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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                                                    As amended, effective 9/7/01

                               ABBOTT LABORATORIES
                          1996 INCENTIVE STOCK PROGRAM
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     1.   PURPOSE. The purpose of the Abbott Laboratories 1996 Incentive Stock
Program (the "Program") is to attract and retain outstanding directors, officers
and other employees of Abbott Laboratories (the "Company") and its subsidiaries,
and to furnish incentives to such persons by providing opportunities to acquire
common shares of the Company, or monetary payments based on the value of such
shares or the financial performance of the Company, or both, on advantageous
terms as herein provided and to further align such persons' interests with those
of the Company's other shareholders through compensation that is based on the
value of the Company's common shares.

     2.   ADMINISTRATION. The Program will be administered by a committee (the
"Committee") of at least two persons which shall be either the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company or such other committee
comprised entirely of persons who are both: (i) "disinterested persons" as
defined in Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (ii)
"outside directors" as defined under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, or any successor provision; as the Board of Directors may
from time to time designate. The Committee shall interpret the Program,
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating thereto and make all
other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the
Program. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum
and all determinations of the Committee shall be made by a majority of its
members. Any determination of the Committee under the Program may be made
without notice of meeting of the Committee by a writing signed by all of the
Committee members. The Committee may, from time to time, delegate any or all of
its duties, powers and authority to any officer or officers of the Company,
except to the extent such delegation would be inconsistent with Rule 16b-3 of
the Securities and Exchange Commission or other applicable law, rule or
regulation. The Chief Executive Officer of the Company may, on behalf of the
Committee, grant

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stock options and restricted stock awards under the Program, other than to
persons subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All such
grants by the Chief Executive Officer must be reported to, and ratified by, the
Committee within twelve months of the grant date but, if ratified, shall be
effective as of the grant date.

     3.   PARTICIPANTS. Participants in the Program will consist of such
officers and other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as the
Committee in its sole discretion may designate from time to time to receive
Benefits hereunder. The Committee's designation of a participant in any year
shall not require the Committee to designate such person to receive a Benefit in
any other year. The Committee shall consider such factors as it deems pertinent
in selecting participants and in determining the type and amount of their
respective Benefits, including without limitation (i) the financial condition of
the Company; (ii) anticipated profits for the current or future years; (iii)
contributions of participants to the profitability and development of the
Company; (iv) prior awards to participants; and (v) other compensation provided
to participants. Non-Employee Directors shall also be participants in the
Program solely for purposes of receiving Restricted Stock Awards under paragraph
13 and Non-qualified Stock Options under paragraph 14. The term "Non-Employee
Director" shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not a full-time
employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

     4.   TYPES OF BENEFITS. Benefits under the Program may be granted in any
one or a combination of (a) Incentive Stock Options; (b) Non-qualified Stock
Options; (c) Stock Appreciation Rights; (d) Limited Stock Appreciation Rights;
(e) Restricted Stock Awards; (f) Performance Awards; and (g) Foreign Qualified
Benefits, all as described below.

     5.   SHARES RESERVED UNDER THE PROGRAM. There is hereby reserved for
issuance under the Program: (i) an aggregate of Five Million (5,000,000)
common shares; plus (ii) an authorization for each calendar year (the "Annual
Authorization") for the years 1996 through 1999, of seven-tenths of one
percent (0.7%) of the total common shares of the Company issued

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and outstanding as of the first day of such calendar year and for the years from
and including 2000, one and a half percent (1.5%) of the total common shares of
the Company issued and outstanding as of the first day of such calendar year;
which may be newly issued or treasury shares. The shares hereby reserved are in
addition to the shares previously reserved under the Company's 1981 Incentive
Stock Program, 1986 Incentive Stock Program and 1991 Incentive Stock Program
(the "Prior Programs"). Any common shares reserved for issuance under the Prior
Programs in excess of the number of shares as to which options or other Benefits
have been awarded on the date of shareholder approval of this Program, plus any
such shares as to which options or other Benefits granted under the Prior
Programs may lapse, expire, terminate or be canceled after such date, shall also
be reserved and available for issuance in connection with Benefits under this
Program. Any common shares reserved under the Program for any calendar year
under an Annual Authorization as to which options or other Benefits have not
been awarded as of the end of such calendar year shall be available for issuance
in connection with Benefits granted in subsequent years.

