ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) will present at the 26th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. Thomas C. Freyman, executive vice president, finance and chief financial officer, will make a formal presentation on the company at 11:00 a.m. Central 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 65,000 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.

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