SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 22, 2013
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) Lilly Corporate Center Indianapolis, Indiana (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 001-06351 (Commission File Number) | 35-0470950 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 46285 (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (317) 276-2000
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Item 5.02 Election of Director.
On October 21, 2013, the Board of Directors of Eli Lilly and Company elected Jackson Pei Tai as a new member, effective November 1, 2013. Mr. Tai, age 63, is a non-executive director of The Bank of China Limited, Singapore Airlines, NYSE Euronext, MasterCard Incorporated, and Royal Philips NV. From 2002 to 2007, he was vice chairman and chief executive officer of both DBS Group Holdings and DBS Bank, one of the largest financial services groups in Asia. Tai joined DBS as Chief Financial Officer in July 1999 and was president and chief operating officer of DBS from January 2001 to June 2002. Mr. Tai will serve on the Audit and Finance Committees. He will serve under interim election and will stand for election by the Lilly shareholders at the company's annual meeting in May of 2013.
There is no arrangement between Mr. Tai and any person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. Mr. Tai is not a party to any transaction subject to Section 404(a) of Regulation S-K involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Mr. Tai will participate in the Director's compensation program as described in the company's 2013 Proxy Statement which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2013.
Today, the company issued a press release announcing Mr. Tai's appointment. A copy of the release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release of Eli Lilly and Company dated October 22, 2013
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
(Registrant)
By: /s/ James B. Lootens
Name: James B. Lootens
Title: Secretary and Deputy
General Counsel
Dated: October 22, 2013
Eli Lilly and Company
Lilly Corporate Center
Indianapolis, Indiana 46285
U.S.A.
www.lilly.com
Date: October 22, 2013 |
For Release: Immediately
Refer to: (317) 433-9899 - Edward Sagebiel
Jackson Tai Elected to Lilly Board of Directors
INDIANAPOLIS - The Board of Directors of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) has elected Jackson Tai as a new member, effective November 1, 2013. As a member of Lilly’s board, Mr. Tai will serve on the Audit and Finance Committees.
Tai, 63, serves as a non-executive director of The Bank of China Limited, Singapore Airlines, NYSE Euronext, MasterCard Incorporated, and Royal Philips NV. From 2002 to 2007, he was vice chairman and chief executive officer of both DBS Group Holdings and DBS Bank, one of the largest financial services groups in Asia. Tai joined DBS as Chief Financial Officer in July 1999 and was president and chief operating officer of DBS from January 2001 to June 2002.
“I am delighted to welcome Jack Tai to the Lilly board,” said John C. Lechleiter, Ph.D., Lilly chairman, president and chief executive officer. “Mr. Tai brings to the Lilly board extensive experience in international business and finance, including serving as the CEO of a major multinational financial institution and as a board member of several leading global companies. Having lived and worked in Japan and Singapore for almost 15 years, Jack has a deep understanding of the Asia-Pacific region that will be particularly helpful as our business in Asia continues to grow."
Prior to his appointment at DBS, Tai was an investment banker for 25 years with J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated. Among his assignments at J.P. Morgan, Tai was senior regional officer and head of investment banking for Asia Pacific, based in Tokyo; founder and global head of real estate investment banking, based in New York; senior regional officer and head of investment banking for the Western United States, based in San Francisco; and executive director of J.P. Morgan Securities’ Japanese business, based in Tokyo.
Tai serves as a trustee of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a director of the Committee of 100. He is a member of the Harvard China Advisory Group and the Harvard Business School Asia-Pacific Advisory Board. He is also a director of privately-held Russell Reynolds Associates and Brookstone, Inc.
Tai received his MBA in 1974 from Harvard University where he was a recipient of a Council for Opportunity in Graduate Management Education fellowship. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1972 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Management.
About Lilly
Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation, is developing a growing portfolio of pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., Lilly provides answers - through medicines and information - for some of the world's most urgent medical needs. Additional information about Lilly is available at www.lilly.com. C-LLY
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