Form 8-K
8-K — AbbVie Inc.
Accession: 0001104659-26-059484
Filed: 2026-05-12
Period: 2026-05-08
CIK: 0001551152
SIC: 2834 (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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): May 8, 2026
ABBVIE
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-35565
32-0375147
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1
North Waukegan Road
North
Chicago, Illinois 60064-6400
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (847) 932-7900
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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
NYSE Texas
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
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
AbbVie held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
on May 8, 2026. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.
(1)
The stockholders elected AbbVie’s Class II directors with terms expiring in 2029, as follows:
Name
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Jennifer L. Davis
1,216,558,754
89,839,329
2,680,369
239,399,581
Melody B. Meyer
1,284,771,578
22,470,074
1,836,800
239,399,581
Robert A. Michael
1,221,224,370
85,865,852
1,988,230
239,399,581
Frederick H. Waddell
1,225,237,825
81,747,033
2,093,594
239,399,581
(2)
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as AbbVie’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026, as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
1,522,575,012
23,766,564
2,136,457
(3)
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of AbbVie’s named executive officers, as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
1,228,615,745
69,336,359
11,126,348
239,399,581
(4)
The stockholders did not approve the management proposal regarding amendment of the certificate of incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting, as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
1,290,990,023
14,896,119
3,192,310
239,399,581
(5)
The stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal to adopt a policy to require an independent chair, as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
515,626,009
787,253,970
6,198,473
239,399,581
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:
May 12, 2026
By:
/s/ Perry C. Siatis
Perry C. Siatis
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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