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: 2011-12-22

Reporting Person: WHITE MILES D (Director, Chairman and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-08	Common shares without par value	G	19334	—	Disposed	1160516	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	M	675674	$53.625	Acquired	1836190	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	4500	$55.335	Disposed	1831690	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	5900	$55.515	Disposed	1825790	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	500	$55.3075	Disposed	1825290	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	11550	$55.24	Disposed	1813740	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	19330	$55.305	Disposed	1794410	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	100	$55.523	Disposed	1794310	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	21898	$55.40	Disposed	1772412	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	2057	$55.38	Disposed	1770355	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	7686	$55.37	Disposed	1762669	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	100	$55.5175	Disposed	1762569	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	26119	$55.34	Disposed	1736450	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	200	$55.235	Disposed	1736250	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	200	$55.509	Disposed	1736050	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	100	$55.499	Disposed	1735950	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	100	$55.408	Disposed	1735850	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	6197	$55.355	Disposed	1729653	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	100	$55.445	Disposed	1729553	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	200	$55.317	Disposed	1729353	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	500	$55.3275	Disposed	1728853	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	200	$55.4975	Disposed	1728653	Direct
2011-12-22	Common shares without par value	S	600	$55.417	Disposed	1728053	Direct
2011-12-08	Common shares without par value	G	714	—	Acquired	714	Indirect
2011-12-09	Common shares without par value	G	714	—	Disposed	0	Indirect
2011-12-08	Common shares without par value	G	218	—	Acquired	6689	Indirect
2011-12-09	Common shares without par value	G	238	—	Acquired	6927	Indirect
2011-12-08	Common shares without par value	G	127	—	Acquired	6598	Indirect
2011-12-09	Common shares without par value	G	238	—	Acquired	6836	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-12-22	Option (right to buy)	$53.625	M	675674	Disposed	2012-02-14	Common shares (675674)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	22610	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of December 21, 2011.

F2: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his wife and sons.

F3: 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.