ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2009

Dec 11, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2009-12-10

Reporting Person: Chen Thomas F (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-12-10	Common shares without par value	S	5000	$53.80	Disposed	96564	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	18453	Indirect
Common shares without par value	23798	Indirect
Common shares without par value	610	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of December 10, 2009.

F2: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his wife and daughter.