X0306 4 2013-02-15 0 0000001800 ABBOTT LABORATORIES ABT 0001239126 FREYMAN THOMAS C 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD ABBOTT PARK IL 60064-6400 0 1 0 0 Executive Vice President Common shares without par value 2013-02-15 4 A 0 57500 0 A 331048 D Common shares without par value 2013-02-19 4 F 0 15024 35.08 D 316024 D Common shares without par value 4000 I Annette Newton-Freyman 1994 Trust Common share without par value 76000 I Annette Newton-Freyman 2012 Irrevocable Trust Common shares without par value 76000 I Thomas C. Freyman 2012 Irrevocable Trust Common shares without par value 1057 I Profit Sharing Trust Common shares without par value 1941 I By daughter Common shares without par value 1941 I By spouse as trustee for son Common shares without par value 1941 I By spouse as trustee for son Option (right to buy) 34.94 2013-02-15 4 A 0 299300 0 A 2014-02-15 2023-02-14 Common shares 299300 299300 D These shares represent performance vested restricted stock awards under the Abbott Laboratories 2009 Incentive Stock Program. The awards have a 5-year term, with no more than 1/3 of the award vesting in any one year upon Abbott reaching a minimum return on equity target. The awards include the right to have stock withheld for tax purposes. Held in the Annette Newton-Freyman 1994 Trust. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The trust is revocable by his spouse. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities. Held in the Annette Newton-Freyman 2012 Irrevocable Trust. The reporting person is trustee of the trust. The trust is irrevocable by the reporting person's spouse. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities. Held in the Thomas C. Freyman 2012 Irrevocable Trust. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The trust is irrevocable by the reporting person. Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of February 15, 2013. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his daughter. These shares are held in an irrevocable trust for the benefit of the reporting person's son. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities. Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 2009 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3. The option becomes exercisable in annual increments of 99,767 on 2/15/2014, 99,766 on 2/15/2015, and 99,767 on 2/15/2016. John A. Berry, by power of attorney for Thomas C. Freyman 2013-02-20