     If there is a lapse, expiration, termination or cancellation of any Benefit
granted hereunder without the issuance of shares or payment of cash thereunder,
or if shares are issued under any Benefit and thereafter are reacquired by the
Company pursuant to rights reserved upon the issuance thereof, or shares are
reacquired pursuant to the payment of the purchase price of shares under stock
options by delivery of other common shares of the Company, the shares subject to
or reserved for such Benefit, or so reacquired, may again be used for new
options, rights or awards of any sort authorized under this Program; provided,
however, that in no event may the number of common shares issued under this
Program, and not reacquired by the Company pursuant to rights reserved upon the
issuance thereof or pursuant to the payment of the purchase price of shares
under stock options by delivery of other common shares of the Company, exceed
the total number of shares reserved for issuance hereunder.

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     6.   INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. Incentive Stock Options will consist of
options to purchase common shares at purchase prices not less than One Hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of such common shares on the date of
grant. An Incentive Stock Option will not be exercisable after the expiration of
ten (10) years from the date such option is granted. In the event of termination
of employment for any reason other than retirement, disability or death, the
right of the optionee to exercise an Incentive Stock Option shall terminate upon
the earlier of the end of the original term of the option or three (3) months
after the optionee's last day of work for the Company and its subsidiaries. In
the event of termination of employment due to retirement or disability, or if
the optionee should die while employed, the right of the optionee or his or her
successor in interest to exercise an Incentive Stock Option shall terminate upon
the end of the original term of the option. If the optionee should die within
three (3) months after termination of employment for any reason other than
retirement or disability, the right of his or her successor in interest to
exercise an Incentive Stock Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the end
of the original term of the option or three (3) months after the date of such
death. To the extent the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the time
the Option is granted) of the common shares with respect to which any Incentive
Stock Option is exercisable for the first time by any individual during any
calendar year (under all option plans of the Company and its subsidiary
corporations) exceeds $100,000, the excess shall be treated as a Non-qualified
Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable as determined by
the Committee, but in no event earlier than six (6) months from its grant date.

     7.   NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS. Non-qualified Stock Options will consist
of options to purchase common shares at purchase prices not less than One
Hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of such common shares on the
date of grant. A Non-qualified Stock Option will not be exercisable after the
expiration of ten (10) years from the date such option is granted. In the event
of termination of employment for any reason other than retirement, disability or

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death, the right of the optionee to exercise a Non-qualified Stock Option shall
terminate upon the earlier of the end of the original term of the option or
three (3) months after the optionee's last day of work for the Company and its
subsidiaries. In the event of termination of employment due to retirement or
disability, or if the optionee should die while employed, the right of the
optionee or his or her successor in interest to exercise a Non-qualified Stock
Option shall terminate upon the end of the original term of the option. If the
optionee should die within three (3) months after termination of employment for
any reason other than retirement or disability, the right of his or her
successor in interest to exercise a Non-qualified Stock Option shall terminate
upon the earlier of the end of the original term of the option or three (3)
months after the date of such death. A Non-qualified Stock Option shall be
exercisable as determined by the Committee, but in no event earlier than six (6)
months from its grant date.

     8.   STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. The Committee may, in its discretion, grant
a Stock Appreciation Right to the holder of any stock option granted hereunder
or under the Prior Programs. Such Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to
such terms and conditions consistent with the Program as the Committee shall
impose from time to time, including the following:

          (a)  A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted with respect to a stock
               option at the time of its grant or at any time thereafter up to
               six (6) months prior to its expiration.

