ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2006

Apr 26, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2006-04-24

Reporting Person: Bohuon Olivier (Senior Vice President)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-04-24	Option (right to buy)	$41.48	A	47000	Acquired	2016-04-23	common shares (47000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Employee stock options granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16(b) Rule 16b-3. The option becomes exercisable in annual increments of 15,667 on 4/24/2007, 15,667 on 4/24/2008 and 15,666 on 4/24/2009.