Company: ABBV
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001558370-25-002603
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Company: AbbVie Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: PRE 14A
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ING DIRECTOR NOMINEES

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| What am I voting on and how should I vote? | You are being asked to elect four Class I directors at the Annual Meeting.The Board of Directors recommends you vote “FOR” each of the nominees set forth below. |

The Board of Directors consists of three classes currently comprised of four directors in Class I, five directors in Class II, and five directors in Class III. Directors of one class are elected each year for a term of three years. The Class I directors are presented for re-election to hold office until the expiration of their term at the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death or resignation. All of the nominees are currently serving as directors. Directors are elected by stockholders if a majority of the votes cast are “for” a director’s re-election at the Annual Meeting, excluding abstentions and broker non-votes. For more information on the director majority vote standard, see AbbVie’s By-Laws as listed as an exhibit to AbbVie’s 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

12 | 2025 Proxy Statement

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| INFORMATION CONCERNING DIRECTOR NOMINEES | ​ |

Nominees (Class I)

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | William H.L. BurnsideDirector Since: 2013Age: 73Committees: Audit and Public Policy & SustainabilityPrimary Occupation: Retired Senior Vice President and Director at The Boston Consulting Group |
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| Business Experience:Mr. Burnside is a retired Senior Vice President and director at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Prior to becoming managing partner of BCG’s Los Angeles office in 1987, he worked in BCG’s London and Chicago offices, servicing clients in telecommunications, media, defense, financial services, and manufacturing.  He most recently served as an advisor for BCG from 2011 to 2023.                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| ●    Through his experience with The Boston Consulting Group, Mr. Burnside contributes knowledge and understanding of corporate finance and capital markets matters to the Board, as well as global and domestic strategic advisory experience across a broad base of industries.  He provides an informed perspective to the Board on financial forecasting and planning, mergers and acquisitions