ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2008

Feb 8, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2008-02-05

Reporting Person: FREYMAN THOMAS C (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-02-05	Common shares without par value	M	2012	$54.62	Acquired	297347	Direct
2008-02-05	Common shares without par value	F	1936	$58.05	Disposed	295411	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-02-05	Common shares without par value	$54.62	M	2012	Disposed	2008-02-12	Common shares (2012)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	19894	Indirect
Common shares without par value	845	Indirect
Common shares without par value	845	Indirect
Common shares without par value	845	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of February 5, 2008

F2: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his daughter and sons.

F3: 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.