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): March 16, 2015
ABBVIE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-35565 |
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32-0375147 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(Commission file number) |
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(I.R.S. employer 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
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 16, 2015, AbbVie Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of August 18, 2014, by and among the Company, as borrower, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Credit Agreement”).
Among other matters, the Amendment increases the maximum ratio of consolidated total debt to consolidated EBITDA permitted under Section 5.03 of the Credit Agreement upon the closing of the Company’s previously announced pending acquisition of Pharmacyclics, Inc., to (i) for the last day of each fiscal quarter ending prior to December 31, 2015, 4.875:1.00, (ii) for the last day of each fiscal quarter ended on or after December 31, 2015 and prior to June 30, 2016, 4.75:1.00, (iii) for the last day of each fiscal quarter ending on or after June 30, 2016 and prior to June 30, 2017, 4.25:1.00, and (iv) for the last day of each fiscal quarter ending on or after June 30, 2017, 3.75 to 1.00.
The Credit Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 21, 2014. A copy of the Amendment is included herein as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The disclosure contained in Item 1.01 above is incorporated in this Item 2.03 by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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10.1 |
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Amendment No. 1 to Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2015, by and among AbbVie Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto |
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: March 20, 2015 |
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/s/ William J. Chase |
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Name: |
William J. Chase |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |