AbbVie Inc. - Form 8.1 - Statement of Stock Purchase by Director

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., March 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie issued the following forms today.

                
            
              IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL




                        DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a) AND (b)(i) OF
                             THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997,
                                     TAKEOVER RULES, 2013




                         DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREES OR PARTIES
                         ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THEM FOR THEMSELVES
                                OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS


       
     1.  
                KEY INFORMATION


          Name of person dealing (Note 1)           
     AbbVie Inc.

    ---


       
     Company dealt in                          
     AbbVie Inc.

    ---

          Class of relevant security to which the     Common shares, par value
           dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)    $0.01 per share

    ---


       
     Date of dealing                             28 February 2020

    ---


       
     2.  
                INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS



       
     (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)


                                                                                                   Long             Short



                                                                                                   Number                 (%) Number (%)

                                                                                                                                      ---


       
     (1) Relevant securities                                                                     N/A

    ---


       
     (2) Derivatives (other than options)                                                        N/A

    ---


       
     (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                                                 N/A

    ---


       
     Total                                                                                       N/A

    ---



       
     (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) N/A



       
     Class of relevant security:                                                            Long                         Short

    ---

                                                                                                 Number                             (%) Number (%)




       
     (1) Relevant securities

    ---


       
     (2) Derivatives (other than options)

    ---


       
     (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

    ---


       
     Total

    ---



       
                3.  
                DEALINGS (Note 4)



       
                (a) Purchases and sales


                     Purchase/sale                      Number of relevant securities Price per unit (Note 5)

    ---                                                                                                   ---


       Share buyback                                                       2,452,782                  $83.654

    ---


       
     (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)


          Product name,          
              
                Nature of transaction 
     
       Number of relevant securities 
     
       Price per unit
                     e.g. CFD    
              
              (Note 6)                
     
     (Note 7)                        
     
     (Note 5)

    ---



       
     (c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities



       
     (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


          Product name,         
              
                Writing, selling,     
              
            Number of securities 
         
     Exercise 
              
      Type, e.g. American,      Expiry 
              
          Option money
          e.g. call option      purchasing,                                   to which the option                      price            European etc.                      date        paid/received
                                varying etc.                                  relates (Note 7)                                                                                         per unit (Note 5)

    ---                                                                                                                                                                                                               ---



       
     (ii) Exercising


          Product name,               
     
     Number of securities 
            
     Exercise price per unit
                     e.g. call option                          (Note 5)

    ---



       
            (d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)


                 Nature of transaction                                       Details   
              
     Price per unit

       (Note 8)                                                                       
              
     (if applicable) (Note 5)

    ---


                            4.  OTHER INFORMATION


                            Agreements, arrangements or
                             understandings relating to options or
                             derivatives

    ---

               Full details of any agreement,
                arrangement or understanding between the
                person disclosing and any other person
                relating to the voting rights of any
                relevant securities under any option
                referred to on this form or relating to
                the voting rights or future acquisition
                or disposal of any relevant securities
                to which any derivative referred to on
                this form is referenced. If none, this
                should be stated.

    ---



       
     Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                            YES/NO
     SQRT



       
     Date of disclosure                                      
     2 March 2020

    ---


       
     Contact name                                              Steven L. Scrogham

    ---


       
     Telephone number                                        
     847-938-6166

    ---


       
     Name of offeree/offeror with which acting in concert    
     AbbVie Inc.

    ---


       
     Specify category and nature of acting in concert status 
     AbbVie Inc.

    ---


       
     1.  
              
              KEY
               
              INFORMATION



       
     Name of person dealing (Note 1)                                                    Richard Gonzalez

    ---


       
     Company dealt in                                                                 
     AbbVie Inc.

    ---

          Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)   Common shares, par value
                                                                                              $0.01 per share

    ---

          Date
                 
                of
                 
                dealing                21 February 2020

    ---


       
     2.  
                INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS



       
     (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)


                                                                                                                              Long     Short



                                                                                                      
              
                Number         (%) Number (%)

                                                                                                                                                         ---


       
     (1) Relevant securities                                                                                523,561 Common Shares
                                                                                                                  (0.0004%)

    ---

          (2)
                 
                Derivatives
                 
                (other
              than
                 
                options)                                                                              N/A

    ---


       
     (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                                                            1,161,286 options
                                                                                                                  (0.0008%)

    ---


       
     Total                                                                                                    1,684,847 (0.0011%)

    ---



       
     (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) N/A



       
     Class of relevant security:                                                                                           Long   Short

    ---

                                                                                                                       
          
     Number       (%) 
     
     Number (%)




       
     (1) Relevant securities

    ---

          (2)
                 
                Derivatives
                 
                (other
                 
                than
                       
                options)

    ---


       
     (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

    ---


       
     Total

    ---



       
                3.  
                DEALINGS (Note 4)



       
                (a) Purchases and sales

    ---

                     Purchase/sale        
              
                Number of relevant securities 
     
     Price per unit (Note 5)

    ---                                                                                                                     ---

        Issue of common shares
         pursuant to AbbVie equity
         award plans                      
              200,262 common shares                                                   $0

    ---                                                                                                                     ---

        Gift of common shares             
              3,675 common shares                                                     $0

