in Poole, UK, in the amount 
of € 785,027 (prior year: € 813,011) is classified as held for sale, for which a 
minor impairment loss due to a re-valuation of the sales price has been recog-
nized in 2011. No borrowing costs have been capitalized during the period. 
No restrictions on title, and property, plant and equipment were pledged as 
security for liabilities. The Group recognized minor expenditure in property, 
plant and equipment in the course of construction (2010: 0.5 million). No sig-
nificant contractual commitments for the acquisition of property, plant and 
equipment have been entered into as of the reporting date.

The depreciation charge is included in the following line items of the income 
statement:

in 000’s €

Research and Development

Sales, General and  
Ad ministrative

Cost of Goods Sold

ToTAl

2011

1,718 

560 

98 

2,376

2010

1,354

687

100

2,141

As of December 31, 2011, minor foreign exchange effects were recognized for 
the assets acquired and were accounted as translation reserve in equity.

 
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15  

Intangible Assets

in 000’s €

Cost

Patents

licenses

intangible  
assets under 
Development

Know-How 
and  

Software

customer list

Goodwill

total

5,419

34,099

JANUARY 1, 2011

14,449

25,425

10,513

Additions

Disposals

Foreign Exchange Variance

218

(8)

0

138

(371)

15

0

0

0

DECEmBER 31, 2011

14,659

25,207

10,513

Accumulated Amortization

JANUARY 1, 2011

Amortization Charge for the Year

Write-offs for the Year

Disposals

Foreign Exchange Variance

DECEmBER 31, 2011

4,164

1,036

8

(8)

0

13,306

2,528

186

(371)

6

5,200

15,655

Carrying Amount

JANUARY 1, 2011

DECEmBER 31, 2011

Cost

JANUARY 1, 2010

Additions

Additions from business  
combination

Disposals

Foreign Exchange Variance

10,285

9,459

4,148

221

10,080

0

0

12,119

9,552

24,781

612

0

0

32

0

0

0

0

0

0

10,513

10,513

0

10,513

0

0

0

3,126

942

(1,189)

5

2,884

2,620

392

0

(1,188)

4

1,828

506

1,056

2,955

140

22

(3)

12

DECEmBER 31, 2010

14,449

25,425

10,513

3,126

Accumulated Amortization

JANUARY 1, 2010

Amortization Charge for the Year

Write-offs for the Year

Disposals

Foreign Exchange Variance

DECEmBER 31, 2010

Carrying Amount

JANUARY 1, 2010

DECEmBER 31, 2010

3,358

806

0

0

0

11,001

2,295

0

0

10

4,164

13,306

790

10,285

13,780

12,119

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10,513

2,243

368

0

0

9

2,620

712

506

As of December 31, 2011, intangible assets under development were tested as 
required by IAS 36. No impairment was deemed necessary.

0

0

106

5,525

3,733

377

0

0

74

4,184

1,686

1,341

5,107

0

0

0

312

5,419

3,022

516

0

0

195

3,733

2,085

1,686

0

0

8

34,107

0

0

0

0

0

0

34,099

34,107

26,742

0

93,031

1,298

(1,568)

134

92,895

23,823

4,333

194

(1,567)

84

26,867

69,208

66,028

63,733

11,486

7,352

17,454

0

5

(3)

361

34,099

93,031

0

0

0

0

0

0

26,742

34,099

19,624

3,985

0

0

214

23,823

44,109

69,208

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The amortization charge is included in the following line items of the income 
statement:

17   Assets Classified as Held for Sale

in 000’s €

Research and Development

Research and Development 
(Write-off)

Sales, General and 
 Administrative

Cost of Goods Sold

ToTAl

2011

4,036 

194 

35 

229 

4,494 

2010

3,097 

0 

666 

218 

3,981 

As of December 31, 2011, an impairment loss of € 0.2 million was recognized 
for intangible assets in the Proprietary Development segment in connection 
with a program, which was discontinued due to a strategic decision (2010: mi-
nor impairment loss in the AbD segment).

As of December 31, 2011, minor foreign exchange effects were recognized for 
the assets acquired and were accounted for as translation reserve in equity.

16   Other Assets

The Group has classified certain items in other assets that are not available 
for use in its operations as restricted cash (see Notes to the Consolidated 
 Financial Statements – section 9 and 10). As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, 
the Group had commitments of € 1.2 million and € 1.3 million for guarantees 
issued as well as € 73,607 and € 113,256 respectively for convertible bonds 
issued to employees.

As of December 31, 2011, assets classified as held for sale comprise the com-
mercial properties of the subsidiary Poole Real Estate Ltd., Poole, UK; (AbD 
Serotec segment) with a net book value of € 785,027 (prior year: € 813,011). In 
2011, intense efforts to sell the property did not succeed. However, efforts 
for a commercialization will be intensified in 2012 by searching for a potential 
buyer in a wider area and a sale is expected within one year. An external, 
independent real estate company, having appropriate recognized professional 
qualifications and recent experience in the location and category of property 
being valued, has valued the property in the fourth quarter of 2011. A minor 
impairment was deemed necessary in the 2011 financial year.

18   Goodwill

As of October 31, 2011, the goodwill attributed to the AbD Serotec segment 
(€ 26.8 million) was tested as required by IAS 36. The recoverable amount of 
the cash-generating unit (CGU), the AbD Serotec segment, has been deter-
mined based on value-in-use calculations, and the value in use was determined 
to be higher than the carrying amount of the CGU. In addition, a detailed 
 sensitivity analysis was done (see Notes to the Consolidated Financial State-
ments – section 2.25). The cash-flow projections refer to a ten-year period 
 because AbD Serotec’s management assumes that the move to sign more high-
margin license deals in the research field, increasingly entering the diagnos-
tics market and to strengthen the e-commerce business will fully materialize 
in the mid to long-term. Hence, a projection reflecting ten years (instead  
of only five years) is deemed reasonable for calculating the value in use. The 
cash-flow projections assume average yearly increases in revenues of approxi-
mately 8 % and an average EBIT margin of 20 % in the next ten years. The major 
underlying key assumption for the cash-flow projections is the expansion of 
the current customer base as mentioned above. The values of the underlying 
key assumptions have been determined by using both internal sources (past 
experience) and external sources of information (market intelligence, financial 
reports). Based on the updated outlook to cash flows for the upcoming ten 
years, the value in use was calculated as follows: beta factor of 1.18, income 
tax rate of 31 %, WACC of 8.61 % (2010: 8.50 %) and a growth rate of 1 % of the 
perpetual annuity. The values assigned to the assumptions represent manage-
ment’s estimates of future trends and are based on internal planning sce-
narios as well as external sources.

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As of October 31, 2011, the goodwill from the acquisition of Sloning BioTech-
nology GmbH in 2010 (€ 7.4 million) was tested as required by IAS 36. The 
 recoverable amount of the CGU, the technology-development team within the 
Partnered Discovery segment, has been determined based on value-in-use 
calculations, and the value in use was determined to be higher than the carry-
ing amount of the CGU. In addition, a detailed sensitivity analysis was done 
(see Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – section 2.25). The cash-
flow projections refer to a ten-year period because management assumes that  
a commercialization via license deals comprising upfront payments, milestone 
payments, FTE funding as well as royalties will fully materialize in the mid 
to long-term. Hence, a projection reflecting ten years (instead of only five years) 
is deemed reasonable for calculating the value in use. The cash-flow projec-
tions are mainly based on the key assumption that the technology presently 
developed is highly beneficial for current and new customers and will result 
in a number of new deals. The values of the underlying key assumptions have 
been determined by using both internal sources (past experience) and exter-
nal sources of information (market intelligence). Based on the updated outlook 
to cash flows for the upcoming ten years, the value in use was calculated  
as follows: beta factor of 1.3, income tax rate of 26.33 %, WACC of 8.89 % (2010: 
8.22 %) and a growth rate of 1 % of the perpetual annuity. The values assigned 
to the assumptions represent management’s estimates of future trends and are 
based on internal planning scenarios as well as external sources.

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125

19   Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable are non-interest-bearing and are normally settled within 
30 days.

Accounts payable are listed in the table below:

in 000’s €

2011

2010

Trade Accounts Payable

Licenses Payable

Accrued Expenses

Other Liabilities

ToTAl

1,057 

397 

17,069 

588 

19,111 

2,148 

135 

12,800 

667 

15,750 

Accrued expenses include mainly accruals for payments to employees and 
management of € 5.1 million (2010: € 4.1 million), amounts for outstanding in-
voices in the amount of € 2.6 million (2010: € 2.4 million), external laboratory 
funding of € 6.6 million (2010: € 3.6 million), € 2.4 million for license compen-
sation (2010: € 2.2 million), € 0.1 million for Supervisory Board members’ 
compen sation (2010: € 0.1 million), € 0.1 million for audit fees and costs related 
thereto (2010: € 0.2 million) and € 0.2 million for legal services (2010: 
€ 0.2 million).

At the Company’s Annual General Meeting in May 2011, the Supervisory 
Board was authorized to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers AG Wirtschafts-
prüfungsgesellschaft, Munich, as its auditor. 

In 2011, the PricewaterhouseCoopers AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, 
Munich (PwC AG) and their partner companies within the international 
 network were remunerated by MorphoSys in the amount of € 276,525 
(thereof PwC AG € 211,475) , including audit fees of € 250,050 (thereof PwC 
AG € 185,000) and audit-related fees of € 26,475 (thereof PwC AG € 26,475).

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20   Provisions and Tax Liabilities

As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Group recorded provisions and tax 
liabilities of € 3.4 million and € 2.5 million, respectively.

Tax Liabilities mainly comprise expenses for income tax. Provisions and Tax 
Liabilities remain uncertain with respect to their amounts as of December 31, 
2011, and are expected to be settled in 2012.

Provisions and tax liabilities changed during the 2011 financial year as follows:

in 000’s €

Taxes

Other Obligations

ToTAl

01/01/2011

additions

Utilized

Released

12/31/2011

2,145 

318 

2,463 

1,950 

73 

2,023 

1,068 

0 

1,068 

0 

8 

8 

3,027 

383 

3,410 

€ 19,078 and € 15,835 in relation to the AbD Serotec business segment were 
necessary as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. The carrying amount of finan-
cial assets represents the maximum credit exposure.

The maximum exposure for credit risk for trade receivables at the reporting 
date by geographic region was:

in €

2011

2010

Europe and Asia

USA and Canada

Other

ToTAl

10,981,860 

1,221,377 

0 

12,186,914

2,822,412

0

12,203,237

15,009,326

21  

 Financial Instruments and Financial 
Risk Management

CRE DIT AND LIQUIDIT Y RISK
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Group to concentrations of 
credit and liquidity risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, market-
able securities, derivative financial asets and accounts receivable. The Group’s 
cash and cash equivalents are principally denominated in euros, US dollars 
and pounds sterling. Marketable securities are placed in high-quality securi-
ties. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities are maintained prin-
cipally with three high-quality financial institutions in Germany. The Group 
continually monitors its positions with, and the credit quality of, the financial 
institutions, which are counterparties to its financial instruments, and does 
not anticipate non-performance.

