ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2009

Feb 3, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2009-01-30

Reporting Person: Schumacher Laura J (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-01-30	Common shares without par value	M	2983	$55.66	Acquired	144825	Direct
2009-01-30	Common shares without par value	S	2983	$55.72	Disposed	141842	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-01-30	Option (right to buy)	$55.66	M	2983	Disposed	2009-02-11	Common shares (2983)	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.