    ---                                                                                                                     ---


       
     (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)


          Product name,         
              
                Nature of transaction 
     
       Number of relevant securities 
     
       Price per unit
                     e.g.
                         CFD    
              
              (Note 6)                
     
     (Note 7)                        
     
     (Note 5)

    ---



       
     (c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities



       
     (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    ---

          Product                                                 Writing,
       
     selling,              Number
               
             of
                 name,                                                                                     securities                
     
           Exercise              Type,
     
     e.g.        Expiry              Option
     
     money
                     e.g.                                                                  to
                 
              which
                         call                                                                  the
                 
              option
                                option    
                purchasing,                                                                   
       price          
     American,                
     date        
     paid/received
                                          
                varying etc.                      
     relates (Note 7)                                             
     European etc.                          
     per unit (Note 5)

    ---                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ---



       
     (ii) Exercising

    ---

          Product name,               
     
     Number of securities 
            
     Exercise price per unit
                     e.g.

                                 call


                          option                               (Note 5)

    ---



       
       (d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

    ---

            Nature
                 
                of
                       transaction                                                Details         Price
             
                per
     
     unit

       
     (Note 8)                                                                          
     
     
            (if applicable) (Note 5)

    ---



       
                4.  OTHER INFORMATION



       
                Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    ---

        Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
         referenced. If none, this should be stated.

    ---



       
     Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                                             YES/NO
        SQRT



       
     Date of disclosure                                                                       
     2 March 2020

    ---


       
     Contact
                 
                name                                                     Steven L. Scrogham

    ---


       
     Telephone
                 
                number                                               
     847-938-6166

    ---

          Name
                 
                of
                 
            offeree/offeror
       
            with
           which
                 
                acting
                 
            in
            
       concert     
     AbbVie Inc.

    ---


       
     Specify category and nature of acting in concert status                                    Director of AbbVie Inc.

    ---


       
     1.  
                KEY INFORMATION


          Name of person dealing (Note 1)             Richard Gonzalez

    ---


       
     Company dealt in                          
     AbbVie Inc.

    ---

          Class of relevant security to which the     Common shares, par value
           dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)    $0.01 per share

    ---


       
     Date of dealing                             28 February 2020

    ---


       
     2.  
                INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS



       
     (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)


                                                                                                   Long             Short



                                                                                                   Number                 (%) Number (%)

                                                                                                                                      ---


       
     (1) Relevant securities                                                     434,843 Common Shares
                                                                                       (0.0004%)

    ---


       
     (2) Derivatives (other than options)                                                          N/A

    ---


       
     (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                                 1,161,286 options
                                                                                       (0.0008%)

    ---


       
     Total                                                                         1,596,128 (0.0011%)

    ---



       
     (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) N/A



       
     Class of relevant security:                                                            Long                         Short

    ---

                                                                                                 Number                             (%) Number (%)




       
     (1) Relevant securities

    ---


       
     (2) Derivatives (other than options)

    ---


       
     (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

    ---


       
     Total

    ---



       
                3.  DEALINGS (Note 4)



       
                (a) Purchases and sales


                     Purchase/sale        
      
                Number of relevant securities 
     
     Price per unit (Note 5)

    ---

        Withholding of common
         shares to satisfy tax
         obligations                      
      88,719 common shares                                                   $0

    ---

        (b) Derivatives
         transactions (other than
         options transactions)


        Product name,             
     
       Nature of transaction 
     
       Number of relevant securities 
     
       Price per unit
                   e.g. CFD       
     
     (Note 6)                
     
     (Note 7)                        
     
     (Note 5)

    ---



       
     (c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities



       
     (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


          Product name,         
              
                Writing, selling,     
              
                Number of securities 
         
     Exercise 
              
      Type, e.g. American,      Expiry 
              
          Option money
          e.g. call option      purchasing,                                   to which the                                 price            European etc.                      date        paid/received
                                varying etc.                                  option relates (Note 7)                                                                                      per unit (Note 5)

    ---                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ---



       
     (ii) Exercising


          Product name,               Number of securities 
              
          Exercise price
                     e.g. call option                      per unit (Note 5)

    ---



       
            (d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)


                 Nature of transaction               
              
                Details       
           
     Price per unit

       (Note 8)                                                                           
           
     (if applicable) (Note 5)

    ---


                            4.  OTHER INFORMATION


                            Agreements, arrangements or
                             understandings relating to options or
                             derivatives

    ---

                Full details of any agreement,
                 arrangement or understanding between the
                 person disclosing and any other person
                 relating to the voting rights of any
                 relevant securities under any option
                 referred to on this form or relating to
                 the voting rights or future acquisition
                 or disposal of any relevant securities
                 to which any derivative referred to on
                 this form is referenced. If none, this
                 should be stated.

    ---



       
     Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                            YES/NO
        SQRT



       
     Date of disclosure                                      
     2 March 2020

    ---


       
     Contact name                                              Steven L. Scrogham

    ---


       
     Telephone number                                        
     847-938-6166

    ---


       
     Name of offeree/offeror with which acting in concert    
     AbbVie Inc.

    ---


       
     Specify category and nature of acting in concert status   Director of AbbVie Inc.

    ---

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