INDIANAPOLIS, December 11,2017 /PRNewswire/ --
The board of directors of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY)
today announced an 8 percent increase in its quarterly dividend.
The dividend for the first quarter of 2018 will be $0.5625 per share on outstanding common stock.
This raises the annual indicated rate to $2.25 per share.
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The dividend is payable March 9,
2018, to shareholders of record at of the close of business
on February 15, 2018.
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.
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Refer to: Lauren Zierke; lauren_zierke@lilly.com; +1-(317)277-6524 (Media)
Phil Johnson; johnson_philip_l@lilly.com;
+1-(317)655-6874 (Investors)
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