ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2005

Mar 2, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2005-03-01

Reporting Person: Schumacher Laura J (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-03-01	Common shares without par value	A	10000	$46.12	Acquired	43871	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	4600	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(b) under Rule 16b-3. The award includes the right to have stock withheld for tax purposes.

F2: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of February 28, 2005.