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* Hance Robert B (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD (Street) ABBOTT PARK IL 60064-6400 (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) 01/29/2007
	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	12/29/2006		G	V	100	D	$0	90,827	D
Common shares without par value	01/29/2007		M		4,907	A	$27.4328	95,734	D
Common shares without par value	01/29/2007		M		85	A	$31.427	95,819	D
Common shares without par value	01/29/2007		M		2,875	A	$34.7727	98,694	D
Common shares without par value	01/29/2007		F		4,513	D	$52.55	94,181	D
Common shares without par value	01/30/2007		M		6,275	A	$34.7727	100,456	D
Common shares without par value	01/30/2007		M		1,488	A	$39.0393	101,944	D
Common shares without par value	01/30/2007		F		6,059	D	$52.66	95,885	D
Common shares without par value	01/31/2007		S		1,704	D	$52.897	94,181	D
Common shares without par value								5,679(1)	I	Profit sharing trust

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)(2)	$27.4328	01/29/2007		M			4,907	02/14/2000	02/13/2007	Common shares	4,907	$0	0	D
Option (right to buy)(2)	$31.427	01/29/2007		M			85	06/30/2000	06/29/2007	Common shares	85	$0	0	D
Option (right to buy)(2)	$34.7727	01/29/2007		M			2,875	02/13/2001	02/12/2008	Common shares	2,875	$0	6,275	D
Option (right to buy)(2)	$52.55	01/29/2007		A		1,902		07/30/2007	02/12/2008	Common shares	1,902	$0	1,902	D
Option (right to buy)(2)	$34.7727	01/30/2007		M			6,275	02/13/2001	02/12/2008	Common shares	6,275	$0	0	D
Option (right to buy)(2)	$39.0393	01/30/2007		M			1,488	06/30/2001	06/29/2008	Common shares	1,488	$0	1	D
Option (right to buy)(2)	$52.66	01/30/2007		A		4,842		07/31/2007	02/12/2008	Common shares	4,842	$0	4,842	D
Option (right to buy)(2)	$52.66	01/30/2007		A		1,217		07/31/2007	06/29/2008	Common shares	1,217	$0	1,217	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of January 31, 2007.

2. Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16(b) under Rule 16b-3.

	John Berry, Attorney-in-Fact for Robert B. Hance	02/01/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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