ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2008

Feb 21, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2008-02-15

Reporting Person: ASHLEY RICHARD W (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-02-15	Common shares without par value	A	46000	$55.56	Acquired	212430	Direct
2008-02-17	Common shares without par value	F	6579	$55.55	Disposed	205851	Direct
2008-02-18	Common shares without par value	F	4011	$55.55	Disposed	201840	Direct
2008-02-19	Common shares without par value	S	200	$56.06	Disposed	201640	Direct
2008-02-19	Common shares without par value	S	1634	$56.061	Disposed	200006	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These shares represent performance vested restricted stock awards under the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program. The awards have a 5-year term, with no more than 1/3 of the award vesting in any one year upon Abbott reaching a minimum return on equity target. The awards include the right to have stock withheld for tax purposes.