ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2007

Dec 28, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2007-12-27

Reporting Person: LIEPMANN HOLGER A (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-12-27	Common shares without par value	M	6691	$52.2529	Acquired	151402	Direct
2007-12-27	Common shares without par value	M	2286	$43.73	Acquired	153688	Direct
2007-12-27	Common shares without par value	S	8977	$57.575	Disposed	144711	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-12-27	Option (right to buy)	$52.2529	M	6691	Disposed	2008-02-12	common shares (6691)	Direct
2007-12-27	Option (right to buy)	$43.73	M	2286	Disposed	2008-02-12	common shares (2286)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	13834	Indirect
Common shares without par value	295	Indirect
Common shares without par value	296	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of December 26, 2007.

F2: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by his daughters.

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.