UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 24, 2026
ABBVIE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35565 | 32-0375147 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
1 North Waukegan Road
North Chicago, Illinois 60064-6400
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(847) 932-7900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value | ABBV | New York Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange | ||
| 0.750% Senior Notes Due 2027 | ABBV27 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 2.125% Senior Notes Due 2028 | ABBV28 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 2.625% Senior Notes Due 2028 | ABBV28B | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 2.125% Senior Notes Due 2029 | ABBV29 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.250% Senior Notes Due 2031 | ABBV31 | New York Stock Exchange |
| Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value | ABBV |
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On February 24, 2026, AbbVie Inc. (“AbbVie”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, acting for themselves and as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule II therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which AbbVie agreed to issue and sell to the Underwriters $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its senior floating rate notes due 2028 (the “Floating Rate Notes”), $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.775% senior notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”), $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.125% senior notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”), $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.400% senior notes due 2033 (the “2033 Notes”), $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.750% senior notes due 2036 (the “2036 Notes”), $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.550% senior notes due 2056 (the “2056 Notes”) and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.650% senior notes due 2066 (the “2066 Notes” and, together with the Floating Rate Notes, the 2028 Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2033 Notes, the 2036 Notes and the 2056 Notes, the “Notes”).
The price to the public was 100.000% of the principal amount for the Floating Rate Notes, 99.966% of the principal amount for the 2028 Notes, 99.972% of the principal amount for the 2031 Notes, 99.861% of the principal amount for the 2033 Notes, 99.911% of the principal amount for the 2036 Notes, 99.736% of the principal amount for the 2056 Notes and 99.714% of the principal amount for the 2066 Notes.
The offering of each series of Notes has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), pursuant to AbbVie’s registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-284980) (the “Registration Statement”) dated as of February 14, 2025. The terms of the Notes are further described in AbbVie’s preliminary prospectus supplement dated February 24, 2026, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 24, 2026 and final prospectus supplement dated February 24, 2026, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026 (the “Prospectus Supplement”). The closing of the sale of the Notes is expected to occur on March 4, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes, after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $7.95 billion. AbbVie intends to use these net proceeds to repay amounts outstanding under its $4.0 billion 364-Day delayed draw term loan facility that matures in May 2026, of which $2.0 billion is currently outstanding, and for general corporate purposes which may include the repayment or repurchase of outstanding debt.
The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by AbbVie. It also provides for customary indemnification by each of AbbVie and the respective Underwriters against certain liabilities arising out of or in connection with sale of the Notes and for customary contribution provisions in respect of those liabilities.
As more fully described under the caption “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)” in the Prospectus Supplement, some of the underwriters in respect of the Underwriting Agreement and/or their affiliates have in the past performed, and may in the future from time to time perform, investment banking, financial advisory, lending and/or commercial banking services, or other services for AbbVie and its subsidiaries, for which they have received, and may in the future receive, customary compensation and expense reimbursement.
Please refer to the Prospectus Supplement for additional information regarding the offering of the Notes and the terms and conditions of the Notes. The foregoing summary of the Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is provided as part of this Form 8-K:
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated February 24, 2026, by and among AbbVie Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (acting for themselves and as representatives of the several underwriters named therein). |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
Forward Looking Statements
Some statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the documents incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K are, or may be considered, forward-looking statements for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”). The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project” and similar expressions and uses of future or conditional verbs generally identify “forward looking statements,” which speak only as of the date the statements were made. The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Where, in any forward looking statement, an expectation or belief as to future results or events is expressed or implied, such expectation or belief is based on the current plans and expectations of AbbVie management, and expressed in good faith, and believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the expectation or belief will result or be achieved or accomplished. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated include, but are not limited to, the matters described under Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in AbbVie’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, which has been filed with the SEC. AbbVie notes these factors for investors as permitted by the PSLRA. AbbVie does not undertake, and specifically declines, any obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, unless AbbVie is required by applicable securities law to do so.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ABBVIE INC. | ||
| Date: February 26, 2026 | By: | /s/ Scott T. Reents |
| Scott T. Reents | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||