0001104659-17-044080.txt : 20170707 0001104659-17-044080.hdr.sgml : 20170707 20170707161810 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-17-044080 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170707 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20170707 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170707 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ABBOTT LABORATORIES CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000001800 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 360698440 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02189 FILM NUMBER: 17955407 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD STREET 2: D-322 AP6D CITY: ABBOTT PARK STATE: IL ZIP: 60064-3500 BUSINESS PHONE: 8479376100 8-K 1 a17-17006_18k.htm 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

July 7, 2017

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Illinois

 

1-2189

 

36-0698440

(State or other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

 

100 Abbott Park Road

Abbott Park, Illinois 60064-6400

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (224) 667-6100

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR    240.14d-2(b))

 

o      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o

 

 

 


 

Item 8.01 — Other Events.

 

Abbott today announced that with the process of integrating St. Jude Medical, Inc. proceeding and his planned transition period complete, Michael Rousseau, President of Abbott’s Cardiovascular and Neuromodulation business, will be leaving Abbott.

 

Effective July 7, 2017, Robert Ford, Executive Vice President, Medical Devices, will assume leadership of this business in addition to the Vascular, Structural Heart, and Diabetes Care businesses.

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  July 7, 2017

By:

/s/ Brian B. Yoor

 

 

Brian B. Yoor

 

 

Executive Vice President, Finance and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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