ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2016

Apr 1, 2016

SEC FORM 4 Page 1 of 1

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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

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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 Alpern Robert J | | | | 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 Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | (Last) (First) (Middle) 333 CEDAR STREET, C203 SHM | | | | 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/31/2016 | | | | | | | | | | (Street) NEW HAVEN CT 06520 | | | | 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) ☑ 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) | | | | | | | | | | Code | V | Amount | | | (A) or (D) | Price | | | | 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(s) (Instr. 4) | | | | | | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | | | | Stock Equivalent Units | $0(1) | 03/31/2016 | | A | | 188 | | (1) | (1) | Common shares | 188 | $41.83 |

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 shares.
2. Balance includes stock equivalent units acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature.

John A. Berry, by Power of Attorney for Robert J. Alpern ** Signature of Reporting Person 04/01/2016 Date

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