Dec 13 (Reuters) - Morphosys Ag MORG.DE :
* EQS-ADHOC: AD HOC: MORPHOSYS AG LAUNCHES CASH CAPITAL
INCREASE
BY WAY OF ACCELERATED BOOKBUILDING PROCESS
* MORPHOSYS-INCREASE SHARE CAPITAL FROM EUR 34,231,943 TO UP
TO
EUR 37,655,137 BY ISSUE OF UP TO 3,423,194 NEW ORDINARY BEARER
SHARES WITH NO-PAR VALUE
* COMBINATION OF COST OPTIMIZATION MEASURES & NET PROCEEDS
FROM
CAPITAL INCREASE ARE EXPECTED TO EXTEND COMPANY'S CASH RUNWAY TO
MID 2026
* WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF COST OPTIMIZATION MEASURES PLANNED
FOR
2024, CO EXPECTS A 2024 CASH BURN OF APPROXIMATELY EUR 250
MILLION
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