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Genmab Regulatory Filings 2016

Dec 20, 2016

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Company Announcement

-- Regulatory application submitted in Japan for daratumumab for relapsed or
refractory multiple myeloma
-- Submission based on data from SIRIUS, CASTOR and POLLUX studies
-- Genmab to receive USD 10 million in milestone payments from Janssen –
financial guidance updated

Copenhagen, Denmark; December 20, 2016 – Genmab A/S (Nasdaq Copenhagen: GEN)
announced today that Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K. has submitted a New Drug
Application to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan for
the use of daratumumab (DARZALEX®) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or
refractory multiple myeloma. The submission of the application triggers
milestone payments totaling USD 10 million to Genmab from Janssen. Genmab is
updating its financial guidance for 2016 to include the milestones. In August
2012, Genmab granted Janssen Biotech, Inc. an exclusive worldwide license to
develop, manufacture and commercialize daratumumab.

“We are pleased that the first regulatory application for daratumumab in the
Asia Pacific region has been submitted and look forward to the decision of the
Japanese regulatory authorities,” said Jan van de Winkel, Ph.D., Chief
Executive Officer of Genmab. “We continue to be excited by the potential of
daratumumab to make a positive impact on the lives of patients with multiple
myeloma and their families.”

The submission is built around three pivotal studies: the Phase II SIRIUS study
(MMY2002), published in The Lancet in April 2016; the Phase III CASTOR study
(MMY3004), published in The New England Journal of Medicine in August 2016; the
Phase III POLLUX study (MMY3003), published in The New England Journal of
Medicine in October 2016; and supported by several other studies.

OUTLOOK

MDKK Revised Guidance Previous Guidance

Revenue 1,720 – 1,770 1,650 – 1,700

Operating expenses (800) – (850) (800) – (850)

Operating income 895 – 945 825 – 875

Cash position at end of year* 3,650 – 3,750 3,650 – 3,750

*Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities

Genmab is improving its 2016 financial guidance published on November 21, 2016
due to the inclusion of daratumumab milestones totaling USD 10 million
associated with the submission of the regulatory application for daratumumab in
relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma in Japan.

Operating Result
We expect our 2016 revenue to be in the range of DKK 1,720 – 1,770 million, an
increase of DKK 70 million compared to the previous guidance. We have
increased our projected daratumumab milestones to DKK 1,090 million (previously
DKK 1,020 million) due to inclusion of USD 10 million in milestone payments
triggered by the submission of the regulatory application for daratumumab in
relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma in Japan. We expect DARZALEX royalties
to remain in the range of DKK 400 – 450 million, which are based on an
estimated USD 500 – 550 million of DARZALEX sales in 2016. The remainder of the
revenue mainly consists of Arzerra® royalties, DuoBody® milestones, and
non-cash amortization of deferred revenue.

We anticipate that our 2016 operating expenses will remain in the range of DKK
800 – 850 million.

As a result of the increased revenue, we now expect the operating income for
2016 to be approximately DKK 895 - 945 million, compared to DKK 825 - 875
million in the previous guidance.

Cash Position
There is no change to the cash position at the end of 2016 of DKK 3,650 - 3,750
million as we expect to receive payment for the additional milestones shortly
after year-end.

Outlook: Risks and Assumptions
In addition to factors already mentioned, the estimates above are subject to
change due to numerous reasons, including but not limited to the achievement of
certain milestones associated with our collaboration agreements; the timing and
variation of development activities (including activities carried out by our
collaboration partners) and related income and costs; DARZALEX and Arzerra
sales and corresponding royalties to Genmab; fluctuations in the value of our
marketable securities; and currency exchange rates. The financial guidance does
not include any potential proceeds from future warrant exercises and also
assumes that no significant agreements are entered into during 2016 that could
materially affect the results.

About multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma is an incurable blood cancer that starts in the bone marrow
and is characterized by an excess proliferation of plasma cells.1 Multiple
myeloma is the third most common blood cancer in the U.S., after leukemia and
lymphoma.2 Approximately 30,330 new patients are expected to be diagnosed with
multiple myeloma and approximately 12,650 people are expected to die from the
disease in the U.S. in 2016.3 Globally, it was estimated that 124,225 people
would be diagnosed and 87,084 would die from the disease in 2015.4 While some
patients with multiple myeloma have no symptoms at all, most patients are
diagnosed due to symptoms which can include bone problems, low blood counts,
calcium elevation, kidney problems or infections.5 Patients who relapse after
treatment with standard therapies, including proteasome inhibitors or
immunomodulatory agents, have poor prognoses and few treatment options.6

About DARZALEX® (daratumumab)
DARZALEX® (daratumumab) injection for intravenous infusion is indicated in the
United States in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone, or bortezomib
and dexamethasone, for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma who have
received at least one prior therapy and as a monotherapy for the treatment of
patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least three prior lines of
therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor (PI) and an immunomodulatory agent,
or who are double-refractory to a PI and an immunomodulatory agent.7 DARZALEX
is the first monoclonal antibody (mAb) to receive U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) approval to treat multiple myeloma. DARZALEX is indicated
in Europe for use as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with
relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma, whose prior therapy included a PI and
an immunomodulatory agent and who have demonstrated disease progression on the
last therapy. For more information, visit www.DARZALEX.com.

Daratumumab is a human IgG1k monoclonal antibody (mAb) that binds with high
affinity to the CD38 molecule, which is highly expressed on the surface of
multiple myeloma cells.

