The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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ABT ‘ReadMeFirst’ updated:

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Reminder: Beginning 1-Jan-2013, Abbott will split into two companies: i) The new Abbott, which will continue to have the ABT ticker symbol, and ii) AbbVie, which will trade under the symbol ABBV.

The new ABT will be a premiere beneficiary of The Global Demographic Tailwind, deriving almost half of its sales and profits from emerging markets (#msg-68255872, #msg-75216470).

ABBV will own Humira and the rest of Abbott’s branded drugs.