ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2009

Nov 14, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2009-11-11

Reporting Person: Mason Heather L (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-11-11	Common shares without par value	M	1274	$51.91	Acquired	104543	Direct
2009-11-11	Common shares without par value	M	878	$53.24	Acquired	105421	Direct
2009-11-11	Common shares without par value	S	2152	$53.50	Disposed	103269	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-11-11	Option (right to buy)	$51.91	M	1274	Disposed	2010-02-10	Common shares (1274)	Direct
2009-11-11	Option (right to buy)	$53.24	M	878	Disposed	2010-02-10	Common shares (878)	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.