ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2007

Aug 13, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2007-08-09

Reporting Person: LINDER GREG W (Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-08-09	Common shares without par value	M	9563	$42.4978	Acquired	129758	Direct
2007-08-09	Common shares without par value	M	20004	$42.2159	Acquired	149762	Direct
2007-08-09	Common shares without par value	M	12431	$42.83	Acquired	162193	Direct
2007-08-09	Common shares without par value	M	12000	$44.16	Acquired	174193	Direct
2007-08-09	Common shares without par value	M	2875	$34.7727	Acquired	177068	Direct
2007-08-09	Common shares without par value	F	47955	$56.30	Disposed	129113	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-08-09	Option (right to buy)	$42.4978	M	9563	Disposed	2009-02-11	Common Shares (9563)	Direct
2007-08-09	Option (right to buy)	$56.30	A	8143	Acquired	2009-02-11	Common Shares (8143)	Direct
2007-08-09	Option (right to buy)	$42.2159	M	20004	Disposed	2009-05-31	Common Shares (20004)	Direct
2007-08-09	Option (right to buy)	$56.30	A	16974	Acquired	2009-05-31	Common Shares (16974)	Direct
2007-08-09	Option (right to buy)	$42.83	M	12431	Disposed	2013-02-13	Common Shares (12431)	Direct
2007-08-09	Option (right to buy)	$56.30	A	10630	Acquired	2013-02-13	Common Shares (10630)	Direct
2007-08-09	Option (right to buy)	$44.16	M	12000	Disposed	2016-02-16	Common Shares (12000)	Direct
2007-08-09	Option (right to buy)	$34.7727	M	2875	Disposed	2008-02-12	Common Shares (2875)	Direct
2007-08-09	Option (right to buy)	$56.30	A	1775	Acquired	2008-02-12	Common Shares (1775)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	12323	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of August 9, 2007

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

F3: Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3.