ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2007

Sep 18, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2007-09-13

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	M	72130	$42.4978	Acquired	541888	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	M	6681	$39.5011	Acquired	548569	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	M	641	$45.7965	Acquired	549210	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	21100	$52.25	Disposed	528110	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	6300	$52.26	Disposed	521810	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	13000	$52.27	Disposed	508810	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	14000	$52.28	Disposed	494810	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	12390	$52.29	Disposed	482420	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	30250	$52.30	Disposed	452170	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	10600	$52.31	Disposed	441570	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	14300	$52.32	Disposed	427270	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	37000	$52.33	Disposed	390270	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	21300	$52.34	Disposed	368970	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	3900	$52.35	Disposed	365070	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	5700	$52.36	Disposed	359370	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	400	$52.37	Disposed	358970	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	600	$52.38	Disposed	358370	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	2700	$52.39	Disposed	355670	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	200	$52.40	Disposed	355470	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	100	$52.41	Disposed	355370	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	200	$52.43	Disposed	355170	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	100	$52.44	Disposed	355070	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	1200	$52.45	Disposed	353870	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	900	$52.47	Disposed	352970	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	1300	$52.48	Disposed	351670	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	100	$52.49	Disposed	351570	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	3450	$52.50	Disposed	348120	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	900	$52.51	Disposed	347220	Direct
2007-09-13	Common shares without par value	S	900	$52.52	Disposed	346320	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-09-13	Option (right to buy)	$42.4978	M	72130	Disposed	2009-02-11	common shares (72130)	Direct
2007-09-13	Option (right to buy)	$39.5011	M	6681	Disposed	2010-07-31	common shares (6681)	Direct
2007-09-13	Option (right to buy)	$45.7965	M	641	Disposed	2010-02-10	common shares (641)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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.