ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2015

Apr 2, 2015

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SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4 FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*Alpern Robert J(Last)(First)(Middle)333 CEDAR STREET, C203 SHM(Street)NEW HAVENCT06520(City)(State)(Zip)				2. Issuer NameandTicker or Trading SymbolABBOTT LABORATORIES [ABT]									5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer(Check all applicable)XDirector10% OwnerOfficer (give titlebelow)Other (specifybelow)
				3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)03/31/2015
				4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)									6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check ApplicableLine)XForm filed by One Reporting PersonForm filed by More than One ReportingPerson
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)				2. TransactionDate(Month/Day/Year)			2A. DeemedExecution Date,if any(Month/Day/Year)		3.TransactionCode (Instr.8)		4. Securities Acquired(A) or Disposed Of (D)(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)					5. Amount ofSecuritiesBeneficiallyOwnedFollowingReportedTransaction(s)(Instr. 3 and 4)		6.OwnershipForm:Direct (D)or Indirect(I) (Instr. 4)		7. Natureof IndirectBeneficialOwnership(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 ofDerivativeSecurity(Instr. 3)	2.Conversionor ExercisePrice ofDerivativeSecurity	3. TransactionDate(Month/Day/Year)	3A. DeemedExecution Date,if any(Month/Day/Year)	4.TransactionCode (Instr.8)		5.NumberofDerivativeSecuritiesAcquired(A) orDisposedof (D)(Instr. 3, 4and 5)		6. Date Exercisable andExpiration Date(Month/Day/Year)			7. Title andAmount ofSecuritiesUnderlyingDerivative Security(Instr. 3 and 4)				8. Price ofDerivativeSecurity(Instr. 5)		9. NumberofderivativeSecuritiesBeneficiallyOwnedFollowingReportedTransaction(s) (Instr. 4)		10.OwnershipForm:Direct (D)or Indirect(I) (Instr. 4)	11. Natureof IndirectBeneficialOwnership(Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	DateExercisable	ExpirationDate		Title	AmountorNumberofShares
StockEquivalentUnits	$ 0(1)																		D
		03/31/2015		A		169		(1)	(1)		Commonshares	169			$ 46.33		4,389(2)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Director fees credited to a stock equivalent unit account under a grantor trust established by the director 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 Robert J. 04/02/2015 Alpern ** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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