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: WHITE MILES D (Director, Chairman and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	M	37046	$47.8829	Acquired	1074846	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	M	132148	$52.55	Acquired	1206994	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	M	2875	$34.7727	Acquired	1209869	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	1500	$56.6000	Disposed	1208369	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	500	$56.6200	Disposed	1207869	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	500	$56.6400	Disposed	1207369	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	900	$56.6600	Disposed	1206469	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	569	$56.6800	Disposed	1205900	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	500	$56.7000	Disposed	1205400	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	700	$56.7100	Disposed	1204700	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	1400	$56.7300	Disposed	1203300	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	500	$56.7400	Disposed	1202800	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	100	$56.7600	Disposed	1202700	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	200	$56.7700	Disposed	1202500	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	200	$56.7800	Disposed	1202300	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	500	$56.8100	Disposed	1201800	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	1400	$56.8200	Disposed	1200400	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	1600	$56.8300	Disposed	1198800	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	3400	$56.8400	Disposed	1195400	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	6800	$56.8500	Disposed	1188600	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	1700	$56.8600	Disposed	1186900	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	400	$56.8700	Disposed	1186500	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	12000	$56.8800	Disposed	1174500	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	5000	$56.8900	Disposed	1169500	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	13900	$56.9000	Disposed	1155600	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	4200	$56.9100	Disposed	1151400	Direct
2008-02-08	Common shares without par value	S	4600	$56.9200	Disposed	1146800	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-02-08	Option (right to buy)	$47.8829	M	37046	Disposed	2008-02-12	common shares (37046)	Direct
2008-02-08	Option (right to buy)	$52.55	M	132148	Disposed	2008-02-12	common shares (132148)	Direct
2008-02-08	Option (right to buy)	$34.7727	M	2875	Disposed	2008-02-12	common shares (2875)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Employee 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.