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| | <issuerName> AbbVie Inc. </issuerName> |
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| | | <rptOwnerName> Reents Scott T </rptOwnerName> |
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| | | <rptOwnerCity> NORTH CHICAGO </rptOwnerCity> |
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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Employee stock option granted pursuant to the AbbVie 2013 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3. The option became exercisable as to 4,714 shares on 2/16/2018, as to 4,713 shares on 2/16/2019 and as to 4,713 shares on 2/16/2020. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Employee stock option granted pursuant to the AbbVie 2013 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3. The option became exercisable as to 3,936 shares on 2/15/2019, as to 3,937 shares on 2/15/2020 and as to 3,937 shares on 2/15/2021. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F3"> Employee stock option granted pursuant to the AbbVie 2013 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3. The option became exercisable as to 6,490 shares on 2/21/2020, as to 6,490 shares on 2/21/2021 and as to 6,490 shares on 2/21/2022. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F4"> Employee stock option granted pursuant to the AbbVie 2013 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3. The option became exercisable as to 9,547 shares on 2/20/2021, as to 9,547 shares on 2/20/2022 and will become exercisable as to 9,547 shares on 2/20/2023. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F5"> Employee stock option granted pursuant to the AbbVie Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3. The option became exercisable as to 5,176 shares on 2/18/2022, and will become exercisable as to 5,176 shares on 2/18/2023 and as to 5,175 shares on 2/18/2024. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F6"> Employee stock option granted pursuant to the AbbVie Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3. The option will become exercisable as to 3,794 shares on 2/17/2023, as to 3,794 shares on 2/17/2024 and as to 3,795 shares on 2/17/2025. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> Steven L. Scrogham, attorney-in-fact for Scott T. Reents </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2022-07-08 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
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