Bank of America Merrill Lynch Form 38.5 (b) - AbbVie (6225D)
February 20 2020 - 6:07AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 6225D
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
20 February 2020
FORM 38.5(b)
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT,
1997,
TAKEOVER RULES, 2013
DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT
RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RECOGNIZED
INTERMEDIARY
STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of exempt principal trader BofA Securities, Inc.
Company dealt in AbbVie Inc
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Class of relevant security to which the Common - US00287Y1091
dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1)
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Date of dealing 19/02/2020
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2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing)
in the class of relevant security
dealt in (Note 2)
Class of relevant security: Common US00287Y1091
Long Short
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Number % Number %
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(1) Relevant securities 139,865 0.009% 2,808,099 0.19 %
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(2) Derivatives (other than options): 2,064,892 0.14% 145,319 0.01%
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 46,900 0.003% 47,000 0.003%
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Total 2,251,657 0.152% 3,000,418 0.203%
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities
of the company, other than the
class dealt in (Note 2)
Class of relevant security:
Long Short
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Number % Number %
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(1) Relevant securities 0 0% 0 0%
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(2) Derivatives (other than options): 0 0% 0 0%
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0% 0 0%
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Total 0 0% 0 0%
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3. DEALINGS (Note 3)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of relevant securities Price per unit (Note 4)
Purchase 15,614 94.14 USD
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Purchase 5 93.07 USD
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Purchase 4 93.08 USD
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Purchase 2 93.09 USD
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Purchase 10 93.11 USD
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Purchase 3 93.12 USD
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Purchase 2 93.13 USD
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Purchase 7 93.2 USD
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Purchase 3 93.21 USD
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Purchase 3 93.22 USD
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Purchase 2 93.26 USD
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Purchase 4 93.27 USD
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Purchase 3 93.29 USD
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Purchase 6 93.31 USD
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Purchase 3 93.33 USD
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Purchase 9 93.35 USD
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Purchase 3 93.38 USD
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Purchase 10 93.41 USD
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Purchase 9 93.42 USD
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Purchase 9 93.43 USD
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Purchase 2 93.44 USD
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Purchase 5 93.45 USD
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Purchase 12 93.46 USD
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Purchase 17 93.47 USD
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Purchase 5 93.475 USD
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Purchase 10 93.48 USD
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Purchase 3 93.49 USD
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Purchase 7 93.5 USD
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Purchase 11 93.51 USD
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Purchase 1,546 93.513 USD
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Purchase 4 93.515 USD
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Purchase 4 93.52 USD
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Purchase 10 93.53 USD
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Purchase 7 93.54 USD
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Purchase 3 93.55 USD
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Purchase 9 93.56 USD
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Purchase 28 93.57 USD
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Purchase 29 93.58 USD
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Purchase 9 93.59 USD
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Purchase 3 93.6 USD
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Purchase 22 93.61 USD
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Purchase 51 93.62 USD
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Purchase 8 93.63 USD
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Purchase 4 93.635 USD
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Purchase 9 93.64 USD
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Purchase 152 93.65 USD
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Purchase 2 93.655 USD
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Purchase 6 93.66 USD
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Purchase 8 93.67 USD
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Purchase 3 93.675 USD
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Purchase 5 93.68 USD
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Purchase 33 93.69 USD
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Purchase 24 93.72 USD
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Purchase 9 93.73 USD
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Purchase 10 93.74 USD
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Purchase 36 93.75 USD
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Purchase 2 93.76 USD
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Purchase 8 93.77 USD
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Purchase 25 93.78 USD
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Purchase 26 93.79 USD
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Purchase 54 93.8 USD
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Purchase 31 93.81 USD
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Purchase 30 93.82 USD
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Purchase 4 93.83 USD
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Purchase 45 93.84 USD
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Purchase 60 93.85 USD
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Purchase 5 93.86 USD
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Purchase 14 93.87 USD
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Purchase 15 93.88 USD
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Purchase 34 93.9 USD
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Purchase 32 93.91 USD
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Purchase 6 93.92 USD
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Purchase 50 93.93 USD
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Purchase 5 93.94 USD
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Purchase 8 93.95 USD
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Purchase 6 93.96 USD
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Purchase 3 93.98 USD
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Purchase 15 93.99 USD
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Purchase 10 94.01 USD
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Purchase 30 94.02 USD
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Purchase 9 94.03 USD
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Purchase 30 94.05 USD
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Purchase 4 94.06 USD
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Purchase 9 94.07 USD
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Purchase 40 94.1 USD
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Purchase 618 94.14 USD
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Purchase 22 94.16 USD
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Purchase 5 94.17 USD
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Purchase 30 94.22 USD
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Purchase 25 94.23 USD
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Purchase 7 94.24 USD
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Purchase 54 94.25 USD
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Purchase 28 94.26 USD
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Purchase 107 94.272 USD
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Purchase 15 94.29 USD
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Purchase 5 94.305 USD
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Purchase 24 94.32 USD
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Purchase 22 94.33 USD
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Purchase 24 94.34 USD
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Purchase 30 94.35 USD
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Purchase 215 94.36 USD
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Purchase 150 94.37 USD
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Purchase 154 94.39 USD
