ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2013

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SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

OMB APPROVAL

Washington, D.C. 20549

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----- Start of picture text ----- OMB Number: 3235-0287Check this box if no longer subject STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Expires: December 31, 2014to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 Estimated average burdenobligations may continue. Instruction 1(b). See Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 hours per response: 0.52. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer1. Name and Address of Reporting Person [*]ABBOTT LABORATORIES [ ABT ] (Check all applicable)Alpern Robert J X Director 10% OwnerOfficer (give title Other (specify(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)12/31/2011 below) below)333 CEDAR STREET, C203 SHM4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check ApplicableLine)(Street)X Form filed by One Reporting PersonNEW HAVEN CT 06520Form 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 5. Amount of 6. 7. NatureDate Execution Date, Transaction (A) or Disposed Of (D) Securities Ownership of Indirect(Month/Day/Year) if any Code (Instr. (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: Beneficial(Month/Day/Year) 8) Owned Direct (D) OwnershipFollowing or Indirect (Instr. 4)(A) Reported (I) (Instr. 4)Code V Amount or Price Transaction(s)(D) (Instr. 3 and 4)Table 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. 6. Date Exercisable and 7. Title and 8. Price of 9. Number 10. 11. NatureDerivative Conversion Date Execution Date, Transaction Number Expiration Date Amount of Derivative of Ownership of IndirectSecurity or Exercise (Month/Day/Year) if any Code (Instr. of (Month/Day/Year) Securities Security derivative Form: Beneficial(Instr. 3) Price of (Month/Day/Year) 8) Derivative Underlying (Instr. 5) Securities Direct (D) OwnershipDerivative Securities Derivative Security Beneficially or Indirect (Instr. 4)Security Acquired (Instr. 3 and 4) Owned (I) (Instr. 4)(A) or FollowingDisposed Reportedof (D) Transaction(Instr. 3, 4 (s) (Instr. 4)and 5)AmountorNumberDate Expiration ofCode V (A) (D) Exercisable Date Title SharesStockEquivalent $0 [(1)] 12/31/2011 A 140 (1) (1) Common shares 140 $56.23 1,869 [(2)] DUnits----- End of picture text -----

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 stock.

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

John A. Berry, by Power of 01/04/2012 Attorney for Robert J. Alpern

• ** Signature of Reporting Person Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

• If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

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08/05/2013