X0306 4 2017-02-17 0 0000001800 ABBOTT LABORATORIES ABT 0001587070 Contreras Jaime 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD ABBOTT PARK IL 60064 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Common shares without par value 2017-02-17 4 A 0 19961 0 A 67628 D Common shares without par value 21 I Profit Sharing Trust Common shares without par value 63903 I Jaime Contreras Marvan 2006 Living Trust Common shares without par value 2426 I By spouse Common shares without par value 12081 I Living Trust (by spouse) Option (right to buy) 44.40 2017-02-17 4 A 0 138049 0 A 2018-02-17 2027-02-16 Common shares 138049 138049 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. Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of February 17, 2017. Held in the Jaime Contreras Marvan 2006 Living Trust. The reporting person is sole trustee of the trust. The trust is revocable. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his spouse. Held in spouse's living trust. The reporting person's spouse is sole trustee of the trust. The trust is revocable. 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 46,017 on 02/17/2018, 46,016 on 02/17/2019, and 46,016 on 02/17/2020. John A. Berry, by power of attorney for Jaime Contreras 2017-02-22