Abbott Declares 326th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend ABBOTT PARK, Ill., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Abbott today declared a quarterly common dividend of 27.5 cents per share. This marks the 326th consecutive quarterly dividend to be paid by Abbott since 1924. The cash dividend is payable August 15, 2005, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 15, 2005. 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 60,000 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/. DATASOURCE: Abbott Laboratories CONTACT: Media, Jonathon Hamilton, +1-847-935-8646, or Financial Community, Larry Peepo, +1-847-935-6722, both of Abbott Laboratories Web site: http://www.abbott.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/110328.html

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