Abbott Laboratories Statement re Proxy Materials

TIDMABT

RNS Number : 9187E

Abbott Laboratories

15 April 2014

Notification to RNS

   Company:         Abbott Laboratories 

TIDM: ABT

   Headline:          Abbott Laboratories Files Proxy Materials 

Abbott Laboratories (the "Company")

15 April 2014

Abbott Laboratories Files Proxy Materials

The Company informs its shareholders that on 14 April 2014 and 14 March 2014, in accordance with the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a definitive proxy statement and definitive additional proxy materials (the "Proxy Materials") were filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Proxy Materials can be found on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.

A copy of the Proxy Materials has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism on the date of this announcement and are, or will shortly be, available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Issued by: Abbott Laboratories

CONTACT: Financial, Brian Yoor, [phone], or Tina Ventura, [phone], or Media, Melissa Brotz, [phone], or Scott Stoffel, [phone].

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