ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2015

Dec 18, 2015

SEC FORM 4 Page 1 of 2

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 WHITE MILES D | | | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ABBOTT LABORATORIES [ ABT ] | | | | | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Chairman and CEO | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD | | | 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/14/2015 | | | | | | | | | (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. 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 | | | | | Common shares without par value | 12/14/2015 | | G | V | 76,280 | D | $0 | 1,394,153 | D | | | Common shares without par value | 12/16/2015 | | M | | 438,000 | A | $21.2194 | 1,832,153 | D | | | Common shares without par value | 12/16/2015 | | S | | 296,778 | D | $46 | 1,535,375 | D | | | Common shares without par value | 12/16/2015 | | S | | 14,781 | D | $46.005 | 1,520,594 | D | | | Common shares without par value | 12/16/2015 | | S | | 400 | D | $46.0075 | 1,520,194 | D | | | Common shares without par value | 12/16/2015 | | S | | 89,114 | D | $46.01 | 1,431,080 | D | | | Common shares without par value | 12/16/2015 | | S | | 2,921 | D | $46.015 | 1,428,159 | D | | | Common shares without par value | 12/16/2015 | | S | | 12,150 | D | $46.02 | 1,416,009 | D | | | Common shares without par value | 12/16/2015 | | S | | 2,617 | D | $46.025 | 1,413,392 | D | | | Common shares without par value | 12/16/2015 | | S | | 200 | D | $46.0275 | 1,413,192 | D | | | Common shares without par value | 12/16/2015 | | S | | 14,439 | D | $46.03 | 1,398,753 | D | | | Common shares without par value | 12/16/2015 | | S | | 1,100 | D | $46.035 | 1,397,653 | D | | | Common shares without par value | 12/16/2015 | | S | | 1,300 | D | $46.04 | 1,396,353 | D | | | Common shares without par value | 12/16/2015 | | S | | 300 | D | $46.045 | 1,396,053 | D | | | Common shares without par value | 12/16/2015 | | S | | 1,900 | D | $46.05 | 1,394,153 | D | | | Common shares without par value | | | | | | | | 28,369 (1) | I | Profit Sharing Trust | | Common shares without par value | 12/14/2015 | | G | V | 630 | A | $0 | 630 (2) | I | By wife | | Common shares without par value | 12/14/2015 | | G | V | 300 | A | $0 | 8,643 (3) | I | By son | | Common shares without par value | 12/14/2015 | | G | V | 300 | A | $0 | 8,552 (3) | I | By son | | Common shares without par value | 12/14/2015 | | G | V | 630 | D | $0 | 0 (2) | I | By wife | | Common shares without par value | 12/14/2015 | | G | V | 175 | A | $0 | 8,818 (3) | I | By son | | Common shares without par value | 12/14/2015 | | G | V | 280 | A | $0 | 8,832 (3) | I | By son |

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SEC FORM 4 Page 2 of 2

| 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
(a) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership
Form:
Direct (D)
or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date
Exercisable	Expiration
Date	Title	Amount
or
Number
of Shares
Option
(right to
buy) (1)	$21.2194	12/16/2015		M			438,000	02/17/2009	02/16/2016	Common
shares	438,000	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of December 15, 2015.
2. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his wife and sons.
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.

Remarks: These option exercise and sale transactions were made pursuant to a previously adopted plan complying with Rule 10b5-1(c).

John A. Berry, by power of attorney for Miles D. White 12/18/2015

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