<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001179110-17-015664.txt : 20171219
<SEC-HEADER>0001179110-17-015664.hdr.sgml : 20171219
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20171219180930
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001179110-17-015664
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171218
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171219
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171219

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RICHMOND TIMOTHY J.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001563523

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35565
		FILM NUMBER:		171265179

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 N. WAUKEGAN ROAD
		CITY:			NORTH CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60064

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AbbVie Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001551152
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				320375147
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 NORTH WAUKEGAN ROAD
		CITY:			NORTH CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60064
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(847) 932-7900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 NORTH WAUKEGAN ROAD
		CITY:			NORTH CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60064
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<SEQUENCE>1
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    <periodOfReport>2017-12-18</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001551152</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>AbbVie Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ABBV</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>RICHMOND TIMOTHY J.</rptOwnerName>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>SVP, Human Resources</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common stock, $0.01 par value</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-12-18</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>M</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>87040</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>35.88</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>113118</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common stock, $0.01 par value</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-12-18</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>26078</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Option (right to buy)</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>35.88</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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                    <value>87040</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2016-02-14</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2023-02-13</value>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>87040</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $98.13 to $98.86, 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.</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.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>These transactions were made pursuant to a previously adopted plan complying with Rule 10b5-1(c).</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Steven L. Scrogham, attorney-in-fact for Timothy J. Richmond</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-12-19</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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