ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2004

Aug 5, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2004-08-03

Reporting Person: Landgraf John C (Senior Vice President)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-08-03	Option (right to buy)	$39.26	A	25000	Acquired	2014-08-02	common shares (25000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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 8,334 on 8/03/05, 8,333 on 8/3/06 and 8,333 on 8/3/07.