SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GONZALEZ RICHARD A (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 N. WAUKEGAN ROAD (Street) NORTH CHICAGO IL 60064 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AbbVie Inc. [ ABBV ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/09/2021
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	12/09/2021		M		174,100	A	$61.36	550,697	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	12/09/2021		S		64,476	D	$122.8012(1)	486,221	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	12/09/2021		S		109,624	D	$123.4758(2)	376,597	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value								17,615(3)	I	By Spouse
Common Stock, $0.01 par value								5,900(3)	I	By Step-daughter
Common Stock, $0.01 par value								5,900(3)	I	By Step-son

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option (Right To Buy)(4)	$0	12/09/2021		M			174,100	02/16/2018	02/15/2027	Common Stock	174,100	$61.36	87,050	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $122.19 to $123.18 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide AbbVie Inc., any security holder of AbbVie Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

2. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $123.19 to $123.48 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide AbbVie Inc., any security holder of AbbVie Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

3. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

4. Employee stock option granted pursuant to the AbbVie 2013 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3.

Remarks:

The option exercise and sale transactions were made pursuant to a previously adopted plan complying with Rule 10b5-1(c).

	Steven L. Scrogham, attorney-in-fact for Richard A. Gonzalez	12/10/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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