ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2004

May 4, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2004-04-30

Reporting Person: BEGLEY CHRISTOPHER B (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-04-30	Common Shares	F	3506	$41.465	Disposed	240618	Direct
2004-04-30	Common Shares	F	10543	$41.465	Disposed	230075	Direct
2004-04-30	Common Shares	F	7591	$41.465	Disposed	222484	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares	14009	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These are holdings as of Mr. Begley's last day as Abbott Laboratories' Senior Vice President, Hospital Products, as a result of the April 30, 2004 spin-off of Hospira, Inc. from Abbott Laboratories. Mr. Begley is Chief Executive Officer of Hospira, Inc.

F2: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of April 30, 2004.