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 *
Szela Mary T
   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
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/14/2011
(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 12/14/2011   M   53,201 A $ 53.625 172,543 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   500 D $ 54.325 172,043 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   300 D $ 54.3275 171,743 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   2,500 D $ 54.33 169,243 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   200 D $ 54.335 169,043 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   100 D $ 54.34 168,943 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   900 D $ 54.345 168,043 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   1,550 D $ 54.35 166,493 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   2,100 D $ 54.355 164,393 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   2,100 D $ 54.36 162,293 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   100 D $ 54.365 162,193 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   900 D $ 54.37 161,293 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   5,500 D $ 54.375 155,793 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   5,195 D $ 54.38 150,598 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   1,600 D $ 54.385 148,998 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   100 D $ 54.3875 148,898 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   1,900 D $ 54.39 146,998 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   3,700 D $ 54.395 143,298 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   4,500 D $ 54.4 138,798 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   2,300 D $ 54.405 136,498 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   5,275 D $ 54.41 131,223 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   2,488 D $ 54.42 128,735 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   212 D $ 54.425 128,523 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   2,700 D $ 54.43 125,823 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   3,200 D $ 54.44 122,623 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   2,781 D $ 54.445 119,842 D  
Common shares without par value 12/14/2011   S   500 D $ 54.46 119,342 D  
Common shares without par value               80 (1) I Profit Sharing Trust

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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) (2) $ 53.625 12/14/2011   M     53,201 02/15/2005 02/14/2012 Common Shares 53,201 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Szela Mary T
100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD
ABBOTT PARK, IL 60064-6400		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

 John A. Berry, by power of attorney for Mary T. Szela   12/16/2011
**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 December 14, 2011.
(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.

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