ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2005

May 2, 2005

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2005-04-22

Reporting Person: Tyree James L (Senior Vice President)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	52503	Direct
Common shares without par value	1087	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Option (right to buy)	$40.5054	2007-06-29	Common shares (2468)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$44.3210	2007-06-29	Common shares (3180)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$42.4978	2009-02-11	Common shares (12768)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$49.5463	2007-12-30	Common shares (3958)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$39.6784	2007-06-29	Common shares (2519)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$45.4488	2011-02-08	Common shares (22876)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$48.1225	2011-05-31	Common shares (15960)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$53.6250	2012-02-14	Common shares (42561)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$49.2456	2007-12-30	Common shares (8422)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$49.2456	2007-06-29	Common shares (6069)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$41.1445	2007-06-29	Common shares (2429)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$33.2314	2013-02-13	Common shares (1)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$33.2314	2013-02-13	Common shares (17734)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$40.9283	2010-02-10	Common shares (10276)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$41.5392	2007-06-29	Common shares (153)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$41.5392	2010-02-10	Common shares (7493)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$43.5128	2008-02-12	Common shares (4549)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$41.0317	2014-02-19	Common shares (10640)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$41.0317	2014-02-19	Common shares (10641)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$41.0317	2014-02-19	Common shares (10639)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$41.9500	2013-02-13	Common shares (13853)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$46.4200	2013-02-13	Common shares (1562)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$46.4200	2008-02-12	Common shares (9217)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$46.3400	2015-02-17	Common shares (11600)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$46.3400	2015-02-17	Common shares (11600)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$46.3400	2015-02-17	Common shares (11600)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$45.6600	2013-02-13	Common shares (14811)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of April 27, 2005.

F2: Employee stock options 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.

F3: Employee stock options granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16(b) under Rule 16b-3.