ELI LILLY & Co

Report Publication Announcement • May 1, 2017

Eli Lilly Declares Second-Quarter 2017 Dividend

INDIANAPOLIS, May 01,2017 /PRNewswire/ --

The board of directors of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has declared a dividend for the second quarter of 2017 of $0.52 per share on outstanding common stock.

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The dividend is payable June 9, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 15, 2017.

About Eli Lilly and Company

Lilly is a global healthcare leader that unites caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We were founded more than a century ago by a man committed to creating high-quality medicines that meet real needs, and today we remain true to that mission in all our work. Across the globe, Lilly employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. To learn more about Lilly, please visit us at www.lilly.com and http://newsroom.lilly.com/social-channels. F-LLY

Refer to: Lauren Zierke; lauren_zierke@lilly.com ; +1(317)277-6524 (Media)

Philip Johnson; johnson_philip_l@lilly.com ; +1(317)655-6874 (Investors)

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