<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001415889-24-012624.txt : 20240508
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001415889-24-012624
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240507
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240508
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240508

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Earnhardt Lisa D
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001530893
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-02189
		FILM NUMBER:		24927284

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1555 ADAMS DRIVE
		STREET 2:		C/O INTERSECT ENT, INC.
		CITY:			MENLO PARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94025

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Earnhardt Lisa
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110922

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ABBOTT LABORATORIES
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000001800
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	03 Life Sciences
		IRS NUMBER:				360698440
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD
		CITY:			ABBOTT PARK
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60064-3500
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2246676100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD
		CITY:			ABBOTT PARK
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60064-3500
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        <issuerName>ABBOTT LABORATORIES</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ABT</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>60064</rptOwnerZipCode>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common shares without par value</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2024-05-07</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>22852</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>106.2541</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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        <footnote id="F1">The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $106.08 to $106.39, 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.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Lisa D. Earnhardt by Jessica H. Paik, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-05-08</signatureDate>
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