ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2007

Aug 9, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2007-08-07

Reporting Person: DEMPSEY WILLIAM G (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-08-07	Common shares without par value	M	17053	$41.0317	Acquired	238082	Direct
2007-08-07	Common shares without par value	M	11006	$41.6426	Acquired	249088	Direct
2007-08-07	Common shares without par value	F	24269	$53.12	Disposed	224819	Direct
2007-08-08	Common shares without par value	M	72130	$42.4978	Acquired	296949	Direct
2007-08-08	Common shares without par value	M	24247	$42.83	Acquired	321196	Direct
2007-08-08	Common shares without par value	F	83783	$54.30	Disposed	237413	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-08-07	Option (right to buy)	$41.0317	M	17053	Disposed	2014-02-19	Common shares (17053)	Direct
2007-08-07	Option (right to buy)	$41.6426	M	11006	Disposed	2013-02-13	Common shares (11006)	Direct
2007-08-07	Option (right to buy)	$53.12	A	14703	Acquired	2014-02-19	Common shares (14703)	Direct
2007-08-07	Option (right to buy)	$53.12	A	9566	Acquired	2013-02-13	Common shares (9566)	Direct
2007-08-08	Option (right to buy)	$42.4978	M	72130	Disposed	2009-02-11	Common shares (72130)	Direct
2007-08-08	Option (right to buy)	$42.83	M	24247	Disposed	2013-02-13	Common shares (24247)	Direct
2007-08-08	Option (right to buy)	$54.30	A	62637	Acquired	2009-02-11	Common shares (62637)	Direct
2007-08-08	Option (right to buy)	$54.30	A	21146	Acquired	2013-02-13	Common shares (21146)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	10694	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of August 7, 2007.

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