ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2010

Nov 10, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2010-11-09

Reporting Person: Warmuth Michael J (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-11-09	Common shares without par value	M	11172	$45.4488	Acquired	116362	Direct
2010-11-09	Common shares without par value	S	4372	$50.10	Disposed	111990	Direct
2010-11-09	Common shares without par value	S	200	$50.1007	Disposed	111790	Direct
2010-11-09	Common shares without par value	S	200	$50.1015	Disposed	111590	Direct
2010-11-09	Common shares without par value	S	6300	$50.101	Disposed	105290	Direct
2010-11-09	Common shares without par value	S	100	$50.1003	Disposed	105190	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-11-09	Option (right to buy)	$45.4488	M	11172	Disposed	2011-02-08	Common shares (11172)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	72	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his spouse.

F2: 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.