ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2006

Nov 3, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2006-11-01

Reporting Person: DEMPSEY WILLIAM G (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-11-01	Common shares without par value	A	20000	$47.36	Acquired	175798	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	10511	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 November 1, 2006.