EXHIBIT 11. STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE (Unaudited) Eli Lilly and Company and Subsidiaries Three Months Ended March 31, -------------------------------- 1998 1997 ---- ---- BASIC: Net income ............................................... $ 521.1 $ 432.6 Preferred stock dividends ................................ (.6) (.6) --------- --------- Adjusted net income ...................................... 520.5 432.0 Average number of common shares outstanding .............. 1,101.1 1,098.9 Contingently issuable shares ............................. 1.2 1.7 --------- --------- Adjusted average shares .................................. 1,102.3 1,100.6 --------- --------- --------- --------- Basic earnings per share ................................. $ .47 $ .39 --------- --------- --------- --------- DILUTED: Net income ............................................... $ 521.1 $ 432.6 Preferred stock dividends ................................ (.6) (.6) --------- --------- Adjusted net income ...................................... 520.5 432.0 Average number of common shares outstanding .............. 1,101.1 1,098.9 Incremental shares - stock options and contingently issuable shares .......................... 29.5 26.6 --------- --------- Adjusted average shares .................................. 1,130.6 1,125.5 --------- --------- --------- --------- Diluted earnings per share ............................... $ .46 $ .38 --------- --------- --------- --------- Dollars in millions except per share data. Shares in millions.