Available Information. Each Shareholder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that each is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Company. Each Shareholder acknowledges that an investment in the Company’s Preferred Stock involves a high degree of risk, is speculative and there can be no assurance of any return on any such investment.

Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in [Section 4(B)], the aggregate number of Shares reserved and available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan shall be 1,500,000. The maximum number of Shares that may be issued upon exercise of Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be 1,500,000. From and after the Effective Date, no further awards shall be granted under the Prior Plan and the Prior Plan shall remain in effect only so long as awards granted thereunder shall remain outstanding. If, after the Effective Date, any Shares covered by an Award granted under this Plan, or to which such an Award relates, are forfeited, or if such an Award is settled for cash or otherwise terminates, expires unexercised, or is canceled without the delivery of Shares, then the Shares covered by such Award, or to which such Award relates, or the number of Shares otherwise counted against the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted, to the extent of any such settlement, forfeiture, termination, expiration, or cancellation, shall again become Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted. Shares withheld from an Award to satisfy tax withholding requirements shall count against the number of Shares remaining available for Awards under the Plan, and Shares delivered by a participant to satisfy tax withholding requirements shall not be added to the number of Shares remaining available for Awards under the Plan. In addition, # the full number of Shares subject to an Option shall count against the number of Shares remaining available for Awards under the Plan, even if the exercise price of an Option is satisfied through net-settlement or by delivering Shares to the Company (by either actual delivery or attestation), and # the full number of Shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right shall count against the number of Shares remaining available for Awards under the Plan (rather than the net number of Shares actually delivered upon exercise).

A participant may choose to receive a deferred award in a lump sum or in installments of either 10, 15 or 20 years. If no election as to the form of payment is made in accordance with established administrative procedures, payments shall be made in 10-year installments.

Until Stockholder Approval is achieved, without the prior written consent of Aegis, ​ and ​, to be granted in their sole and absolute discretion, ​ will not issue any capital stock, securities convertible into capital stock, or options or warrants to purchase capital stock. As the complete exception to the restriction in the preceding sentence but subject in all cases to the restriction set forth in [Section 15] below, ​ will be permitted, notwithstanding the absence of Stockholder Approval, to issue:

When Available A Participant may receive a distribution from the vested portion of his or her Account (which shall be deemed to include the deferrals that would have been made but for the cancellation under [Section 553]) if the Plan Administrator determines that such distribution is on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency and the conditions in [Section 552] have been fulfilled To receive such a distribution, the Participant must request a distribution by filing an application with the Plan Administrator and furnish such supporting documentation as the Plan Administrator may require In the application, the Participant shall specify the basis for the distribution and the dollar amount to be distributed If such request is approved by the Plan Administrator, distribution shall be made in a lump sum payment within 60 days following the approval by the Plan Administrator of the completed application

Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in [Section 7.5], the aggregate number of shares of Eli Lilly and Company common stock that may be issued or transferred under this Plan after ​, is 750,000. The shares may be authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares.

Available Awards. Awards of Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted under the Plan. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options.

Made Available. An item shall be considered “made available” to a Party hereto, to the extent such phrase appears in this Agreement, only if such item posted by the Company or its representatives in the Data Room as of ​, Eastern Time, at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Execution Date.

Reference Investment Funds Available. The Company and the Recordkeeper will maintain records in respect of the Accounts of each Participant which measure in accordance with the elections made by such Participant in respect of his or her Deferred Amounts the earnings, gains and losses attributable to such Deferred Amounts as though invested in one or more of the Reference Investment Funds within the categories described below, as specifically selected by the Compensation Committee and identified at [Annex I] to the Plan:

Valid Issuance; Available Shares. All of such issued and outstanding shares are duly authorized and have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.