ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2008

Nov 18, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2008-11-14

Reporting Person: Chen Thomas F (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-11-14	Common shares without par value	M	3552	$45.4488	Acquired	82973	Direct
2008-11-14	Common shares without par value	F	3112	$57.14	Disposed	79861	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-11-14	Options (right to buy)	$45.4488	M	3552	Disposed	2011-02-08	Common shares (3552)	Direct
2008-11-14	Options (right to buy)	$57.14	A	3112	Acquired	2011-02-08	Common shares (3112)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	17756	Indirect
Common shares without par value	23798	Indirect
Common shares without par value	610	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of November 13, 2008.

F2: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his wife and daughter.

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