ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2012

Jun 5, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2012-06-01

Reporting Person: Blaser Brian J (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-06-01	Common shares without par value	A	5500	—	Acquired	83724	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-06-01	Option (right to buy)	$60.96	A	10100	Acquired	2022-05-31	Common shares (10100)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These shares represent performance vested restricted stock awards under the Abbott Laboratories 2009 Incentive Stock Program. The awards have a 5-year term, with no more than 1/3 of the award vesting in any one year upon Abbott reaching a minimum return on equity target. The awards include the right to have stock withheld for tax purposes.

F2: 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 3,367 shares on 06/01/2013; 3,366 shares on 06/01/2014; and 3,367 shares on 06/01/2015.