SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Mason Heather L (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD (Street) ABBOTT PARK IL 60064 (City) (State) (Zip)	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) Senior Vice President
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/13/2012
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	03/13/2012		M		7,434	A	$55.66	139,246	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		M		962	A	$49.38	140,208	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		M		12,822	A	$48.79	153,030	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		M		13,516	A	$54.62	166,546	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		M		5,045	A	$56.35	171,591	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		S		1,700	D	$58.4	169,891	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		S		400	D	$58.405	169,491	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		S		300	D	$58.41	169,191	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		S		4,200	D	$58.415	164,991	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		S		100	D	$58.4175	164,891	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		S		100	D	$58.419	164,791	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		S		1,900	D	$58.42	162,891	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		S		1,000	D	$58.425	161,891	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		S		500	D	$58.4275	161,391	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		S		14,721	D	$58.43	146,670	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		S		900	D	$58.435	145,770	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		S		100	D	$58.4375	145,670	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		S		10,258	D	$58.44	135,412	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		S		100	D	$58.445	135,312	D
Common shares without par value	03/13/2012		S		3,500	D	$58.45	131,812	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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)(1)	$55.66	03/13/2012		M			7,434	09/25/2008	02/13/2013	Common shares	7,434	$0	0	D
Option (right to buy)(1)	$49.38	03/13/2012		M			962	11/04/2005	02/13/2013	Common shares	962	$0	0	D
Option (right to buy)(1)	$48.79	03/13/2012		M			12,822	03/01/2007	02/13/2013	Common shares	12,822	$0	0	D
Option (right to buy)(1)	$54.62	03/13/2012		M			13,516	09/02/2007	02/13/2013	Common shares	13,516	$0	0	D
Option (right to buy)(1)	$56.35	03/13/2012		M			5,045	12/03/2008	02/13/2013	Common shares	5,045	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program, including a replacement option feature, in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3.

Remarks:

These transactions were made pursuant to a previously adopted plan complying with Rule 10b5-1(c).

	John A. Berry, by power of attorney for Heather L. Mason	03/15/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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