UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 4, 2018

 

ABBVIE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

001-35565

 

32-0375147

(State or other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 


 

1 North Waukegan Road

North Chicago, Illinois 60064-6400

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (847) 932-7900

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o                 Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o                  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o                  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o                  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company                                              o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.       o

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

AbbVie Inc. (“AbbVie”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 4, 2018.  The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.

 

(1)                                 The stockholders elected AbbVie’s Class III Directors with terms expiring in 2021, as follows:

 

Name

 

For

 

Against

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Roxanne S. Austin

 

1,136,868,599

 

13,161,295

 

260,703,800

 

Richard A. Gonzalez

 

1,115,140,717

 

34,889,177

 

260,703,800

 

Rebecca B. Roberts

 

1,139,178,279

 

10,851,615

 

260,703,800

 

Glenn F. Tilton

 

1,129,746,144

 

20,283,750

 

260,703,800

 

 

(2)                                 The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as AbbVie’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

1,397,789,476

 

9,779,337

 

3,164,881

 

 

(3)                                 The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of AbbVie’s named executive officers listed in the proxy statement for the 2018 annual meeting, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

1,091,537,665

 

52,278,080

 

6,214,149

 

260,703,800

 

 

(4)                                 The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the vote to approve the compensation of AbbVie’s named executive officers, as follows:

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

1,119,508,603

 

5,474,102

 

19,509,034

 

5,538,155

 

260,703,800

 

 

(5)                                 The stockholders did not approve the management proposal regarding amendment of the certificate of incorporation for the annual election of directors, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

1,142,267,330

 

4,446,678

 

3,315,886

 

260,703,800

 

 

(6)                                 The stockholders did not approve the management proposal regarding amendment of the certificate of incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

1,139,337,651

 

7,165,827

 

3,526,416

 

260,703,800

 

 

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(7)                                 The stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal to issue a lobbying report, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

272,992,743

 

848,877,882

 

28,159,269

 

260,703,800

 

 

(8)                                 The stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal to separate chair and CEO, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

441,926,892

 

702,905,620

 

5,197,382

 

260,703,800

 

 

(9)                                 The stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal to issue an annual Compensation Committee report on drug pricing, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

247,879,964

 

887,590,325

 

14,559,605

 

260,703,800

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

ABBVIE INC.

 

 

Date:   May 8, 2018

By:

/s/ Laura J. Schumacher

 

 

Laura J. Schumacher

 

 

Executive Vice President, External Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

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