2023 Year in Review: Helping More People Get Better
[Anticipatory music plays in the background]
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[A clip of a teen in a pool reaching up and hugging his coach on the edge of the pool.]
Narrator: You'll get better
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[A woman with obesity looks upset and is talking with another woman in a public restroom.]
Narrator: when you're not blamed
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[A man looks in the mirror and buttons up his shirt.]
Narrator: for a condition you can't control.
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[Two women sit in an older pickup truck, the woman with nasal cannula grabs the hand of the other woman in support.]
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[The camera pans across a young Black girl who sits in a dimly lit bedroom.]
Narrator: You'll get better
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[A doctor's office setting where the female doctor is speaking to two females across a desk. The two women listening to the doctor hold hands.]
Narrator: when your care
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[The camera pans across an older Black man with white hair sitting at a table.]
Narrator: doesn't depend on your income.
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[The camera is focused on a parallel bar with a woman's hand gripping it to walk, then pans up to her face marked with determination.]
0:24
[A physical therapist in wet gear coaches a young man on a water bicycle in a pool.]
Narrator: You'll get better
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[Camera pans across a scene with a frustrated young man in a hospital bed with a woman by his side.]
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[Camera shows a woman wearing a hospital gown and cap, then switches to her hand pushing the pain medication button, and a nurse pulling the curtain around her hospital bed.]
Narrator: when your pain isn't minimized, dismissed, forgotten.
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[A Black mother and daughter sit on a couch side-by-side, the daughter looks at her mother supportively.]
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[Camera returns to the woman walking with the parallel bars next to her physical therapist who is cheering her on.]
0:39
[Camera returns to the young man in the pool looking determined and talking to his coach, who is cradling the swimmer's neck in his hands.]
Narrator: We will never
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[Camera returns to the woman in the hospital bed wearing the gown and cap, and she's smiling.]
0:42
[Close-up shot of a woman with her eyes closed and her hands clasped under her chin.]
Narrator: stop trying
0:43
[Red screen with "GET BETTER" letters cut out to show an image of a woman behind them.]
Narrator: to get better.
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[Woman in lab puts on white Lilly lab coat and works with her back to camera.]
Narrator: Because when medicine gets better
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[Flashes through scenes of previous people, they're all smiling and celebrating.]
Narrator: all of us
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[Woman walking using parallel bars slowly removes her shaking hand from the bar to stand on her own, her physical therapist cheering in the background.]
Narrator: can get better.
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[Lilly logo and "A Medicine Company" appear over the last scene.]
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The statements made in the 2023 Year in Review may contain forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions, but actual results may differ materially due to various factors. Words such as “estimate”, “project”, “intend”, “expect”, “believe”, “target”, “anticipate”, "may", "could", "aim", "seek", "will", "continue" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, by their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict or quantify. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements can be found in the “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” sections included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and may be further updated by any subsequent Forms 10-Q or 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company undertakes no duty to update forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law. References to information in this report should not be construed as a characterization regarding the materiality of such information to the company’s financial results or operations. Lilly follows structured processes to collect, evaluate, calculate and validate the environmental, social impact and governance data included in this report. The data presented in this report is collected using various methodologies, which in some instances are based on assumptions and estimates in which there are inherent uncertainties and limitations, such as information collected from third-party sources and operations outside of Lilly’s control. While the company believes such information is reasonably accurate and is based on reasonable principles and methodology, the third-party collection of this data is beyond its direct control. In addition, any changes in methodology may result in material changes to the calculations and may result in the current and previous periods being adjusted. Furthermore, the achievement of certain sustainability goals and targets may be dependent on the actions of Lilly’s partners, suppliers and other third parties, all of which are outside of its control. Certain financial information in this Year in Review is presented on a non-GAAP basis; these non-GAAP measures should be referred to in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Find more detail on Lilly’s environmental, social and governance priorities, strategies and operations at lilly.com.