ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2007

Aug 1, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2007-07-30

Reporting Person: Michael Edward L (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-07-30	Common shares without par value	A	5400	$50.52	Acquired	106331	Direct
2007-07-30	Common shares without par value	A	20000	$50.52	Acquired	126331	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-07-30	Option (right to buy)	$50.52	A	22000	Acquired	2017-07-29	Common Shares (22000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These shares represent performance vested restricted stock awards under the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program. The awards have a 5-year term, with no more than 1/3 of the award vesting in any one year upon reaching a minimum return on equity target. The awards include the right to have stock withheld for tax purposes.

F2: These shares represent a retention award of restricted stock under the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program. This award generally will vest 29 months from the date of grant and include the right to have stock withheld for tax purposes.

F3: Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16(b) under Rule 16b-3. The option becomes exercisable in annual increments of 7,334 on 07/30/2008, 7,333 on 07/30/2009, and 7,333 on 07/30/2010.