ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 21, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2012-03-19

Reporting Person: FULLER H LAURANCE (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-19	Common shares without par value	M	5211	$50.6506	Acquired	24814	Direct
2012-03-19	Common shares without par value	M	7374	$37.4229	Acquired	32188	Direct
2012-03-19	Common shares without par value	M	6699	$41.20	Acquired	38887	Direct
2012-03-19	Common shares without par value	S	10800	$60.30	Disposed	28087	Direct
2012-03-19	Common shares without par value	S	100	$60.3003	Disposed	27987	Direct
2012-03-19	Common shares without par value	S	5055	$60.301	Disposed	22932	Direct
2012-03-19	Common shares without par value	S	1229	$60.31	Disposed	21703	Direct
2012-03-19	Common shares without par value	S	2100	$60.32	Disposed	19603	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-19	Option (right to buy)	$50.6506	M	5211	Disposed	2012-04-25	Common shares (5211)	Direct
2012-03-19	Option (right to buy)	$37.4229	M	7374	Disposed	2013-04-24	Common shares (7374)	Direct
2012-03-19	Option (right to buy)	$41.20	M	6699	Disposed	2014-04-22	Common shares (6699)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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.