0001104659-10-046958.txt : 20110420 0001104659-10-046958.hdr.sgml : 20110420 20100901172148 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-10-046958 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100901 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ABBOTT LABORATORIES CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000001800 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 360698440 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD STREET 2: D-322 AP6D CITY: ABBOTT PARK STATE: IL ZIP: 60064-3500 BUSINESS PHONE: 8479376100 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

 

John A. Berry

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

t 847 938 3591

Divisional Vice President,

 

100 Abbott Park Road

 

f 847 938 9492

Associate General Counsel

 

Dept. 32L, Bldg. AP6A-2

 

john.berry@abbott.com

and Assistant Secretary

 

Abbott Park, IL 60064-6011

 

 

Securities and Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 1, 2010

 

Rose Zukin

Division of Corporation Finance

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

Re:

Abbott Laboratories

 

Comment Letter Dated August 18, 2010

 

Dear Ms. Zukin:

 

This letter confirms our conversations of August 29 and August 31, 2010 regarding the deadline for Abbott Laboratories (“Abbott”) to respond to the comment letter from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission dated August 18, 2010 (the “Comment Letter”).

 

Abbott is unable to respond to the Comment Letter by September 1, 2010, the date requested by the staff.  To respond to the Comment Letter, management needs first to review the response with the Compensation Committee of Abbott’s Board of Directors.  We will move that process along expeditiously, and hope to have it completed by September 15, 2010. In the event that despite our efforts we are unable to meet this deadline, we will contact you immediately.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (847) 938-3591.

 

Sincerely,

 

/s/ John A. Berry

 

 

 

John A. Berry

 

Divisional Vice President and

 

Associate General Counsel

 

 

 

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