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<ownershipDocument> |
| <schemaVersion> X0508 </schemaVersion> |
| <documentType> 4 </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2023-09-30 </periodOfReport> |
| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0001551152 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> AbbVie Inc. </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> ABBV </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001171780 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> RAPP EDWARD J </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 1 N. WAUKEGAN ROAD </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> NORTH CHICAGO </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> IL </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 60064 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> true </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> false </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> false </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> false </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle></officerTitle> |
| | | <otherText></otherText> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
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| <nonDerivativeTable></nonDerivativeTable> |
| <derivativeTable> |
| | <derivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Stock Equivalent Units </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 149.06 </value> |
| </conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2023-09-30 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> A </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 259 </value> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 149.06 </value> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> A </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </exerciseDate> |
| | | <expirationDate> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </expirationDate> |
| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 259 </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityShares> |
| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 24750 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value></value> |
| </natureOfOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </derivativeTransaction> |
| | </derivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Director fees credited to a stock equivalent unit account under a grantor trust established by the director and paid, in cash, generally at age 65 or upon retirement from the board. The stock equivalent units earn the same return as if the fees were invested in AbbVie stock. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Balance includes stock equivalent units acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> T.O. Odutayo, attorney-in-fact for Edward J. Rapp </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2023-10-03 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |