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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Mason Heather L   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 (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/01/2012 (Street) ABBOTT PARK, IL 60064 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 08/01/2012   M   32,642 A $ 46.34 164,454 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   M   36,000 A $ 44.16 200,454 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   M   27,667 A $ 51.91 228,121 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   1,680 D $ 66.09 226,441 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   939 D $ 66.095 225,502 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   1,060 D $ 66.1 224,442 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   500 D $ 66.105 223,942 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   1,000 D $ 66.11 222,942 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   100 D $ 66.115 222,842 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   4,600 D $ 66.12 218,242 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   400 D $ 66.125 217,842 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   100 D $ 66.13 217,742 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   200 D $ 66.14 217,542 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   1,500 D $ 66.15 216,042 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   600 D $ 66.16 215,442 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   100 D $ 66.165 215,342 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   700 D $ 66.18 214,642 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   400 D $ 66.185 214,242 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   1,800 D $ 66.19 212,442 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   700 D $ 66.195 211,742 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   1,100 D $ 66.2 210,642 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   100 D $ 66.205 210,542 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   1,700 D $ 66.21 208,842 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   800 D $ 66.215 208,042 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   100 D $ 66.2175 207,942 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   5,300 D $ 66.22 202,642 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   3,900 D $ 66.225 198,742 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   100 D $ 66.2275 198,642 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   8,934 D $ 66.23 189,708 D   Common shares without par value 08/01/2012   S   6,900 D $ 66.235 182,808 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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)

$ 46.34

08/01/2012

M

32,642

02/18/2008

02/17/2015

Common shares

32,642

$ 0

0

D

Option (right to buy) (1)

$ 44.16

08/01/2012

M

36,000

02/17/2009

02/16/2016

Common shares

36,000

$ 0

0

D

Option (right to buy) (2)

$ 51.91

08/01/2012

M

27,667

03/05/2008

02/19/2014

Common shares

27,667

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Mason Heather L 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD ABBOTT PARK, IL 60064			Senior Vice President

Signatures

John A. Berry, by power of attorney for Heather L. Mason		08/03/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3.
(2)	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).  Form 1 of 3.

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