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	16 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
		2,172,095	0.15%	4,147,549	0.28%
(2)	Derivatives (other than options):
		2,085,765	0.14%	956,601	0.06%
(3)	Options and agreements to
	purchase/sell:	1,407,700	0.10%	1,362,100	0.09%
(4)	TOTAL:
		5,665,560	0.38%	6,466,250	0.44%

(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	82.5300 USD
Purchase	11	82.6700 USD
Purchase	23	83.2400 USD
Purchase	60	82.8100 USD
Purchase	77	81.7648 USD
Purchase	100	81.8150 USD
Purchase	100	82.0600 USD
Purchase	100	82.6850 USD
Purchase	105	83.5800 USD
Purchase	116	82.5395 USD
Purchase	160	81.8062 USD
Purchase	177	82.8488 USD
Purchase	200	83.1050 USD
Purchase	200	82.3400 USD
Purchase	200	82.2950 USD
Purchase	200	82.7800 USD
Purchase	250	81.9720 USD
Purchase	300	82.4166 USD
Purchase	348	82.2974 USD
Purchase	400	82.9675 USD
Purchase	400	82.4675 USD
Purchase	448	82.7300 USD
Purchase	451	82.3407 USD
Purchase	500	82.2660 USD
Purchase	500	82.0140 USD
Purchase	572	82.2737 USD
Purchase	800	82.3412 USD
Purchase	896	82.3579 USD
Purchase	1,300	82.1107 USD
Purchase	1,399	82.7051 USD
Purchase	1,620	82.2126 USD
Purchase	2,288	82.2839 USD
Purchase	3,400	82.1300 USD
Purchase	3,794	82.2053 USD
Purchase	3,800	82.6134 USD
Purchase	4,330	82.0316 USD
Purchase	4,674	83.2612 USD
Purchase	4,725	82.1812 USD
Purchase	5,000	82.2284 USD
Purchase	5,489	82.2344 USD
Purchase	6,000	83.0355 USD
Purchase	6,200	82.4740 USD
Purchase	7,943	81.8582 USD
Purchase	8,635	82.1470 USD
Purchase	9,241	82.1510 USD
Purchase	11,610	82.2739 USD
Purchase	11,686	82.1557 USD
Purchase	17,115	81.8600 USD
Purchase	18,250	82.2953 USD
Purchase	24,000	82.0994 USD
Purchase	33,392	82.2986 USD
Purchase	34,181	82.7316 USD
Purchase	49,302	82.0636 USD
Purchase	51,603	82.4959 USD
Purchase	62,785	82.5539 USD
Purchase	86,050	82.0065 USD
Purchase	91,100	82.4115 USD
Purchase	102,854	82.6506 USD
Sale	1	82.2300 USD
Sale	1	82.5300 USD
Sale	30	83.1900 USD
Sale	60	82.8100 USD
Sale	62	82.3304 USD
Sale	100	82.9500 USD
Sale	100	82.5600 USD
Sale	100	82.2400 USD
Sale	100	82.1600 USD
Sale	100	82.1400 USD
Sale	100	82.0200 USD
Sale	100	81.9900 USD
Sale	100	81.9800 USD
Sale	100	81.9000 USD
Sale	100	81.8400 USD
Sale	100	83.4350 USD
Sale	100	83.2500 USD
Sale	100	82.9700 USD
Sale	105	83.5800 USD
Sale	153	82.7867 USD
Sale	156	82.0392 USD
Sale	165	83.4757 USD
Sale	168	82.5500 USD
Sale	180	82.8500 USD
Sale	200	83.5000 USD
Sale	200	82.9250 USD
Sale	200	83.4500 USD
Sale	200	83.4575 USD
Sale	200	82.9925 USD
Sale	200	83.2300 USD
Sale	200	83.2799 USD
Sale	200	83.3000 USD
Sale	200	83.3150 USD
Sale	200	83.4450 USD
Sale	200	82.0100 USD
Sale	215	82.3555 USD
Sale	300	82.4366 USD
Sale	300	82.3783 USD
Sale	300	82.1866 USD
Sale	300	83.4766 USD
Sale	300	82.9600 USD
Sale	302	82.0530 USD
Sale	330	82.0436 USD
Sale	400	82.0500 USD
Sale	400	82.0400 USD
Sale	500	82.4450 USD
Sale	500	82.1060 USD
Sale	500	82.7150 USD
Sale	500	83.2760 USD
Sale	501	82.4003 USD
Sale	572	82.2737 USD
Sale	800	83.4512 USD
Sale	800	82.0175 USD
Sale	800	82.9193 USD
Sale	907	83.2389 USD
Sale	1,000	82.0207 USD
Sale	1,000	82.2600 USD
Sale	1,085	82.6060 USD
Sale	1,100	81.9627 USD
Sale	1,201	82.2402 USD
Sale	1,204	81.8441 USD
Sale	1,218	82.4709 USD
Sale	1,344	82.0426 USD
Sale	1,426	82.0190 USD
Sale	1,730	83.0415 USD
Sale	1,997	82.4494 USD
Sale	2,100	82.7966 USD
Sale	2,337	83.2612 USD
Sale	2,442	82.1483 USD
Sale	2,471	82.0023 USD
Sale	2,600	82.2992 USD
Sale	2,600	82.0273 USD
Sale	2,667	82.2283 USD
Sale	2,713	82.5319 USD
Sale	2,923	82.2065 USD
Sale	2,941	82.0868 USD
Sale	3,121	82.3656 USD
Sale	3,263	83.0035 USD
Sale	3,400	82.1300 USD
Sale	3,495	83.0579 USD
Sale	3,563	82.3380 USD
Sale	3,572	82.0924 USD
Sale	3,623	82.3866 USD
Sale	3,782	82.3347 USD
Sale	3,829	82.9868 USD
Sale	4,163	82.1263 USD
Sale	4,303	83.0846 USD
Sale	4,458	82.0937 USD
Sale	4,624	82.0439 USD
Sale	4,922	82.3413 USD
Sale	4,983	82.1874 USD
Sale	5,400	82.3293 USD
Sale	5,500	82.3453 USD
Sale	5,879	82.4416 USD
Sale	6,798	82.0645 USD
Sale	8,280	81.8558 USD
Sale	9,500	83.5625 USD
Sale	10,160	81.8600 USD
Sale	10,384	82.8072 USD
Sale	10,737	82.3369 USD
Sale	11,300	82.3871 USD
Sale	12,841	82.0177 USD
Sale	13,100	83.0158 USD
Sale	15,713	82.8754 USD
Sale	17,338	82.3548 USD
Sale	32,643	82.2818 USD
Sale	41,500	82.3131 USD
Sale	42,900	82.7230 USD
Sale	46,000	82.5142 USD
Sale	77,149	82.2009 USD
Sale	92,900	82.3746 USD
Sale	135,630	82.1088 USD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product name, e.g. CFD	Nature of transaction (Note 6)	Number of relevant securities (Note 7)	Price per unit (Note 5)

(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	1,200	75 USD	American	15 Jan 2021	13.2416 USD
Call Option	Purchasing	100	93 USD	American	15 May 2020	0.6000 USD
Call Option	Purchasing	1,100	95 USD	American	19 Jun 2020	1.0090 USD
Call Option	Purchasing	100	95 USD	American	15 Jan 2021	4.2000 USD
Call Option	Purchasing	200	105 USD	American	15 May 2020	0.0300 USD
