ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2006

Jul 27, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2006-07-25

Reporting Person: FREYMAN THOMAS C (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-07-25	Common shares without par value	M	4073	$41.9715	Acquired	224816	Direct
2006-07-25	Common shares without par value	M	2355	$42.4226	Acquired	227171	Direct
2006-07-25	Common shares without par value	F	5984	$47.56	Disposed	221187	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-07-25	Option (right to buy)	$41.9715	M	4073	Disposed	2007-02-13	common shares (4.073)	Direct
2006-07-25	Option (right to buy)	$42.4226	M	2355	Disposed	2007-02-13	common shares (2355)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	466	Indirect
Common shares without par value	466	Indirect
Common shares without par value	466	Indirect
Common shares without par value	18578	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his daughter and sons.

F2: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of July 25, 2006.

F3: 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.