It is the Group’s policy that all customers who wish to trade on credit terms 
are subject to credit verification procedures, which are based on external 
 ratings. However, the Group’s revenues and accounts receivable are subject to 
credit risk as a result of customer concentration. The Group’s most significant 
customer accounted for € 8.9 million of the trade receivables carrying amount 
as of December 31, 2011 (2010: € 9.4 million). This customer individually ac-
counted for approximately 73 % of the Group’s 2011 accounts receivable balance. 
Three customers individually accounted for 72 %, 2 %, and 2 % of the Group’s 
total revenues in the year 2011. On December 31, 2010, one customer had ac-
counted for 62 % of the prior year’s accounts receivable balance and three 
customers individually had accounted for 54 %, 10 %, and 4 % of the Group’s 
revenues in 2010. Based on the management’s assessment, allowances of 

 
 
 
 
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The aging of trade receivables at the reporting date was as follows:

in €; A/R are due in

Accounts Receivable

Allowance for Impairment

AC C oUNTS RECEIvABlE , NE T of AlloWANCE foR ImpAIRmENT

2011 
0 (30) days

2011 
30 (60) days

2011 
60 + days

2011 
total

9,519,422

0

9,519,422

851,283

0

851,283

1,851,610

(19,078)

1,832,532

12,222,315

(19,078)

12,203,237

2010 
0 (30) days

2010 
30 (60) days

2010 
60 + days

2010 
total

14,013,200

0

434,349

0

434,349

577,612

(15,835)

561,777

15,025,161

(15,835)

15,009,326

in €; A/R are due in

Accounts Receivable

Allowance for Impairment

AC C oUNTS RECEIvABlE , NE T of AlloWANCE foR ImpAIRmENT

14,013,200

As of December 31, 2011, the Accounts Receivable of the Group included over-
due receivables in the amount of € 0.5 million, for which impairment was not 
yet deemed necessary.

As of December 31, 2011, the Group had no exposure for credit risk of deriva-
tive financial assets (prior year: maximum exposure of € 0.1 million). The 
maximum exposure for credit risk of financial guarantees (rent deposits) at 
the reporting date amounted to € 1.2 million (prior year: € 1.3 million).

The contractual maturities and the related contractual cash flows of financial 
liabilities are within one year and five years, respectively. The convertible 
bonds due to related parties have a term until December 31, 2015 (€ 0.1 mil-
lion).

MARKE T RISK
Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange 
rates, interest rates and equity prices, will affect the Group’s income or the 
value of its holdings in financial instruments. The Group is exposed to cur-
rency and interest rate risks.

 
 
 
 
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CURRE NCY RISK
The Group accounts are administered in euros. While the expenses of 
 MorphoSys are predominantly paid in euros, a significant part of the revenues 
depends on the current exchange rates of the US dollar and the pound ster-
ling. The Group examines the necessity of hedging foreign exchange trans-
actions to minimize currency risk during the year and addresses this risk 
by using derivative financial instruments.

The Group’s exposure to foreign currency risk based on carrying amounts 
was as follows:

as of December 31, 2011 (in €)

eUR

USD

GBP

Other

total

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Available-for-sale Assets

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

ToTAl

51,076,181

79,768,563

10,478,522

(16,707,898)

124,615,368

723,518

0

1,248,021

(384,779)

1,586,760

2,796,400

0

394,116

(2,018,121)

1,172,395

0

0

82,578

0

82,578

54,596,099

79,768,563

12,203,237

(19,110,798)

127,457,101

as of December 31, 2010 (in €)

eUR

USD

GBP

Other

total

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Available-for-sale Assets

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

ToTAl

41,209,349

64,304,041

12,354,868

(13,109,993)

104,758,265

1,302,992

1,606,110

0

2,116,494

(212,972)

3,206,514

0

502,878

(2,427,249)

(318,261)

0

0

35,086

692

35,778

44,118,451

64,304,041

15,009,326

(15,749,522)

107,682,296

Different foreign exchange rates and their impact on assets and liabilities 
have been simulated in a detailed sensitivity analysis in order to determine 
 resulting effects in the income statement. A ten percent increase of the euro 
against the US dollar as of December 31, 2011, would have decreased earn-
ings by € 0.1 million (assuming that interest rates remain constant) (prior year: 
decrease of € 0.3 million). A ten percent weakening of the euro against the  
US dollar would have increased earnings by € 0.2 million (prior year: increase 
of € 0.3 million). A ten percent increase of the euro against the British pound  
as of December 31, 2011, would have decreased earnings by € 0.1 million (as-
suming that interest rates remain constant) (prior year: decrease of € 0.1 mil-
lion). A ten percent weakening of the euro against the British pound would 
have increased earnings by € 0.1 million (prior year: increase of € 0.2 million).

If the foreign exchange rates for US dollar against the euro and the British 
pound against the euro had remained constant at the average rate of 2010,  
total Group revenues would have been higher in the amount of € 1.1 million 
(prior year: lower by € 0.6 million). 

INTE REST R ATE RISK
The exposure of the Group to changes in interest rates relates mainly to in-
vestments in available-for-sale securities. Changes in the general level of 
 interest rates may lead to an increase or decrease in the fair value of these 
investments. The risk of a decrease in fair value is limited due to fair value 
guarantees given by the issuing financial institutions in addition to the fact 
that all financial instruments in these respective money market funds have 
short maturity durations. The guarantees are renewed every six months. With 
regard to the liabilities shown in the balance sheet, the Group is currently 
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FAIR VALUE HIE R ARCHY AND VALUATION ME THODS
MorphoSys uses the following hierarchy for determining and disclosing the 
fair value of financial instruments:

Level 1: 

Level 2: 

Level 3: 

 Quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or 
liabilities.
 Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are 
observable for the asset or liability, either directly (that is, as prices) 
or indirectly (that is, derived from prices).
 Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable 
market data (that is, unobservable inputs).

The carrying value of financial assets and liabilities such as cash and cash 
equivalents, marketable securities, accounts receivable and accounts payable 
approximates their fair value due to the short-term maturities of these in-
struments. The fair value of marketable securities is based upon quoted mar-
ket prices (Hierarchy Level 1, quoted prices in active markets; see Notes to 
the Consolidated Financial Statements – section 10). None of the financial as-
sets and liabilities are categorized in Level 2 or 3. The fair value of licenses 
payable is determined by the effective interest method. Convertible bonds are 
recorded at their accreted values, which approximate the cash outlay that is 
due upon the note settlements. There were no transfers from one fair value 
hierarchy level to another in 2011 and 2010.

The fair values of financial assets and liabilities, together with the carrying 
amounts shown in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, are as follows:

as of December 31, 2011 
(in 000’s €)

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Accounts Receivable

Forward Exchange Con-
tracts Used for Hedging

Available-for-sale  
Financial Assets

Convertible Bonds –  
Liability Component

Accounts Payable and  
Accrued Expenses

Fair Value –  
Hedging 
instruments

note

Receivables

available  
for Sale

Other  
Financial  
liabilities

total  
carrying 
amount

Fair Value

9

11

12

10

23

19

54,596

12,203

54,596

12,203

54,596

12,203

0

0

66,799

79,769

79,769

0

(74)

79,769

146,568

79,769

146,568

(74)

(74)

0

0

(19,111)

(19,185)

(19,111)

(19,185)

(19,111)

(19,185)

0

0

0

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December 31, 2010 
(in 000’s €)

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Accounts Receivable

Forward Exchange Con-
tracts Used for Hedging

Available-for-sale  
Financial Assets

Convertible Bonds –  
Liability Component

Accounts Payable and  
Accrued Expenses

Fair Value –  
Hedging  

note

instruments

Receivables

available  
for Sale

Other 
Financial 
liabilities

total  
carrying 
amount

Fair Value

9

11

12

10

23

19

44,118

15,009

144

144

59,127

64,304

64,304

44,118

15,009

44,118

15,009

144

144

0

(128)

64,304

123,575

64,304

123,575

(128)

(128)

0

0

0

(15,750)

(15,878)

(15,750)

(15,878)

(15,750)

(15,878)

22  

 Stockholders’ Equity

C OMMON STO CK
On December 31, 2011, the common stock of the Company including treasury 
shares amounted to € 23,112,167. This represented an increase of € 221,915 
compared to December 31, 2010 (€ 22,890,252). Each share of common stock is 
entitled to one vote. The increase arose as a result of the conversion and exer-
cise of 221,915 convertible bonds and options issued to the Management Board 
and to employees.

On December 31, 2010, the common stock of the Company had amounted to 
€ 22,890,252. An increase of € 229,695, or 229,695 shares, was the result of 
the conversion and exercise of options in 2010.

On December 31, 2011, treasury shares amounted to € 1,756,841 (163,915 
shares) and increased by € 1,747,066 compared to December 31, 2010 (79,896 
shares, € 9,774), due to the repurchase of 84,019 MorphoSys shares on the 
stock market for the Group’s long-term incentive plan for management. 

AUTHORIZE D CAPITAL
Unused Authorized Capital I remained unchanged on December 31, 2011, com-
pared to December 31, 2010, to create a maximum of 8,864,103 new shares.

Unused Authorized Capital II remained unchanged on December 31, 2011, com-
pared to December 31, 2010, to create a maximum of 2,216,025 new shares.

C ONDITIONAL CAPITAL
In 2011, a total of 3,696 shares were raised from Conditional Capital II through 
the exercise of options by employees, increasing the subscribed capital by 
€ 3,696. Furthermore, 95,400 shares were raised from Conditional Capital IV 
through the exercise of convertible bonds by employees, increasing the sub-
scribed capital by € 95,400 and 122,819 shares were raised from Conditional 
Capital V through the exercise of options by employees and Management 
Board members, increasing the subscribed capital by € 122,819.

In 2010, a total of 3,441, 3,600 and 222,654 shares had been raised from Con-
ditional Capital II, IV and V respectively with subscribed capital increasing by 
€ 3,441, € 3,600 and € 222,654 from respective Conditional Capitals.

ADDITIONAL PAID - IN CAPITAL
On December 31, 2011, additional paid-in capital amounted to € 170,778,474 
(December 31, 2010: € 166,388,083). The total increase of € 4,390,391 is due to 
stock-based compensation in the amount of € 1,488,342, including the intrin-
sic value of convertible bonds. A further increase of € 2,902,049 arose from the 
exercise and conversion of options and convertible bonds in the year 2011. 

In 2010, the additional paid-in capital had increased by € 4,756,815, resulting 
from stock-based compensation of € 2,150,655 and € 2,606,160 from the exer-
cise and conversion of options in the year 2010.

IFRS 2 “Share-based Payment” requires an expense to be recognized where 
the Group buys goods or services in exchange for shares or rights over 
shares (“equity-settled transactions”) or in exchange for other assets equiva-
lent in value to a given number of shares or rights over shares (“cash-settled 
transactions”). The main impact of IFRS 2 on the Group refers to the expense 
associated with employees’ as well as management boards’ and supervisory 
boards’ share options and other share-based incentives by using an option 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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131

pricing model. In accordance with IFRS 2.54, the Group has applied IFRS 2 
to equity-settled awards granted on or after January 1, 1999. In accordance 
with IFRS 2.56, options granted prior to January 1, 1999, are therefore not 
 expensed. All information is nonetheless disclosed in line with IFRS 2.44 and 
2.45. Further details are given in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements – sections 23, 24, 25 and 26.

23  

 Convertible Bonds

In the year 2011, 95,400 convertible bonds were exercised and converted into 
shares. Of these, 60,000 convertible bonds were exercised by members of the 
Management Board. Further details are given in the Notes to the Consolidated 
Financial Statements – section 29.

On April 1, 2010, 352,800 convertible bonds were granted to Management 
Board members and employees of MorphoSys AG. The exercise price for the 
convertible bonds is € 16.79, representing the market price in the final Xetra 
auction at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on the trading day preceding the 
 issuance of the convertible bonds. Each convertible bond with a nominal value 
of € 0.33 can be exchanged for one share of ordinary no-par value common 
stock of the Group against payment of the exercise price. The beneficiaries may 
exercise the conversion rights only after the expiration of a waiting period  
of four years from grant date. The exercise of the conversion rights is only pos-
sible if on one trading day during the lifetime of the convertible bond the 
stock exchange price of one share has amounted to at least 110 % of the exer-
cise price at grant date. The convertible bonds cannot be exercised beyond 
December 31, 2015. In the event of non-exercise of the conversion rights, ben-
eficiaries are refunded the amount paid to acquire the convertible bonds 
(€ 0.33 per bond/share).

