ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2006

Aug 3, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2006-07-31

Reporting Person: Fussell Stephen R (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-07-31	Common shares without par value	M	2274	$27.4328	Acquired	77435	Direct
2006-07-31	Common shares without par value	M	3720	$32.6111	Acquired	81155	Direct
2006-07-31	Common shares without par value	M	14567	$33.2314	Acquired	95722	Direct
2006-07-31	Common shares without par value	F	16183	$47.82	Disposed	79539	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-07-31	Option (right to buy)	$27.4328	M	2274	Disposed	2007-02-13	Common shares (2274)	Direct
2006-07-31	Option (right to buy)	$32.6111	M	3720	Disposed	2010-02-10	Common shares (3720)	Direct
2006-07-31	Option (right to buy)	$33.2314	M	14567	Disposed	2013-02-13	Common shares (14567)	Direct
2006-07-31	Option (right to buy)	$47.82	A	1304	Acquired	2007-02-13	Common shares (1304)	Direct
2006-07-31	Option (right to buy)	$47.82	A	3003	Acquired	2010-02-10	Common shares (3003)	Direct
2006-07-31	Option (right to buy)	$47.82	A	11876	Acquired	2013-02-13	Common shares (11876)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	1197	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of July 31, 2006.

F2: Employee stock option 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.