Form 8.3 - ABBVIE INC

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FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a)   Identity of the person whose positions/dealings   Barclays PLC.
  are being disclosed:  
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):  
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

ABBVIE INC

  relevant securities this form relates:  
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
  offeror/offeree:  
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 30 September 2014
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are YES:
they today disclosing, under the Code in respect SHIRE PLC
  of any other party to this offer?  

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:   ORD
  Interests   Short Positions
    Number   (%) Number   (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 5,077,209 0.32% 4,371,773 0.27%
           
(2) Derivatives (other than
options): 3,300,746 0.21% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell: 6,537,300 0.41% 8,602,100 0.54%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 14,954,252 0.94% 12,973,873 0.82%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant   Purchase/sale   Number of   Price per unit
security   securities  
ORD Purchase 3 58.0000 USD
ORD Purchase 6 57.9700 USD
ORD Purchase 35 57.9171 USD
ORD Purchase 53 58.2488 USD
ORD Purchase 100 57.8800 USD
ORD Purchase 100 58.0800 USD
ORD Purchase 100 58.7400 USD
ORD Purchase 100 58.7750 USD
ORD Purchase 200 58.2950 USD
ORD Purchase 200 58.7700 USD
ORD Purchase 229 58.5000 USD
ORD Purchase 241 58.0214 USD
ORD Purchase 261 58.6000 USD
ORD Purchase 300 57.8466 USD
ORD Purchase 300 58.0283 USD
ORD Purchase 400 57.8925 USD
ORD Purchase 476 57.8600 USD
ORD Purchase 500 58.3780 USD
ORD Purchase 586 57.9453 USD
ORD Purchase 600 58.0915 USD
ORD Purchase 625 58.4000 USD
ORD Purchase 700 57.9210 USD
ORD Purchase 700 58.5685 USD
ORD Purchase 800 58.0237 USD
ORD Purchase 845 58.3023 USD
ORD Purchase 1,400 58.1978 USD
ORD Purchase 1,800 58.4816 USD
ORD Purchase 1,926 57.7631 USD
ORD Purchase 1,932 57.9818 USD
ORD Purchase 2,100 58.7538 USD
ORD Purchase 2,132 58.3564 USD
ORD Purchase 2,311 58.3693 USD
ORD Purchase 2,700 58.5257 USD
ORD Purchase 2,800 58.5038 USD
ORD Purchase 2,810 58.6875 USD
ORD Purchase 2,855 57.9626 USD
ORD Purchase 2,900 58.0730 USD
ORD Purchase 3,304 58.0101 USD
ORD Purchase 3,497 57.9263 USD
ORD Purchase 3,500 58.7464 USD
ORD Purchase 3,522 58.3425 USD
ORD Purchase 3,988 58.2345 USD
ORD Purchase 4,200 58.2029 USD
ORD Purchase 4,700 58.6278 USD
ORD Purchase 4,899 58.0324 USD
ORD Purchase 4,974 58.5011 USD
ORD Purchase 5,000 58.0608 USD
ORD Purchase 5,008 58.0944 USD
ORD Purchase 5,040 58.1271 USD
ORD Purchase 5,137 58.7467 USD
ORD Purchase 5,342 58.1166 USD
ORD Purchase 5,706 58.0793 USD
ORD Purchase 6,083 58.0683 USD
ORD Purchase 6,366 58.1545 USD
ORD Purchase 6,513 58.6859 USD
ORD Purchase 6,589 58.3493 USD
ORD Purchase 6,600 58.1071 USD
ORD Purchase 7,600 58.6776 USD
ORD Purchase 7,980 58.4311 USD
ORD Purchase 8,106 58.3730 USD
ORD Purchase 8,400 58.2728 USD
