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 *
DEMPSEY WILLIAM G
   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)
08/07/2007
(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 08/07/2007   M   17,053 A $ 41.0317 238,082 D  
Common shares without par value 08/07/2007   M   11,006 A $ 41.6426 249,088 D  
Common shares without par value 08/07/2007   F   24,269 D $ 53.12 224,819 D  
Common shares without par value 08/08/2007   M   72,130 A $ 42.4978 296,949 D  
Common shares without par value 08/08/2007   M   24,247 A $ 42.83 321,196 D  
Common shares without par value 08/08/2007   F   83,783 D $ 54.3 237,413 D  
Common shares without par value               10,694 I Profit Sharing Trust (1)

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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) $ 41.0317 08/07/2007   M     17,053 02/20/2007 02/19/2014 Common shares 17,053 $ 0 2,454 D  
Option (right to buy) (2) $ 41.6426 08/07/2007   M     11,006 08/18/2004 02/13/2013 Common shares 11,006 $ 0 0 D  
Option (right to buy) (2) $ 53.12 08/07/2007   A   14,703   02/08/2008 02/19/2014 Common shares 14,703 $ 0 14,703 D  
Option (right to buy) (2) $ 53.12 08/07/2007   A   9,566   02/08/2008 02/13/2013 Common shares 9,566 $ 0 9,566 D  
Option (right to buy) (2) $ 42.4978 08/08/2007   M     72,130 02/12/2002 02/11/2009 Common shares 72,130 $ 0 2,353 D  
Option (right to buy) (2) $ 42.83 08/08/2007   M     24,247 08/15/2006 02/13/2013 Common shares 24,247 $ 0 3,081 D  
Option (right to buy) (2) $ 54.3 08/08/2007   A   62,637   02/09/2008 02/11/2009 Common shares 62,637 $ 0 62,637 D  
Option (right to buy) (2) $ 54.3 08/08/2007   A   21,146   02/09/2008 02/13/2013 Common shares 21,146 $ 0 21,146 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DEMPSEY WILLIAM G
100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD
ABBOTT PARK, IL 60064-6400		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 Deborah K. Koenen, Attorney-in-Fact for William G. Dempsey   08/09/2007
**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 August 7, 2007.
(2) Employee stock option, including replacement option feature granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16(b) 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 July 25, 2007.

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