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The Third Annual Best of Americas Conference
Thursday, 11 September 2008

Abbott (NYSE: ABT)
will present at the UBS "Best of Americas" Investment Conference on Friday,
Sept. 12, 2008, in London. John B. Thomas, vice president, Investor
Relations, will make a formal presentation on the company at 2 a.m. Central
time (8 a.m. London time).

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

Abbott 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 68,000 people and markets its products in more
than 130 countries. Abbott's news releases and other information are
available on the company's Web site at http://www.abbott.com.