ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2007

Sep 22, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2007-09-19

Reporting Person: WHITE MILES D (Director, Chairman and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-09-19	Common shares without par value	M	362291	$42.4978	Acquired	1296997	Direct
2007-09-19	Common shares without par value	M	108502	$40.5618	Acquired	1405499	Direct
2007-09-19	Common shares without par value	M	404340	$41.0317	Acquired	1809839	Direct
2007-09-19	Common shares without par value	M	3050	$33.2314	Acquired	1812889	Direct
2007-09-19	Common shares without par value	F	757775	$53.60	Disposed	1055114	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-09-19	Option (right to buy)	$42.4978	M	362291	Disposed	2009-02-11	common shares (362291)	Direct
2007-09-19	Option (right to buy)	$40.5618	M	108502	Disposed	2008-09-14	common shares (108502)	Direct
2007-09-19	Option (right to buy)	$41.0317	M	404340	Disposed	2014-02-19	common shares (404340)	Direct
2007-09-19	Option (right to buy)	$33.2314	M	3050	Disposed	2013-02-13	common shares (3050)	Direct
2007-09-19	Option (right to buy)	$53.60	A	314796	Acquired	2009-02-11	common shares (314796)	Direct
2007-09-19	Option (right to buy)	$53.60	A	92521	Acquired	2008-09-14	common shares (92521)	Direct
2007-09-19	Option (right to buy)	$53.60	A	344826	Acquired	2014-02-19	common shares (344826)	Direct
2007-09-19	Option (right to buy)	$53.60	A	1890	Acquired	2013-02-13	common shares (1890)	Direct
2007-09-19	Option (right to buy)	$53.60	A	1878	Acquired	2014-02-19	common shares (1878)	Direct
2007-09-19	Option (right to buy)	$53.60	A	1864	Acquired	2009-02-11	common shares (1864)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	17375	Indirect
Common shares without par value	4755	Indirect
Common shares without par value	4755	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of September 18, 2007.

F2: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by sons.

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 under Rule 16b-3.