ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2012-02-29

Reporting Person: ALBAN CARLOS (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-29	Common shares without par value	A	4166	—	Acquired	124140	Direct
2012-02-29	Common shares without par value	F	8868	$57.04	Disposed	115272	Direct
2012-02-29	Common shares without par value	S	1204	$56.713	Disposed	114068	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	684	Indirect
Common shares without par value	140	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Settlement of a performance-based restricted stock unit in shares in a transaction exempt from Section 16(b) under Rule 16b-3.

F2: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of February 28, 2012.