1、MAKE IT BETTER AND BETTERELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2015 ANNUAL REPORT AND PROXY STATEMENT Lilly is introducing an integrated report for 2015,combining two traditional publications:our annual report,covering our business and fi nancial results,and our corporate responsibility report,focused on our broad-
2、based social and environmental goals,activities,and impacts.Our fi rst integrated report,covering our performance in 2015,will be posted online in May 2016 at .We are making this change to better capture all of the ways that Lillys business performance and research progress,coupled with our corporat
3、e responsibility activities,create value for our investors and other stakeholders over time.We believe this approach will streamline our reporting,while providing a richer picture of our company and how we operate.YEARS OF SERVICEFPO recycled paper info hereLilly is introducing an integrated report
4、for 2015,combining two traditional publications:our annual report,covering our business and fi nancial results,and our corporate responsibility report,focused on our broad-based social and environmental goals,activities,and impacts.Our fi rst integrated report,covering our performance in 2015,will b
5、e posted online in May 2016 at .We are making this change to better capture all of the ways that Lillys business performance and research progress,coupled with our corporate responsibility activities,create value for our investors and other stakeholders over time.We believe this approach will stream
6、line our reporting,while providing a richer picture of our company and how we operate.YEARS OF SERVICEFPO recycled paper info hereTo Our Lilly Shareholders:May 10,2016,marks the 140th anniversary of the founding of Eli Lilly and Company,a milestone that very few U.S.companies our size have ever reac