ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2006

May 11, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2006-05-09

Reporting Person: FULLER H LAURANCE (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-05-09	Common shares without par value	M	1613	$23.2319	Acquired	40263	Direct
2006-05-09	Common shares without par value	M	1549	$24.1999	Acquired	41812	Direct
2006-05-09	Common shares without par value	S	3162	$42.30	Disposed	38650	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-05-09	Option (right to buy)	$23.2319	M	1613	Disposed	2006-09-29	common shares (1613)	Direct
2006-05-09	Option (right to buy)	$24.1999	M	1549	Disposed	2006-12-30	common shares (1549)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program. It contains a replacement option feature.