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: Schumacher Laura J (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	3997	$41.00	Acquired	121521	Direct
2007-08-07	Common shares without par value	M	2440	$41.2197	Acquired	123961	Direct
2007-08-07	Common shares without par value	F	625	$53.12	Disposed	123336	Direct
2007-08-07	Common shares without par value	S	5812	$54.4599	Disposed	117524	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-08-07	Option (right to buy)	$41.00	M	3997	Disposed	2010-02-10	common shares (3997)	Direct
2007-08-07	Option (right to buy)	$41.2197	M	2440	Disposed	2010-02-10	common shares (2440)	Direct
2007-08-07	Option (right to buy)	$53.12	A	625	Acquired	2010-02-10	Common shares (625)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	4961	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of August 6, 2007.

F2: 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(b) under Rule 16b-3.