          (b)  Stock Appreciation Rights will permit the holder to surrender any
               related stock option or portion thereof which is then exercisable
               and to elect to receive in exchange therefor cash in an amount
               equal to:

               (i)  The excess of the Fair Market Value on the date of such
                    election of one common share over the option price
                    multiplied by

               (ii) The number of shares covered by such option or portion
                    thereof which is so surrendered.

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          (c)  A Stock Appreciation Right granted to a participant who is
               subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
               amended, may be exercised only after six (6) months from its
               grant date (unless such exercise would not affect the exemption
               under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission).

          (d)  A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted to a participant
               regardless of whether such participant has been granted a Limited
               Stock Appreciation Right with respect to the same stock option.
               However, a Stock Appreciation Right may not be exercised during
               any period that a Limited Stock Appreciation Right with respect
               to the same stock option may be exercised.

          (e)  In the event of the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the
               number of shares reserved for issuance hereunder shall be reduced
               by the number of shares covered by the stock option or portion
               thereof surrendered.

     9.   LIMITED STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. The Committee may, in its
discretion, grant a Limited Stock Appreciation Right to the holder of any stock
option granted hereunder or under the Prior Programs. Such Limited Stock
Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions consistent
with the Program as the Committee shall impose from time to time, including the
following:

          (a)  A Limited Stock Appreciation Right may be granted with respect to
               a stock option at the time of its grant or at any time thereafter
               up to six (6) months prior to its expiration.

          (b)  A Limited Stock Appreciation Right will permit the holder to
               surrender any related stock option or portion thereof which is
               then exercisable and to receive in exchange therefor cash in an
               amount equal to:

               (i)  The excess of the Fair Market Value on the date of such
                    election of one common share over the option price
                    multiplied by

               (ii) The number of shares covered by such option or portion
                    thereof which is so surrendered.

          (c)  A Limited Stock Appreciation Right granted to a participant who
               is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
               as amended, may be exercised only after six (6) months from its
               grant date (unless such exercise would not affect the exemption
               under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission) and
               only during the sixty (60) day period commencing on the later of:
               (i) the day following the date of a Change in

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               Control; or (ii) the first date on which such exercise would be
               exempt under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange
               Commission.

          (d)  A Limited Stock Appreciation Right may be granted to a
               participant regardless of whether such participant has been
               granted a Stock Appreciation Right with respect to the same stock
               option.

          (e)  In the event of the exercise of a Limited Stock Appreciation
               Right, the number of shares reserved for issuance hereunder shall
               be reduced by the number of shares covered by the stock option or
               portion thereof surrendered.

     10.  RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS. Restricted Stock Awards will consist of
common shares transferred to participants without other payment therefor as
additional compensation for their services to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries. Restricted Stock Awards granted under this paragraph 10 shall be
satisfied from the Company's available treasury shares. Restricted Stock Awards
shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee determines
appropriate, including, without limitation, restrictions on the sale or other
disposition of such shares and rights of the Company to reacquire such shares
upon termination of the participant's employment within specified periods.
Subject to such other restrictions as are imposed by the Committee, the common
shares covered by a Restricted Stock Award granted to a participant who is
subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, may be
sold or otherwise disposed of only after six (6) months from the grant date of
the award (unless such sale would not affect the exemption under Rule 16b-3 of
the Securities and Exchange Commission). No more than ten percent (10%) of the
total number of shares available for grant in any calendar year may be issued as
Restricted Stock Awards under paragraphs 10 and 13 in that year.

