ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2012

Nov 6, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2012-11-02

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	M	70956	$47.10	Acquired	1310712	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	M	262464	$52.55	Acquired	1573176	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	M	1890	$53.60	Acquired	1575066	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	M	178002	$59.03	Acquired	1753068	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	119180	$65.50	Disposed	1633888	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	8326	$65.505	Disposed	1625562	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	300	$65.509	Disposed	1625262	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	39418	$65.51	Disposed	1585844	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	6900	$65.515	Disposed	1578944	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	400	$65.5175	Disposed	1578544	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	35920	$65.52	Disposed	1542624	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	7500	$65.525	Disposed	1535124	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	200	$65.5275	Disposed	1534924	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	700	$65.529	Disposed	1534224	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	34230	$65.53	Disposed	1499994	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	6300	$65.535	Disposed	1493694	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	100	$65.537	Disposed	1493594	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	100	$65.5375	Disposed	1493494	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	300	$65.539	Disposed	1493194	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	31032	$65.54	Disposed	1462162	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	6600	$65.545	Disposed	1455562	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	300	$65.5475	Disposed	1455262	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	100	$65.549	Disposed	1455162	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	31069	$65.55	Disposed	1424093	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	3651	$65.555	Disposed	1420442	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	13952	$65.56	Disposed	1406490	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	18246	$65.57	Disposed	1388244	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	2300	$65.575	Disposed	1385944	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	6500	$65.58	Disposed	1379444	Direct
2012-11-02	Common shares without par value	S	100	$65.584	Disposed	1379344	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-11-02	Option (right to buy)	$47.10	M	70956	Disposed	2013-02-13	Common shares (70956)	Direct
2012-11-02	Option (right to buy)	$52.55	M	262464	Disposed	2013-02-13	Common shares (262464)	Direct
2012-11-02	Option (right to buy)	$53.60	M	1890	Disposed	2013-02-13	Common shares (1890)	Direct
2012-11-02	Option (right to buy)	$59.03	M	178002	Disposed	2013-02-13	Common shares (178002)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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.