ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2011

Aug 9, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2011-08-05

Reporting Person: FREYMAN THOMAS C (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-08-05	Common shares without par value	S	9500	$49.19	Disposed	375203	Direct
2011-08-05	Common shares without par value	S	100	$49.1902	Disposed	375103	Direct
2011-08-05	Common shares without par value	S	100	$49.1903	Disposed	375003	Direct
2011-08-05	Common shares without par value	S	100	$49.1909	Disposed	374903	Direct
2011-08-05	Common shares without par value	S	10200	$49.191	Disposed	364703	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	1001	Indirect
Common shares without par value	15000	Indirect
Common shares without par value	1941	Indirect
Common shares without par value	1941	Indirect
Common shares without par value	1941	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of August 5, 2011.

F2: Held in the Annette Newton-Freyman 1994 Trust. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The trust is revocable by his spouse. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

F3: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his daughter and sons.