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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549     FORM 8-K     CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 31, 2022     ELI LILLY AND COMPANY (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)       Indiana   001-06351   35-0470950 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)   Lilly Corporate Center Indianapolis , Indiana     46285 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code) Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (317) 276-2000 Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2.):   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock (no par value)   LLY   New York Stock Exchange 1.000% Notes due 2022   LLY22   New York Stock Exchange 7 1/8% Notes due 2025   LLY25   New York Stock Exchange 1.625% Notes due 2026   LLY26   New York Stock Exchange 2.125% Notes due 2030   LLY30   New York Stock Exchange 0.625% Notes due 2031   LLY31   New York Stock Exchange 0.500% Notes due 2033   LLY33   New York Stock Exchange 6.77% Notes due 2036   LLY36   New York Stock Exchange 1.625% Notes due 2043   LLY43   New York Stock Exchange 1.700% Notes due 2049   LLY49A   New York Stock Exchange 1.125% Notes due 2051   LLY51   New York Stock Exchange 1.375% Notes due 2061   LLY61   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐       Item 8.01 Other Events. On January 31, 2022, Eli Lilly and Company (the “Company”) issued a notice for the redemption of all €600,000,000 aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 1.000% Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be redeemed in full on March 2, 2022 (the “Redemption Date”) at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. The notice of redemption specifying the terms and procedures for the redemption is being delivered to holders of the Notes at the Company’s direction by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, located at Winchester House, 1 Great Winchester Street, London EC2N 2DB, United Kingdom, as trustee for the Notes. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute a notice of redemption for the Notes. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.   ELI LILLY AND COMPANY (Registrant) By:   /s/ Philip Johnson Name:   Philip Johnson Title:   Senior Vice President, Finance, and Treasurer Date:   January 31, 2022