Eli Lilly Files Six Lawsuits Against Companies Over Illegal Black-Market Sales of Obesity Drug Retatrutide

Revelation News Editorial DeskAugust 12, 2026

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Eli Lilly filed six lawsuits against U.S. companies it accuses of illegally selling black-market versions of its experimental obesity drug retatrutide.

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Recent SEC-reported share and derivative transactions in ELI LILLY & Co.

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0 discretionary purchases · 0 discretionary sales

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Insiders	Activity	Description	Shares	Avg. price / share	Est. value	Trade date
DirectorSulzberger Gabrielle	Non-informative buy	Common StockCompany grant or award (A)	4.26	—	—	Sep 21, 2026
DirectorLUCIANO JUAN R	Non-informative buy	Common StockCompany grant or award (A)	13.66	—	—	Sep 21, 2026
DirectorFyrwald J Erik	Non-informative buy	Common StockCompany grant or award (A)	8.51	—	—	Sep 21, 2026
DirectorAlvarez Ralph	Non-informative buy	Common StockCompany grant or award (A)	10.66	—	—	Sep 21, 2026
EVP, Global QualitySeymour Melissa	Non-informative sell	Common StockGift or transfer (G)	12	—	—	Sep 9, 2026

As filed with the SEC. Estimated value is shown only for purchases or sales with a positive reported transaction price; awards, gifts and similar activity are not assigned an assumed market value. Amendments may change the record. This is not investment advice.

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Owner	Activity	Change	Shares held	Value (thousands)	Reported
Blackrock, Inc.	Buy	19,273,411 (26.101%)	93,114,973	$107,174,403	6/30/2026
Lilly Endowment Inc	Sell	-1,520,000 (-1.654%)	90,376,978	$104,022,998	6/30/2026
Vanguard Group Inc	Sell	-155,600 (-0.189%)	82,119,557	$94,518,789	12/31/2025
Vanguard Capital Management Llc	Buy	152,945 (0.235%)	65,276,117	$75,132,158	6/30/2026
Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc.	Sell	-6,188 (-0.012%)	51,322,720	$59,071,937	6/30/2026
State Street Corp	Buy	7,748,451 (21.082%)	44,502,808	$51,222,287	6/30/2026
Fmr Llc	Sell	-4,726,101 (-14.238%)	28,466,977	$32,765,206	6/30/2026
Geode Capital Management, Llc	Buy	4,434,551 (19.442%)	27,244,167	$31,357,764	6/30/2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management Llc	Buy	3,988,640 (19.014%)	24,965,667	$28,735,233	6/30/2026
Capital Research Global Investors	Sell	-3,759,507 (-15.262%)	20,873,140	$24,024,775	6/30/2026
Morgan Stanley	Sell	-3,488,932 (-14.81%)	20,069,651	$23,099,968	6/30/2026
Capital World Investors	Sell	-4,551,719 (-22.253%)	15,902,642	$18,303,782	6/30/2026

Settlement date	Short interest	Avg. daily volume	Change vs. previous report	Days to cover
Aug 31, 2026	7,894,476	2,640,226	+20.26%	2.99
Aug 14, 2026	6,564,742	3,106,628	-28.00%	2.11
Jul 31, 2026	9,117,184	2,316,357	-11.30%	3.94
Jul 15, 2026	10,278,892	2,527,511	+9.90%	4.07
Jun 30, 2026	9,353,153	3,624,842	-3.20%	2.58
Jun 15, 2026	9,662,739	3,211,646	-1.36%	3.01
May 29, 2026	9,795,475	3,307,630	+16.19%	2.96
May 15, 2026	8,430,505	3,326,719	+7.23%	2.53

Fiscal quarter	Reported	EPS	Consensus	Surprise
Jun 2026	Aug 5, 2026	8.38	6.01	+39.43%
Mar 2026	Apr 30, 2026	8.55	7.06	+21.1%
Dec 2025	Feb 4, 2026	7.54	6.99	+7.87%
Sep 2025	Oct 30, 2025	7.02	6.02	+16.61%

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