ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 8, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2012-02-03

Reporting Person: Michael Edward L (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-03	Common shares without par value	M	51311	$53.625	Acquired	258761	Direct
2012-02-03	Common shares without par value	S	42511	$55	Disposed	216250	Direct
2012-02-03	Common shares without par value	S	200	$55.005	Disposed	216050	Direct
2012-02-03	Common shares without par value	S	4800	$55.01	Disposed	211250	Direct
2012-02-03	Common shares without par value	S	100	$55.0125	Disposed	211150	Direct
2012-02-03	Common shares without par value	S	1500	$55.015	Disposed	209650	Direct
2012-02-03	Common shares without par value	S	2200	$55.02	Disposed	207450	Direct
2012-02-06	Common shares without par value	M	1890	$53.625	Acquired	209340	Direct
2012-02-06	Common shares without par value	F	1842	$55.00	Disposed	207498	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-03	Option (right to buy)	$53.625	M	51311	Disposed	2012-02-14	Common shares (51311)	Direct
2012-02-06	Option (right to buy)	$53.625	M	1890	Disposed	2012-02-14	Common shares (1890)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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(b) under Rule 16b-3.