ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2005

Jan 4, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2004-12-17

Reporting Person: POWELL BOONE JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-12-17	Common shares without par value	G	550	—	Disposed	33157	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-12-31	Stock equivalent units	$0	A	267	Acquired		common shares (267)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	700	Indirect
Common shares without par value	1500	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Director fees deferred and credited to a stock equivalent unit account under a grantor trust established by the director and paid, in cash, generally at age 65 or upon retirement from the board. The stock equivalent units earn the same return as if the fees were invested in Abbott stock.

F2: Balance includes stock equivalent units acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature.