ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2008

Jul 23, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2008-07-21

Reporting Person: FREYMAN THOMAS C (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-07-21	Common shares without par value	M	27848	$53.19	Acquired	344989	Direct
2008-07-21	Common shares without par value	F	26563	$57.58	Disposed	318426	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-07-21	Common shares without par value	$53.19	M	27848	Disposed	2009-02-11	Common shares (27848)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	20492	Indirect
Common shares without par value	1197	Indirect
Common shares without par value	1197	Indirect
Common shares without par value	1197	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of July 18, 2008

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