The Convertible bonds are recorded at their accreted values, which approxi-
mate the cash outlay that is due upon the note settlements. 

A summary of the activity under the Group’s employee incentive convertible 
bonds plan for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 is represented as 
follows:

convertible 
Bonds

Weighted- 
average  
Price (€)

       99,000  

352,800

(3,600)

0

0

    12.81  

    16.79  

    12.81  

0

0

           448,200    

    15.94  

      448,200  

    15.94  

0

(95,400)

(24,750)

0

0

    12.81  

    16.79  

0

oU TSTANDIN g oN 
JANUARY 1, 2010

Granted

Exercised

Forfeited

Expired

oU TSTANDIN g oN 
DECEmBER 31, 2010

oU TSTANDIN g oN 
JANUARY 1, 2011

Granted

Exercised

Forfeited

Expired

oU TSTANDIN g oN 
DECEmBER 31, 2011

      328,050  

    16.79  

Convertible bonds exercisable on December 31, 2011 and 2010 amounted to  
0 and 95,400 shares, respectively. 

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s e e pa g e 1 3 1 – 1 3 4 a n d 1 3 6

The following table presents the weighted-average price and information 
about the contractual life for significant convertible bond groups outstanding 
on December 31, 2011:

Range of Exercise Prices

€ 10.00 – € 17.00

number  

Outstanding

Remaining  
contractual life  

(in Years)

Weighted- 
average exer-
cise Price (€)

number  

exercisable

Weighted- 
average exer-
cise Price (€)

328,050

328,050

4.00

4.00

16.79 

16.79 

0

0

0.00 

0.00 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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F i n a n c i a l   S t a t e m e n t S

The Group accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with the pro-
visions of IFRS 2 and IAS 32.28. The equity portion of the bonds has to be 
separated and presented as additional paid-in capital. The equity component is 
deducted from the fair value of the bonds. The remaining value is recognized 
as stock-based compensation. The compensation expense recorded in 2011 and 
2010 in connection with convertible bonds was € 666,920 and € 989,416, re-
spectively. 

24  

 Stock Options

The general terms and conditions of stock option plans that existed at any 
time during the period are presented in the following table; all options are to 
be settled by physical delivery of shares.

Grant Date/Employees Entitled

Granted  

Stock Options

Vesting Period

Vesting  
conditions 
(Share Price in 
comparison to 
Strike Price)

contractual life 
of Options

July 1, 2007 to employees

180,000

January 25, 2008 to Management Board and employees

283,335

January 25, 2008 to employees

October 1, 2008 to employees

29,070

92,664

April 1, 2010 to Management Board and employees

422,200

2 years 50 %,  
3 years 75 %,  
4 years 100 %

Increase of 20 % on at 
least one trading day 
during the lifetime

2 years 50 %,  
3 years 75 %,  
4 years 100 %

Increase of 20 % on at 
least one trading day 
during the lifetime

2 years 50 %,  
3 years 75 %,  
4 years 100 %

Cumulative increase 
of more than 10 %  

per annum

2 years 50 %,  
3 years 75 %,  
4 years 100 %

Increase of 20 % on at 
least one trading day 
during the lifetime

2 years 50 %,  
3 years 75 %,  
4 years 100 %

Increase of 20 % on at 
least one trading day 
during the lifetime

5 years

5 years

5 years

5 years

5 years

For the years 2011 and 2010, 3,696 and 3,441 options from the 1999 Plan were 
exercised respectively. For the years 2011 and 2010, 122,819 and 222,654 op-
tions from the 2002 Plan were exercised respectively. 

 
Notes 

133

A summary of activity under the Group’s employee incentive stock option plans 
for the years ended December 31, 2011, and 2010, is represented as follows:

Shares

Weighted- 
average 
Price (€)

oU TSTANDIN g oN 
JANUARY 1, 2010

  1,151,987  

      13.33  

Granted

Exercised

Forfeited

Expired

oU TSTANDIN g oN 
DECEmBER 31, 2010

oU TSTANDIN g oN 
JANUARY 1, 2011

Granted

Exercised

Forfeited

Expired

0

(226,095)

(1,875)

0

0

      12.41  

      10.45  

0

    924,017  

      13.56  

    924,017  

      13.56  

0

0

(126,515)

      15.16  

0

0

0

0

oU TSTANDIN g oN 
DECEmBER 31, 2011

    797,502  

      13.31  

Stock options exercisable on December 31, 2011 and 2010 amounted to 
503,657 and 294,953 shares, respectively. The weighted-average exercise 
price of exercisable stock options was € 13.51 on December 31, 2011.

The following table presents the weighted-average price and information 
about the contractual life for significant option groups outstanding on Decem-
ber 31, 2011:

Range of Exercise Prices

€ 10.00 – € 12.99

€ 13.00 – € 13.99

€ 14.00 – € 17.00

number  

Outstanding

Remaining  
contractual life 
(in Years)

Weighted- 
average exer-
cise Price (€)

number  

exercisable

Weighted- 
average Price 
(€)

392,907

266,166

138,429

797,502

2.20

1.07

1.13

1.64

12.81 

13.03 

15.26 

13.31 

187,197

197,633

118,827

503,657

12.81 

13.03 

15.40 

13.51 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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F i n a n c i a l   S t a t e m e n t S

If a member of the Management Board ceases to hold an office within the 
MorphoSys Group by reason of termination, resigning from office, death, 
 injury, disability or retirement (receipt of a normal retirement pension, an 
early retirement pension as well as a disability pension as long as the re-
quirements for the disability pension entitlement are met) or – subject to the 
Supervisory Board’s discretion – under other circumstances, the member  
of the Management Board (or his/her inheritor) will be entitled to a pro-rated 
number of performance shares. In such case the member of the Management 
Board will receive the number of performance shares already vested on the 
date on which the member of the Management Board ceases to hold office 
within the MorphoSys Group.

If a member of the Management Board ceases to hold an office within the 
MorphoSys Group for good reason in the meaning of § 626 para. 2 German 
Civil Code and/or within the meaning of § 84 para 3 German Stock Corpora-
tion Act or if notice to cease to hold office is given by the member of the Man-
agement Board, the beneficiary shall not be entitled to any performance 
share allocation. In the event of a change in control during the 4-year period, 
all performance shares shall become fully vested.

In June 2011, the Company repurchased 84,019 MorphoSys shares for the  
LTI plan on the stock market with an average share price of € 20.79 per share. 
As of June 01, 2011, 84,019 shares were granted to the beneficiaries, thereof 
53,997 shares to the Management Board (for details, see the table in section 
29) and 30,022 shares to Senior Management. The fair value of the perfor-
mance shares as of the grant date (June 01, 2011) amounted to € 21.34 per 
share. No dividends were incorporated in the measurement of the fair value  
of the repurchased shares, because the Company does not anticipate paying  
a dividend in the foreseeable future. No beneficiaries of the LTI plan left 
 MorphoSys and no performance shares forfeited from the grant date until 
December 31, 2011.

As of December 31, 2011, the Group accounted for stock-based compensation 
from the LTI plan in the amount of € 292,945.

The Group accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with the pro-
visions of IFRS 2 “Share-based Payment”. Compensation expense recorded in 
2011 and 2010 in connection with stock options was € 528,477 and € 1,119,543, 
respectively.

25  

 Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)

On October 1, 2010, 15,000 stock appreciation rights (SARs) were granted to 
employees of MorphoSys AG with terms and conditions identical to the con-
vertible bond grant from April 1, 2010. Convertible bonds are to be settled by 
physical delivery of shares, while SARs are settled in cash. The exercise price 
for the SARs on December 31, 2011, is € 17.53. The compensation expense re-
corded in 2011 was € 50,465. As of December 31, 2011, a non-current liability 
in the amount of € 64,801 was accounted for accordingly. The SARs cannot be 
exercised beyond June 30, 2016.

26  

 Long-term Incentive Plan

On June 01, 2011, MorphoSys established a long-term incentive plan (LTI plan) 
for the Management Board and Senior Management. The plan qualifies as  
an equity-settled share-based payment transaction under IFRS 2 and is ac-
counted for accordingly. The LTI plan is a performance share plan and will 
be paid out in common shares of MorphoSys AG, provided that defined key 
performance indicators as annually approved by the Supervisory Board are 
achieved. Key performance indicators currently comprise revenues, EBIT and 
the number of projects in the R&D portfolio.

The grant date is June 01, 2011, and the vesting period comprises four years. 
25 % of the granted performance shares are vested in each year of the 4-year 
vesting period, provided that the key performance indicators of that period 
are achieved by 100 %. The number of vested shares in each single year will 
be reduced to the extent that the key performance indicators of that period 
are achieved by 50 %-99 % only or increased if the key performance indicators 
are achieved by more than 100 % (110 % in a maximum). Taking into account 
these conditions, the common shares of MorphoSys AG are delivered to the 
beneficiaries after the 4-year period. In any case, the maximum payout at  
the end of the 4-year period is capped by a company factor which generally 
amounts to “1”. The Supervisory Board may deviate from this company fac-
tor, e.g. in the case that the payout level seems inadequate compared to the 
overall development of the Group.

In the event that the repurchased shares do not suffice to serve the LTI plan, 
MorphoSys reserves the right to pay out a specific amount of cash from the 
LTI plan equivalent to the value of the performance shares at the end of the 
vesting period, provided that such cash amount shall not exceed 200 % of the 
fair market value of the performance shares as at grant date.

c R O S S - R e F e R e n c e
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135

27  

 Operating Leases and 
Other  Commitments

The Group leases facilities and equipment on long-term operating leases. Total 
rent expense amounted to € 2,588,817 and € 2,342,528 for the years ended 
 December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Significant leasing contracts mainly 
related to the buildings rented in Martinsried (Germany), Oxford (UK), Düs-
seldorf (Germany), Raleigh (USA) and Puchheim (Germany). The main part of 
these contracts can be renewed on an annual or quarterly basis. Some agree-
ments can be terminated early.

Future minimum payments under non-cancellable operating leases, insur-
ances and other services are as follows:

in 000’s €

Rent and  

Rent and  

leasing 2011

leasing 2010

Other  
2011

Other  
2010

Up to One Year

Between One and Five Years

More than Five Years

ToTAl

3,129

5,519

3,726

12,374

3,238

4,923

1,672

9,833

681

15

0

696

793

35

0

828

total  
2011

3,810

5,534

3,726

13,070

total  
2010

4,031

4,958

1,672

10,661

The Group’s total expenses due to operating leases, insurances and other 
 services in the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, totaled € 3,096,917 
and € 3,518,477 respectively.

Furthermore, the following future payments for cancellable external studies 
can become due as a result of currently active contracts. However, in case  
of early termination, these amounts can be reduced substantially in line with 
the respective contractual early-termination clauses.

in 000’s €

total 2011

Up to One Year

Between One and Five Years

More than Five Years

ToTAl

6,384

6,499

0

12,883

28  

 Contingencies

The management is not aware of any matters that could give rise to any 
 material liability to the Group that would have a material adverse effect on 
the Group’s financial condition or results of operations.

In the event that certain milestones in the Proprietary Development seg-
ment will be achieved, e.g. the filing of an application for an investigational 
new drug (IND) with regard to specific targets, milestone payments to licen-
sors may be triggered. However, given the uncertainty regarding the timing 
and achievement of such milestones, no further details are disclosed.

