Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
FREYMAN THOMAS C
  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)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/21/2013
(Street)

ABBOTT PARK, IL 60064-6400
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 10/21/2013   M   42,487 A $ 34.93 350,283 D  
Common shares without par value 10/21/2013   F   41,059 D $ 37.29 309,224 D  
Common shares without par value               4,000 (1) I Annette Newton-Freyman 1994 Trust
Common shares without par value               76,000 (2) I Annette Newton-Freyman 2012 Irrevocable Trust
Common shares without par value               76,000 (3) I Thomas C. Freyman 2012 Irrevocable Trust
Common shares without par value               1,066 (4) I Profit Sharing Trust
Common shares without par value               1,941 (5) I By daughter
Common shares without par value               1,941 (6) I By spouse as trustee for son
Common shares without par value               1,941 (6) I By spouse as trustee for son

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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) (7) $ 34.93 10/21/2013   M     42,487 09/13/2013 02/19/2014 Common shares 42,487 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
FREYMAN THOMAS C
100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD
ABBOTT PARK, IL 60064-6400
      Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 John A. Berry, by power of attorney for Thomas C. Freyman   10/23/2013
**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) Held in the Annette Newton-Freyman 1994 Trust. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The trust is revocable by his spouse. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
(2) Held in the Annette Newton-Freyman 2012 Irrevocable Trust. The reporting person is trustee of the trust. The trust is irrevocable. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
(3) Held in the Thomas C. Freyman 2012 Irrevocable Trust. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The trust is irrevocable.
(4) Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of October 21, 2013.
(5) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his daughter.
(6) These shares are held in an irrevocable trust for the benefit of the reporting person's son. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
(7) Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 2009 Incentive Stock Program, 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).

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