Company: ABBV
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-015715
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Company: AbbVie Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 424B5
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 other assets and to enter into sale and leaseback transactions with respect to such principal domestic properties and limit the Issuer’s ability to consolidate with or merge into any other entity or convey, transfer, or lease the Issuer’s properties and assets substantially as an entirety. These covenants are subject to a number of important qualifications and limitations. See “ Description of Notes .”

Trustee

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (in its capacity as trustee, the “ Trustee ”).

Additional Notes

The Issuer may “re-open” each series of Notes and issue an unlimited principal amount of additional Notes of that series in the future without the consent of the holders.

Form and Denominations

The Notes will be book-entry only and registered in the name of a nominee of The Depository Trust Company (the “ DTC ”). Investors may elect to hold interests in the Notes through DTC, Clearstream Banking, S.A. or Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, if they are participants in these systems, or indirectly through organizations that are participants in these systems. The Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the information set forth herein under “ Risk Factors ” and the other information in this prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated herein by reference in deciding whether to purchase the Notes.

No Public Market

The Notes are new issues of securities with no established trading markets. We do not intend to apply for the Notes to be listed on any securities exchange or to arrange for the Notes to be quoted on any quotation system. Certain of the underwriters have advised us that they intend to make markets in the Notes, but they are not obligated to do so. The underwriters may discontinue any market-making in the Notes at any time without notice at their sole discretion. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that a liquid trading market will develop for the Notes, that you will be able to sell your Notes at a particular time or that the prices you receive when you sell will be favorable. If the Notes are traded, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price, depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our operating performance and financial condition, general economic conditions and other factors.

Governing Law

The State of New York.

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