In the event that certain milestones in the Partnered Discovery segment will 
be achieved by the respective partner, e.g. the filing of an application for an in-
vestigational new drug (IND) with regard to specific targets or the transfer 
of technology, milestone payments to the Group may be triggered. However, 
given the uncertainty regarding the timing and achievement of such mile-
stones, no further details are disclosed.

 
 
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F i n a n c i a l   S t a t e m e n t S

29  

 Related Parties

The Group has related party transactions with its Management Board mem-
bers and with members of the Supervisory Board. In addition to the cash 
 remuneration, the Company has issued stock options, convertible bonds and 
performance shares to the Management Board. The tables below show the 
shares, stock options, convertible bonds and performance shares as well as 
the changes of ownership of the same, which were held by members of the 
Management Board and the Supervisory Board during the year 2011:

S H a R e S

mANAg EmENT B oARD

Dr. Simon E. Moroney

Dave Lemus*

Jens Holstein**

Dr. Arndt Schottelius

Dr. Marlies Sproll

ToTAl

SUpERvISoRY B oARD

Dr. Gerald Möller

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Drews

Dr. Walter Blättler

Dr. Daniel Camus

Dr. Metin Colpan

Dr. Geoffrey N. Vernon

ToTAl

01/01/2011

additions

Forfeitures

Sales

31/12/2011

416,385

5,400

–

1,500

3,105

426,390

7,500

7,290

2,019

0

0

0

16,809

3,500

0

1,000

500

4,000

9,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

419,885

–

5,000

2,000

7,105

433,990

7,500

7,290

2,019

0

0

0

16,809

*   Mr. Lemus left MorphoSys’ Management Board in Q1/2011  
** 4,000 shares were bought by Mr. Holstein prior to election to the Management Board

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes 

137

S t O c K O P t i O n S

mANAg EmENT B oARD

Dr. Simon E. Moroney

Dave Lemus*

Jens Holstein

Dr. Arndt Schottelius

Dr. Marlies Sproll

ToTAl

SUpERvISoRY B oARD

Dr. Gerald Möller

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Drews

Dr. Walter Blättler

Dr. Daniel Camus

Dr. Metin Colpan

Dr. Geoffrey N. Vernon

ToTAl

* Mr. Lemus left MorphoSys’ Management Board in Q1/2011

c O n V e R t i B l e B O n D S

mANAg EmENT B oARD

Dr. Simon E. Moroney

Dave Lemus*

Jens Holstein

Dr. Arndt Schottelius

Dr. Marlies Sproll

ToTAl

SUpERvISoRY B oARD

Dr. Gerald Möller

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Drews

Dr. Walter Blättler

Dr. Daniel Camus

Dr. Metin Colpan

Dr. Geoffrey N. Vernon

ToTAl

* Mr. Lemus left MorphoSys’ Management Board in Q1/2011

01/01/2011

additions

Forfeitures

exercises

31/12/2011

191,445

102,867

–

90,000

102,867

487,179

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

191,445

–

0

90,000

102,867

384,312

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

01/01/2011

additions

Forfeitures

exercises

31/12/2011

88,800

63,000

–

33,000

63,000

247,800

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

30,000

58,800

0

0

0

30,000

60,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

–

0

33,000

33,000

124,800

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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F i n a n c i a l   S t a t e m e n t S

P e R F O R m a n c e S H a R e S

mANAg EmENT B oARD

Dr. Simon E. Moroney

Jens Holstein

Dr. Arndt Schottelius

Dr. Marlies Sproll

ToTAl

SUpERvISoRY B oARD

Dr. Gerald Möller

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Drews

Dr. Walter Blättler

Dr. Daniel Camus

Dr. Metin Colpan

Dr. Geoffrey N. Vernon

ToTAl

01/01/2011

additions

Forfeitures

exercises

31/12/2011

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17,676

12,107

12,107

12,107

53,997

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17,676

12,107

12,107

12,107

53,997

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Compensation for both the Management Board and the Supervisory Board con-
sisted of fixed and variable components as well as other compensatory ben-
efits. In the event of a non-reappointment and non-prolongation of the service 
agreement, each member of the Management Board is entitled to receive a 
severance payment in the amount of one annual fixed salary. Total compensa-
tion for the Supervisory Board excluding reimbursements of travel expenses 
amounted to € 384,750 in 2011 (2010: € 382,750). 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes 

139

The tables below show the detailed compensation for the Management Board 
and the Supervisory Board:

m a n a G e m e n t B O a R D   c O m P e n S at i O n  2011:

Fixed compensation

Short-term  
incentive 
compensation

long-term incentive compensation  
(target attainment Depends on 
company Goals)

total  

compensation

Base Salary  

in €

Other  
compensatory 
Benefits  

Variable  
compensation  

in €

in €***

no. of  
Performance 
Shares  

Granted

Fair Value at  
the time of  
the Grant  

in €

in €

Dr. Simon E. Moroney

Dave Lemus*

Jens Holstein**

Dr. Arndt Schottelius

Dr. Marlies Sproll

ToTAl

386,862 

132,119 

167,500 

256,000 

262,259 

1,204,740 

135,131 

479,009 

181,584 

99,046 

94,563 

989,333 

181,825 

72,026 

83,750 

107,520 

125,884 

571,005 

17,676 

–

12,107 

12,107 

12,107 

53,997 

377,206 

1,081,024 

–

258,363 

258,363 

258,363 

683,154 

691,197 

720,929 

741,069 

1,152,296 

3,917,374

*   Left the Management Board of MorphoSys AG on March 10, 2011 
**   Joined the Management Board of MorphoSys AG on May 1, 2011 
***  The total remuneration figures shown for 2011 include the corresponding bonus accruals for 2011, which will be paid out in February 2012.

m a n a G e m e n t B O a R D   c O m P e n S at i O n  2010 :

Fixed compensation

Short-term  
incentive 
compensation

long-term incentive compensation  
(target attainment Depends on 
Share Price Performance)

total  

compensation

Base Salary  

in €

Other  
compensatory 
Benefits  

Variable  
compensation  

in €

in €***

no. of  
convertible 
Bonds  

Granted

Fair Value at  
the time of  
the Grant  

in €

Dr. Simon E. Moroney

Dave Lemus*

Jens Holstein**

Dr. Arndt Schottelius

Dr. Marlies Sproll

ToTAl

368,498 

259,157 

–

231,000 

249,623 

1,108,278 

130,178 

156,639 

–

90,158 

90,879 

467,854 

208,570 

152,902 

–

132,594 

146,778 

640,844 

58,800 

33,000 

–

33,000 

33,000 

157,800 

*   Left the Management Board of MorphoSys AG on March 10, 2011 
**   Joined the Management Board of MorphoSys AG on May 1, 2011 
***  The total remuneration figures shown for 2010 include the corresponding bonus accruals for 2010, which was paid out in March 2011.

in €

1,098,854 

788,478 

–

673,532 

707,060 

391,608 

219,780 

–

219,780 

219,780 

1,050,948 

3,267,924 

 
 
 
 
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F i n a n c i a l   S t a t e m e n t S

On February 24, 2011, MorphoSys announced that Mr. Jens Holstein was to 
succeed Mr. Dave Lemus both as Chief Financial Officer of MorphoSys AG  
and as a member of the Management Board (Vorstand). Mr. Lemus stepped 
down from his position as CFO with the Company in March 2011 to pursue 
other opportunities. He received the contractually agreed compensation set 
out in his service agreement until June 30, 2011. Further, he obtained his 
 contractually agreed payment equal to his fixed gross annual salary in the 
amount of € 264,238 plus his bonus, calculated as the average bonus in the 
years 2009 and 2010, in the amount of € 144,053. Additionally, Mr. Lemus’s 
unvested portion of outstanding stock options granted for the years 2008 and 
2009 was vested prematurely.

Mr. Jens Holstein was appointed Chief Financial Officer of MorphoSys AG on 
May 1, 2011. His service agreement runs until June 30, 2014. As an additional 
incentive for joining the Company, MorphoSys compensated Mr. Holstein for 
lost benefits from his previous position with a non-recurring signing bonus 
in the amount of € 100,000.

S U P e R V i S O R Y B O a R D  c O m P e n S at i O n  2011  a n D  2010 :

in €

2011

2010

2011

2010

2011

2010

Fixed compensation

attendance Fees

total compensation

Dr. Gerald Möller

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Drews

Dr. Walter Blättler

Dr. Daniel Camus

Dr. Metin Colpan

Dr. Geoffrey N. Vernon

ToTAl

70,000 

57,750 

39,500 

36,500 

36,500 

39,500 

70,000 

57,750 

39,500 

36,500 

36,500 

39,500 

26,000 

17,500 

13,500 

19,000 

8,500 

20,500 

22,000 

15,000 

18,000 

19,000 

10,000 

19,000 

96,000 

75,250 

53,000 

55,500 

45,000 

60,000 

92,000 

72,750 

57,500 

55,500 

46,500 

58,500 

279,750 

279,750 

105,000 

103,000 

384,750 

382,750 

No other agreements with current or former members of the Supervisory 
Board are currently in place.

30  

 Corporate Governance

The Group issued its declaration of compliance with the recommendations of 
the Government Commission on the German Corporate Governance Code for 
fiscal year 2011 according to section 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act 
(Aktiengesetz). This declaration was published and made permanently acces-
sible to stockholders accordingly on the Group’s website on December 08, 2011.

31  

 Research and Development Agreements

The Group has a significant number of research and development relationships 
in conjunction with its partnered discovery strategy, its proprietary research 
and development activities and to a smaller degree in the research reagent and 
diagnostic space, operated by the Group’s AbD Serotec segment.

PAR TNE RE D DISC OVE RY SEGME NT
In its commercial agreements within the Partnered Discovery segment 
 MorphoSys receives different types of payments, which are booked as reve-
nues spread over the lifetime of the agreement or booked in full in connec-
tion with the achievement of defined tasks and milestones. These payments 
include upfront payments at signature, annual license payments in ex-
change for access to MorphoSys’s technologies, and research funding for work 
carried out at MorphoSys on behalf of the partner company. Additionally, 
MorphoSys is eligible to receive development-dependent milestone payments 
and royalties on product sales for individual antibody drug programs. 

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The active collaboration with several partners was already concluded prior  
to fiscal year 2011 as the original term of the agreements came to an end. 
Drug development programs initiated during the active phase can, however, 
continue and could result in future success-based payments. More details  
on individual drug candidates within the various alliances, restricted to public 
information, can be found in the Research & Development section on page 53 
and in the overview of the Group’s drug pipeline in this report. More details 
on the individual research alliances can be found on the Group’s website.

Partnerships, that were already concluded prior to the start of 2011, but  
had active drug development programs ongoing, include (in alphabetic order): 
Bayer Healthcare, Boehringer Ingelheim, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Janssen 
 Biotech (formerly Centocor Ortho Biotech), Merck & Co., OncoMed Pharma-
ceuticals and Prochon Biotech Ltd.

Partnerships, that were still active during 2011, included (in alphabetic order), 
Astellas, ContraFect, Daiichi-Sankyo, GeneFrontier Corporation/Kaneka, 
 Novartis, Pfizer and Schering-Plough (a subsidiary of Merck & Co.). Of those 
partnerships, the active collaboration with Daiichi-Sankyo and Schering-
Plough were concluded in 2011. The cooperation with ContraFect was started 
in 2011, focusing on the field of infectious disease.

