FORM 8.3 - ABBVIE PLC

FORM 8.3 - ABBVIE PLC

BARCLAYS PLC

FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

1. KEY INFORMATION

	Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Barclays PLC.
	Company dealt in	ABBVIE INC
	Class of relevant security to which the	ORD
	dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
	Date of dealing	27 April 2020

2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:		ORD
		Long		Short
		Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities
		2,414,170	0.16%	4,097,401	0.28%
(2)	Derivatives (other than options):
		2,200,045	0.15%	722,501	0.05%
(3)	Options and agreements to
	purchase/sell:	1,286,300	0.09%	1,308,000	0.09%
(4)	TOTAL:
		5,900,515	0.40%	6,127,902	0.41%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Long			Short
	Number		(%)	Number		(%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total

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1. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of relevant securities	Price per unit
Purchase	1	84.0400 USD
Purchase	5	84.1400 USD
Purchase	57	84.4600 USD
Purchase	100	84.3600 USD
Purchase	100	84.1300 USD
Purchase	100	84.5800 USD
Purchase	100	84.3100 USD
Purchase	101	84.5506 USD
Purchase	200	84.3000 USD
Purchase	200	84.2650 USD
Purchase	300	84.2666 USD
Purchase	300	84.5500 USD
Purchase	327	84.1476 USD
Purchase	350	84.2485 USD
Purchase	400	84.6250 USD
Purchase	400	84.4100 USD
Purchase	400	84.4050 USD
Purchase	400	84.4200 USD
Purchase	400	84.4303 USD
Purchase	400	84.4312 USD
Purchase	453	84.4732 USD
Purchase	700	84.6028 USD
Purchase	700	84.4528 USD
Purchase	800	84.4146 USD
Purchase	912	84.2167 USD
Purchase	1,007	84.6030 USD
Purchase	1,131	84.6373 USD
Purchase	1,200	84.3158 USD
Purchase	1,207	84.6219 USD
Purchase	1,210	84.4631 USD
Purchase	1,400	84.5721 USD
Purchase	1,400	84.3500 USD
Purchase	1,625	84.2275 USD
Purchase	1,729	84.5872 USD
Purchase	1,739	84.6148 USD
Purchase	2,100	84.5380 USD
Purchase	2,482	84.5589 USD
Purchase	2,598	84.2725 USD
Purchase	2,615	84.6064 USD
Purchase	2,753	84.5901 USD
Purchase	2,999	84.4810 USD
Purchase	3,303	84.5508 USD
Purchase	3,325	84.1895 USD
Purchase	3,341	84.5499 USD
Purchase	3,618	84.5941 USD
Purchase	4,153	84.5726 USD
Purchase	4,702	84.5570 USD
Purchase	6,570	84.3659 USD
Purchase	6,602	84.3194 USD
Purchase	6,913	84.1475 USD
Purchase	8,300	84.2399 USD
Purchase	8,400	84.6700 USD
Purchase	12,387	84.2080 USD
Purchase	21,600	84.3580 USD
Purchase	22,768	84.1073 USD
Purchase	23,100	84.3456 USD
Purchase	31,863	84.6663 USD
Purchase	47,625	84.6889 USD
Purchase	53,896	84.4754 USD
Purchase	63,902	84.5458 USD
Purchase	111,379	84.6022 USD
Purchase	183,299	84.6900 USD
Sale	1	84.0400 USD
Sale	13	84.3500 USD
Sale	22	84.3400 USD
Sale	84	84.0700 USD
Sale	100	84.0850 USD
Sale	100	84.1700 USD
Sale	101	84.1653 USD
Sale	105	84.1400 USD
Sale	200	84.2650 USD
Sale	200	84.2750 USD
Sale	200	84.3000 USD
Sale	200	84.3050 USD
Sale	200	84.3125 USD
Sale	200	84.3150 USD
Sale	200	84.3325 USD
Sale	200	84.3950 USD
Sale	200	84.4650 USD
Sale	202	84.2800 USD
Sale	287	84.1404 USD
Sale	299	84.2000 USD
Sale	300	84.1000 USD
Sale	300	84.6600 USD
Sale	300	84.3733 USD
Sale	300	84.3700 USD
Sale	300	84.3600 USD
Sale	300	84.5566 USD
Sale	300	84.2666 USD
Sale	300	84.2133 USD
Sale	386	84.3148 USD
Sale	400	84.4750 USD
Sale	400	84.4867 USD
Sale	400	84.5650 USD
Sale	400	84.1540 USD
Sale	400	84.2537 USD
Sale	413	84.1300 USD
Sale	420	84.1428 USD
Sale	432	84.5088 USD
Sale	498	84.2969 USD
Sale	500	84.5260 USD
Sale	500	84.3780 USD
Sale	500	84.5100 USD
Sale	587	84.3987 USD
Sale	603	84.1855 USD
Sale	688	84.5936 USD
Sale	700	84.2589 USD
Sale	800	84.3275 USD
Sale	819	84.1552 USD
Sale	831	84.5041 USD
Sale	900	84.3144 USD
Sale	997	84.1478 USD
Sale	1,000	84.3905 USD
Sale	1,000	84.2090 USD
Sale	1,038	84.4297 USD
Sale	1,100	84.2509 USD
Sale	1,257	84.6627 USD
Sale	1,379	84.2965 USD
Sale	1,462	84.4501 USD
Sale	1,600	84.3228 USD
Sale	1,700	84.6217 USD
Sale	1,800	84.4617 USD
Sale	1,800	84.3511 USD
Sale	1,800	84.3977 USD
Sale	1,802	84.3935 USD
Sale	1,818	84.4732 USD
Sale	1,881	84.3932 USD
Sale	2,046	84.2657 USD
Sale	2,100	84.1050 USD
Sale	2,112	84.4287 USD
Sale	2,167	84.3589 USD
Sale	2,273	84.5382 USD
Sale	2,404	84.4282 USD
Sale	2,471	84.3191 USD
Sale	2,837	84.4862 USD
Sale	3,301	84.3194 USD
Sale	3,573	84.2792 USD
Sale	3,620	84.1475 USD
Sale	4,180	84.4682 USD
Sale	4,772	84.4390 USD
Sale	4,899	84.4315 USD
Sale	6,317	84.4312 USD
Sale	8,400	84.6700 USD
Sale	10,000	84.6064 USD
Sale	10,201	84.6819 USD
Sale	12,019	84.4205 USD
Sale	14,500	84.2930 USD
Sale	17,304	84.4759 USD
Sale	18,500	84.3708 USD
Sale	25,877	84.6900 USD
Sale	26,379	84.6889 USD
Sale	33,894	84.4085 USD
Sale	42,918	84.1670 USD
Sale	87,000	84.6641 USD
Sale	113,729	84.6521 USD
Sale	126,225	84.6896 USD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product Name	Nature of transaction	Number of relevant securities	Price per
			unit
SWAP	Long	45,000	84.4077 USD
SWAP	Short	78,600	84.6900 USD

