Jaime Contreras Form 4 ABBOTT LABORATORIES / Jaime Contreras ownership change

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

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Contreras Jaime

(Last) (First) (Middle)

100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD

(Street)

ABBOTT PARK IL 60064

(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)
08/29/2018

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	08/29/2018		M		59,800	A	$34.94	110,236	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		M		112,668	A	$39.12	222,904	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		2,300	D	$66.64	220,604	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		699	D	$66.645	219,905	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		2,100	D	$66.65	217,805	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		2,500	D	$66.655	215,305	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		1,501	D	$66.66	213,804	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		2,400	D	$66.665	211,404	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		600	D	$66.67	210,804	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		1,300	D	$66.675	209,504	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		1,500	D	$66.68	208,004	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		2,300	D	$66.685	205,704	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		600	D	$66.69	205,104	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		800	D	$66.695	204,304	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		1,900	D	$66.7	202,404	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		110	D	$66.705	202,294	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		900	D	$66.71	201,394	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		2,200	D	$66.715	199,194	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		1,000	D	$66.72	198,194	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		1,400	D	$66.73	196,794	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		500	D	$66.735	196,294	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		1,000	D	$66.74	195,294	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		1,900	D	$66.745	193,394	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		1,400	D	$66.75	191,994	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		100	D	$66.755	191,894	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		2,100	D	$66.76	189,794	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		690	D	$66.765	189,104	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		58,993	D	$66.77	130,111	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		800	D	$66.775	129,311	D
Common shares without par value	08/29/2018		S		2,200	D	$66.78	127,111	D

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)(1)	$34.94	08/29/2018		M			59,800	02/15/2016	02/14/2023	Common shares	59,800	$0	0	D
Option (right to buy)(1)	$39.12	08/29/2018		M			112,668	02/21/2017	02/20/2024	Common shares	112,668	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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). Form 1 of 2.

	Jessica H. Paik, by power of attorney for Jaime Contreras	08/31/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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