ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2014

Jan 3, 2014

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SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

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FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.See Instruction 1(b).																		OMB APPROVAL
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LIDDY EDWARD M (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 400 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60611 (City) (State) (Zip)				2. Issuer NameandTicker or Trading Symbol ABBOTT LABORATORIES[ ABT]									5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
				3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2013
				4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)									6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)				2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)			2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)		3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)					5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)			6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
									Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)		Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)			7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)				8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction (s) (Instr. 4)			10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)		11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date		Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Equivalent Units	$ 0 (1)																			D
		12/31/2013		A		860		(1)	(1)		Common shares	860			$ 38.33		9,726 (2)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Director fees credited to a stock equivalent unit account and paid, in cash, generally at age 65 or upon retirement from the board. The stock equivalent units earn the same return as if the fees were invested in Abbott stock.

2. Balance includes stock equivalent units acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature.

John A. Berry, by Power of Attorney for Edward M. 01/03/2014 Liddy

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