AbbVie Inc. — Director's Dealing 2021

Feb 23, 2021

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AbbVie Inc. (ABBV)
CIK: 0001551152
Period of Report: 2021-02-18

Reporting Person: Sorg Elaine K. (SVP, US Commercial Operations)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2021-02-18	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	A	4454	—	Acquired	22049	Direct
2021-02-18	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	A	1309	—	Acquired	23358	Direct
2021-02-18	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	A	2530	—	Acquired	25888	Direct
2021-02-18	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	A	6863	—	Acquired	32751	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2021-02-18	Option (right to buy)	$105.92	A	22981	Acquired	2031-02-17	Common stock (22981)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: . Represents shares of AbbVie common stock issued under a performance share award granted to the reporting person on February 15, 2018. The award is subject to performance-vesting restrictions based on earnings per share and relative total shareholder return. The performance-vesting restrictions with respect to these shares were released on the date reported in Column 2 above upon certification of performance goal attainment by the Compensation Committee of AbbVie's Board of Directors. The shares will be issued to the reporting person on February 28, 2021.

F2: Represents shares of AbbVie common stock issued under a performance vesting restricted stock unit award granted to the reporting person on February 15, 2018. The award is subject to performance-vesting restrictions based on a relative return on equity measure. The performance-vesting restrictions with respect to these shares were released on the date reported in Column 2 above upon certification of performance goal attainment by the Compensation Committee of AbbVie's Board of Directors. The shares will be issued to the reporting person on February 28, 2021.

F3: Represents shares of AbbVie common stock issued under a performance vesting restricted stock unit award granted to the reporting person on February 21, 2019. The award is subject to performance-vesting restrictions based on a relative return on equity measure. The performance-vesting restrictions with respect to these shares were released on the date reported in Column 2 above upon certification of performance goal attainment by the Compensation Committee of AbbVie's Board of Directors. The shares will be issued to the reporting person on February 28, 2021.

F4: Represents shares of AbbVie common stock issued under a performance vesting restricted stock unit award granted to the reporting person on February 20, 2020. The award is subject to performance-vesting restrictions based on a relative return on equity measure. The performance-vesting restrictions with respect to these shares were released on the date reported in Column 2 above upon certification of performance goal attainment by the Compensation Committee of AbbVie's Board of Directors. The shares will be issued to the reporting person on February 28, 2021.

F5: 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 becomes exercisable in annual increments of 7,661 on February 18, 2022 7,660 on February 18, 2023, and 7,660 on February 18, 2024.