Daratumumab triggers a person’s own immune system to attack the cancer cells,
resulting in rapid tumor cell death through multiple immune-mediated mechanisms
of action and through immunomodulatory effects, in addition to direct tumor
cell death, via apoptosis (programmed cell death).7,8,9,10,11

Daratumumab is being developed by Janssen Biotech, Inc. under an exclusive
worldwide license to develop, manufacture and commercialize daratumumab from
Genmab. Five Phase III clinical studies with daratumumab in relapsed and
frontline multiple myeloma settings are currently ongoing, and additional
studies are ongoing or planned to assess its potential in other malignant and
pre-malignant diseases on which CD38 is expressed, such as smoldering myeloma,
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, NKT-cell lymphoma, amyloidosis, and solid tumors.
Daratumumab has received two Breakthrough Therapy Designations from the U.S.
FDA, for multiple myeloma, as both a monotherapy and in combination with other
therapies.

About Genmab
Genmab is a publicly traded, international biotechnology company specializing
in the creation and development of differentiated antibody therapeutics for the
treatment of cancer. Founded in 1999, the company has two approved antibodies,
DARZALEX® (daratumumab) for the treatment of certain multiple myeloma
indications, and Arzerra® (ofatumumab) for the treatment of certain chronic
lymphocytic leukemia indications. Daratumumab is in clinical development for
additional multiple myeloma indications, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and solid
tumors. A subcutaneous formulation of ofatumumab is in development for
relapsing multiple sclerosis. Genmab also has a broad clinical and
pre-clinical product pipeline. Genmab's technology base consists of validated
and proprietary next generation antibody technologies - the DuoBody® platform
for generation of bispecific antibodies, and the HexaBody® platform which
creates effector function enhanced antibodies. The company intends to leverage
these technologies to create opportunities for full or co-ownership of future
products. Genmab has alliances with top tier pharmaceutical and biotechnology
companies. For more information visit www.genmab.com.

Contact:
Rachel Curtis Gravesen, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations &
Communications
T: +45 33 44 77 20; M: +45 25 12 62 60; E: [email protected]

This Company Announcement contains forward looking statements. The words
“believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend” and “plan” and similar expressions
identify forward looking statements. Actual results or performance may differ
materially from any future results or performance expressed or implied by such
statements. The important factors that could cause our actual results or
performance to differ materially include, among others, risks associated with
pre-clinical and clinical development of products, uncertainties related to the
outcome and conduct of clinical trials including unforeseen safety issues,
uncertainties related to product manufacturing, the lack of market acceptance
of our products, our inability to manage growth, the competitive environment in
relation to our business area and markets, our inability to attract and retain
suitably qualified personnel, the unenforceability or lack of protection of our
patents and proprietary rights, our relationships with affiliated entities,
changes and developments in technology which may render our products obsolete,
and other factors. For a further discussion of these risks, please refer to the
risk management sections in Genmab’s most recent financial reports, which are
available on www.genmab.com. Genmab does not undertake any obligation to update
or revise forward looking statements in this Company Announcement nor to
confirm such statements in relation to actual results, unless required by law.

Genmab A/S and its subsidiaries own the following trademarks: Genmab®; the
Y-shaped Genmab logo®; Genmab in combination with the Y-shaped Genmab logo™;
the DuoBody logo®; the HexaBody logo™; HuMax®; HuMax-CD20®; DuoBody®; HexaBody®
and UniBody®. Arzerra® is a trademark of Novartis AG or its affiliates.
DARZALEX® is a trademark of Janssen Biotech, Inc.

1 American Cancer Society. "Multiple Myeloma Overview." Available at
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/multiplemyeloma/detailedguide/multiple-myeloma-what
-is-multiple-myeloma.Accessed
June 2016.

2 National Cancer Institute. "A Snapshot of Myeloma." Available at
www.cancer.gov/research/progress/snapshots/myeloma. Accessed June 2016.

3 American Cancer Society. "What are the key statistics about multiple
myeloma?"
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/multiplemyeloma/detailedguide/multiple-myeloma-key-
statistics.
Accessed June 2016.

4 GLOBOCAN 2012: Estimated Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence
Worldwide: Number of New Cancers in 2015. Available at:
http://globocan.iarc.fr/old/burden.asp?selection_pop=224900&Text-p=World&selecti
on_cancer=17270&Text-c=Multiple+myeloma&pYear=3&type=0&window=1&submit=%C2%A0Exe
cute.
Accessed June 2016.

5 American Cancer Society. "How is Multiple Myeloma Diagnosed?"
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/multiplemyeloma/detailedguide/multiple-myeloma-diag
nosis.
Accessed June 2016.

6 Kumar, SK et al. Risk of progression and survival in multiple myeloma
relapsing after last therapy with IMiDs and bortezomib: a multicenter
international myeloma working group study. Leukemia. 2012; 26:149-57.

7 FDA 2015. Daratumumab Prescribing information. Available at:
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2015/761036Orig1s000lbledt.p
df.
Last accessed December 2016.

8 De Weers, M et al. Daratumumab, a Novel Therapeutic Human CD38 Monoclonal
Antibody, Induces Killing of Multiple Myeloma and Other Hematological Tumors.
The Journal of Immunology. 2011; 186: 1840-1848.

9 Jansen JH, Bross P, Overdijk MB, et al. Daratumumab, a human CD38 antibody
induces apoptosis of myeloma tumor cells via Fc receptor-mediated crosslinking.
Blood. 2012;120(21):abstract 2974.

10 Overdijk, MB, et al. Antibody-mediated phagocytosis contributes to the
anti-tumor activity of the therapeutic antibody daratumumab in lymphoma and
multiple myeloma. MAbs. 2015; 7: 311-21.

11 Krejcik, MD et al. Daratumumab Depletes CD38+ Immune-regulatory Cells,
Promotes T-cell Expansion, and Skews T-cell Repertoire in Multiple Myeloma.
Blood. 2016; 128: 384-94.

Company Announcement no. 59
CVR no. 2102 3884

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