     11.  PERFORMANCE AWARDS. Performance Awards in the form of Performance
Units or Performance Shares may be granted to any participant in the Program.
Performance Units shall consist of monetary awards which may be earned in whole
or in part if the Company achieves certain goals established by the Committee
over a designated period of time. Performance Shares shall consist of common
shares or awards denominated in common shares which may be

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earned in whole or in part if the Company achieves certain goals established by
the Committee over a designated period of time. The goals established by the
Committee shall be based on any one, or combination of, earnings per share,
return on equity, return on assets, total shareholder return, net operating
income, cash flow, increase in revenue, economic value added, increase in share
price or cash flow return on investment. Partial achievement of the goal(s) may
result in a payment or vesting corresponding to the degree of achievement.
Payment of an award earned may be in cash or in common shares or in a
combination of both, and may be made when earned, or may be vested and deferred,
as the Committee in its sole discretion determines. The maximum amount which may
be granted under all Performance Awards for any one year for any one participant
shall be Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000). This limit shall be applied to
Performance Shares by multiplying the number of Performance Shares granted by
the fair market value of one common share on the date of the award. During the
term of the Program, no more than 5 million shares of Abbott common stock may be
granted in the form of Performance Units and no more than 5 million shares of
Abbott common stock may be granted in the form of Performance Shares. This
paragraph 11 is intended to comply with the performance-based compensation
requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and shall be interpreted in accordance with the rules and regulations
thereunder.

     12.  FOREIGN QUALIFIED BENEFITS. Benefits under the Program may be granted
to such employees of the Company and its subsidiaries who are residing in
foreign jurisdictions as the Committee in its sole discretion may determine from
time to time. The Committee may adopt such supplements to the Program as may be
necessary to comply with the applicable laws of such foreign jurisdictions and
to afford participants favorable treatment under such laws; provided, however,
that no Benefit shall be granted under any such supplement with terms or
conditions which are inconsistent with the provisions as set forth under the
Program.

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     13.  RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS.

          (a)  Each year, on the date of the annual shareholders meeting, each
               person who is elected a Non-Employee Director at the annual
               shareholders meeting shall be awarded both: (i) a Restricted
               Stock Award covering a number of common shares with a fair market
               value on the date of the award closest to, but not in excess of,
               an amount equal to six times the monthly fee in effect under
               Section 3.1 of the Abbott Laboratories Non-Employee Director's
               Fee Plan on the date of the award and (ii) in the years 1996
               through 2005, a Restricted Stock Award covering a number of
               common shares with a fair market value on the date of the award
               closest to, but not in excess of, Twenty-Two Thousand Dollars
               ($22,000) for awards made in years 1996 through 2000 and
               Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) for awards made in years
               2001 through 2005.

          (b)  ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES. As soon as practicable following the
               date of the award the Company shall issue certificates
               ("Certificates") to the Non-Employee Director receiving the
               award, representing the number of common shares covered by the
               award. Each Certificate shall bear a legend describing the
               restrictions on such shares imposed by this paragraph 13.

          (c)  RIGHTS. Upon issuance of the Certificates, the directors in whose
               names they are registered shall, subject to the restrictions of
               this paragraph 13, have all of the rights of a shareholder with
               respect to the shares represented by the Certificates, including
               the right to vote such shares and receive cash dividends and
               other distributions thereon.

          (d)  RESTRICTED PERIOD. The shares covered by awards granted under
               this paragraph 13 may not be sold or otherwise disposed of within
               six (6) months following their grant date (unless such sale would
               not affect the exemption under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and
               Exchange Commission) and in addition shall be subject to the
               restrictions of this paragraph 13 for a period (the "Restricted
               Period") commencing with the date of the award and ending on the
               earliest of the following events:

               (i)  The date the director terminates or retires from the Board;

               (ii) The date the director dies; or

               (iii) The date of occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined
                    in paragraph 20(c)).

          (e)  RESTRICTIONS. All shares covered by awards granted under this
               paragraph 13 shall be subject to the following restrictions
               during the Restricted Period:

               (i)  The shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged,
                    hypothecated or otherwise disposed of.

               (ii) Any additional common shares of the Company or other
                    securities or

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                    property issued with respect to shares covered by awards
                    granted under this paragraph 13 as a result of any stock
                    dividend, stock split or reorganization, shall be subject to
                    the restrictions and other provisions of this paragraph 13.

