News Release

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has declared a dividend for the fourth quarter of 2015 of $0.50 per share on outstanding common stock.

The dividend is payable December 10, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 13, 2015.

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; (317) 277-6524

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