ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2012

Jul 30, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2012-07-27

Reporting Person: ALBAN CARLOS (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-07-27	Common shares without par value	M	7299	$46.34	Acquired	122468	Direct
2012-07-27	Common shares without par value	M	5200	$44.16	Acquired	127668	Direct
2012-07-27	Common shares without par value	M	30800	$41.48	Acquired	158468	Direct
2012-07-27	Common shares without par value	M	1538	$56.98	Acquired	160006	Direct
2012-07-27	Common shares without par value	S	43299	$65.00	Disposed	116707	Direct
2012-07-27	Common shares without par value	S	1538	$66.00	Disposed	115169	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-07-27	Option (right to buy)	$46.34	M	7299	Disposed	2015-02-17	Common shares (7299)	Direct
2012-07-27	Option (right to buy)	$44.16	M	5200	Disposed	2016-02-16	Common shares (5200)	Direct
2012-07-27	Option (right to buy)	$41.48	M	30800	Disposed	2016-04-23	Common shares (30800)	Direct
2012-07-27	Option (right to buy)	$56.98	M	1538	Disposed	2013-02-13	Common shares (1538)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3.

F2: 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.