ELI LILLY & Co — Major Shareholding Notification 2006

Feb 6, 2006

SC 13G/A 1 c02199a2sc13gza.htm AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE 13G sc13gza PAGEBREAK

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 2)*

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

464330-1-09

(CUSIP Number)

May 23, 2005

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

o Rule 13d-1(b)

þ Rule 13d-1(c)

o Rule 13d-1(d)

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

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) 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).

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CUSIP No. 464330-1-09 Page 2 of 5

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS: Eli Lilly and Company
	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
	35-0470950
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
	(a) o
	(b) o Not
Applicable
3	SEC USE ONLY:
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
	Indiana
	5	SOLE VOTING POWER:
NUMBER OF		2,500,000
SHARES	6	SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY		None
EACH	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING
PERSON		2,500,000
WITH:	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:
		None
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
	2,500,000
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
	o Not
Applicable
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):
	3.5%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
	CO

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Item 1(a).	Name of Issuer:
	Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Item 1(b).	Address of Issuer’s Principal
	Executive Offices:
	2292 Faraday Avenue
	Carlsbad, CA 92008
Item 2(a).	Name of Person Filing:
	Eli Lilly and Company
Item 2(b).	Address of Principal Business
	Office or, if None, Residence:
	Lilly Corporate Center
	Indianapolis, IN 46285
Item 2(c).	Citizenship:
	Indiana
Item 2(d).	Title of Class of Securities:
	Common Stock
Item 2(e).	CUSIP Number:
	464330-1-09
Item 3.	If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule
13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the
person filing is a:
	(a)-(j) Not applicable
	If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box. [ X ]

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ITEM 4. Ownership.

(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:
	2,500,000
(b)	Percent of Class:
	3.5%
(c)	Number of shares as to which the person has:
	Sole voting power
2,500,000
	Shared voting power
None
	Sole dispositive power
2,500,000
	Shared dispositive power None

Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. [X]
Item 6.	Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
	Not applicable
Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company.
	Not applicable
Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
	Not applicable
Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group.
	Not applicable

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| Item 10. |
| --- |
| By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose
or effect. |

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
By:	/s/ Charles E. Golden
	Charles E. Golden
	Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

Date: February 6, 2006

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