ROLLS-ROYCE LEASES 404,000 SQUARE FEET IN INDIANAPOLIS

INDIANAPOLIS — Rolls-Royce has signed a long-term lease to occupy 404,000 square feet of office space in the former Eli Lilly Faris campus at 450 Meridian St. in Indianapolis. The four-building complex will be renamed Rolls-Royce Meridian Center. The company plans to consolidate 2,500 employees from various Indianapolis locations into the new campus beginning in April. The $58 million campus was constructed in 2001 and features a conference center, a cafeteria, a fitness center and parking facilities. Michael Cook, Dave Byard and Eric Steiner of UGL Services represented Rolls-Royce in the transaction. Jeff Luebker and Zane Brown of CB Richard Ellis represented the landlord, Eli Lilly & Co., in the transaction. Terms of the lease were not released.