Robert B. Ford - Feb 18, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)

Role: CHAIRMAN AND CEO, Director
Signature: /s/ Robert B. Ford by Jessica H. Paik, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol: ABT
Transactions as of: Feb 18, 2022
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 2/23/2022, 07:09 PM
Previous filing: Jul 2, 2021
Next filing: Mar 2, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ABT	Common shares without par value	Award	$0	+74K	+57.77%	$0.00	202K	Feb 18, 2022	Direct	F1
holding	ABT	Common shares without par value						164K	Feb 18, 2022	Ford Family Trust	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ABT	Option (right to buy)	Award	$0	+345K		$0.00	345K	Feb 18, 2022	Common Shares	345K	$117.58	Direct	F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	These shares represent a performance-based restricted stock award under the Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program. The award has a 3-year term, with no more than 1/3 of the award vesting in any one year upon Abbott reaching a minimum return on equity target. The award includes the right to have shares withheld for tax purposes.
F2	Held in the Ford Family Trust DTD June 2, 2014. The reporting person is co-trustee of the trust.
F3	Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program in a transaction exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16b-3. The option becomes exercisable in annual increments of 114,942 on February 18, 2023, 114,942 on February 18, 2024, and 114,943 on February 18, 2025.