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Purchase 41 94.4 USD
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Purchase 67 94.41 USD
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Purchase 30 94.42 USD
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Purchase 8 94.425 USD
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Purchase 2 94.43 USD
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Purchase 215 94.45 USD
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Purchase 102 94.46 USD
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Purchase 26 94.47 USD
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Purchase 200 94.5 USD
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Purchase 10 94.51 USD
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Purchase 141 94.52 USD
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Purchase 302 94.54 USD
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Purchase 100 94.55 USD
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Purchase 115 94.57 USD
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Purchase 100 94.58 USD
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Purchase 27 94.65 USD
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Purchase 124 94.66 USD
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Purchase 100 94.67 USD
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Purchase 100 94.69 USD
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Purchase 154 94.7 USD
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Purchase 200 94.71 USD
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Purchase 103 94.73 USD
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Purchase 200 94.74 USD
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Purchase 100 94.75 USD
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Purchase 22 94.76 USD
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Purchase 3 94.77 USD
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Purchase/sale Number of relevant securities Price per unit (Note 4)
Sale 167 93.17 USD
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Sale 200 93.23 USD
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Sale 100 93.27 USD
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Sale 223 93.3 USD
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Sale 174 93.31 USD
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Sale 1 93.32 USD
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Sale 200 93.33 USD
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Sale 100 93.34 USD
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Sale 41 93.41 USD
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Sale 460 93.46 USD
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Sale 189 93.47 USD
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Sale 2 93.48 USD
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Sale 10 93.49 USD
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Sale 273 93.51 USD
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Sale 301 93.53 USD
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Sale 3 93.54 USD
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Sale 187 93.55 USD
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Sale 636 93.56 USD
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Sale 1,119 93.57 USD
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Sale 1,286 93.58 USD
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Sale 383 93.59 USD
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Sale 34 93.591 USD
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Sale 686 93.6 USD
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Sale 237 93.61 USD
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Sale 151 93.62 USD
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Sale 510 93.63 USD
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Sale 880 93.64 USD
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Sale 212 93.65 USD
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Sale 100 93.66 USD
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Sale 200 93.67 USD
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Sale 284 93.7 USD
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Sale 200 93.71 USD
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Sale 120 93.72 USD
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Sale 856 93.73 USD
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Sale 22 93.94 USD
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Sale 173 94.06 USD
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Sale 98 94.065 USD
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Sale 24 94.08 USD
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Sale 547 94.09 USD
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Sale 301 94.1 USD
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Sale 377 94.11 USD
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Sale 557 94.12 USD
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Sale 1,530 94.13 USD
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Sale 26,127 94.14 USD
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Sale 100 94.15 USD
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Sale 100 94.21 USD
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Sale 673 94.22 USD
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Sale 328 94.23 USD
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Sale 1,691 94.24 USD
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Sale 100 94.25 USD
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Sale 519 94.27 USD
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Sale 100 94.275 USD
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Sale 187 94.28 USD
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Sale 273 94.29 USD
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Sale 459 94.3 USD
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Sale 100 94.37 USD
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Sale 304 94.4 USD
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Sale 199 94.41 USD
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Sale 300 94.42 USD
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Sale 200 94.43 USD
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Sale 1,044 94.44 USD
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Sale 866 94.45 USD
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Sale 104 94.49 USD
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Sale 36 94.5 USD
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Sale 70 94.51 USD
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Sale 13 94.52 USD
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Sale 186 94.53 USD
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Sale 119 94.54 USD
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Sale 365 94.55 USD
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Sale 173 94.59 USD
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Sale 346 94.62 USD
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Sale 3,768 94.14 USD
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
Product name, Nature of transaction Number of relevant securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD (Note 5) (Note 6) (Note 4)
Swaps Increasing a short position 89 94.25 USD
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Swaps Increasing a short position 18 94.417 USD
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Swaps Reducing a long position 28 93.57 USD
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Swaps Increasing a long position 2,070 94.14 USD
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant
securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry date Option money paid/ received
name, selling, securities price e.g. American, per unit (Note 4)
e.g. call purchasing, to which European
option varying the option etc
etc. relates (Note
7)
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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(ii) Exercising
Product name, Number of securities Exercise price per
e.g. call option unit (Note 4)
N/A N/A N/A
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect
of new securities) (Note 3)
Nature or transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 7) (if applicable) (Note 4)
N/A N/A N/A
OTHER INFORMATION
4.
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights
or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative
referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
None
Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) Yes
Date of disclosure 20/02/2020
Contact name Tolu Tade
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Telephone number +44207 996 3410
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Name of offeree/offeror with which connected AbbVie Inc
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Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisor to - AbbVie Inc
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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 38.5(b)
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
Product Written Number of securities to Exercise Type, Expiry
name, or which the option or derivative price e.g. date
e.g. purchased relates (Note American,
call option 2) European
etc
Call Option Written 7,500 105 USD American 15/01/2021
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Call
Option Purchased 7,400 85 USD American 15/01/2021
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Call
Option Purchased 39,500 95.5 USD American 04/03/2020
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Call
Option Written 39,500 90 USD American 02/21/2020
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