ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 7, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2012-03-05

Reporting Person: CAPEK JOHN M (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	M	100000	$41.92	Acquired	315551	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	3000	$57.31	Disposed	312551	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	400	$57.315	Disposed	312151	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	6055	$57.32	Disposed	306096	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	200	$57.325	Disposed	305896	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	6900	$57.33	Disposed	298996	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	1300	$57.335	Disposed	297696	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	4200	$57.34	Disposed	293496	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	500	$57.345	Disposed	292996	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	6800	$57.35	Disposed	286196	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	1600	$57.355	Disposed	284596	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	100	$57.359	Disposed	284496	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	8800	$57.36	Disposed	275696	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	1000	$57.365	Disposed	274696	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	100	$57.3675	Disposed	274596	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	100	$57.369	Disposed	274496	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	12700	$57.37	Disposed	261796	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	2700	$57.375	Disposed	259096	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	10327	$57.38	Disposed	248769	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	1773	$57.385	Disposed	246996	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	200	$57.3875	Disposed	246796	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	16005	$57.39	Disposed	230791	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	2400	$57.395	Disposed	228391	Direct
2012-03-05	Common shares without par value	S	12840	$57.4	Disposed	215551	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-05	Option (right to buy)	$41.92	M	100000	Disposed	2016-04-20	Common shares (100000)	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.