Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LIEPMANN HOLGER A
   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)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/20/2008
(Street)

ABBOTT PARK, IL 60064-6400		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(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)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common shares without par value 03/20/2008   M   822 A $ 33.2314 161,179 D  
Common shares without par value 03/20/2008   M   26,601 A $ 38.6258 187,780 D  
Common shares without par value 03/20/2008   M   16,672 A $ 41.0317 204,452 D  
Common shares without par value 03/20/2008   M   17,395 A $ 42.9 221,847 D  
Common shares without par value 03/20/2008   M   17,954 A $ 42.94 239,801 D  
Common shares without par value 03/20/2008   F   67,591 D $ 54.39 172,210 D  
Common shares without par value               13,915 (1) I Profit sharing trust
Common shares without par value               295 (2) I By wife for daughter
Common shares without par value               296 (2) I By wife for daughter

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy) (3) $ 33.2314 03/20/2008   M     822 02/14/2006 02/13/2013 Common shares 822 $ 0 0 D  
Option (right to buy) (3) $ 54.39 03/20/2008   A   31,465   09/21/2008 02/13/2013 Common shares 31,465 $ 0 31,465 D  
Option (right to buy) (3) $ 38.6258 03/20/2008   M     26,601 03/31/2007 03/30/2014 Common shares 26,601 $ 0 0 D  
Option (right to buy) (3) $ 54.39 03/20/2008   A   21,933   09/21/2008 03/30/2014 Common shares 21,933 $ 0 21,933 D  
Option (right to buy) (3) $ 41.0317 03/20/2008   M     16,672 02/20/2007 02/19/2014 Common shares 16,672 $ 0 0 D  
Option (right to buy) (3) $ 54.39 03/20/2008   A   14,193   09/21/2008 02/19/2014 Common shares 14,193 $ 0 14,193 D  
Option (right to buy) (3) $ 42.9 03/20/2008   M     17,395 01/01/2007 02/13/2013 Common shares 17,395 $ 0 0 D  
Option (right to buy) (3) $ 42.94 03/20/2008   M     17,954 08/01/2006 02/13/2013 Common shares 17,954 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LIEPMANN HOLGER A
100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD
ABBOTT PARK, IL 60064-6400		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 John A. Berry, Attorney-in-Fact for Holger A. Liepmann   03/21/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 March 19, 2008.
(2) Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by his daughters.
(3) 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.
 
Remarks:
These transactions were made pursuant to a previously adopted plan complying with Rule 10b5-1(c).  The plan was adopted on March 11, 2008.

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