ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2009

Feb 19, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2009-02-17

Reporting Person: Patton Donald V JR (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-02-17	Common shares without par value	F	1433	$54.94	Disposed	73443	Direct
2009-02-17	Common shares without par value	S	400	$54.412	Disposed	73043	Direct
2009-02-17	Common shares without par value	S	17	$54.41	Disposed	73026	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	13298	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of February 13, 2009.