ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2012

Jul 25, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2012-07-23

Reporting Person: ALBAN CARLOS (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-07-23	Common shares without par value	M	2601	$46.34	Acquired	116669	Direct
2012-07-23	Common shares without par value	M	2834	$51.28	Acquired	119503	Direct
2012-07-23	Common shares without par value	F	4334	$65.06	Disposed	115169	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-07-23	Option (right to buy)	$46.34	M	2601	Disposed	2015-02-17	Common shares (2601)	Direct
2012-07-23	Option (right to buy)	$51.28	M	2834	Disposed	2013-02-13	Common shares (2834)	Direct
2012-07-23	Option (right to buy)	$65.06	A	2482	Acquired	2013-02-13	Common shares (2482)	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.