ABBVIE INC. (NYSE:ABBV) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive AgreementItem 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On May17, 2018 (the “Effective Date”), AbbVie Inc. (“AbbVie”), entered into a term loan credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) among AbbVie, as borrower, the lenders and other parties from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. The Credit Agreement provides AbbVie with the ability to borrow term loans on an unsecured basis in an aggregate principal amount of up to $3 billion.
Advances will be available from the Effective Date through June30, 2018, subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of certain conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The date on which such conditions are satisfied (or waived in accordance with the Credit Agreement) and the term loans are funded is referred to as the “Closing Date”. Advances under the Credit Agreement are to be made in a single borrowing on the Closing Date and will mature and be payable in full on the date that is 364 calendar days after the Closing Date.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement may, at AbbVie’s election, bear interest at either (a)the base rate plus an applicable margin (“Base Rate Loans”) or (b)the Eurocurrency rate plus an applicable margin (“Eurocurrency Rate Loans”). The applicable margin with respect to such borrowings will be equal to 0.0% per annum for Base Rate Loans and 0.875% per annum for Eurocurrency Rate Loans.
The Credit Agreement contains affirmative covenants, negative covenants, including a financial covenant, and events of default customary for unsecured financings of this type.
The foregoing summary of the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Credit Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit10.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K, and such exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The description set forth in Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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