ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2004

Nov 8, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2004-11-04

Reporting Person: FREYMAN THOMAS C (Executive VP, Finance & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-11-04	Common shares without par value	M	2875	$34.7727	Acquired	179112	Direct
2004-11-04	Common shares without par value	F	2292	$43.61	Disposed	176820	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-11-04	Option (right to buy)	$34.7727	M	2875	Disposed	2008-02-12	common shares (2875)	Direct
2004-11-04	Option (right to buy)	$43.61	A	2292	Acquired	2008-02-12	common shares (2292)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	16696	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of November 4, 2004.

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.