               (iii) A director shall not be entitled to receive any shares
                    prior to completion of all actions deemed appropriate by the
                    Company to comply with federal or state securities laws and
                    stock exchange requirements.

          (f)  Except in the event of conflict, all provisions of the Program
               shall apply to this paragraph 13. In the event of any conflict
               between the provisions of the Program and this paragraph 13, this
               paragraph 13 shall control. Those provisions of paragraph 17
               which authorize the Committee to declare outstanding restricted
               stock awards to be vested and to amend or modify the terms of
               Benefits shall not apply to awards granted under this paragraph
               13. Restricted Stock Awards granted under this paragraph 13 shall
               be satisfied from the Company's available treasury shares.

     14.  NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS.

          (a)  Each Non-Employee Director may elect to receive any or all of his
               or her fees earned during the second half of 1996 and each
               subsequent calendar year under Section 3 of the Abbott
               Laboratories Non-Employee Directors' Fee Plan (the "Directors'
               Fee Plan") in the form of Non-qualified Stock Options under this
               Section 14. Each such election shall be irrevocable, and must be
               made in writing and filed with the Secretary of the Company by
               December 31, 1995 (for fees earned in the second half of 1996)
               and (for fees earned in subsequent calendar years) by June 30 of
               the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which such fees
               are earned (or such later date as may be permissible under Rule
               16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission, but in no event
               later than December 31 of such preceding calendar year).

          (b)  A Non-Employee Director may file a new election each calendar
               year applicable to fees earned in the immediately succeeding
               calendar year. If no new election or revocation of a prior
               election is received by June 30 of any

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               calendar year (or such later date as may be permissible under
               paragraph (a)), the election, if any, in effect for such calendar
               year shall continue in effect for the immediately succeeding
               calendar year. Any election made under this Section 14 shall take
               precedence over any election made by the director for the same
               period, under the Directors' Fee Plan, to the extent necessary to
               resolve any conflict between such elections. If a director does
               not elect to receive his or her fees in the form of Non-qualified
               Stock Options, the fees due such director shall be paid or
               deferred as provided in the Directors' Fee Plan and any
               applicable election thereunder by the director.

          (c)  The number of common shares covered by each Non-qualified Stock
               Option granted in any year under this Section 14 shall be
               determined based on an independent appraisal for such year of the
               intrinsic value of options granted hereunder and the amount of
               fees covered by the director's election for such year. The number
               of common shares covered by options granted in 1996 (as
               determined under this procedure) shall be the number of whole
               shares equal to (i) the product of three (3) times the amount of
               fees which the director has elected under paragraph (a) to
               receive in the form of Non-qualified Stock Options, divided by
               (ii) One Hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of one
               common share on the grant date. Any fraction of a share shall be
               disregarded, and the remaining amount of the fees corresponding
               to such option shall be paid as provided in the Directors' Fee
               Plan and any applicable election thereunder by the director.

          (d)  Effective on October 10, 1997, each Non-qualified Stock Option
               due a director under this Section 14 prior to the 1998 annual
               shareholders meeting shall be granted on October 10, 1997 at a
               purchase price equal to One Hundred percent (100%) of the Fair
               Market Value of the common shares covered by such option on the
               grant date. Effective with the 1998 Annual Shareholders Meeting,
               each

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               Non-qualified Stock Option due a director under this Section 14
               shall be granted annually, on the date of the annual shareholders
               meeting, at a purchase price equal to One Hundred percent (100%)
               of the Fair Market Value of the common shares covered by such
               option on the grant date. Each such option shall be immediately
               exercisable and nonforfeitable, and shall not be exercisable
               after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it is
               granted. Each such option shall contain provisions allowing
               payment of the purchase price and, to the extent permitted, any
               taxes due on exercise, by delivery of other common shares of the
               Company (or, in the case of the payment of taxes, by withholding
               of shares).

