ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2008

Jul 12, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2008-07-09

Reporting Person: Fussell Stephen R (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-07-09	Common shares without par value	M	11390	$45.4488	Acquired	130977	Direct
2008-07-09	Common shares without par value	F	10050	$57.37	Disposed	120927	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-07-09	Options (right to buy)	$45.4488	M	11390	Disposed	2011-02-08	Common shares (11390)	Direct
2008-07-09	Options (right to buy)	$57.37	A	10050	Acquired	2011-02-08	Common shares (10050)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	1355	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of July 8, 2008

F2: 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.