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ABBOTT LABORATORIES (NYSE: ABT)
100 Abbott Park Road
Abbott Park, IL 60064-6400
www.abbott.com

Oct 08, 2008 – DIVIDEND CALENDAR search Ex-Dividend Dates with DividendInvestor.com

For Immediate Release

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Using DividendInvestor.com's Dividend Calendar we locate ABBOTT LABORATORIES (NYSE: ABT) with an ex-dividend date of October 10, 2008 paying a $.3600 dividend.

ABBOTT LABORATORIES (NYSE: ABT) has paid dividends since 1926 and has a current dividend yield of 2.5%.

ABBOTT LABORATORIES’s current dividend information as per the date of this press release is:
Dividend Declaration Date: Sep-12-2008
Dividend Ex Date: Oct-10-2008
Dividend Record Date: Oct-15-2008
Dividend Payment Date: Nov-15-2008
Dividend Amount: 0.36  

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