ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2005

Aug 2, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2005-08-01

Reporting Person: GONZALEZ RICHARD A (Director, President and COO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-08-01	Common shares without par value	F	4271	$46.9100	Disposed	302366	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	17166	Indirect
Common shares without par value	15266	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of August 1, 2005.

F2: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his wife.