          (e)  All Non-qualified Stock Options granted under this Section 14
               prior to October 10, 1997, shall be immediately exercisable and
               nonforfeitable, and shall not be exercisable after the expiration
               of ten (10) years from the date granted.

     15.  NONTRANSFERABILITY. Except as provided by the Committee, each stock
option and stock appreciation right granted under this Program shall not be
transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and
shall be exercisable, during the participant's lifetime, only by the participant
or the participant's guardian or legal representative.

     16.  OTHER PROVISIONS. The award of any Benefit under the Program may also
be subject to other provisions (whether or not applicable to the Benefit awarded
to any other participant) as the Committee determines appropriate, including,
without limitation, provisions for the purchase of common shares under stock
options in installments, provisions for the payment of the purchase price of
shares under stock options by delivery of other common shares of the Company
having a then market value equal to the purchase price of such shares,
restrictions on resale or other disposition, such provisions as may be
appropriate to comply with federal or state securities laws and stock exchange
requirements and understandings or conditions as to the participant's employment
in addition to those specifically provided for under the Program.

     In the case of a participant who is subject to Section 16(a) and 16(b) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Committee may, at any time, add such
conditions and limitations to any Benefit granted to such participant, or any
feature of any such Benefit, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems
necessary or desirable to comply with Section 16(a) or 16(b) and the

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rules and regulations thereunder or to obtain any exemption therefrom. A
participant may pay the purchase price of shares under stock options by delivery
of a properly executed exercise notice together with a copy of irrevocable
instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale
or loan proceeds to pay the purchase price. To facilitate the foregoing, the
Company may enter into agreements for coordinated procedures with one or more
brokerage firms.

     The Committee may, in its discretion and subject to such rules as it may
adopt, permit or require a participant to pay all or a portion of the federal,
state and local taxes, including FICA and medicare withholding tax, arising in
connection with the following transactions: (a) the exercise of a Non-qualified
Stock Option; (b) the lapse of restrictions on common shares received as a
Restricted Stock Award; or (c) the receipt or exercise of any other Benefit; by
(i) having the Company withhold common shares, (ii) tendering back common shares
received in connection with such Benefit or (iii) delivering other previously
acquired common shares of the Company having a fair market value approximately
equal to the amount to be withheld.

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     The Committee may grant stock options under the Program (and, for stock
options granted prior to shareholder approval of this Program, under the
Company's 1991 Incentive Stock Program) that provide for the grant of
replacement stock options if all or any portion of the purchase price or taxes
incurred in connection with the exercise, are paid by delivery (or, in the case
of payment of taxes, by withholding of shares) of other common shares of the
Company. The replacement stock option shall cover the number of common shares
surrendered to pay the purchase price, plus the number of shares surrendered or
withheld to satisfy the participant's tax liability, shall have an exercise
price equal to One Hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of such
common shares on the date such replacement stock option is granted, shall first
be exercisable six months from the date of grant of the replacement stock option
and shall have an expiration date equal to the expiration date of the original
stock option.

     17.  TERM OF PROGRAM AND AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, CANCELLATION OR
ACCELERATION OF BENEFITS. The Program shall continue in effect until terminated
by the Board of Directors of the Company, except that no Incentive Stock Option
shall be granted more than ten (10) years after the date of adoption of this
Program. The terms and conditions applicable to any Benefits may at any time be
amended, modified or canceled by mutual agreement between the Committee and the
participant or such other persons as may then have an interest therein, so long
as any amendment or modification does not increase the number of common shares
issuable under this Program; and provided further, that the Committee may, at
any time and in its sole discretion, declare any or all stock options and stock
appreciation rights then outstanding under this Program or the Prior Programs to
be exercisable and any or all then outstanding Restricted Stock Awards to be
vested, whether or not such options, rights or awards are then otherwise
exercisable or vested. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as provided in
paragraph 22, the Committee shall neither

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lower the purchase price of any option granted under the Program nor grant any
option under the Program in replacement of a cancelled option which had
previously been granted at a higher purchase price, without shareholder
approval.

