ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2016

Feb 23, 2016

SEC Form 4 FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Washington, D.C. 20549

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

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person [*] 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to IssuerABBOTT LABORATORIES [ ABT ] (Check all applicable)Fussell Stephen R Director 10% Owner3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) Officer (give title Other (specify(Last) (First) (Middle) 02/19/2016 X below) below)100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD Executive Vice President4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable(Street) Line)ABBOTT PARK IL 60064-6400 X Form filed by One Reporting PersonForm filed by More than One ReportingPerson(City) (State) (Zip)Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction 2A. Deemed 3. 4. Securities Acquired (A) or 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. NatureDate Execution Date, Transaction Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 Securities Form: Direct of Indirect(Month/Day/Year) if any Code (Instr. and 5) Beneficially (D) or Beneficial(Month/Day/Year) 8) Owned Indirect (I) OwnershipFollowing (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)ReportedCode V Amount (A) or Price Transaction(s)(D)(Instr. 3 and 4)Common shares without par value 02/19/2016 A 35,807(1) A $ 0 166,408 DProfitCommon shares without par value 1,388(2) I SharingTrustCommon shares without par value 53(3) I BySpouseTable II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)1. Title of 2. 3. Transaction 3A. Deemed 4. 5. Number 6. Date Exercisable and 7. Title and 8. Price 9. Number of 10. 11. NatureDerivative Conversion Date Execution Date, Transaction of Expiration Date Amount of of derivative Ownership of IndirectSecurity or Exercise (Month/Day/Year) if any Code (Instr. Derivative (Month/Day/Year) Securities Derivative Securities Form: Beneficial(Instr. 3) Price of (Month/Day/Year) 8) Securities Underlying Security Beneficially Direct (D) OwnershipDerivative Acquired Derivative Security (Instr. 5) Owned or Indirect (Instr. 4)Security (A) or (Instr. 3 and 4) Following (I) (Instr.Disposed Reported 4)of (D) Transaction(s)(Instr. 3, 4 (Instr. 4)and 5)AmountorNumberDate Expiration ofCode V (A) (D) Exercisable Date Title SharesOptionCommon(right to $ 38.4 02/19/2016 A 313,926 02/19/2017 02/18/2026 shares 313,926 $ 0 313,926 Dbuy)(4)----- End of picture text -----

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares represent performance vested restricted stock awards under the Abbott Laboratories 2009 Incentive Stock Program. The awards have a 5-year term, with no more than 1/3 of the award vesting in any one year upon Abbott reaching a minimum return on equity target. The awards include the right to have stock withheld for tax purposes.

2. Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of February 19, 2016.

3. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his spouse.

4. Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 2009 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3. The option becomes exercisable in annual increments of 104,642 on 02/19/2017, 104,642 on 02/19/2018, and 104,642 on 02/19/2019.

John A. Berry, by power of 02/23/2016 attorney for Stephen R. Fussell ** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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