ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2003

Sep 24, 2003

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2003-09-15

Reporting Person: NEMMERS JOSEPH M (Senior Vice President)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	39901	Direct
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

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Option (right to buy)	$21.85	2006-02-08	Common shares (6358)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$29.19	2007-02-13	Common shares (3946)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$37.00	2008-02-12	Common shares (4070)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$37.00	2008-02-12	Common shares (2930)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$45.22	2009-02-11	Common shares (4885)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$45.22	2009-02-11	Common shares (2515)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$34.70	2010-02-10	Common shares (2881)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$48.36	2011-02-08	Common shares (10667)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$48.36	2011-02-08	Common shares (5333)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$55.375	2011-12-02	Common shares (3334)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$55.375	2011-12-02	Common shares (3333)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$55.375	2011-12-02	Common shares (3333)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$57.06	2012-02-14	Common shares (13334)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$57.06	2012-02-14	Common shares (13333)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$57.06	2012-02-14	Common shares (13333)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$54.58	2004-04-28	Common shares (719)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$54.58	2005-04-27	Common shares (1863)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$54.58	2006-02-08	Common shares (1476)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$54.58	2007-02-13	Common shares (2980)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$54.58	2010-02-10	Common shares (3568)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$38.73	2012-06-27	Common shares (6500)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$38.73	2012-06-27	Common shares (6500)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$38.73	2012-06-27	Common shares (6500)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$43.78	2010-02-10	Common shares (2027)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$35.36	2013-02-13	Common shares (20000)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$35.36	2013-02-13	Common shares (20000)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$35.36	2013-02-13	Common shares (20000)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$43.82	2010-02-10	Common shares (457)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of September 19, 2003

F2: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his sons.

F3: Employee stock options granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program, including a replacement o ption feature, in a transaction exempt from Section 16(b) under Rule 16b-3.