     18.  AMENDMENT TO PRIOR PROGRAMS. No options or other Benefits shall be
granted under the Prior Programs on or after the date of shareholder approval of
this Program.

     19.  INDIVIDUAL LIMIT ON OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS; AGGREGATE
LIMIT ON INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. The maximum number of shares with respect to
which Incentive Stock Options, Non-qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation
Rights and Limited Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to any one
participant, in aggregate in any one calendar year, shall be One Million
(1,000,000) shares. Incentive Stock Options with respect to no more than the
lesser of (i) Seventy-Five Million (75,000,000) shares (plus any shares acquired
by the Company pursuant to payment of the purchase price of shares under
incentive stock options by delivery of other common shares of the Company), or
(ii) the total number of shares reserved under paragraph 5 may be issued under
the Plan.

     20.  TAXES. The Company shall be entitled to withhold the amount of any tax
attributable to any amount payable or shares deliverable under the Program after
giving the person entitled to receive such amount or shares notice as far in
advance as practicable, and the Company may defer making payment or delivery if
any such tax may be pending unless and until indemnified to its satisfaction.

     21.  DEFINITIONS.

          (a)  FAIR MARKET VALUE. Except as provided below, the Fair Market
               Value of the Company's common shares shall be determined by such
               methods or procedures as shall be established by the Committee;
               provided that, in the case of any Limited Stock Appreciation
               Right (other than a right related to an Incentive Stock Option),
               the Fair Market Value shall be the higher of:

               (i)  The highest daily closing price of the Company's common
                    shares during the sixty (60) day period following the Change
                    in Control; or

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               (ii) The highest gross price paid or to be paid for the Company's
                    common shares in any of the transactions described in
                    paragraphs 21(c)(i) and 21(c)(ii).

          (b)  SUBSIDIARY. The term "subsidiary" for all purposes other than the
               Incentive Stock Option provisions in paragraph 6, shall mean any
               corporation, partnership, joint venture or business trust, fifty
               percent (50%) or more of the control of which is owned, directly
               or indirectly, by the Company. For Incentive Stock Option
               purposes the term "subsidiary" shall be defined as provided in
               Internal Revenue Code Section 424(f).

          (c)  CHANGE IN CONTROL. A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have
               occurred on the earliest of the following dates:

               (i)  The date any entity or person (including a "group" as
                    defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act
                    of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")) shall have become the
                    beneficial owner of, or shall have obtained voting control
                    over, thirty percent (30%) or more of the outstanding common
                    shares of the Company;

               (ii) The date the shareholders of the Company approve a
                    definitive agreement (A) to merge or consolidate the Company
                    with or into another corporation, or to merge another
                    corporation into the Company, in which the Company is not
                    the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which
                    any common shares of the Company would be converted into
                    cash, securities of another corporation, or other property,
                    other than a merger or consolidation of the Company in which
                    holders of common shares immediately prior to the merger
                    have the same proportionate ownership of common stock of the
                    surviving corporation or its parent corporation immediately
                    after the merger as immediately before, or (B) to sell or
                    otherwise dispose of substantially all the assets of the
                    Company; or

               (iii) The date there shall have been a change in a majority of
                    the Board of Directors of the Company within a twelve (12)
                    month period unless the nomination for election by the
                    Company's shareholders of each new director was approved by
                    the vote of two-thirds of the directors then still in office
                    who were in office at the beginning of the twelve (12) month
                    period.

          (d)  DISABILITY. The term "disability" for all purposes of the Program
               shall mean the participant's disability as defined in subsection
               4.1(a) of the Abbott Laboratories Extended Disability Plan for
               twelve (12) consecutive months.

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     22.  ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS.

