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: 2008-02-11

Reporting Person: Michael Edward L (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-02-11	Common shares without par value	M	31045	$54.30	Acquired	158356	Direct
2008-02-11	Common shares without par value	S	20500	$56.10	Disposed	137856	Direct
2008-02-11	Common shares without par value	S	3000	$56.11	Disposed	134856	Direct
2008-02-11	Common shares without par value	S	2200	$56.12	Disposed	132656	Direct
2008-02-11	Common shares without par value	S	2700	$56.13	Disposed	129956	Direct
2008-02-11	Common shares without par value	S	745	$56.15	Disposed	129211	Direct
2008-02-11	Common shares without par value	S	1500	$56.16	Disposed	127711	Direct
2008-02-11	Common shares without par value	S	400	$56.17	Disposed	127311	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-02-11	Option (right to buy)	$54.30	M	31045	Disposed	2008-02-12	Common Shares (31045)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3.