ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2006

Feb 2, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2006-01-30

Reporting Person: FREYMAN THOMAS C (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-01-30	Common shares without par value	M	23224	$41.9715	Acquired	216487	Direct
2006-01-30	Common shares without par value	F	22867	$43.00	Disposed	193620	Direct
2006-01-30	Common shares without par value	G	1398	—	Disposed	192222	Direct
2006-01-30	Common shares without par value	G	466	—	Acquired	466	Indirect
2006-01-30	Common shares without par value	G	466	—	Acquired	466	Indirect
2006-01-30	Common shares without par value	G	466	—	Acquired	466	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-01-30	Option (right to buy)	$41.9715	M	23224	Disposed	2006-02-08	common shares (23224)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	17895	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 January 31, 2006.

F3: Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16(b) under Rule 16b-3.