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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-070037
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240610
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240610
GROUP MEMBERS:		NOVARTIS BIDCO AG
GROUP MEMBERS:		NOVARTIS PHARMA AG

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MorphoSys AG
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001340243
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	03 Life Sciences
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			2M
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-90872
		FILM NUMBER:		241033154

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SEMMELWEISSTR. 7
		CITY:			PLANEGG
		STATE:			2M
		ZIP:			82152
		BUSINESS PHONE:		49 89 89927-0

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SEMMELWEISSTR. 7
		CITY:			PLANEGG
		STATE:			2M
		ZIP:			82152

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MORPHOSYS AG
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050929

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NOVARTIS AG
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001114448
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	03 Life Sciences
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			V8
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		LICHTSTRASSE 35
		CITY:			BASEL
		STATE:			V8
		ZIP:			CH 4056
		BUSINESS PHONE:		01141613241111

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		LICHTSTRASSE 35
		CITY:			BASEL
		STATE:			V8
		ZIP:			CH 4056
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>UNITED
STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Washington,
D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>SCHEDULE
13D</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>(Amendment
no. 2)*</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>MORPHOSYS
AG</B></FONT></P>

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of Subject Company (Issuer))</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>NOVARTIS
BIDCO AG</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">an
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>NOVARTIS
AG</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Name
of Filing Persons (Offerors))</FONT></P>

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Shares, no Par Value</B></FONT></P>

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of Class of Securities)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>617760202</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(CUSIP
Number of Class of Securities)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Karen
L. Hale<BR>
Chief Legal Officer<BR>
Novartis AG<BR>
Lichstrasse 35<BR>
CH-4056 Basel<BR>
Switzerland<BR>
Telephone: +41-61-324-1111<BR>
Fax: +41-61-324-7826</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Name,
Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B><I>With
a copy to:</I></B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 48%; padding-top: 8pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Jenny
    Hochenberg<BR>
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP<BR>
    601 Lexington Ave.<BR>
    New York, NY 10022<BR>
    Telephone: +1 646 863-1626</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-top: 8pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>&#8203;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-top: 8pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>&#8203;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 48%; padding-top: 8pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Doug
    Smith<BR>
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP<BR>
    100 Bishopsgate<BR>
    London EC2P 2SR<BR>
    United Kingdom<BR>
    +44 20 7936 4000</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-top: 8pt; padding-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>&#8203;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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                                            6, 2024<BR>
                                            </B>(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)</FONT></P>

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the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule&nbsp;13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule&nbsp;13D,
and is filing this schedule because of &sect;&sect;240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See &sect;240.13d-7 for
other parties to whom copies are to be sent.</FONT></P>

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The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person&rsquo;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject
class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover
page.</FONT></P>




