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 3, 2019

 

ABBVIE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

001-35565

 

32-0375147

(State or other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

 

 

 

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:

 

o       Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o       Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company

o

 

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.   o

 

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, par value $0.01 per share

 

ABBV

 

New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange

 

 

 


 

Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

AbbVie Inc. (“AbbVie”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 3, 2019.  The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.

 

(1)                                  The stockholders elected AbbVie’s Class I Directors with terms expiring in 2022, as follows:

 

Name

 

For

 

Against

 

Broker Non-Votes

William H.L. Burnside

 

1,030,665,090

 

17,621,840

 

270,558,149

Brett J. Hart

 

1,031,955,735

 

16,331,195

 

270,558,149

Edward J. Rapp

 

1,041,513,860

 

6,773,070

 

270,558,149

 

(2)                                  The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as AbbVie’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

1,307,407,672

 

8,481,551

 

2,955,856

 

(3)                                  The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of AbbVie’s named executive officers listed in the proxy statement for the 2019 annual meeting, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

957,786,823

 

84,193,761

 

6,306,346

 

270,558,149

 

(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

1,037,810,464

 

6,873,473

 

3,602,993

 

270,558,149

 

(5)                                  The stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal to issue a lobbying report, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

259,063,946

 

778,720,359

 

10,502,625

 

270,558,149

 

(6)                                  The stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal to issue an annual Compensation Committee report on drug pricing, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

226,326,558

 

805,142,959

 

16,817,413

 

270,558,149

 

(7)                                  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

390,667,225

 

612,149,467

 

45,470,238

 

270,558,149

 

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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 6, 2019

By:

/s/ Laura J. Schumacher

 

 

Laura J. Schumacher

 

 

Vice Chairman, External Affairs, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary

 

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