ELI LILLY & Co — Major Shareholding Notification 2010

Sep 13, 2010

SC 13G 1 c60221sc13g.htm SC 13G sc13g PAGEBREAK

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Original Filing*

UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (Title of Class of Securities)

91307C102

(CUSIP Number)

N/A

(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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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
	(a) o
	(b) o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	INDIANA
	5	SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF		6,301,674
SHARES	6	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY		0
EACH	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON		6,301,674
WITH	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
		0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	6,301,674
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	o
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	11.16% based on 56,450,255 shares outstanding as of July 23, 2010.
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:
	CO

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TOC /TOC link2 "Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:"

Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

United Therapeutics Corporation (the “Issuer”).

link2 "Item 1(b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:"

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

1110 Spring Street Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

link2 "Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:"

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:

This Statement is filed on behalf of Eli Lilly and Company, an Indiana corporation (“Lilly”).

link2 "Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:"

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

The address of the principal business office of Lilly is Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285.

link2 "Item 2(c). Citizenship:"

Item 2(c). Citizenship:

Lilly is an Indiana corporation.

link2 "Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:"

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”)

link2 "Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:"

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

91307C102

link2 "Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:"

Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

This Item 3 is not applicable.

link2 "Item 4. Ownership:"

Item 4. Ownership:

link2 "Item 4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:"

Item 4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:

As of September 13, 2010 Lilly may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 6,301,674 Shares.

link2 "Item 4(b) Percent of Class:"

Item 4(b) Percent of Class:

The number of Shares of which each Lilly may be deemed to be the beneficial owner constitutes approximately 11.16% of the total number of Shares outstanding (based on 56,450,255 Shares outstanding as of July 23, 2010 as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2010).

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link2 "Item 4(c) Number of Shares of which such person has:"

Item 4(c) Number of Shares of which such person has:

Lilly
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:	6,301,674
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:	0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	6,301,674
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	0

link2 "Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:"

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

This Item 5 is not applicable.

link2 "Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:"

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

This Item 6 is not applicable.

link2 "Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:"

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:

This Item 7 is not applicable

link2 "Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:"

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

This Item 8 is not applicable.

link2 "Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:"

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:

This Item 9 is not applicable.

link2 "Item 10. Certification:"

Item 10. Certification:

By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best of their 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 the 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.

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link1 "SIGNATURE"

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.

Date: September 13, 2010
By:	/s/ John Huesing
Name:	John Huesing
Title:	Assistant Treasurer

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