SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Szela Mary T

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD

(Street)

ABBOTT PARK

60064-6400

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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)
Senior Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/26/2008

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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common shares without par value	08/26/2008		M		2,488	A	$32.6111	97,817	D
Common shares without par value	08/26/2008		M		2,454	A	$41.0317	100,271	D
Common shares without par value	08/26/2008		M		538	A	$45.4488	100,809	D
Common shares without par value	08/26/2008		F		3,570	D	$57.76	97,239	D
Common shares without par value	08/27/2008		F		1,026	D	$57.57	96,213	D
Common shares without par value								8,016 ^{( 1 )}	I	Profit Sharing Trust

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)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Option (right to buy) ^{( 2 )}	$32.6111	08/26/2008		M			2,488	02/11/2003	02/10/2010	Common Shares	2,488	$0	0	D
Option (right to buy) ^{( 2 )}	$41.0317	08/26/2008		M			2,454	02/20/2007	02/19/2014	Common Shares	2,454	$0	0	D
Option (right to buy) ^{( 2 )}	$45.4488	08/26/2008		M			538	02/09/2004	02/08/2011	Common Shares	538	$0	5,919	D
Option (right to buy) ^{( 2 )}	$57.76	08/26/2008		A		1,404		02/27/2009	02/10/2010	Common Shares	1,404	$0	1,404	D
Option (right to buy) ^{( 2 )}	$57.76	08/26/2008		A		1,743		02/27/2009	02/19/2014	Common Shares	1,743	$0	1,743	D
Option (right to buy) ^{( 2 )}	$57.76	08/26/2008		A		423		02/27/2009	02/08/2011	Common Shares	423	$0	423	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of August 26, 2008.

2. Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program, including a replacement option feature, in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3.

	John A. Berry, by power of attorney for Mary T. Szela	08/28/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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