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 *
Contreras Jaime
  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)
02/28/2019
(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 02/28/2019   F   9,992 D $ 77.23 116,007 D  
Common shares without par value 03/01/2019   S   200 D $ 78.307 115,807 D  
Common shares without par value 03/01/2019   S   300 D $ 78.301 115,507 D  
Common shares without par value 03/01/2019   S   100 D $ 78.3 115,407 D  
Common shares without par value 03/01/2019   S   600 D $ 78.297 114,807 D  
Common shares without par value 03/01/2019   S   300 D $ 78.29 114,507 D  
Common shares without par value 03/01/2019   S   1,333 D $ 78.287 113,174 D  
Common shares without par value 03/01/2019   S   600 D $ 78.281 112,574 D  
Common shares without par value 03/01/2019   S   402 D $ 78.28 112,172 D  
Common shares without par value 03/01/2019   S   8,726 D $ 78.277 103,446 D  
Common shares without par value               22 (1) I Profit Sharing Trust
Common shares without par value               84,579 (2) I Jaime Contreras Marvan 2006 Living Trust
Common shares without par value               2,595 (3) I By Spouse
Common shares without par value               12,081 (4) I Living Trust (by Spouse)

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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

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

 Jessica H. Paik, by power of attorney for Jaime Contreras   03/04/2019
**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) Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of February 28, 2019.
(2) Held in the Jaime Contreras Marvan 2006 Living Trust. The reporting person is sole trustee of the trust. The trust is revocable.
(3) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his spouse.
(4) Held in spouse's living trust. The reporting person's spouse is sole trustee of the trust. The trust is revocable. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

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