The Group’s largest alliance today is with Novartis AG. The two companies 
started working together in 2004 in a collaboration that has so far resulted in 
multiple active therapeutic antibody programs in various diseases. In De-
cember 2007, MorphoSys and Novartis substantially expanded their previous 
relationship and forged one of the most comprehensive strategic alliances  
in the discovery and development of biopharmaceuticals. Based on a ten-year 
term, committed annual payments total more than € 400 million in technol-
ogy access, internalization fees and R&D funding, excluding reimbursement 
of R&D costs related to early-stage development activities. Total payments 
 under the agreement, including committed payments and probability-weighted 
success-based milestones, contingent upon successful clinical development 
and market approval of multiple products, could potentially exceed € 650 mil-
lion, assuming the collaboration successfully runs its maximum term. In addi-
tion to these payments, MorphoSys would also be entitled to royalty payments 
and/or profit sharing on any future product sales. Additionally, MorphoSys 
also has options to participate in certain development activities in various pro-
grams, with part of the early-stage costs being funded by Novartis. Under the 
co-development options, MorphoSys may elect to participate in these projects 
through cost and profit-sharing with financial participation reflecting its 
level of investment in the respective programs.

PROPRIE TARY DE VE LOPME NT SEGME NT
In the Proprietary Development Segment partnerships are aligned along the 
Group’s goals for own drug development activities in its key indications – 
cancer, inflammatory diseases and infections. These partnerships include (in 
alphabetic order): Absynth Biologicals, Galapagos and Xencor.

In September 2010, MorphoSys announced a new proprietary development 
program against novel infectious disease targets. As part of this initiative, 
MorphoSys has signed a license and collaboration agreement with UK-based 
Absynth Biologics, providing access to novel target molecules associated  
with Staphylococcus aureus infections including MRSA (methicillin-resistant 
S. aureus). MorphoSys will generate antibodies using its proprietary HuCAL 
PLATINUM antibody library which Absynth will test in relevant disease mod-
els. MorphoSys will be solely responsible for the development and partnering  
of the resulting compounds. Absynth has received an upfront payment and is 
eligible for development-dependent milestone payments and royalties.

In November 2008, MorphoSys and Galapagos announced the launch of a 
long-term co-development alliance aimed at discovering and developing anti-
body therapies based on novel modes of action in bone and joint disease, 
 including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. The alliance 
spans all activities from target discovery through to completion of proof of 
concept clinical trials of novel therapeutic antibodies. Following proof of con-
cept in human clinical trials, programs will be partnered for subsequent 
 development, approval and marketing. Both companies contributed their core 
technologies and expertise to the alliance. Galapagos provided antibody 
 targets implicated in bone and joint disease in addition to its adenoviral tar-
get discovery platform to discover further targets for antibody development. 
MorphoSys contributed its HuCAL antibody technologies to generate fully 
human antibodies directed against these targets. Under the terms of the 
agreement, Galapagos and MorphoSys shared the research and development 
costs equally.

In June 2010, MorphoSys AG and US-based biopharmaceutical company 
Xencor signed a worldwide exclusive license and collaboration agreement. 
The agreement provided MorphoSys with an exclusive worldwide license  
to XmAb5574/MOR208 for the treatment of cancer and other indications. As 
part of the agreement, the companies will collaborate on the phase 1 trial  
in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the US. MorphoSys will be 
solely responsible for further clinical development after successful comple-
tion of the phase 1 clinical trial. MorphoSys paid to Xencor an upfront payment 
of US$ 13 million (approx. € 10.5 million), which was activated as an intan-
gible asset under development. Xencor will be eligible to receive development-, 
regulatory- and commercialization-related milestone payments and tiered 
royalties based on product sales.

ABD SE ROTEC SEGME NT
MorphoSys’s research and development segment AbD Serotec has relationships 
with a growing number of diagnostic companies, industrial customers and 
research organizations including (in alphabetic order): FIND, Merck & Co., 
Novozymes, Phadia, Proteomika, Shionogi and Spinreact.

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F i n a n c i a l   S t a t e m e n t S

a P P e n D i X 1: c H a R t  O F   t H e  c O n S O l i D at e D  e n t i t Y a S O F D e c e m B e R 31,  2011

Name and Corporate Seat of the Company

C ompAN Y C oNSolIDATED (ApART fRom pARENT C ompAN Y )

MorphoSys USA, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

MorphoSys IP GmbH, Munich, Germany

MorphoSys UK Ltd., Oxford, UK

MorphoSys US, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

MorphoSys AbD GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany

Poole Real Estate Ltd., Poole, UK

Sloning BioTechnology GmbH, Puchheim, Germany

exchange Rate 
on Dec 31, 2011 
one Unit of euro 
in local currency

local currency

US $

€

£

US $

€

£

€

1.29257

–

0.83819

1.29257

–

0.83819

–

Share capital  

total assets  

total liabilities 

total Revenue  

Profit/loss  

Share of  

capital %

in local 

currency

in local 

currency

in local 

currency

in local 

currency

in local 

currency

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

2,000

25,000

100

50,000

25,000

200

2,779

3,326,667

7,591,872

2,882,372

1,345,897

835,763

0

3,294,999

2,465,402

803,914

85,212

7,400

3,343,800

9,822,704

9,670,994

3,035,750

0

0

(1,169)

(4,597)

12,390

509,448

72,247

(91,120)

951,660

10,532,743

4,449,167

4,200,419

2,478,504

Responsibility Statement

To the best of our knowledge, and in accordance with the applicable reporting 
principles, the Consolidated Financial Statements give a true and fair view of 
the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Group, and the 
Group Management Report includes a fair review of the development and per-
formance of the business and the position of the Group, together with a descrip-
tion of the principal opportunities and risks associated with the expected de-
velopment of the Group.

Martinsried, February 14, 2012

Dr. Simon E. Moroney 
Chief Executive Officer 

Mr. Jens Holstein
Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Arndt Schottelius 
Chief Development Officer 

Dr. Marlies Sproll
Chief Scientific Officer

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Name and Corporate Seat of the Company

C ompAN Y C oNSolIDATED (ApAR T fRom pARENT C ompAN Y )

MorphoSys USA, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

MorphoSys IP GmbH, Munich, Germany

MorphoSys UK Ltd., Oxford, UK

MorphoSys US, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

MorphoSys AbD GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany

Poole Real Estate Ltd., Poole, UK

Sloning BioTechnology GmbH, Puchheim, Germany

exchange Rate 

on Dec 31, 2011 

one Unit of euro 

local currency

in local currency

US $

1.29257

US $

€

£

€

£

€

0.83819

1.29257

0.83819

–

–

–

Share of  

capital %

Share capital  
in local 
currency

total assets  
in local 
currency

total liabilities 
in local 
currency

total Revenue  
in local 
currency

Profit/loss  
in local 
currency

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

2,000

25,000

100

50,000

25,000

200

2,779

3,326,667

7,591,872

2,882,372

1,345,897

835,763

0

3,294,999

2,465,402

803,914

85,212

7,400

0

3,343,800

9,822,704

9,670,994

3,035,750

0

(1,169)

(4,597)

12,390

509,448

72,247

(91,120)

951,660

10,532,743

4,449,167

4,200,419

2,478,504

Responsibility Statement

To the best of our knowledge, and in accordance with the applicable reporting 

principles, the Consolidated Financial Statements give a true and fair view of 

the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Group, and the 

Group Management Report includes a fair review of the development and per-

formance of the business and the position of the Group, together with a descrip-

tion of the principal opportunities and risks associated with the expected de-

velopment of the Group.

Martinsried, February 14, 2012

Dr. Simon E. Moroney 

Chief Executive Officer 

Mr. Jens Holstein

Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Arndt Schottelius 

Chief Development Officer 

Dr. Marlies Sproll

Chief Scientific Officer

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Auditor’s Report

We have audited the consolidated financial statements prepared by 
the MorphoSys AG, Martinsried, comprising the consolidated income 
statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, con­
solidated balance sheet, consolidated statement of changes in stock­
holders’ equity, consolidated statement of cash flows and notes, to­
gether with the group management report for the business year from 
January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. The preparation of the con­
solidated financial statements and the group management report in 
accordance with the IFRSs, as adopted by the EU, the additional re­
quirements of German commercial law pursuant to Article 315a Sec­
tion 1 German Commercial Code and supplementary provisions of  
the articles of incorporation are the responsibility of the Parent Com­
pany's Board of Managing Directors. Our responsibility is to express 
an opinion on the consolidated financial statements and on the group 
management report based on our audit.

We conducted our audit of the consolidated financial statements in 
 accordance with Article 317 German Commercial Code and German 
generally accepted standards for the audit of financial statements 
promulgated by the Institute of Public Auditors in Germany. Those 
standards require that we plan and perform the audit such that 
 misstatements materially affecting the presentation of the net assets, 
financial position and results of operations in the consolidated finan­
cial statements in accordance with the applicable financial reporting 
framework and in the group management report are detected with 
reasonable assurance. Knowledge of the business activities and the 
economic and legal environment of the Group and expectations as to 
possible misstatements are taken into account in the determination 
of audit procedures. The effectiveness of the accounting­related in­
ternal control system and the evidence supporting the disclosures in 
the consolidated financial statements and the group management 
report are examined primarily on a test basis within the framework 
of the audit. The audit includes assessing the annual financial state­
ments of those entities included in consolidation, the determination 
of the entities to be included in consolidation, the accounting and 

consolidation principles used and significant estimates made by the 
Company´s Board of Managing Directors, as well as evaluating the 
overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements and the 
group management report. We believe that our audit provides a rea­
sonable basis for our opinion.

Our audit has not led to any reservations.

In our opinion, based on the findings of our audit the consolidated 
 financial statements comply with the IFRSs as adopted by the EU, 
the additional requirements of German commercial law pursuant to 
Article 315a Section 1 German Commercial Code and supplementary 
provisions of the articles of incorporation and give a true and fair view 
of the net assets, financial position and results of operations of the 
Group in accordance with these requirements. The group management 
report is consistent with the consolidated financial statements and as  
a whole provides a suitable view of the Group's position and suitably 
presents the opportunities and risks of future development.

Munich, February 15, 2012

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Aktiengesellschaft
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Stefano Mulas 
Wirtschaftsprüfer 
(German Public Auditor) 

Dietmar Eglauer
Wirtschaftsprüfer
(German Public Auditor)

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Supervisory Board Report

In this report the Supervisory Board describes the performance of its functions 
and its work during the fiscal year 2011. Its discussions focused on the financial 
situation of the Group, the progress in the pipeline, investments in its proprietary 
portfolio and technologies and the strategic perspectives for the Group.

C ontinuous Dialog with the Manage Me nt BoarD
During 2011, the Supervisory Board performed its duties assigned to  
it by law, the Company’s Articles of Association and its internal Rules 
of Procedure. We regularly advised the Management Board on the 
management of the Company and continuously observed and super­
vised its conduct of business. The Management Board fulfilled its 
duty to inform and furnished us with regular written and verbal re­
ports containing up­to­date and comprehensive information on all 
 incidents and activities of relevance to the Company, which were pre­
pared by the Management Board with the input of the respective 
 departments. In our committees and in full Supervisory Board meet­
ings we always had the opportunity to critically discuss the reports 
and resolution proposals of the Management Board and to contribute 
suggestions. When we had questions about strategic topics impact­
ing the Company, the Management Board provided sufficiently detailed 
answers on the basis of the documents presented. Deviations from 
business plans were explained to us in detail. In justified cases reso­
lutions were passed outside meetings by written procedure.

In the periods between meetings of the full Supervisory Board and the 
committees, as the Chairman of the Board, I personally maintained 
regular contact with the Management Board and especially with the 
Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Simon Moroney, and was kept informed 
about the current business situation and key business transactions. 
I also took the opportunity to talk directly to members of the Senior 
Management Group.

