ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Regulatory Filings 2009

Feb 26, 2009

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*Filed Pursuant to Rule 433*

*Dated February 26, 2009*

*Registration Statement No. 333-157290*

*FINAL TERM SHEET*

*5.125% NOTES DUE 2019*

| Issuer: | Abbott
Laboratories |
| --- | --- |
| Ratings: | A1/AA/A+ |
| Size: | $2,000,000,000 |
| Security
Type: | 5.125%
Notes due 2019 |
| Coupon: | 5.125% |
| Maturity: | April 1,
2019 |
| Price: | 99.567% |
| Yield: | 5.180% |
| Spread: | +220bps |
| Benchmark
Treasury: | 2.75%
due February 15, 2019 |
| Treasury
Spot: | 2.98% |
| Coupon
Dates: | Semiannually
on April 1 and October 1 |
| First
Coupon: | October 1,
2009 |
| Settlement: | March 3,
2009 |
| Redemption Provisions: | Abbott may redeem the
notes, at any time in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption
price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the
notes being redeemed, or (2) the sum of the present values of the
remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the notes being
redeemed, discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis
(assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at a rate equal
to the Treasury Yield plus 35 basis points, plus, in either case, accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date on the principal amount of
the notes being redeemed. |

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CUSIP:	002824AU4
Joint
Bookrunning Managers:	Banc
of America Securities LLC J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.
Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold
securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

*The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling any one of the Joint Bookrunning Managers toll-free at 1-800-294-1322 (Banc of America Securities LLC), collect at 212-834-4533 (J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.), toll-free at 866-718-1649 (Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated) or toll-free at 860-638-4411 (Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.).*

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*FINAL TERM SHEET*

*6.000% NOTES DUE 2039*

| Issuer: | Abbott
Laboratories |
| --- | --- |
| Ratings: | A1/AA/A+ |
| Size: | $1,000,000,000 |
| Security
Type: | 6.000%
Notes due 2039 |
| Coupon: | 6.000% |
| Maturity: | April 1,
2039 |
| Price: | 99.771% |
| Yield: | 6.016% |
| Spread: | +235bps |
| Benchmark
Treasury: | 4.5%
May 15, 2038 |
| Treasury
Spot: | 3.666% |
| Coupon
Dates: | Semiannually
on April 1 and October 1 |
| First
Coupon: | October 1,
2009 |
| Settlement: | March 3,
2009 |
| Redemption Provisions: | Abbott may redeem the
notes, at any time in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption
price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the
notes being redeemed, or (2) the sum of the present values of the
remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the notes being
redeemed, discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming
a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at a rate equal to the
Treasury Yield plus 35 basis points, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, to the redemption date on the principal amount of the notes
being redeemed. |
| CUSIP: | 002824AV2 |
| Joint
Bookrunning Managers: | Banc
of America Securities LLC J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated |

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Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold
securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

*The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling any one of the Joint Bookrunning Managers toll-free at 1-800-294-1322 (Banc of America Securities LLC), collect at 212-834-4533 (J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.), toll-free at 866-718-1649 (Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated) or toll-free at 860-638-4411 (Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.).*

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