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 *
GONZALEZ RICHARD A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ABBOTT LABORATORIES [ABT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and COO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/27/2006
(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 10/27/2006   G V 945 D $ 0 372,627 D  
Common shares without par value 11/29/2006   G V 320 D $ 0 372,307 D  
Common shares without par value 12/27/2006   G V 290 D $ 0 372,017 D  
Common shares without par value 01/29/2007   M   25,298 A $ 40.9471 397,315 D  
Common shares without par value 01/29/2007   M   25,240 A $ 39.5011 422,555 D  
Common shares without par value 01/29/2007   F   42,196 D $ 52.55 380,359 D  
Common shares without par value 01/30/2007   M   20,702 A $ 45.7965 401,061 D  
Common shares without par value 01/30/2007   M   2,142 A $ 46.65 403,203 D  
Common shares without par value 01/30/2007   M   1,144 A $ 51.0594 404,347 D  
Common shares without par value 01/30/2007   S   23,988 D $ 53.0256 380,359 D  
Common shares without par value               17,831 (1) I Profit Sharing Trust
Common shares without par value               7,600 (2) I By wife

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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) $ 40.9471 01/29/2007   M     25,298 03/13/2004 02/10/2010 common shares 25,298 $ 0 0 D  
Option (right to buy) (3) $ 39.5011 01/29/2007   M     25,240 08/01/2003 07/31/2010 common shares 25,240 $ 0 6,681 D  
Option (right to buy) (3) $ 52.55 01/29/2007   A   21,357   07/30/2007 02/10/2010 common shares 21,357 $ 0 21,357 D  
Option (right to buy) (3) $ 52.55 01/29/2007   A   20,839   07/30/2007 07/31/2010 common shares 20,839 $ 0 20,839 D  
Option (right to buy) (3) $ 45.7965 01/30/2007   M     20,702 08/28/2001 02/13/2007 common shares 20,702 $ 0 0 D  
Option (right to buy) (3) $ 46.65 01/30/2007   M     2,142 09/09/2005 02/13/2007 common shares 2,142 $ 0 0 D  
Option (right to buy) (3) $ 51.0594 01/30/2007   M     1,144 10/18/2002 02/13/2007 common shares 1,144 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GONZALEZ RICHARD A
100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD
ABBOTT PARK, IL 60064-6400		   X     President and COO  

Signatures

 John A. Berry, by power of attorney for Richard A. Gonzalez   01/31/2007
**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 January 30, 2007.
(2) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his wife.
(3) Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16(b) under Rule 16b-3.

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