Dividend Reinvestment

Abbott’s transfer agent, Computershare, sponsors and administers the Computershare Investment Plan for Abbott Laboratories Common Stock. This plan offers dividend reinvestment options and is available to current Abbott shareholders. For more information, you may contact Computershare, the plan administrator.

BY MAIL
Computershare Investor Services 
P. O. Box 43078 
Providence, RI 02940-3078

BY PHONE
1-888-332-2268 (U.S. or Canada) 
1-781-575-3910 (outside the U.S. or Canada)

BY INTERNET
www-us.computershare.com/investor/3x/plans/planslist.asp?planid=368&state=eStateDisplayPlanSummary

IMPORTANT: The Web site to which you are being provided a link above is not part of the Abbott Web site. This link is provided for your convenience only. Abbott makes no representation as to the accuracy of any information contained in the linked Web site.