Main topiC s at the Me e tings of the supe rvisory BoarD   

in 2011
The Supervisory Board was intensively involved from an early stage 
in all decisions of significance for the Company. Decisions were 
based on the Company’s agreed strategy. In 2011, the majority of our 

discussions focused on the Company’s proprietary drug development 
plans as well as opportunities to accelerate the growth and increase 
the value of MorphoSys.

The topics of our regular discussion at the Supervisory Board’s ple­
nary meetings were revenue and profit development of MorphoSys, as 
well as the progress and challenges in the three business segments. 
The discussions were based on comprehensive documentation provided 
by the Management Board in advance of each meeting.

We also decided on the compensation of Management Board members 
for the fiscal year 2011 on the basis of external bench­marking and 
their achievement of performance­related targets. The appropriateness 
of the Management Board’s compensation was confirmed by an inde­
pendent remuneration consultant.

On January 30, 2011, the Supervisory Board reviewed and approved 
an updated financial plan for the business segment AbD Serotec,  
and discussed the revised revenue recognition of the agreement with 
Pfizer, which was signed in December 2010.

At our meeting on February 22, 2011, we primarily discussed the 
Group Management Report and the Financial Statements according  
to IFRS for the MorphoSys Group as of December 31, 2010. We also 
discussed and agreed on the key performance indicators for the newly 
introduced long­term incentive program for the Management Board 
and the Senior Management Group. We also approved the recommen­
dation for the upcoming Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to re­elect 
Prof. Jürgen Drews for another year as member of the Supervisory 
Board.

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At our meeting on March, 10, 2011, we approved the Management Re­
port and the Financial Statements for MorphoSys AG according to 
German GAAP (HGB) as of December 31, 2010 as well as the agenda 
for the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 19, 2011. We also ap­
proved Dave Lemus’s resignation from the Management Board as of 
March 10, 2011, prior to the expiration of his appointment. 

At our meeting on May 18, 2011, an external consultant joined the 
board meeting to discuss the upcoming examination of the efficiency 
of the Supervisory Board. In addition, we received a presentation on 
Ylanthia, MorphoSys’s latest technology platform.

At our meeting on July 27, 2011, an improved risk management sys­
tem was presented. We also discussed AbD Serotec’s strategy for  
the commercialization of the Slonomics technology in the industrial 
biotechnology sector. In addition, the results of the board efficiency 
examination were discussed. Finally, we updated the responsibilities 
within the Management Board and the Rules of Procedure.

At our meeting on October 19, 2011, we discussed and approved the 
budget for the fiscal year 2012. The Management Board also pre­
sented an update on the Company’s drug discovery activities and 
strategy.

At our meeting on December 8, 2011, we discussed the possible com­
mercialization strategies of MorphoSys’s latest antibody platform 
Ylanthia. In addition, the results of the latest risk management assess­
ment were presented and we updated the Audit Committee charter. 
Finally, the Internal Audit results were presented.

In 2011, no conflict of interest occurred.

supervisory BoarD Mee tings anD C oMMit tees
In 2011, seven Supervisory Board meetings were held. No Super­
visory Board member was absent from more than two meetings. With 
one exception, the committee meetings were fully attended.

Three committees deliberated on various aspects of the Company’s 
business in 2011: the Audit Committee, the Remuneration & Nomi­
nation Committee, and the Science & Technology Committee. The com­
position of these committees can be found in the Declaration about 
Corporate Management on MorphoSys’s website.

The Audit Committee met ten times, dealing mainly with accounting 
issues, the quarterly financial statements and the annual financial 
statements. The auditor attended four meetings of the Audit Committee 
and informed its members of the audit results. In addition, the Audit 
Committee made a recommendation to the Supervisory Board for the 
Supervisory Board’s proposal to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 
concerning the election of the independent auditors. The Audit Com­
mittee gave in­depth consideration to the appointment of the inde­
pendent auditors for fiscal 2011 and the transition to the new auditors, 
PricewaterhouseCoopers AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Munich. 

The Remuneration & Nomination Committee met formally twice and 
concerned itself with topics relating to the remuneration system and 
the level of compensation for the Management Board. The Committee 
also deliberated on the composition of the Supervisory Board, in par­
ticular its diversity, focusing on its internationality, the range of expe­
rience of its members and the representation of women. Based on 
these discussions, its future composition was also discussed in the 
Supervisory Board. 

The Science & Technology Committee met five times, focusing on the 
Company’s technology and drug development plans, target selection 
and the start of new development programs, interim results from ongo­
ing studies, and the design of the planned and current clinical trials. 
Reports on the meetings of the Committees were presented at the ple­
nary sessions of the Supervisory Board.

The Supervisory Board did not establish any other committees.

C orp or ate governanCe anD ManageMent BoarD  C oMpensation
The Supervisory Board dealt with corporate governance at MorphoSys, 
taking into account amendments made to the German Corporate 
Governance Code in May 2010. Information on corporate governance 
at the Company including a detailed report on the level and structure 
of the compensation paid to the members of the Supervisory and Man­
agement Boards is provided on pages 81 – 87 of this Annual Report.

We discussed with the Management Board the Company’s compli­
ance with the Code’s recommendations and agreed, based on well­
founded arguments, to some minor deviations. Based on these delib­
erations, the boards approved an interim update of the Declaration 
of Compliance as of March 10, 2011, and the annual Declaration of 
Compliance as of December 8, 2011. As stated in the Declaration  
of Compliance, MorphoSys complies with all but four of the Code’s rec­

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ommendations. The latest version of the Declaration of Compliance can 
be found in this report on page 82 and is also permanently available 
to shareholders on MorphoSys’s website. 

ne w Chief finanCial offiCer
We were very pleased to welcome Mr. Jens Holstein, who started on 
May 1, 2011 as the Group’s new Chief Financial Officer. He will be a 
key member of the Management Board of MorphoSys. Mr. Holstein 
has an outstanding track record and brings international business ex­
perience, which will be important for the Company as it continues  
its growth as one of Europe’s leading biopharmaceutical companies.

auDit of the annual finanCial state Me nts 
In 2011, the Company commenced work with a new audit firm. The au­
dit contract was awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers AG Wirtschafts­
prüfungsgesellschaft, Munich by the Audit Committee of the Super­
visory Board in accordance with the resolution of the Annual General 
Meeting on May 19, 2011.

PricewaterhouseCoopers AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Mu­
nich, audited the parent­company financial statements for the fiscal 
year January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 prepared by the Manage­
ment Board in accordance with HGB (German GAAP) rules, and the 
Management Report of MorphoSys AG. The auditors issued an unquali­
fied audit opinion.

The focus of the 2011 audit of the financial statements and the Manage­
ment Report of MorphoSys AG was the recoverability of intangible 
and financial assets, completeness and valuation of other provisions, 
accounting and disclosure of the long­term incentive share based 
payment program and revenue recognition including correct cut­off 
presentation.

The auditors also confirmed that the Management Board has installed 
an appropriate reporting and monitoring system which is suitable  
in its design and handling to identify at an early stage developments 
which could place the continued existence of the Company at risk.

In accordance with § 315 a HGB, the consolidated financial state­
ments of MorphoSys Group for the fiscal year from January 1, 2011 to 
December 31, 2011 and the Management Report on the Group were 
prepared on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards 
(IFRS) as applicable in the European Union. The consolidated finan­
cial statements and the Management Report on the Group were also 
given an unqualified audit opinion.

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The main emphasis of the 2011 audit of the consolidated financial 
statements and the Management Report of the MorphoSys Group 
were the audit of the accuracy of the accounting for the new long­
term incentive program, the audit of the impairment test on goodwill 
and intangible assets without an underlying definite useful life ac­
cording to IAS 36, the audit of calculated current and deferred taxes, 
the audit of the accuracy regarding group’s segment reporting, the 
audit of completeness and accuracy in Group’s notes disclosures and 
the plausibility check on all prognostic information in the Group’s 
Management Report. On completing its work, the auditor issued an 
unqualified audit opinion.

The audit reports and the financial statement documentation were 
sent to all Supervisory Board members with a sufficient amount of 
lead time for review. The audit report as well as the consolidated 
 financial statements and the MorphoSys Group Management Report 
were intensively discussed at the Audit Committee meeting on Feb­
ruary 24, 2012, and at the Supervisory Board meeting on the same day. 
The audit report as well as the financial statements and the manage­
ment report of MorphoSys AG were the subject of detailed discussion 
at the Audit Committee meeting on March 15, 2012, and at the sub­
sequent Supervisory Board meeting on the same day. The auditor took 
part in the discussion of the financial statements. He reported on the 
main results of his audits and was available to the Supervisory Board 
to answer questions and provide supplementary information. After 
our final review, the Supervisory Board approved the financial state­
ments without objection or amendment and thus adopted them. The 
Supervisory Board also reviewed the proposal of the Management 
Board for the use of the 2011 earnings and resolved in accordance 
with their recommendation.

On behalf of the entire Supervisory Board I would like to thank the 
members of the Management Board and the employees of all 
 MorphoSys companies for their hard work and great commitment 
over the past fiscal year.

Martinsried, March 15, 2012

Dr. Gerald Möller
Chairman of the Supervisory Board

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Supervisory Board of MorphoSys AG

d r .  G e r a l d m ö l l e r
Chairman, Heidelberg, Germany

Member of the Supervisory Board of:
4sigma*, Bermuda (Chairman)
Adrenomed GmbH*, Germany (Director)
Bionostics, Inc.*, USA (Director)
Illumina, Inc.*, USA (Director)
Invendo Medical GmbH*, Germany (Chairman)
VIVACTA Ltd.*, UK (Director)

P r o f.  d r . J ü r G e n d r e w s
Deputy Chairman, Feldafing, Germany  
and Cureggia, Switzerland

No other Supervisory Board memberships

d r . w a lt e r B l ät t l e r 
Member, Brookline, MA, USA

No other Supervisory Board memberships

 
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149

d r . G e o f f r e y n .  V e r n o n 
Member, Devon, UK

Member of the Supervisory Board of:
Cornwall Farmers Ltd.*, UK (Chairman)
Genable Ltd.*, Ireland (Chairman)
Medpharm Ltd.*, UK (Chairman)
Veryan Medical Ltd.*, UK (Chairman)
XL TechGroup, Inc.*, USA (Chairman)
Ziggus Holdings Ltd.*, UK (Chairman)

d r .  d a n i e l  c a m u s 
Member, Croissy-sur-Seine, France

Member of the Supervisory Board of:
Cameco Corp.*, Canada (Director)
SGL Group SE, Germany (Member)
Valéo SA*, France (Director)
Vivendi SA*, France (Member)

d r .  m e t i n  c o l P a n 
Member, Essen, Germany

Member of the Supervisory Board of:
Qalovis GmbH*, Germany (Director)
Qiagen N.V.*, the Netherlands (Director)

* Membership in comparable domestic and foreign supervisory boards of commercial enterprises

150

Senior Management Group of MorphoSys AG

s a s c h a  a l i l o V i c   
Head of Corporate Finance

k l a u s d e w a l l 
Head of Accounting & Controlling

s i lV i a  d e r m i e t z e l 
Head of Global Human Resources

d r .  m a r k u s e n z e l B e r G e r 
Head of Discovery Alliances Technologies

d i e t e r  f e G e r 
Head of AbD Serotec

d r .  c l a u d i a G u t J a h r - l ö s e r   
Head of Corporate Communications &  
Investor Relations

