ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2011

Feb 23, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2011-02-18

Reporting Person: Warmuth Michael J (Senior Vice President)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-02-18	Option (right to buy)	$46.6	A	45800	Acquired	2021-02-17	Common shares (45800)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 2009 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3. The option becomes exercisable in annual increments of 15,267 on 02/18/2012, 15,266 on 02/18/2013, and 15,267 on 02/18/2014.