ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2011

Oct 27, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2011-10-24

Reporting Person: MAZZO JAMES V (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	M	98470	$21.92	Acquired	189122	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	1000	$53.24	Disposed	188122	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	1200	$53.25	Disposed	186922	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	3400	$53.26	Disposed	183522	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	100	$53.265	Disposed	183422	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	300	$53.27	Disposed	183122	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	200	$53.275	Disposed	182922	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	1226	$53.28	Disposed	181696	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	1300	$53.285	Disposed	180396	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	2800	$53.29	Disposed	177596	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	300	$53.295	Disposed	177296	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	4100	$53.30	Disposed	173196	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	1000	$53.305	Disposed	172196	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	100	$53.307	Disposed	172096	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	6196	$53.31	Disposed	165900	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	800	$53.315	Disposed	165100	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	1500	$53.32	Disposed	163600	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	1200	$53.325	Disposed	162400	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	3800	$53.33	Disposed	158600	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	900	$53.335	Disposed	157700	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	100	$53.339	Disposed	157600	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	4047	$53.34	Disposed	153553	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	2475	$53.35	Disposed	151078	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	1700	$53.36	Disposed	149378	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	200	$53.37	Disposed	149178	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	200	$53.38	Disposed	148978	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	1945	$53.39	Disposed	147033	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	1500	$53.395	Disposed	145533	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	2400	$53.40	Disposed	143133	Direct
2011-10-24	Common shares without par value	S	400	$53.405	Disposed	142733	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-10-24	Option (right to buy)	$21.92	M	98470	Disposed	2012-07-29	Common shares (98470)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Employee stock option received pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 11, 2009, by and among Abbott Laboratories, Rainforest Acquisition Inc. and Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 240,000 shares of Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. common stock for $8.99 per share.