ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2015

Apr 29, 2015

SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person BIRD ROGER (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ABBOTT LABORATORIES [ ABT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Senior Vice President
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/27/2015
(Street) ABBOTT PARK IL 60064 (City) (State) (Zip)	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)
Code	V	Amount
Common shares without par value	04/27/2015
Common shares without par value	04/27/2015
Common shares without par value	04/27/2015
Common shares without par value	04/27/2015
Common shares without par value	04/27/2015
Common shares without par value	04/27/2015
Common shares without par value	04/27/2015
Common shares without par value	04/27/2015
Common shares without par value	04/27/2015
Common shares without par value	04/27/2015
Common shares without par value	04/27/2015
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)
Code	V	(A)
Option (right to buy) (1)	$21.2194	04/27/2015
Option (right to buy) (1)	$25.2461	04/27/2015

Explanation of Responses:

1. Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3.

John A. Berry, by power of attorney for Roger Bird

04/29/2015

** Signature of Reporting Person

Date

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