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product Name	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
	purchasing,	of	price		date	money
	selling,	securities				paid/
	varying etc	to which				received
		option
		relates
Call Option	Purchasing	100	83 USD	American	15 Jan 2021	9.5000 USD
Call Option	Purchasing	100	90 USD	American	15 May 2020	0.6700 USD
Call Option	Selling	200	88 USD	American	15 May 2020	1.4000 USD
Call Option	Selling	100	88 USD	American	19 Jun 2020	3.0500 USD
Call Option	Selling	8,800	90 USD	American	15 May 2020	0.8620 USD
Put Option	Purchasing	2,800	70 USD	American	21 Aug 2020	2.2760 USD
Put Option	Purchasing	600	80 USD	American	15 May 2020	1.5000 USD
Put Option	Selling	3,100	60 USD	American	24 Apr 2020	0.0100 USD
Put Option	Selling	100	70 USD	American	15 May 2020	0.2700 USD

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

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2. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

None

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	YES
Date of disclosure:	28 Apr 2020
Contact name:	Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:	020 3134 7213
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1 AND RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

(This form should be attached to Form 8.1(a) & (b)(i), Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

Product name	Written or	Number of	Exercise	Type	Expiry
	purchased	relevant securities	price		date
		to which the option
		or derivative
		relates
Call Options	Purchased	2,300	87.5000	American	May 15, 2020
Put Options	Written	90,000	60.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	2,800	115.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	5,500	97.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Written	2,100	80.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Put Options	Written	2,500	70.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-5,000	47.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Written	-5,000	80.0000	American	Jan 21, 2022
Call Options	Written	-1,000	90.0000	American	Aug 21, 2020
Call Options	Written	-3,700	130.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-10,200	50.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-6,700	60.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-48,100	85.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-1,500	50.0000	American	Jan 21, 2022
Put Options	Purchased	-3,000	135.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-1,900	135.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-2,800	120.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-1,100	82.5000	American	Jan 21, 2022
Put Options	Written	5,200	75.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Written	300,000	60.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Purchased	5,900	95.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Written	5,700	57.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Purchased	2,800	72.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Written	-6,700	105.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-30,000	62.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-20,100	85.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Written	-21,100	110.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-4,200	55.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-6,400	125.0000	American	Aug 21, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-34,500	95.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	34,400	90.0000	American	Aug 21, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	1,400	97.5000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	4,300	70.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-1,600	50.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-2,600	110.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-700	75.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-5,700	110.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-6,000	90.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-4,700	40.0000	American	Jan 21, 2022
Put Options	Purchased	-3,700	50.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	175,200	80.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Written	200	80.0000	American	Aug 21, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	3,400	87.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	1,200	92.5000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Written	6,600	77.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Purchased	1,400	65.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Written	100	90.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	26,900	57.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	700	85.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	3,200	55.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Written	150,000	65.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	3,000	67.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-14,000	67.5000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-351,800	87.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-5,000	42.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-2,200	40.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Written	-75,900	70.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-50,000	92.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Purchased	14,200	75.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	7,400	87.5000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	1,100	60.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-11,100	95.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-2,100	100.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-2,800	115.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-5,000	55.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Call Options	Written	-2,600	60.0000	American	Aug 21, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-2,300	35.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-1,000	70.0000	American	Aug 21, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-70,000	67.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-2,500	125.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-600	77.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-5,200	130.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	90,000	50.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	1,500	57.5000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	5,000	95.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	1,300	62.5000	American	May 15, 2020
Put Options	Written	300	75.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-1,900	40.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-100,000	92.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-100	70.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Call Options	Written	-1,200	72.5000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-9,300	72.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Written	275,000	70.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Written	9,300	72.5000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Written	22,400	90.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Written	7,800	87.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Written	-100	95.0000	American	Aug 21, 2020
Call Options	Written	-15,800	105.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Written	9,600	72.5000	American	May 15, 2020
Put Options	Written	2,900	92.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Purchased	1,700	57.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-4,200	110.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Call Options	Written	-60,000	87.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-250,000	85.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-6,000	140.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-6,200	80.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Written	-3,800	95.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-1,200	82.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-6,100	120.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell must also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Rules. If in doubt, consult the Panel.

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