Call Option	Purchasing	100	105 USD	American	15 Jan 2021	1.9000 USD
Call Option	Purchasing	400	115 USD	American	15 Jan 2021	0.9350 USD
Call Option	Selling	600	80 USD	American	15 May 2020	5.2000 USD
Call Option	Selling	1,700	90 USD	American	15 May 2020	1.0223 USD
Call Option	Selling	500	90 USD	American	18 Sep 2020	4.0500 USD
Call Option	Selling	1,300	93 USD	American	15 May 2020	0.5000 USD
Call Option	Selling	200	95 USD	American	15 May 2020	0.3000 USD
Call Option	Selling	2,600	98 USD	American	15 May 2020	0.1538 USD
Put Option	Purchasing	100	60 USD	American	19 Jun 2020	0.6500 USD
Put Option	Purchasing	4,900	63 USD	American	19 Jun 2020	0.7581 USD
Put Option	Purchasing	900	75 USD	American	15 May 2020	1.5000 USD
Put Option	Purchasing	800	75 USD	American	18 Sep 2020	4.6000 USD
Put Option	Purchasing	300	80 USD	American	15 May 2020	3.0000 USD
Put Option	Purchasing	300	80 USD	American	19 Jun 2020	4.1500 USD
Put Option	Purchasing	1,000	80 USD	American	15 Jan 2021	9.8000 USD
Put Option	Purchasing	700	85 USD	American	15 May 2020	4.8642 USD
Put Option	Purchasing	800	85 USD	American	19 Jun 2020	6.6000 USD
Put Option	Purchasing	400	88 USD	American	19 Jun 2020	7.8650 USD
Put Option	Selling	700	70 USD	American	15 Jan 2021	5.8500 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:	17 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	10,800	87.5000	American	May 15, 2020
Put Options	Written	99,000	60.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	1,800	70.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Put Options	Written	2,500	70.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Written	8,100	80.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	5,500	97.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Purchased	6,300	105.0000	American	Apr 17, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	2,800	115.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Written	-3,700	130.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-48,100	85.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-5,000	47.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Written	-1,900	135.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-3,000	135.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-1,100	82.5000	American	Jan 21, 2022
Put Options	Purchased	-10,200	50.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-1,500	50.0000	American	Jan 21, 2022
Call Options	Written	-2,800	120.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-5,000	80.0000	American	Jan 21, 2022
Put Options	Written	5,700	57.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Purchased	10,900	95.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	2,800	72.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	301,500	60.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Purchased	8,700	95.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Written	5,200	75.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Written	-5,700	95.0000	American	Apr 17, 2020
Call Options	Written	-6,900	105.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Call Options	Written	-6,400	125.0000	American	Aug 21, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-4,200	55.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-34,500	95.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-20,100	85.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-31,200	62.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-21,800	110.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Written	34,400	90.0000	American	Aug 21, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	4,300	70.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	7,600	75.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	8,400	97.5000	American	May 15, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	1,400	97.5000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-2,600	110.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-6,000	90.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-3,900	50.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-4,700	40.0000	American	Jan 21, 2022
Call Options	Written	-4,800	100.0000	American	Apr 17, 2020
Call Options	Written	-600	92.5000	American	May 15, 2020
Call Options	Written	-5,700	110.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-1,600	50.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Written	-800	75.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Written	100	90.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	1,200	92.5000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	11,200	90.0000	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	200	80.0000	American	Aug 21, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	3,900	90.0000	American	Aug 21, 2020
