ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2008

Feb 13, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2008-02-08

Reporting Person: LINDER GREG W (Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	M	6805	$48.7193	Acquired	142337	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	M	242	$53.1833	Acquired	142579	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	900	$56.791	Disposed	141679	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	800	$56.782	Disposed	140879	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	200	$56.781	Disposed	140679	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	788	$56.761	Disposed	139891	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	800	$56.772	Disposed	139091	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	3400	$56.754	Disposed	135691	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	159	$56.752	Disposed	135532	Direct
2008-02-11	Common shares without par value	M	1775	$56.30	Acquired	137307	Direct
2008-02-11	Common shares without par value	S	1775	$56.40	Disposed	135532	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-02-08	Option (right to buy)	$48.7193	M	6805	Disposed	2008-02-12	common shares (6805)	Direct
2008-02-08	Option (right to buy)	$53.1833	M	242	Disposed	2008-02-12	common shares (242)	Direct
2008-02-11	Option (right to buy)	$56.30	M	1775	Disposed	2008-02-12	common shares (1775)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	12473	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3.