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1
2013 Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement
March 25, 2013
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend our annual meeting of shareholders on Monday, May 6, 2013.
The notice of meeting and proxy statement that follow describe the business we will consider at the meeting. Your
vote is very important. I urge you to vote by mail, by telephone, or on the Internet to be certain your shares are
represented at the meeting, even if you plan to attend.
Please note the ticket at the back of this proxy statement and our procedures for admission to the meeting
described under “Meeting and Voting Logistics” below.
I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
John C. Lechleiter, Ph.D.
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the shareholder meeting to be held May 6, 2013:
The annual report and proxy statement are available at http://www.lilly.com/pdf/lillyar2012.pdf
Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
May 6, 2013
The annual meeting of shareholders of Eli Lilly and Company will be held at the Lilly Center Auditorium, Lilly
Corporate Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46285 on Monday, May 6, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. EDT for the following
purposes:
• to elect five directors of the company to serve three-year terms
• to ratify the appointment by the audit committee of Ernst & Young LLP as principal independent auditor for
the year 2013
• to approve, by non-binding vote, compensation paid to the company’s named executive officers
• to reapprove the material terms of the performance goals for the 2002 Lilly Stock Plan.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2013, will be entitled to vote at the meeting and at any
adjournment of the meeting.
Attendance at the meeting will be limited to shareholders, those holding proxies from shareholders, and invited
guests from the media and financial community. A page at the back of this report contains an admission ticket. If
you plan to attend the meeting, please bring this ticket with you.
This combined proxy statement and annual report to shareholders is being posted online and mailed on or about
March 25, 2013.
By order of the board of directors,
James B. Lootens
Secretary
March 25, 2013
Indianapolis, Indiana