ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2007

Aug 21, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2007-08-20

Reporting Person: Michael Edward L (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-08-20	Common shares without par value	M	2875	$34.7727	Acquired	129206	Direct
2007-08-20	Common shares without par value	F	1895	$52.73	Disposed	127311	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-08-20	Option (right to buy)	$34.7727	M	2875	Disposed	2008-02-12	Common Shares (2875)	Direct

Footnotes

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