LEL Lilly(Eli)

                                                                               
Company       Lilly (Eli) & Co.                 
                                                
TIDM          LEL                               
                                                
Headline      Holding(s) in Company             

Lilly (Eli) & Co.

24 January 2013

Eli Lilly and Company

Schedule 13Gs

Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by individuals

Eli Lilly and Company announces that, in accordance with the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 12 Schedule 13Gs (the statement on Schedule 13G being a statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by individuals) have been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by institutional investors in relation to Eli Lilly and Company between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2012. The list of such Schedule 13Gs is provided below.

  Filing Date     Form                         Description                     
                                                                               
  16 February   SC 13G/A  Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by  
     2012                 individuals (Amendment)                              
                                                                               
  13 February   SC 13G/A  Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by  
     2012                 individuals (Amendment)                              
                                                                               
  10 February   SC 13G/A  Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by  
     2012                 individuals (Amendment)                              
                                                                               
 10 March 2011  SC 13G/A  Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by  
                          individuals (Amendment)                              
                                                                               
  14 February   SC 13G/A  Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by  
     2011                 individuals (Amendment)                              
                                                                               
  14 February   SC 13G/A  Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by  
     2011                 individuals (Amendment)                              
                                                                               
  14 February   SC 13G/A  Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by  
     2011                 individuals (Amendment)                              
                                                                               
4 February 2011  SC 13G   Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by  
                          individuals                                          
                                                                               
 13 September    SC 13G   Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by  
     2010                 individuals                                          
                                                                               
  12 February   SC 13G/A  Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by  
     2010                 individuals (Amendment)                              
                                                                               
  11 February   SC 13G/A  Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by  
     2010                 individuals (Amendment)                              
                                                                               
  11 February   SC 13G/A  Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by  
     2010                 individuals (Amendment)                              

Copies of the Schedule 13Gs referenced above are available on the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov.

CONTACT:

Jamie E. Haney

Counsel - Corporate Securities and Assistant Secretary

(317) 277-3278

(317) 407-1288 (M)

haney_jamie_e@lilly.com

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