ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2009

Oct 22, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2009-10-20

Reporting Person: ROBERTS ROY S (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-10-20	Common shares without par value	M	6413	$37.4229	Acquired	28033	Direct
2009-10-20	Common shares without par value	S	1326	$52.051	Disposed	26707	Direct
2009-10-20	Common shares without par value	S	2600	$52.032	Disposed	24107	Direct
2009-10-20	Common shares without par value	S	1287	$52.031	Disposed	22820	Direct
2009-10-20	Common shares without par value	S	100	$52.0319	Disposed	22720	Direct
2009-10-20	Common shares without par value	S	600	$52.041	Disposed	22120	Direct
2009-10-20	Common shares without par value	S	100	$52.0406	Disposed	22020	Direct
2009-10-20	Common shares without par value	S	200	$52.0412	Disposed	21820	Direct
2009-10-20	Common shares without par value	S	200	$52.0505	Disposed	21620	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-10-20	Option (right to buy)	$37.4229	M	6413	Disposed	2013-04-24	Common shares (6413)	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.