ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2008

Dec 23, 2008

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2008-12-15

Reporting Person: Warmuth Michael J (Senior Vice President)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	34979	Direct
Common shares without par value	23	Indirect
Common shares without par value	72	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Option (right to buy)	$52.54	2017-02-15	Common shares (8933)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$55.56	2018-02-14	Common shares (8500)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$55.56	2018-02-14	Common shares (8500)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$55.56	2018-02-14	Common shares (8500)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$54.03	2009-02-11	Common shares (4514)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$54.03	2013-02-13	Common shares (4540)		Direct
Option (right to buy)	$57.93	2013-02-13	Common shares (2649)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of December 19, 2008.

F2: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his spouse.

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