Edgar Filing: ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 ^*

Â Blaser Brian J

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/17/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ABBOTT LABORATORIES [ABT]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

ABBOTT PARK,Â ILÂ 60064

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common shares without par value	27,559	D	Â
Common shares without par value	5,499 ⁽¹⁾	I	Profit Sharing Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Option (right to buy) ⁽²⁾	02/18/2008	02/17/2015	Common shares	2,157	$ 46.34	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽²⁾	02/18/2008	02/17/2015	Common shares	843	$ 46.34	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽²⁾	02/17/2008	02/16/2016	Common shares	1,900	$ 44.16	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽²⁾	02/17/2009	02/16/2016	Common shares	1,900	$ 44.16	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽²⁾	07/20/2008	07/19/2017	Common shares	1,900	$ 53.6	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽²⁾	07/20/2009	07/19/2017	Common shares	1,900	$ 53.6	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽²⁾	07/20/2010	07/19/2017	Common shares	1,900	$ 53.6	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽²⁾	02/15/2009	02/14/2018	Common shares	1,934	$ 55.56	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽²⁾	02/15/2010	02/14/2018	Common shares	1,933	$ 55.56	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽²⁾	02/15/2011	02/14/2018	Common shares	1,933	$ 55.56	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽²⁾	02/20/2010	02/19/2019	Common shares	4,267	$ 54.14	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽²⁾	02/20/2011	02/19/2019	Common shares	4,267	$ 54.14	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽²⁾	02/20/2012	02/19/2019	Common shares	4,266	$ 54.14	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽³⁾	02/19/2011	02/18/2020	Common shares	3,234	$ 54.5	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽³⁾	02/19/2012	02/18/2020	Common shares	3,233	$ 54.5	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽³⁾	02/19/2013	02/18/2020	Common shares	3,233	$ 54.5	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽³⁾	05/17/2011	05/16/2020	Common shares	6,334	$ 48.34	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽³⁾	05/17/2012	05/16/2020	Common shares	6,333	$ 48.34	D	Â
Option (right to buy) ⁽³⁾	05/17/2013	05/16/2020	Common shares	6,333	$ 48.34	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Blaser Brian J 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD ABBOTT PARK,Â ILÂ 60064	Â	Â	Â Senior Vice President	Â

Signatures

John A. Berry, by power of attorney for Brian J. Blaser		05/27/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of May 25, 2010.
(2)	Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3.
(3)	Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 2009 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3.

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