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Abbott to Present at Lehman Brothers Healthcare Conference

March 7, 2008

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Abbott Park, Illinois (NYSE: ABT) — Abbott will present at the Lehman Brothers Eleventh Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Thomas C. Freyman, executive vice president, finance and chief financial officer, will make a formal presentation on the company at 8:30 a.m. Central time.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be accessible through Abbott's Investor Relations Web site at www.abbottinvestor.com/. An archived edition of the presentation will be available later that day.

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical products, including nutritionals, devices and diagnostics. The company employs 65,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries.