ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2007

Sep 20, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2007-09-17

Reporting Person: GONZALEZ RICHARD A (Director, President and COO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-09-17	Common shares without par value	M	10000	$45.4488	Acquired	309210	Direct
2007-09-17	Common shares without par value	S	9700	$52.25	Disposed	299510	Direct
2007-09-17	Common shares without par value	S	300	$52.26	Disposed	299210	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	M	144633	$45.4488	Acquired	443843	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	M	105367	$41.0317	Acquired	549210	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	55800	$52.25	Disposed	493410	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without part value	S	27000	$52.26	Disposed	466410	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	14300	$52.27	Disposed	452110	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	700	$52.28	Disposed	451410	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	1900	$52.32	Disposed	449510	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	1700	$52.33	Disposed	447810	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	3500	$52.34	Disposed	444310	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	20800	$52.35	Disposed	423510	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	4200	$52.36	Disposed	419310	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	500	$52.37	Disposed	418810	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	8000	$52.38	Disposed	410810	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	5000	$52.39	Disposed	405810	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	8000	$52.40	Disposed	397810	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	7900	$52.41	Disposed	389910	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	6300	$52.42	Disposed	383610	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	7900	$52.43	Disposed	375710	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	4600	$52.44	Disposed	371110	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	1500	$52.45	Disposed	369610	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	5600	$52.46	Disposed	364010	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	3900	$52.47	Disposed	360110	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	11400	$52.48	Disposed	348710	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	11700	$52.49	Disposed	337010	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	8000	$52.50	Disposed	329010	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	5600	$52.51	Disposed	323410	Direct
2007-09-18	Common shares without par value	S	7500	$52.52	Disposed	315910	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-09-17	Option (right to buy)	$45.4488	M	10000	Disposed	2011-02-08	Common shares (10000)	Direct
2007-09-18	Option (right to buy)	$45.4488	M	144633	Disposed	2011-02-08	Common shares (144633)	Direct
2007-09-18	Option (right to buy)	$41.0317	M	105367	Disposed	2014-02-19	Common shares (105367)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Option Program, including a replacement option feature, in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3.