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information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&ldquo;Act&rdquo;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; width: 33%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>CUSIP No.&nbsp;617760202</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; width: 34%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>SCHEDULE
                                            13D</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; width: 33%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Names
                                            of Reporting Person<BR>
                                            Novartis BidCo AG</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">I.R.S.
    Identification No. of above person (entities only)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(a)&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 60%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">SEC Use Only</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Source of Funds (See Instructions)<BR>
    OO, AF</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">5.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
    to Items 2(d) or 2(e)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">6.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Citizenship or Place of Organization<BR>
    Switzerland</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Number
    of<BR>
    Shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">7.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Sole
        Voting Power</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">0</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Beneficially</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Owned by<BR>
    Each</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">8.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Shared Voting Power<BR>
    33,696,478</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Reporting</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Person<BR>
    With</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">9.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Sole Dispositive Power<BR>
    0</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">10.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Shared Dispositive Power<BR>
    33,696,478</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">11.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person<BR>
    33,696,478</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">12.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
    Shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">13.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)<BR>
    89.47%<SUP>(1)</SUP>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">14.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<BR>
    CO</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(1)
The calculation of the foregoing percentage is based on 37,662,738 outstanding bearer shares (&ldquo;Shares&rdquo;) with no-par value
(and excluding the shares held in treasury) of MorphoSys AG (the &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; width: 33%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>CUSIP No.&nbsp;617760202</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; width: 34%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>SCHEDULE
                                            13D</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; width: 33%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Names
                                            of Reporting Person<BR>
                                            Novartis Pharma AG</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">I.R.S.
    Identification No. of above person (entities only)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(a)&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 60%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">SEC Use Only</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Source of Funds (See Instructions)<BR>
    OO, AF</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">5.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
    to Items 2(d) or 2(e)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">6.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Citizenship or Place of Organization<BR>
    Switzerland</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Number
    of<BR>
    Shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">7.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Sole
        Voting Power</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">0</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Beneficially</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Owned by<BR>
    Each</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">8.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Shared Voting Power<BR>
    33,696,478</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Reporting</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Person<BR>
    With</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">9.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Sole Dispositive Power<BR>
    0</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">10.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Shared Dispositive Power<BR>
    33,696,478</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">11.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person<BR>
    33,696,478</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">12.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
    Shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">13.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)<BR>
    89.47%<SUP>(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">14.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<BR>
    CO</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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The calculation of the foregoing percentage is based on 37,662,738 outstanding Shares (and excluding the shares held in treasury).</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; width: 33%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>CUSIP No.&nbsp;617760202</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; width: 34%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>SCHEDULE
                                            13D</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; width: 33%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Names
                                            of Reporting Person<BR>
                                            Novartis AG</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">I.R.S.
    Identification No. of above person (entities only)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(a)&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 60%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">SEC Use Only</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Source of Funds (See Instructions)<BR>
    OO, AF</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">5.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
    to Items 2(d) or 2(e)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">6.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Citizenship or Place of Organization<BR>
    Switzerland</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Number
    of<BR>
    Shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">7.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Sole
        Voting Power</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">0</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Beneficially</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Owned by<BR>
    Each</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">8.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Shared Voting Power<BR>
    33,696,478</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Reporting</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Person<BR>
    With</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">9.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Sole Dispositive Power<BR>
    0</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">10.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Shared Dispositive Power<BR>
    33,696,478</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">11.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person<BR>
    33,696,478</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">12.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
    Shares</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">13.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)<BR>
    89.47%<SUP>(3)</SUP>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">14.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<BR>
    CO</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="9" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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The calculation of the foregoing percentage is based on 37,662,738 outstanding Shares (and excluding the shares held in treasury).</FONT></P>


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Note</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;This
Amendment No.&nbsp;2 (the &ldquo;Amendment No.&nbsp;2&rdquo;) amends the statement on Schedule 13D originally filed by the Reporting
Persons on April 18, 2024.&nbsp;The Items below amend the information disclosed under the corresponding Item of the Schedule 13D as described
below. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No.&nbsp;2 does not modify any of the information previously reported in
the Schedule 13D. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings attributed to them in the Schedule 13D.</FONT></P>

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2. Identity and Background</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Item
2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by supplementing it with the following:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">On
June 4, 2024, the Purchaser announced the final results of the tender offer and the expiration of the Additional Acceptance Period at
24:00 hours (local time Frankfurt am Main, Germany) / 18:00 hours (local time New York, United States of America) on May 30, 2024.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">On
June 10, 2024, the Purchaser acquired 3,725,565 Shares tendered in the tender offer during the Additional Acceptance Period for an aggregate
price of EUR 253,338,420.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Item
4. Purpose of Transaction</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
subsection titled &ldquo;Supervisory Board&rdquo; under Item 4 of the 13D is hereby amended by supplementing it with the following:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">On
June 6, 2024, following the resignation of Dr. Marc Cluzel, Dr. George Golumbeski, Krisja Vermeylen, Michael Brosnan and Dr. Andrew Cheng
from the Supervisory Board on May 23, 2024, and the closing of the tender offer by the Purchaser to the shareholders of the Issuer on
May 30, 2024, the Munich Local Court appointed Heinrich Moisa, Romain Lege and Silke Mainka as new members of the Issuer&rsquo;s Supervisory
Board.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
subsection titled &ldquo;Management Board&rdquo; under Item 4 of the 13D is hereby amended by supplementing it with the following:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">On
June 6, 2024, following the appointment of the new members on the Supervisory Board, a meeting was held and resolved to appoint Arkadius
Pichota and Lukas Gilgen to the Issuer&rsquo;s Management Board. Arkadius Pichota, who until now served as President, General Manager
and Chairman of the Board of the Novartis AG subsidiary Navigate BioPharma Services, Inc., has been appointed as the new Chief Executive
Officer and Lukas Gilgen, who until now served as Transaction Lead Enterprise Projects with Novartis International AG, has been appointed
as the new Chief Financial Officer. On June 6, 2024, Jean-Paul Kress and Lucinda Crabtree resigned from the Management Board.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Item
5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Item
5(a) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(a)
and (b)&mdash;The information contained on the cover pages of this Schedule&nbsp;13D is incorporated herein by reference. The Purchaser
is the direct beneficial owner of 33,696,478 Shares as of 9:00 a.m. New York time on June 10, 2024, representing approximately 89.47%
of all Shares (including Shares represented by ADSs and excluding the shares held in treasury), which takes into account any Shares (including
Shares represented by ADSs) tendered during the Additional Acceptance Period.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">None
of the Reporting Persons nor, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any person named in Item 2 hereof has beneficial ownership of
any Shares, except as set forth on Schedule B or otherwise described in this Schedule 13D.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(c)&mdash;None
of the Reporting Persons nor, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any person named in Item 2 hereof, has engaged in any transaction
during the past 60&nbsp;days in, any&nbsp;Shares, except as set forth on Schedule B or otherwise described in this Schedule 13D.</FONT></P>

