Form 8.3 - ABBVIE INC

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are being disclosed:	Barclays PLC.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	ABBVIE INC
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:	31 July 2014
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?	YES: SHIRE PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:		ORD
		Interests		Short Positions
		Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:	2,919,851	0.18%	5,119,390	0.32%
(2)	Derivatives (other than
	options):	3,178,486	0.20%	0	0.00%
(3)	Options and agreements to
	purchase/sell:	6,832,200	0.43%	9,623,300	0.61%
(4)
	TOTAL:	12,930,537	0.81%	14,742,690	0.93%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant	Purchase/sale	Number of	Price per unit
security		securities
ORD	Purchase	28,700	52.8887 USD
ORD	Sale	8,700	53.3200 USD
ORD	Sale	28,700	53.2045 USD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date	money
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit			paid/
security		varying etc	to which				received
			option				per unit
			relates
ORD	Call Options	Purchasing	5,000	52.5 USD	American	16 Aug 2014	1.2500 USD
ORD	Call Options	Selling	600	55 USD	American	20 Feb 2015	2.7500 USD
ORD	Put Options	Purchasing	200	52.5 USD	American	16 Aug 2014	0.5000 USD
ORD	Put Options	Purchasing	300	52.5 USD	American	20 Sep 2014	1.5866 USD
ORD	Put Options	Selling	1,600	45 USD	American	20 Feb 2015	1.4500 USD
ORD	Put Options	Selling	200	47.5 USD	American	20 Sep 2014	0.2800 USD
ORD	Put Options	Selling	1,800	47.5 USD	American	20 Feb 2015	2.0500 USD
ORD	Put Options	Selling	1,400	50 USD	American	20 Feb 2015	2.9000 USD

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

NONE

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:	1 Aug 2014
Contact name:	Rajesh Muthanna
Telephone number:	020 3555 4634

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

143221.01

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Identity of person whose open positions are being disclosed:	Barclays PLC.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:	ABBVIE INC

2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit
security		varying etc	to which
			option
			relates
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-300	25.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-50,000	30.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-100	32.5000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-61,600	32.5000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-600	35.0000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-14,100	35.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-202,000	35.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-500	37.5000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-8,300	37.5000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-500	37.5000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-2,600	40.0000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-7,900	40.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-2,900	40.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-1,400	42.5000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-1,200	42.5000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-3,600	42.5000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-5,500	42.5000	American	20 Feb 2015
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-900	42.5000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-29,700	45.0000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-900	45.0000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-900	45.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-500	45.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-11,700	47.5000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-17,500	50.0000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-4,100	50.0000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-50,000	50.0000	American	20 Feb 2015
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-1,100	50.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-370,000	52.5000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-100,400	52.5000	American	20 Sep 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-300,000	52.5000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-5,500	52.5000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-700	55.0000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-1,400	55.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-1,900	55.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-300	57.5000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-200	57.5000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-1,000	57.5000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-400	60.0000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-400	60.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-100	62.5000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-300	65.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-1,900	70.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Written	200	27.5000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Written	300	30.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Written	400	30.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Written	1,400	35.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Written	6,100	45.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Written	1,600	45.0000	American	20 Feb 2015
ORD	Put Options	Written	200	47.5000	American	20 Sep 2014
ORD	Put Options	Written	3,800	47.5000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Put Options	Written	4,100	47.5000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Written	1,600	47.5000	American	20 Feb 2015
ORD	Put Options	Written	2,100	47.5000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Put Options	Written	1,400	50.0000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Put Options	Written	31,300	50.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Put Options	Written	1,000	50.0000	American	20 Feb 2015
ORD	Put Options	Written	5,200	52.5000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Put Options	Written	14,700	55.0000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Put Options	Written	6,000	55.0000	American	20 Feb 2015
ORD	Put Options	Written	1,800	57.5000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Put Options	Written	800	60.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	200	32.5000	American	20 Sep 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	100	35.0000	American	20 Sep 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	700	42.5000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	200	45.0000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	100	47.5000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	600	50.0000	American	20 Sep 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	5,200	50.0000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	6,400	50.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	400,000	52.5000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	600	52.5000	American	20 Sep 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	4,200	52.5000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	200	52.5000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	200	52.5000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	98,600	55.0000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	109,100	55.0000	American	20 Sep 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	17,200	55.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	255,700	55.0000	American	20 Feb 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	304,300	55.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	116,400	57.5000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	600	57.5000	American	20 Sep 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	300,000	57.5000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	4,400	57.5000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	400	57.5000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	6,800	60.0000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	13,000	60.0000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	1,600	60.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	500	62.5000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	500	62.5000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	400	62.5000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	100	62.5000	American	20 Feb 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	400	62.5000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	5,900	65.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	86,100	65.0000	American	20 Feb 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	5,000,000	65.0000	American	19 Jun 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	5,800	65.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	1,000	70.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	100	75.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	200	75.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	300	77.5000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	100	80.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Written	-100	35.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Written	-100	37.5000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Written	-300	40.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Written	-7,500	40.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Written	-3,500	45.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Written	-100	45.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Written	-4,100	47.5000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Call Options	Written	-800	47.5000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Written	-200	50.0000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Call Options	Written	-100,000	50.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Written	-600	50.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Written	-3,300	52.5000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Call Options	Written	-2,700	52.5000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Written	-200	52.5000	American	20 Feb 2015
ORD	Call Options	Written	-800	52.5000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Written	-1,000	55.0000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Call Options	Written	-110,300	55.0000	American	20 Feb 2015
ORD	Call Options	Written	-5,000,000	55.0000	American	19 Jun 2015
ORD	Call Options	Written	-1,973,400	57.5000	American	16 Aug 2014
ORD	Call Options	Written	-6,100	57.5000	American	22 Nov 2014
ORD	Call Options	Written	-1,300	57.5000	American	20 Feb 2015
ORD	Call Options	Written	-62,300	60.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Written	-12,100	65.0000	American	17 Jan 2015
ORD	Call Options	Written	-414,300	65.0000	American	20 Feb 2015
ORD	Call Options	Written	-334,200	65.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Written	-177,000	67.5000	American	20 Feb 2015
ORD	Call Options	Written	-2,500	67.5000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Written	-104,400	70.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Written	-5,600	75.0000	American	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Written	-29,600	80.0000	American	15 Jan 2016

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to contracts for differences (“CFDs”) or spread bets.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Category Code: RET

Sequence Number: 427382

Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20140801T133835+0100