ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2011

Dec 23, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2011-12-21

Reporting Person: Warmuth Michael J (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-21	Common shares without par value	M	14363	$53.625	Acquired	97703	Direct
2011-12-21	Common shares without par value	S	14363	$55.00	Disposed	83340	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-12-21	Option (right to buy)	$53.625	M	14363	Disposed	2012-02-14	Common shares (14363)	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.