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: ROBERTS ROY S (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	M	5010	$35.9192	Acquired	22248	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	M	4417	$33.9503	Acquired	26665	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	3827	$56.731	Disposed	22838	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	5600	$56.732	Disposed	17238	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-02-08	Option (right to buy)	$35.9192	M	5010	Disposed	2010-04-27	Common shares (5010)	Direct
2008-02-08	Option (right to buy)	$33.9503	M	4417	Disposed	2008-04-23	Common shares (4417)	Direct

Footnotes

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