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Except as described in this Schedule 13D, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the Reporting Persons nor any of the persons
set forth on&nbsp;Schedule A&nbsp;hereto has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds
from the sale of, the Shares reported herein.</FONT></P>

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applicable.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Item
7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Item
7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibits:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 68%; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Announcement pursuant to Section
    23 para. 1 sentence 1 of the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act, as published in the German Federal Gazette, dated June
    4, 2024 (English translation of document prepared in German only) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(U) of the Schedule
    TO-T/A filed by Novartis AG with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2024). </FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Schedule
B</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Schedule
B of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by supplementing it with the following:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">On
June 10, 2024, the Purchaser acquired 3,725,565 Shares tendered in the tender offer during the Additional Acceptance Period for an aggregate
price of EUR 253,338,420.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 21.3pt; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">THE
INFORMATION IN THIS SCHEDULE 13D IS NEITHER AN OFFER TO PURCHASE NOR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL SHARES. THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF THE OFFER HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE OFFER DOCUMENT AFTER THE PERMISSION OF THE GERMAN FEDERAL FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY (<I>BUNDESANSTALT
FUR FINANZDIENSTLEISTUNGSAUFSICHT</I>, BAFIN) WAS OBTAINED ON APRIL 11, 2024. PURCHASER AND NORVARTIS AG ALSO HAVE FILED A TENDER OFFER
STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE TO (THE &ldquo;TENDER OFFER STATEMENT&rdquo;) WITH THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMISSION (THE &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) WITH
RESPECT TO THE OFFER. INVESTORS AND HOLDERS OF SHARES ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO READ THE TENDER OFFER STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
REGARDING THE OFFER FILED BY PURCHASER AND NOVARTIS AG WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. INVESTORS AND HOLDERS
OF SHARES WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THESE DOCUMENTS FREE OF CHARGE AT THE SEC&rsquo;S WEB SITE (HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV), OR AT NOVARTIS AG&rsquo;S
WEB SITE (HTTPS://WWW.NOVARTIS.COM).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>

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reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Date:
June 10, 2024</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Novartis BidCo AG</P>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 48%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/
                                            Daniel Weiss</FONT></TD>
                           <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
                                                                                      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify; width: 47%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/
                                            Bertrand Bugnon</FONT></TD>
</TR><TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name:
                                            Daniel Weiss</FONT></TD>
                           <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
                                                                                      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name:
                                            Bertrand Bugnon</FONT></TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:
                                            <I>As Authorized Signatory</I></FONT></TD>
                           <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
                                                                                      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:
                                            <I>As Authorized Signatory</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Novartis
Pharma <FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Ag</FONT></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 48%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/
                                            Lukas Foertsch</FONT></TD>
                           <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
                                                                                      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify; width: 47%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/
                                            Luca Hammel</FONT></TD>
</TR><TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name:
                                            Lukas Foertsch</FONT></TD>
                           <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
                                                                                      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name:
                                            Luca Hammel</FONT></TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:
                                            <I>As Authorized Signatory</I></FONT></TD>
                           <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
                                                                                      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:
                                            <I>As Authorized Signatory</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Novartis
<FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Ag</FONT></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 48%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/
                                            David Quartner</FONT></TD>
                           <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
                                                                                      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify; width: 47%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/
                                            Tariq ElRafie</FONT></TD>
</TR><TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name:
                                            David Quartner</FONT></TD>
                           <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
                                                                                      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name:
                                            Tariq ElRafie</FONT></TD></TR>
     <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:
                                            <I>As Attorney</I></FONT></TD>
                           <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
                                                                                      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:
                                            <I>As Attorney</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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