Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Form 4 ABBOTT LABORATORIES / Jared Watkin 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^*

Watkin Jared

(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)
05/02/2019

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	05/02/2019		M		114,692	A	$48.04	189,227	D
Common shares without par value	05/02/2019		M		109,657	A	$38.4	298,884	D
Common shares without par value	05/02/2019		M		34,086	A	$44.4	332,970	D
Common shares without par value	05/02/2019		M		50,994	A	$59.94	383,964	D
Common shares without par value	05/02/2019		S		309,429	D	$78.513(1)	74,535	D
Common shares without par value								542(2)	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)(3)	$48.04	05/02/2019		M			114,692	06/15/2018	06/14/2025	Common shares	114,692	$0	0	D
Option (right to buy)(3)	$38.4	05/02/2019		M			109,657	02/19/2019	02/18/2026	Common shares	109,657	$0	0	D
Option (right to buy)(3)	$44.4	05/02/2019		M			34,086	02/17/2019	02/16/2027	Common shares	34,086	$0	17,043	D
Option (right to buy)(4)	$59.94	05/02/2019		M			50,994	02/16/2019	02/15/2028	Common shares	50,994	$0	101,987	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $78.50 to $78.62, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Abbott Laboratories, any security holder of Abbott Laboratories, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.

2. Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of May 3, 2019.

3. Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 2009 Incentive Stock Program, in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3.

4. Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 2017 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).

	Jessica H. Paik, by power of attorney for Jared Watkin	05/06/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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