Events after the end of the reporting period

On 19 July 2018, MorphoSys and Galapagos announced signing of a global exclusive license agreement with Novartis covering the development and commercialization of the joint program MOR106, a monoclonal antibody directed against IL-17C, which will be developed further in atopic dermatitis (AtD) and potentially other indications. MorphoSys and Galapagos will receive equal share of an up-front payment of €95 million and potential future milestone payments of up to approximately €850 million plus royalties up to low-teens to low-twenties. Novartis will bear all future research, development, manufacturing and commercialization costs related to MOR106. The agreement is subject to clearance by the US antitrust authorities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and will become effective as soon as this condition has been met.