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* Stewart Jeffrey Ryan (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 NORTH 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) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP, Chief Commercial Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/17/2022
	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	02/17/2022		A		19,209(1)	A	$0	66,313	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	02/17/2022		A		4,176(2)	A	$0	70,489	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	02/17/2022		A		7,486(3)	A	$0	77,975	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	02/17/2022		A		7,710(4)	A	$0	85,685	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	02/17/2022		A		13,837(5)	A	$0	99,522	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value								1,338	I	By spouse in trust(6)

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)(7)	$144.54	02/17/2022		A		37,215		02/17/2023	02/16/2032	Common Stock	37,215	$0	37,215	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of AbbVie common stock issued under a performance share award granted to the reporting person on February 21, 2019. 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, 2022.

2. 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, 2022.

3. 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, 2022.

4. Represents shares of AbbVie common stock issued under a performance vesting restricted stock unit award granted to the reporting person on February 18, 2021. 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, 2022.

5. Represents shares of AbbVie common stock issued under a cliff vesting restricted stock unit award granted to the reporting person on February 17, 2022. The shares will vest in their entirety on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to the reporting person's continued employment at AbbVie on such date.

6. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his spouse.

7. 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 becomes exercisable in annual increments of 12,405 on February 17, 2023, 12,405 on February 17, 2024, and 12,405 on February 17, 2025.

	Steven L. Scrogham, attorney-in-fact for Jeffrey R. Stewart	02/22/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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