ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2015

Apr 2, 2015

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OSBORN WILLIAM A (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD (Street) ABBOTT PARK IL 60064-6400 (City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ABBOTT LABORATORIES [ ABT ]

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/31/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (X) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

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)

3. 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)

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)

1. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

2. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

3. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

4. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)

5. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

6. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

7. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

8. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Stock Equivalent Units

$0^{(1)}$ 03/31/2015

A

744

^{(1)}$

744

$46.33

19,976^{(2)}$

D

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 William A. Osborn

04/02/2015

Signature of Reporting Person

Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

• If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.