Senior Management Group of MorphoSys AG

151

d r .  B a r B a r a k r e B s - P o h l 
Head of Business Development

d r . u l r i c h  m o e B i u s   
Head of Preclinical Development &  
Project Management

d r .  r a l f o s t e n d o r P   
Head of Protein Sciences

d r .  l i s a  r o J k J a e r 
Head of Clinical Development

d r . m a r G i t u r B a n
Head of Target and Antibody Discovery

d r . h a r a l d w at z k a 
Head of Alliance Management

d r .  a r m i n  w e i d m a n n 
Head of Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs

d r . G ü n t e r   w e l l n h o f e r 
Head of Technical Operations

152

Glossary

a

B

G

amyloid beta – Target molecule 
in Alzheimer’s disease therapy; main 
constituent of amyloid plaques in the 
brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients

antigen – Foreign substance stimulat-
ing antibody production; binding partner 
of antibody

adc – Antibody-drug conjugate; a new 
type of targeted therapy combining the 
specificity of monoclonal antibodies 
with the potency of cytotoxic molecules

adcc – Antibody-dependent cell-
mediated cytotoxicity; a mechanism  
of cell-mediated immunity whereby  
an effector cell of the immune system 
actively destroys a target cell that  
has been bound by specific antibodies

all – Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; 
a form of cancer of the white blood cells 
characterized by excess lymphoblasts

antibody – Proteins of the immune 
system that recognize antigens, thereby 
triggering an immune response

antibody library – A collection of 
genes that encode corresponding human 
antibodies

autoimmune disease – Disease 
caused by an immune response by the 
body against one of its own tissues, 
cells or molecules

BilmoG – Bilanzrechtsmodernisierungs-
gesetz; Accounting Law Modernization 
Act

Biosimilars – Term used to describe 
officially approved new versions of in-
novator biopharmaceutical products, 
following patent expiry

cll – Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; 
most common type of cancer of the 
blood and bone marrow, affecting the  
B-cells

coGs – Cost of goods sold; direct 
costs attributable to the production of 
the goods sold by AbD Serotec

Bite – A class of artificial bispecific 
monoclonal antibodies that are investi-
gated for the use as anti-cancer drugs 
by directing the T cells’ cytotoxic activity 
against cancer cells. BiTE® is a registered 
trademark of Micromet AG

e

ema – European Medicines Agency

c

f

GcP – Good clinical practice; an inter-
national ethical and scientific quality 
standard for designing, conducting, re-
cording and reporting trials that involve 
the participation of human subjects

GlP – Good laboratory practice; a for-
mal framework for the implementation 
of safety tests on chemical products

Gm -csf – Granulozyte-macrophage 
colony-stimulating factor; underlying 
target molecule of MOR103 program

GmP – Good management practice; 
term for the control and management  
of manufacturing and quality control 
testing of pharmaceutical products and 
medical devices

Goodwill – An intangible asset that 
reflects the value of a company’s name 
and reputation, its customer relations, 
and other factors influencing its stand-
ing and competitiveness

fc-engineered – Modification within 
the Fc part of an antibody to improve 
effector function

fc-part – Constant part of an antibody 
known as the Fc (Fragment, crystalliz-
able) region

fda – Food and Drug Administration; 
US federal agency for the supervision of 
food and drugs

h

hGB – German accounting standards

hucal – Human Combinatorial Anti-
body Library. Proprietary antibody 
 library enabling rapid generation of 
 specific human antibodies for all 
 applications (explanation of GOLD/
Platinum)

human – Of human origin

cash flow – Key performance indicator 
in the cash flow statement used to as-
sess the financial and earning capacity

cd19 – Therapeutic target for the 
treatment of B-cell lymphomas and  
leukemias

cd20 – Therapeutic target for the 
 treatment of B-cell lymphomas and 
 leukemias

cd38 – Therapeutic target for the 
 treatment of multiple myeloma and 
 certain leukemias

clinical trial – Clinical trials allow 
 safety and efficacy data to be collected 
for new drugs or devices. Depending  
on the type of product and the stage of 
its development, investigators enroll 
healthy volunteers and/or patients into 
small pilot studies initially, followed by 
larger-scale studies in patients

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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153

i

P

t

ifrs – International Financial Report-
ing Standards; future EU-wide standards 
produced by the IASB

milestone – Predefined events relating 
to the development of the substance 
into a drug

Pharmacokinetics – Determination 
of the fate of substances administered 
externally to a living organism

target – Target molecule for thera-
peutic intervention, e.g. on surface of 
diseased cell

immunization – Generation of anti-
bodies by administering antigen

in vitro – In a test tube

in vivo – In a living organism

iPf – Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; 
chronic, progressive form of lung 
 disease characterized by the buildup  
of scar tissue in the lungs

monoclonal antibody – Homogeneous 
antibody originating from a single clone, 
produced by hybridoma cell

mrsa – Methicillin-resistant Staphylo-
coccus aureus; type of bacteria that  
is resistant to certain antibiotics and 
causing severe infections; occurs most 
frequently among patients in healthcare 
settings

Plaque psoriasis – Most common 
form of psoriasis, a chronic, non-conta-
gious autoimmune disease which affects 
the skin and joints

tecdaX – Index of the 30 largest 
 technology companies listed on the 
Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Preclinic – Preclinical stage of drug 
development; tests in animal models as 
well as in laboratory essays

y

Protein – Polymer consisting of amino 
acids, e. g. antibodies and enzymes

ylanthia – Novel next-generation anti-
body platform of MorphoSys

J

multiple myeloma – Type of cancer 
that develops in a subset of white blood 
cells called plasma cells formed in the 
bone marrow

r

Jak – Janus kinase; a molecule involved 
in signal transduction in cells

multiple sclerosis – Disease of the 
central nervous system characterized  
by the destruction of nerve fibers

l

n

nhl – Non-Hodgkin lymphomas; diverse 
group of blood cancers that include any 
kind of lymphoma except Hodgkin’s lym-
phomas

nih – National Institutes of Health; 
part of the U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services, the primary 
 federal agency for conducting and 
 supporting medical research

life sciences – All branches of science 
that study all organisms, especially living 
ones

m

macrophage – White blood cell that 
ingests foreign material. Macrophages  
are key players in the immune response 
to foreign invaders such as infectious 
microorganisms.

market capitalization – Value of a 
company’s outstanding shares, as mea-
sured by shares times current price

m&a – Mergers & Acquisitions

r & d – Research and Development

reagent – A substance used in re-
search and diagnostic applications

rheumatoid arthritis – Inflammatory 
disease of the joints; abbreviation: RA

royalties – Percentage share of owner-
ship of the revenue generated by drug 
products

s

s, G & a – Sales, general and adminis-
trative

slonomics – DNA engineering and pro-
tein library generation platform acquired 
by MorphoSys in 2010

specificity – Property of anti bodies, 
for example, to discriminate between 
different, but similar, antigens

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Index

a

e

l

P

Annual General Meeting  
Assets  
Auditor’s report  

82, 125
63, 98
144

Earnings per share  
EBIT  
Employees  
Environmental protection  
Equity  

107, 118
61
70et seq.
68
64, 100

Letter to the shareholders  
Liabilities  
Liquidity  

5 et seq.
63, 126
9, 62, 80, 126

B

m

Balance sheet  
BHQ880  

63, 98, 144
44

f

c

62
102
62
46 et seq.
93 et seq.

Cash flows  
Cash flow statement  
Capital expenditure  
CD38  
Change of control  
Committees of the  
Supervisory Board  
Competition  
Convertible bonds  
Corporate Governance Report  
Cost of goods sold  
Credit rating 
Currency risk  

83
51, 76
110, 131 et seq.
40, 81
60
64
128

Financial analysis  
2012 Financial calendar  
Forecast  

59 et seq.
Back cover
65, 77

G

Gantenerumab 
Glossary 
GM-CSF  
Goodwill 

54
152
44, 70
109, 110, 124 

Management Board  

Management of the Group  
Management report  
Manufacturing license  
Market capitalization  
Milestone payments  

4, 57, 76, 83,  
87, 90, 92 et seq.
39
38 et seq.
69
8 et seq.
38, 43, 47, 53,  
65, 66, 78, 80, 125, 135, 140, 141
5, 7, 44, 47, 54, 55, 65
70, 76, 78 et seq., 111
5, 46, 47, 54, 55,  
65, 70, 78, 80, 111
5, 45, 47, 54 et seq.  
70, 78, 80, 81, 111, 141

MOR208  

MOR202  

MOR103  

h

n

Human resources  

57, 70

Net Profit  
Non-operating items  

61
61

d

i

o

81

Declaration of Conformity  
Declarations pursuant to sec. 315,  
para. 4, of the German Commercial  
Code (HGB) 
Directors’ dealings  
Dividend  

92 et seq.
84
81

107, 111, 115

Income taxes 
Information required under  
takeover law 
Intellectual property  
ISO certificates 

92
70
69

Operating expenses  
Operating leases  
Operating profit  
Opportunities  
Outlook  

60, 80
107, 135
7, 41, 61
46, 72 et seq.
77 et seq.

k

Key figures  

Front cover

Patents  
Pensions 
Personnel costs  
Pipeline  
Procurement  
Production  
Proprietary pipeline 
Provisions 

51, 70, 75, 109
89
60, 115
Front cover, 49
68
68, 73, 111 
80, 89 et seq.
126

Q

Quality assurance 
Quality management  

69
69, 70, 86

r

91

87 et seq.

Remuneration report  
Remuneration,  
Supervisory Board  
Remuneration,  
Management Board  
87 et seq.
Supervisory Board Report   145 et seq.
Research and  
development 
Research and  
development expenses  
Research Antibodies  
Responsibility statement  
Revenues  
Revenue recognition  
Risks  
Risk management  

60
111
142
59
106
72 et seq.
72, 87

109, 140 et seq.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Index / List of Figures and Tables

155

List of Figures and Tables

s

fig.

Sales, general and
administrative expenses  
60
Segment reporting  
111 et seq.
Segment Research Antibodies  
111
Segment Therapeutic Antibodies   5, 39 
41, 47, 53, 56, 66, 76, 78, 80
9

Shareholder structure  
Shareholdings, Management
and Supervisory Boards  
Share price development  
Share, repurchase 
Social responsibility  
Statements of changes in
shareholders’ equity  
Stock-based compensation  
Stock options  
Subsequent events 
Subsidiaries  
Supervisory Board  
Sustainability  

100
60, 107
84 et seq., 132 et seq.
77
104 et seq.
145 et seq.
66 

136
9
85, 134
66

t

Taxes  
Trading volumes  
Trainee position  
Training  

w

WACC 
WpHG 

61
9
71
68 et seq.

