ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 4, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2012-12-01

Reporting Person: Schumacher Laura J (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-01	Common shares without par value	A	30755	—	Acquired	179338	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These shares represent performance vested restricted stock awards under the Abbott Laboratories 2009 Incentive Stock Program. The awards will cliff vest after January 1, 2016, subject to AbbVie reaching a minimum average return on equity target for the period 2013 through 2015. The awards include the right to have stock withheld for tax purposes.