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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FREYMAN THOMAS C   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) 01/29/2007 (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 01/29/2007   S   1,845 D $ 52.57 219,698 D   Common shares without par value 01/29/2007   M   31,131 A $ 41.6426 250,829 D   Common shares without par value 01/29/2007   M   24,684 A $ 41.0693 275,513 D   Common shares without par value 01/29/2007   M   39,015 A $ 41.0317 314,528 D   Common shares without par value 01/29/2007   F   80,634 D $ 52.55 233,894 D   Common shares without par value               18,956 (1) I Profit Sharing Trust Common shares without par value               466 I (2) By daughter Common shares without par value               466 I (2) By self for son Common shares without par value               466 I (2) By self for son

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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)

$ 41.6426

01/29/2007

M

31,131

08/18/2004

02/13/2013

Common shares

31,131

$ 0

0

D

Option (right to buy) (3)

$ 41.0693

01/29/2007

M

24,684

07/23/2004

02/10/2010

Common shares

24,684

$ 0

0

D

Option (right to buy) (3)

$ 41.0317

01/29/2007

M

39,015

02/20/2006

02/19/2014

Common Shares

39,015

$ 0

19,507

D

Option (right to buy) (3)

$ 52.55

01/29/2007

A

26,572

07/30/2007

02/13/2013

Common shares

26,572

$ 0

26,572

D

Option (right to buy) (3)

$ 52.55

01/29/2007

A

20,882

07/30/2007

02/10/2010

Common shares

20,882

$ 0

20,882

D

Option (right to buy) (3)

$ 52.55

01/29/2007

A

33,180

07/30/2007

02/19/2014

Common Shares

33,180

$ 0

33,180

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FREYMAN THOMAS C 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD ABBOTT PARK, IL 60064-6400			Executive Vice President

Signatures

Deborah K. Koenen, by power of attorney for Thomas C. Freyman		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 31, 2007.
(2)	Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his daughter and sons.
(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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