EXHIBIT 32. Section 1350 Certification

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Eli Lilly and Company, an Indiana corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify that, to the best of their knowledge:

The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 (the “Form 10-Q”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	July 27, 2012	/s/John C. Lechleiter
		John C. Lechleiter, Ph.D.
		Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Date:	July 27, 2012	/s/Derica W. Rice
		Derica W. Rice
		Executive Vice President, Global Services, and Chief     Financial Officer