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

Sep 17, 2009 – DIVIDEND NEWS: Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) declares a quarterly Dividend today of $.4000 cents

For Immediate Release

Boston, MA., Sep 17, 2009 – Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) declared a quarterly dividend of $.40 cents per share. The dividend is payable Nov. 15 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 15.

ABBOTT LABORATORIES (NYSE: ABT) has paid dividends since 1926 and has a current dividend yield of 3.0%.

ABBOTT LABORATORIES’s current dividend information as per the date of this press release is:
Dividend Declaration Date: Sep-17-2009
Dividend Ex Date: Oct-13-2009
Dividend Record Date: Oct-15-2009
Dividend Payment Date: Nov-15-2009
Dividend Amount: 0.4  

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