Put Options	Written	175,700	80.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Written	800	85.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Put Options	Written	26,900	57.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	150,000	65.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	3,000	67.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Purchased	3,000	80.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Put Options	Written	1,800	70.0000	American	Aug 21, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	3,200	55.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Purchased	5,000	87.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-352,300	87.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-600	70.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-3,100	60.0000	American	Apr 24, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-14,000	67.5000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Written	-3,700	90.0000	American	Apr 17, 2020
Call Options	Written	-77,300	70.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-2,200	40.0000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Written	-50,000	92.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-5,000	42.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	14,700	90.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Put Options	Written	1,800	77.5000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	1,100	60.0000	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	Written	-100	77.5000	American	May 15, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-600	77.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-5,100	55.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-1,300	80.0000	American	Apr 17, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-11,100	95.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-5,000	60.0000	American	Aug 21, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-2,100	100.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-70,000	67.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-200	72.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-2,300	35.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-2,700	125.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-2,800	115.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Written	-5,200	130.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	400	75.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Written	1,500	62.5000	American	May 15, 2020
Put Options	Written	90,000	50.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	1,800	57.5000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Written	-1,200	72.5000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-10,200	72.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-1,700	115.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-7,400	75.0000	American	Apr 17, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-100,000	92.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-17,100	95.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-5,100	77.5000	American	Apr 17, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-1,900	40.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Written	1,500	67.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	9,300	72.5000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Put Options	Written	275,000	70.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Purchased	11,100	80.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	22,400	90.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Written	7,900	87.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Written	100	85.0000	American	Jan 21, 2022
Call Options	Written	-100	77.5000	American	Sep 18, 2020
Call Options	Written	-2,200	95.0000	American	Aug 21, 2020
Call Options	Written	-15,800	105.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-100	40.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Put Options	Purchased	-100	77.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Written	-6,300	100.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	1,700	57.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Purchased	6,200	82.5000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Purchased	500	85.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Written	2,900	92.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Written	14,500	72.5000	American	May 15, 2020
Call Options	Written	-1,400	82.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Put Options	Purchased	-250,000	85.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-60,000	87.5000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-6,000	140.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021
Call Options	Written	-200	85.0000	American	Aug 21, 2020
Call Options	Written	-6,100	120.0000	American	Jun 19, 2020
Call Options	Written	-4,200	110.0000	American	May 15, 2020
Call Options	Written	-4,500	95.0000	American	Jan 15, 2021

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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