ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2015

Aug 13, 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 Fussell Stephen R	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)
(Last) (First) (Middle) 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD			3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/11/2015						Executive Vice President
(Street) ABBOTT PARK IL 60064-6400			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
(City) (State) (Zip)
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. 6)		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)
Common shares without par value		08/11/2015		M		41,500	A	$21.2194	172,101	D
Common shares without par value		08/11/2015		F		28,404	D	$50.66	143,697	D
Common shares without par value									1,342 (1)	I	Profit Sharing Trust
Common shares without par value									53 (2)	I	By spouse
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. 6)	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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable
Option (right to buy) (3)	$21.2194	08/11/2015		M		41,500	02/17/2009	02/16/2016	Common shares	41,500	$0

Explanation of Responses:

1. Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of August 11, 2015.
2. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his spouse.
3. 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 Stephen R.

Fussell

08/13/2015

** Signature of Reporting Person

Date

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