ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2003

Oct 3, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2003-10-01

Reporting Person: NEMMERS JOSEPH M (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-10-01	Common shares without par value	A	10000	$42.44	Acquired	49901	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-10-01	Option (right to buy)	$42.44	A	20000	Acquired	2013-09-30	common shares (20000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	10274	Indirect
Common shares without par value	328	Indirect
Common shares without par value	328	Indirect
Common shares without par value	275	Indirect
Common shares without par value	269	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These shares represent a restricted stock award under the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3. The award includes the right to have stock withheld for tax purposes.

F2: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of September 30, 2003.

F3: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his sons.

F4: 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. The option becomes exercisable in annual increments of 6,667, 6,666 and 6,667 beginning on 10/01/04, the first anniversary date of the grant.