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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 1, 2017.
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY C/O IVS, P.O. BOX 17149
WILMINGTON, DE 19885-9801
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Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual
For holders as of: February 24, 2017
Date: May 1, 2017 Time: 11:00 a.m. EDT
Location: Lilly Corporate Center
Indianapolis, IN 46285
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Voting Items
The board of directors recommends you vote FOR
items 1-2 and 4-5 and for "1 Year" on item 3: | The board of directors recommends you vote |
AGAINST shareholder proposal 6:
1. Election of directors, each for a three-year term.
1a. M. L. Eskew | 6. Consideration of a shareholder proposal seeking a report regarding direct and indirect political contributions. |
1b. W. G. Kaelin, Jr.
1c. J. C. Lechleiter
1d. D. A. Ricks
1e. M. S. Runge
2. | Advisory vote on compensation paid to the company's named executive officers. |
3. | Advisory vote regarding the frequency of advisory votes on compensation paid to the company's named executive officers. |
4. | Ratification of the appointment by the audit committee of the board of directors of Ernst & Young LLP as principal independent auditor for 2017. |
5. | Approve amendment to the Lilly Directors' Deferral Plan. |
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