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Abbott Recognizes Winners of Supplier Excellence Award

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March 30, 2009

Abbott Park, Illinois (NYSE: ABT) — Abbott today recognized 37 companies with its Supplier Excellence Award. Winners were recognized for exceptional contributions to Abbott in 2008, and were chosen from more than 15,000 worldwide suppliers because of outstanding performance and continuous improvement in supplying materials, equipment and services to Abbott.

"Abbott's performance excellence is possible through partnerships with suppliers that share our commitment to the highest measures of quality," said Sarah Catterson, divisional vice president, corporate purchasing, Abbott. "These awards recognize companies that have consistently delivered in an outstanding manner."

The Abbott Supplier Excellence Award program began in 1991 and utilizes an assessment process that combines performance data along with feedback from internal stakeholders, including manufacturing, material control, quality, engineering, administrative services and select others. The program identifies Abbott's highest performing suppliers by assessing performance in the categories of quality, delivery performance, service, cost effectiveness, process improvement and innovation.

This year, Abbott is proud to recognize the following companies as recipients of Abbott's Supplier Excellence Award:

Direct Material Suppliers

Alcan Foil
Bachem
Ball Corporation
Cenveo
Colbert Packaging
Divis
Faller
Grafica Zannini
Graham Packaging
Grain Processing

GTC Corn Products
Halocarbon
Harris & Ford
Hodogaya
Lacamas
Nosco
Rohm and Haas
Sigma-Aldrich
Sumitomo Seika
Tekni-Plex

Indirect Suppliers

AT&T
Cognizant
Crossmark
Dell
FedEx
Haapanen

Insight
Manpower
Oracle
Original Smith Printing
PHH
Staples

Contract Manufacturers

Denka Seiken
Fujirebio Diagnostics
Genzyme US
Interstate Blood Bank
Norwich

About Abbott

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 more than 72,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries.

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Adelle Infante

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