ORD Purchase 8,509 58.3556 USD
ORD Purchase 11,570 58.6188 USD
ORD Purchase 11,800 58.3487 USD
ORD Purchase 12,241 58.0635 USD
ORD Purchase 12,478 58.2225 USD
ORD Purchase 16,048 58.3392 USD
ORD Purchase 16,200 58.3973 USD
ORD Purchase 16,500 57.9717 USD
ORD Purchase 18,197 58.2533 USD
ORD Purchase 19,800 58.5416 USD
ORD Purchase 20,190 58.0468 USD
ORD Purchase 26,852 57.8934 USD
ORD Purchase 28,508 58.5953 USD
ORD Purchase 42,700 58.3408 USD
ORD Purchase 45,574 58.2057 USD
ORD Purchase 47,297 58.3176 USD
ORD Purchase 65,020 58.5175 USD
ORD Purchase 65,516 58.0622 USD
ORD Purchase 71,401 58.4317 USD
ORD Purchase 71,500 58.2169 USD
ORD Purchase 72,725 58.0489 USD
ORD Purchase 90,891 58.3000 USD
ORD Purchase 93,341 58.3853 USD
ORD Purchase 95,844 58.2839 USD
ORD Purchase 129,974 58.3838 USD
ORD Purchase 2,336,715 57.7600 USD
ORD Sale 3 58.0000 USD
ORD Sale 6 57.9700 USD
ORD Sale 43 58.2997 USD
ORD Sale 45 57.9000 USD
ORD Sale 61 57.7400 USD
ORD Sale 100 57.8100 USD
ORD Sale 100 57.8800 USD
ORD Sale 100 58.0650 USD
ORD Sale 100 58.3600 USD
ORD Sale 100 58.4850 USD
ORD Sale 100 58.5300 USD
ORD Sale 139 57.9259 USD
ORD Sale 200 57.9150 USD
ORD Sale 200 57.9900 USD
ORD Sale 200 58.0025 USD
ORD Sale 200 58.0200 USD
ORD Sale 246 57.9386 USD
ORD Sale 281 57.9664 USD
ORD Sale 300 57.9766 USD
ORD Sale 300 58.0016 USD
ORD Sale 335 58.4593 USD
ORD Sale 369 57.9622 USD
ORD Sale 400 58.3075 USD
ORD Sale 453 58.6600 USD
ORD Sale 500 57.9630 USD
ORD Sale 500 58.2220 USD
ORD Sale 501 58.3814 USD
ORD Sale 600 57.9650 USD
ORD Sale 625 58.4000 USD
ORD Sale 662 58.2320 USD
ORD Sale 700 57.9210 USD
ORD Sale 700 58.0214 USD
ORD Sale 700 58.1642 USD
ORD Sale 773 58.4620 USD
ORD Sale 786 57.9588 USD
ORD Sale 800 57.9975 USD
ORD Sale 800 58.4087 USD
ORD Sale 900 57.9206 USD
ORD Sale 1,076 58.4800 USD
ORD Sale 1,133 58.4503 USD
ORD Sale 1,200 58.1241 USD
ORD Sale 1,400 58.1142 USD
ORD Sale 1,413 58.1712 USD
ORD Sale 1,496 58.1753 USD
ORD Sale 1,500 58.0170 USD
ORD Sale 1,502 58.2656 USD
ORD Sale 1,700 58.2824 USD
ORD Sale 1,822 57.8826 USD
ORD Sale 1,830 58.1480 USD
ORD Sale 1,835 57.8510 USD
ORD Sale 1,845 58.2765 USD
ORD Sale 2,000 57.8411 USD
ORD Sale 2,023 57.8862 USD
ORD Sale 2,300 57.9867 USD
ORD Sale 2,400 58.1025 USD
ORD Sale 2,500 57.9509 USD
ORD Sale 2,500 57.9788 USD
ORD Sale 2,517 58.7514 USD
ORD Sale 3,100 58.3216 USD
ORD Sale 3,251 58.1082 USD
ORD Sale 3,497 57.9263 USD
ORD Sale 3,500 57.8765 USD
ORD Sale 3,801 57.8784 USD
ORD Sale 3,898 58.1270 USD
ORD Sale 6,066 58.2787 USD
ORD Sale 6,210 58.1529 USD
ORD Sale 6,799 58.2237 USD
ORD Sale 6,800 57.9391 USD
ORD Sale 7,202 58.1610 USD
ORD Sale 8,655 58.1051 USD
ORD Sale 9,903 57.9892 USD
ORD Sale 12,926 58.1388 USD
ORD Sale 14,200 57.9693 USD
ORD Sale 14,271 58.2379 USD
ORD Sale 16,802 58.2142 USD
ORD Sale 17,296 58.0875 USD
ORD Sale 19,402 58.2389 USD
ORD Sale 19,500 58.3858 USD
ORD Sale 31,800 58.2950 USD
ORD Sale 95,679 58.2829 USD
ORD Sale 129,974 58.3838 USD
ORD Sale 224,985 58.0862 USD
ORD Sale 341,004 58.3671 USD
ORD Sale 2,451,334 57.7600 USD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. CFD

  Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

  Number of reference securities   Price per unit

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class   Product   Writing,   Number   Exercise   Type   Expiry   Option
of description purchasing, of price date money
relevant selling, securities per unit paid/
security varying etc to which received
option per unit
      relates        
ORD Call Options Purchasing 700 62.5 USD American 22 Nov 2014 0.7000 USD
ORD Call Options Purchasing 100 65 USD American 17 Jan 2015 0.7200 USD
ORD Call Options Selling 500 50 USD American 22 Nov 2014 8.0000 USD
ORD Call Options Selling 4,000 55 USD American 20 Feb 2015 5.0000 USD
ORD Call Options Selling 100 60 USD American 17 Jan 2015 2.0200 USD
ORD Call Options Selling 5,000 60 USD American 20 Feb 2015 2.6000 USD
ORD Call Options Selling 200 62.5 USD American 22 Nov 2014 0.7000 USD
ORD Put Options Purchasing 4,200 55 USD American 22 Nov 2014 1.0500 USD
ORD Put Options Purchasing 700 55 USD American 22 Nov 2014 1.2142 USD
ORD Put Options Selling 5,000 57.5 USD American 18 Oct 2014 1.1500 USD

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. call option

  Number of securities   Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security   Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

  Details   Price per unit (if applicable)

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

NONE

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   YES
Date of disclosure: 1 Oct 2014
Contact name: Rajesh Muthanna
Telephone number: 020 3555 4634

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

143221.01

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings   Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:  
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose ABBVIE INC
relevant securities this from relates:  

2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class   Product   Writing,   Number   Exercise   Type   Expiry
of description purchasing, of price date
relevant selling, securities per unit
security varying etc to which
option
      relates      
ORD Put Options Purchased -50,000 30.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Put Options Purchased -100 32.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Purchased -61,600 32.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Put Options Purchased -14,100 35.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Purchased -202,000 35.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Put Options Purchased -8,300 37.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Purchased -7,900 40.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Purchased -2,900 40.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Put Options Purchased -1,200 42.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Put Options Purchased -3,600 42.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Purchased -5,500 42.5000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Put Options Purchased -1,400 42.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Put Options Purchased -900 45.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Put Options Purchased -900 45.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Purchased -500 45.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Put Options Purchased -45,400 50.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Put Options Purchased -50,000 50.0000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Put Options Purchased -1,100 50.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Put Options Purchased -4,100 52.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
ORD Put Options Purchased -792,300 52.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Put Options Purchased -29,000 52.5000 American 16 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Purchased -198,500 52.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Purchased -8,100 55.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Put Options Purchased -1,500 55.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Purchased -1,900 55.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Put Options Purchased -300 57.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Purchased -200 57.5000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Put Options Purchased -1,000 57.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Put Options Purchased -400 60.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Put Options Purchased -400 60.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Put Options Purchased -100 62.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Purchased -300 65.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Put Options Purchased -1,900 70.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Put Options Written 1,300 25.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Written 200 27.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Written 300 30.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Written 400 30.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Put Options Written 1,400 35.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Put Options Written 6,100 45.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Written 1,600 45.0000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Put Options Written 3,800 47.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Put Options Written 7,100 47.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Written 1,600 47.5000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Put Options Written 2,100 47.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Put Options Written 26,100 50.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Put Options Written 900 50.0000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Put Options Written 2,900 52.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Put Options Written 2,700 55.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ORD Put Options Written 7,900 55.0000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Put Options Written 5,300 57.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
ORD Put Options Written 169,900 57.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Put Options Written 800 60.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 700 42.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 100 47.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Purchased 4,700 50.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Call Options Purchased 6,700 50.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 200 52.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 1,200 52.5000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 200 52.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Purchased 104,400 55.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Call Options Purchased 23,000 55.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 255,700 55.0000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 304,100 55.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Purchased 2,600 57.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
ORD Call Options Purchased 433,800 57.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Call Options Purchased 8,000 57.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 200 57.5000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 1,000 57.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Purchased 11,400 60.0000 American 18 Oct 2014
ORD Call Options Purchased 21,100 60.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Call Options Purchased 100 60.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 10,800 62.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Call Options Purchased 1,600 62.5000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 400 62.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Purchased 4,200 65.0000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Call Options Purchased 600 65.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 71,400 65.0000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 5,000,000 65.0000 American 19 Jun 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 14,100 65.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Purchased 300 67.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Call Options Purchased 300 67.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 6,900 67.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Purchased 4,400 70.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 100 75.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 200 75.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Purchased 300 77.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Purchased 100 80.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Written -100 35.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Written -100 37.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Written -300 40.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Written -7,500 40.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Written -3,500 45.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Written -100 45.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Written -4,100 47.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Call Options Written -800 47.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Written -100,000 50.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Written -100 50.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Written -26,800 52.5000 American 22 Nov 2014
ORD Call Options Written -2,700 52.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Written -800 52.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Written -120,300 55.0000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Call Options Written -5,000,000 55.0000 American 19 Jun 2015
ORD Call Options Written -6,200 57.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
ORD Call Options Written -187,500 57.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Written -116,400 60.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Written -54,000 60.0000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Call Options Written -62,300 60.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Written -2,800 62.5000 American 18 Oct 2014
ORD Call Options Written -29,000 62.5000 American 16 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Written -19,300 62.5000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Written -292,400 65.0000 American 17 Jan 2015
ORD Call Options Written -414,300 65.0000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Call Options Written -334,200 65.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Written -177,000 67.5000 American 20 Feb 2015
ORD Call Options Written -2,500 67.5000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Written -104,400 70.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Written -5,600 75.0000 American 15 Jan 2016
ORD Call Options Written -29,600 80.0000 American 15 Jan 2016

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to contracts for differences (“CFDs”) or spread bets.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 435165
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20141001T122926+0100

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