ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2004

Apr 27, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2004-04-23

Reporting Person: SMITHBURG WILLIAM D (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-04-23	common shares without par value	A	1577	$41.20	Acquired	50007	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
common shares without par value	3109	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.

F2: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.