ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2007

Sep 6, 2007

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2007-08-27

Reporting Person: Szela Mary T (Senior Vice President)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	71101	Direct
Common shares without par value	7823	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Option (right to buy)	$52.54	2017-02-15	Common shares (11900)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$52.49	2013-02-13	Common shares (9346)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$52.73	2013-02-13	Common shares (23891)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$52.73	2014-02-19	Common shares (9243)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of August 27, 2007.

F2: Employee stock options granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3.