| CUSIP No. | 532457-10-8 |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | ||||
| Lilly Endowment Inc. | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
| (a) o | |||||
| (b) o | |||||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | ||||
| Indiana | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER | |||
| 127,860,804 | |||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER | ||||
| 0 | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
| 127,860,804 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||||
| 0 | |||||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||||
| 127,860,804 | |||||
| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
| o | |||||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) | ||||
| 11.5% | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||||
| CO | |||||
FOOTNOTES | |||||
| 11. The percent of class represented is based on 1,108,076,549 shares of common stock outstanding as of October 19, 2015, as reported on the Issuer's Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2015. | |||||
(a) | Name
of Issuer |
Eli Lilly and Company |
(b) | Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices |
Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285 |
(a) | Name
of Person Filing |
This statement is filed by Lilly Endowment Inc., a not-for-profit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Indiana. Lilly Endowment Inc. is an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is a private foundation under Section 509(a) of the Code. |
(b) | Address
of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence |
The address of the principal business office of Lilly Endowment Inc. is 2801 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208. |
(c) | Citizenship |
Indiana |
(d) | Title
of Class of Securities |
Common Stock, Without Par Value |
(e) | CUSIP
Number |
532457-10-8 |
Item
3. | If
this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c),
check whether the person filing is a: |
(a) | o | Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). |
(b) | o | Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
(c) | o |
Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
|
(d) | o | Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15
U.S.C 80a-8). |
(e) | o | An
investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
(f) | o | An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
(g) | o | A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with §
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
(h) | o | A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); |
(i) | o | A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under
section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
(j) | o | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). |
(k) | o |
A group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify
the type of institution:
|
Item
4. | Ownership. |
(a) |
Amount beneficially owned:
127,860,804 |
(b) |
Percent of class: 11.5% |
(c) | Number
of shares as to which the person has: |
(i) |
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
127,860,804 |
(ii) |
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
0 |
(iii) |
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
127,860,804 |
(iv) |
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0 |
Item
5. | Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class |
Item
6. | Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
Item
7. | Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported
on By the Parent Holding Company |
Item
8. | Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group |
Item
9. | Notice
of Dissolution of Group |
Item
10. | Certification |
| Not applicable. |
| Lilly Endowment Inc. | |||
Date:
January 08, 2016 | By:
| /s/ Diane M. Stenson | |
| Name: Diane M. Stenson | |||
| Title: Vice President and Treasurer | |||
Footnotes: | Item 4. The information is provided as of December 31, 2015.
Item 4 (a). None of such shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by reason of the possession of Lilly Endowment Inc. of a right to acquire such shares. Item 4 (b). The percent of class represented is based on 1,108,076,549 shares of common stock outstanding as of October 19, 2015, as reported on the Issuer's Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2015. |
Attention: | Intentional
misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See
18 U.S.C. 1001) |