ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2003

Nov 26, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2003-11-25

Reporting Person: DE LASA JOSE M (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-11-25	Common shares without par value	M	3424	$29.19	Acquired	150214	Direct
2003-11-25	Common shares without par value	M	2881	$34.70	Acquired	153095	Direct
2003-11-25	Common shares without par value	F	4483	$44.58	Disposed	148612	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-11-25	Option (right to buy)	$29.19	M	3424	Disposed	2007-02-13	Common shares (3424)	Direct
2003-11-25	Option (right to buy)	$34.70	M	2881	Disposed	2010-02-10	Common shares (2881)	Direct
2003-11-25	Option (right to buy)	$44.58	A	2241	Acquired	2007-02-13	Common shares (2241)	Direct
2003-11-25	Option (right to buy)	$44.58	A	2242	Acquired	2010-02-10	Common shares (2242)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	2246	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of November 24, 2003.

F2: Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program, including a replacement option feature, in a transaction exempt from Section 16(b) under Rule 16b-3.