ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2007

Feb 1, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2007-01-29

Reporting Person: FREYMAN THOMAS C (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-01-29	Common shares without par value	S	1845	$52.57	Disposed	219698	Direct
2007-01-29	Common shares without par value	M	31131	$41.6426	Acquired	250829	Direct
2007-01-29	Common shares without par value	M	24684	$41.0693	Acquired	275513	Direct
2007-01-29	Common shares without par value	M	39015	$41.0317	Acquired	314528	Direct
2007-01-29	Common shares without par value	F	80634	$52.55	Disposed	233894	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-01-29	Option (right to buy)	$41.6426	M	31131	Disposed	2013-02-13	Common shares (31131)	Direct
2007-01-29	Option (right to buy)	$41.0693	M	24684	Disposed	2010-02-10	Common shares (24684)	Direct
2007-01-29	Option (right to buy)	$41.0317	M	39015	Disposed	2014-02-19	Common Shares (39015)	Direct
2007-01-29	Option (right to buy)	$52.55	A	26572	Acquired	2013-02-13	Common shares (26572)	Direct
2007-01-29	Option (right to buy)	$52.55	A	20882	Acquired	2010-02-10	Common shares (20882)	Direct
2007-01-29	Option (right to buy)	$52.55	A	33180	Acquired	2014-02-19	Common Shares (33180)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	18956	Indirect
Common shares without par value	466	Indirect
Common shares without par value	466	Indirect
Common shares without par value	466	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of January 31, 2007.

F2: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his daughter and sons.

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.