110, 124, 125
84, 92

fig. 1: Organizational Structure of the MorphoSys Group 
fig. 2: Worldwide Locations of the MorphoSys Group 
fig. 3: Clinical Pipeline at Year-End 
fig. 4: Overview of MorphoSys’s Latest Technologies 
fig. 5: Total Headcount of the MorphoSys Group 
fig. 6: Occupational Safety at MorphoSys AG 
fig. 7: Quality Management Systems at MorphoSys 
fig. 8: Workforce by Gender in 2011 (2010) 
fig. 9: MorphoSys’s Risk Management System (RMS) 
fig. 10: Risk Evaluation by MorphoSys 
fig. 11: MorphoSys’s Compliance System 
fig. 12: Risk-Based Internal Audit Plan 

tab.

tab. 1: Top 5 Monoclonal Antibody Drugs 
tab. 2: Partnered Discovery Segment’s Share of Total Revenues 
tab. 3: Market Data on Selected Partnered Programs in Clinical Phase 2 
tab. 4: Development of Financial Performance Indicators 
tab. 5: Employees by Region 
tab. 6: Employees by Segment and Function 
tab. 7: Split of R&D Expenses 
tab. 8: Multiple-Year Overview – Results of Operations 
tab. 9: Multiple-Year Overview – Financial Situation 
tab. 10: Multiple-Year Overview – Balance Sheet Structure 
tab. 11: Comparison of Actual Business Results with Forecasts 
tab. 12: Absence Rates at MorphoSys 
tab. 13: Composition of the Supervisory Board 
tab. 14: Directors’ Dealings 2011 
tab. 15a: Compensation of the Management Board 2011 
tab. 15B: Compensation of the Management Board 2010 
tab. 16: Compensation of the Supervisory Board 

39
40
49
50
58
69
70
71
73
74
85
86

42
43
44
49
58
58
61
62
63
64
65
72
83
84
88
89
92

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Imprint

morphosys aG
Lena-Christ-Str. 48
82152 Martinsried/Planegg
Germany
Phone: +49-89-89927-0
Fax:   +49-89-89927-222
www.morphosys.com

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(except financial statements)

This financial report is also published 
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HuCAL®, HuCAL GOLD®, 
HuCAL PLATINUM®, Ylanthia®, arYla®, 
CysDisplay® and RapMAT® are registered 
trademarks of MorphoSys AG.
Slonomics® is a registered trademark 
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sidiary of MorphoSys AG.

Key Figures (IFRS)*

M o R p h o S y S  G R o u p  (in € million, if not stated otherwise)

12/31/11

12/31/10

12/31/09

12/31/08

12/31/07

12/31/06

12/31/05

12/31/04

12/31/03

program / partner

indication

discovery

preclinic

phase 1

phase 2

phase 3

Market

Results

Revenues

Cost of Goods Sold

R&D Expenses

S, G&A Expenses

Personnel Expenses  
(Excluding Stock-based Compensation)

Capital Expenditure

Depreciation

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Profit/(Loss) from Operations

EBITDA

EBIT

Net Profit/(Loss)

Bal ance shee t

Total Assets

Cash, Cash Equivalents and  
Available-for-sale Financial Assets

Intangible Assets

Total Liabilities

Stockholders' Equity

Equity Ratio (in%)

MoRphosys shaRe

100.8

7.0

57.5

24.6

35.3

3.6

2.4

4.3

12.2

18.0

11.1

8.2

87.0

7.3

46.9

23.2

29.6

13.8

2.1

4.0

9.8

19.2

13.1

9.2

81.0

6.7

39.0

23.9

26.1

3.8

1.6

3.8

11.4

18.1

12.8

9.0

71.6

7.1

27.6

20.5

21.5

3.8

1.5

4.8

16.4

21.9

16.5

13.2

62.0

7.9

22.2

24.8

18.8

12.0

1.5

3.7

7.0

13.3

8.3

11.5

53.0

8.0

17.5

21.4

33.5

2.5

14.0

10.8

18.1

10.8

4.0

1.5

3.4

6.2

10.3

5.4

6.0

0.7

0.9

2.7

6.2

8.6

5.3

4.7

22.0

0.91)

11.41)

7.51)

9,1

1,7

0,7

2,0

0,6

3,2

0,5

0,3

15.3

-

9.01)

7.21)

7.5

0.7

0.5

1.5

(3.1)

(0.4)

(2.5)

(3.1)

228.42)

209.82)

206.1

203.3

184.7

127.8

80.1

55.8

42.9

134.4

66.0

31.32)

197.1

86%

108.4

69.2

23.92)

185.9

89%

135.1

17.4

32.2

173.9

84%

137.9

19.7

41.3

162.0

80%

106.9

22.3

39.2

145.5

79%

66.0

14.8

27.8

100.1

78%

53.6

12.4

16.1

64.0

80%

37.2

12.8

16.4

39.4

71%

23.2

14.5

15.6

27.3

64%

Number of Shares Issued

23,112,167 22,890,252 22,660,557  22,478,787  22,160,259  20,145,966  18,077,589  16,316,556  14,703,996 

Financial Calendar

March 1, 2012 

Publication of 2011 Year End Results

May 4, 2012  

Publication of 2012 Three Months’ Report

May 31, 2012 

2012 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in Munich

August 2, 2012 

Publication of 2012 Six Months’ Report

November 7, 2012  Publication of 2012 Nine Months’ Report

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S

o

h

p

r

o

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0

2

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p

e

R

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a

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n

n

A

ExplorE...   Annual Report 2011

Product Pipeline

M o R p h o S y S’ S p R o d u c t p i p e l i n e A S o f d e c e M b e R  31, 2011

Rheumatoid arthritis

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple myeloma

Chronic lymphocytic 

leukemia

MOR103

MOR202

MOR208

Early-stage Programs 

MorphoSys/Novartis 

CNTO888/Janssen Biotech  

Cancer 

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

CNTO1959/Janssen Biotech

Psoriasis

Novartis

BHQ880/Novartis

BYM338/Novartis

not. discl.

Cancer

Musculoskeletal

Gantenerumab/Roche

Alzheimer’s disease

BAY94-9343/Bayer

Boehringer Ingelheim

Cancer

not. discl.

CNTO3157/Janssen Biotech

Asthma

Janssen Biotech

Novartis

Novartis

OMP-18R5/Oncomed

OMP-59R5/Oncomed

Pfizer

24 Partnered Programs

28 Partnered Programs

Inflammation

Ophthalmology

Inflammation

Cancer

Cancer

Cancer

6 proprietary programs

2 pre-development programs

68 partnered programs

0.40

-

0.40

-

0.59

-

0.53

-

0.31

-

0.28

-

0.02

(0.24)

-

Earnings/(Loss) per Share, Diluted (in €)

Dividend (in €)

Share Price (in €)

peRsonnel Data

Total Group Employees (Number)

Germany (Number)

Other Countries (Number)

0.36

-

17.53

446

352

94

18.53

17.04

18.75

16.10

18.12

13.77

12.70

464

370

94

404

301

103

334

236

98

295

192

103

279

183

96

172

145

27

132

132

-

-

3.71

95

95

-

*  MorphoSys is publishing its consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS since 2003. In earlier periods, the Company reported according to US GAAP.
1)   Excluding stock-based compensation
2)  In 2011, a deferred tax asset in the amount of € 2.3 million has been offset with a deferred tax liability for better transparency. Both deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability 
relate to income taxes levied by the same tax authority on the same taxable entity. To provide comparative information, prior year’s deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability 
(€ 2.8 million) – and thus total assets as well as total liabilities and stockholders’ equity – have been adjusted accordingly.

MorphoSys AG

Lena-Christ-Str. 48

82152 Martinsried / Planegg

Germany

Phone: +49-89-89927- 0

Fax: 

+49-89-89927-222

www.morphosys.com

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Key Figures (IFRS)*

M o R p h o S y S G R o u p (in € million, if not stated otherwise)

(Excluding Stock-based Compensation)

18.1

10.8

Results

Revenues

Cost of Goods Sold

R&D Expenses

S, G&A Expenses

Personnel Expenses  

Capital Expenditure

Depreciation

EBITDA

EBIT

Net Profit/(Loss)

Bal ance shee t

Total Assets

Intangible Assets

Total Liabilities

Stockholders' Equity

Equity Ratio (in%)

MoRphosys shaRe

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Profit/(Loss) from Operations

Cash, Cash Equivalents and  

Available-for-sale Financial Assets

Earnings/(Loss) per Share, Diluted (in €)

Dividend (in €)

Share Price (in €)

peRsonnel Data

Total Group Employees (Number)

Germany (Number)

Other Countries (Number)

100.8

7.0

57.5

24.6

35.3

3.6

2.4

4.3

12.2

18.0

11.1

8.2

134.4

66.0

31.32)

197.1

86%

0.36

-

17.53

446

352

94

87.0

7.3

46.9

23.2

29.6

13.8

2.1

4.0

9.8

19.2

13.1

9.2

81.0

6.7

39.0

23.9

26.1

3.8

1.6

3.8

11.4

18.1

12.8

9.0

71.6

7.1

27.6

20.5

21.5

3.8

1.5

4.8

16.4

21.9

16.5

13.2

62.0

7.9

22.2

24.8

18.8

12.0

1.5

3.7

7.0

13.3

8.3

11.5

53.0

8.0

17.5

21.4

4.0

1.5

3.4

6.2

10.3

5.4

6.0

108.4

69.2

23.92)

185.9

89%

135.1

17.4

32.2

173.9

84%

137.9

19.7

41.3

162.0

80%

106.9

22.3

39.2

145.5

79%

66.0

14.8

27.8

100.1

78%

464

370

94

404

301

103

334

236

98

295

192

103

279

183

96

33.5

2.5

14.0

10.8

0.7

0.9

2.7

6.2

8.6

5.3

4.7

53.6

12.4

16.1

64.0

80%

0.28

-

172

145

27

22.0

0.91)

11.41)

7.51)

9,1

1,7

0,7

2,0

0,6

3,2

0,5

0,3

37.2

12.8

16.4

39.4

71%

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-

132

132

15.3

-

9.01)

7.21)

7.5

0.7

0.5

1.5

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(2.5)

(3.1)

23.2

14.5

15.6

27.3

64%

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3.71

95

95

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Number of Shares Issued

23,112,167 22,890,252 22,660,557  22,478,787  22,160,259  20,145,966  18,077,589  16,316,556  14,703,996 

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0.40

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0.59

-

0.53

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0.31

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0.02

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18.53

17.04

18.75

16.10

18.12

13.77

12.70

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209.82)

206.1

203.3

184.7

127.8

80.1

55.8

42.9

*  MorphoSys is publishing its consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS since 2003. In earlier periods, the Company reported according to US GAAP.

1)   Excluding stock-based compensation

2)  In 2011, a deferred tax asset in the amount of € 2.3 million has been offset with a deferred tax liability for better transparency. Both deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability 

relate to income taxes levied by the same tax authority on the same taxable entity. To provide comparative information, prior year’s deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability 

(€ 2.8 million) – and thus total assets as well as total liabilities and stockholders’ equity – have been adjusted accordingly.

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March 1, 2012 

Publication of 2011 Year End Results

May 4, 2012  

Publication of 2012 Three Months’ Report

May 31, 2012 

2012 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in Munich

August 2, 2012 

Publication of 2012 Six Months’ Report

November 7, 2012  Publication of 2012 Nine Months’ Report

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Product Pipeline

M o R p h o S y S’ S p R o d u c t  p i p e l i n e   A S  o f d e c e M b e R  31, 2011

Rheumatoid arthritis

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple myeloma

Chronic lymphocytic 

leukemia

MOR103

MOR202

MOR208

Early-stage Programs 

MorphoSys/Novartis 

CNTO888/Janssen Biotech  

Cancer 

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

CNTO1959/Janssen Biotech

Psoriasis

Novartis

BHQ880/Novartis

BYM338/Novartis

not. discl.

Cancer

Musculoskeletal

Gantenerumab/Roche

Alzheimer’s disease

BAY94-9343/Bayer

Boehringer Ingelheim

Cancer

not. discl.

CNTO3157/Janssen Biotech

Asthma

Janssen Biotech

Novartis

Novartis

OMP-18R5/Oncomed

OMP-59R5/Oncomed

Pfizer

24 Partnered Programs

28 Partnered Programs

Inflammation

Ophthalmology

Inflammation

Cancer

Cancer

Cancer

6 proprietary programs

2 pre-development programs

68 partnered programs

MorphoSys AG
Lena-Christ-Str. 48
82152 Martinsried / Planegg
Germany
Phone: +49-89-89927- 0
Fax: 
www.morphosys.com

+49-89-89927-222