          (a)  If the Company shall at any time change the number of issued
               common shares without new consideration to the Company (such as
               by stock dividends or stock splits), the total number of shares
               reserved for issuance under this Program, the individual and
               aggregate limits described in paragraphs 11 and 19 on the number
               of shares that may be granted or issued (as the case may be), and
               the number of shares covered by each outstanding Benefit shall be
               adjusted so that the aggregate consideration payable to the
               Company and the value of each such Benefit shall not be changed.
               The Committee shall also have the right to provide for the
               continuation of Benefits or for other equitable adjustments after
               changes in the Company or in the common shares resulting from
               reorganization, sale, merger, consolidation, spin-off or similar
               occurrence.

          (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Program, and without
               affecting the number of shares otherwise reserved or available
               hereunder, the Committee may authorize the issuance or assumption
               of Benefits in connection with any merger, consolidation,
               acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization upon such
               terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate.

          (c)  Subject to the six month holding requirements of paragraphs 6, 7,
               8(c), 9(c), 10 and 13(d) but notwithstanding any other provision
               of this Program or the Prior Programs, upon the occurrence of a
               Change in Control:

               (i)  All stock options then outstanding under this Program or the
                    Prior Programs shall become fully exercisable as of the date
                    of the Change in Control, whether or not then otherwise
                    exercisable;

               (ii) All Stock Appreciation Rights and Limited Stock Appreciation
                    Rights then outstanding shall become fully exercisable as of
                    the date of the Change in Control, whether or not then
                    otherwise exercisable;

               (iii) All terms and conditions of all Restricted Stock Awards
                    then outstanding shall be deemed satisfied as of the date of
                    the Change in Control; and

               (iv) All Performance Awards then outstanding shall be deemed to
                    have been fully earned and to be immediately payable, in
                    cash, as of the date of the Change in Control.

     23.  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PROGRAM. The Board of Directors of the
Company may amend the Program from time to time or terminate the Program at any
time, but no such action shall reduce the then existing amount of any
participant's Benefit or adversely change the terms and conditions thereof
without the participant's consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing,

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except as provided in paragraph 22, the Company shall neither lower the purchase
price of any option granted under the Program nor grant any option under the
Program in replacement of a cancelled option which had previously been granted
at a higher purchase price, without shareholder approval. To the extent required
for compliance with Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
paragraph 13 of the Program may not be amended more frequently than once every
six months other than to comport with changes in the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, or the rules thereunder, and no amendment of the Program shall
result in any Committee member losing his or her status as a "disinterested
person" as defined in Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission with
respect to any employee benefit plan of the Company or result in the Program or
awards thereunder losing their exempt status under said Rule 16b-3.

     24.  SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. The Program was adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Company on October 13, 1995. The Program and any Benefit
granted thereunder shall be null and void if shareholder approval is not
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                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                                                    As amended, effective 9/7/01

                               ABBOTT LABORATORIES
                          1991 INCENTIVE STOCK PROGRAM
                          ----------------------------

     1.   PURPOSE. The purpose of the Abbott Laboratories 1991 Incentive Stock
Program (the "Program") is to attract and retain outstanding individuals as
directors, officers and other employees of Abbott Laboratories (the "Company")
and its subsidiaries, and to furnish incentives to such persons by providing
such persons opportunities to acquire common shares of the Company, or monetary
payments based on the value of such shares or financial performance of the
Company, or both, on advantageous terms as herein provided.

     2.   ADMINISTRATION. The Program will be administered by a committee (the
"Committee") of at least two persons which shall be either the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company or such other committee
comprised entirely of "disinterested persons" as defined in Rule 16b-3 of the
Securities and Exchange Commission as the Board of Directors may from time to
time designate. The Committee shall interpret the Program, prescribe, amend and
rescind rules and regulations relating thereto and make all other determinations
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Program. A majority of the
members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum and all determinations of the
Committee shall be made by a majority of its members. Any determination of the
Committee under the Program may be made without notice of meeting of the
Committee by a writing signed by a majority of the Committee members

     3.   PARTICIPANTS. Participants in the Program will consist of such
officers and other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as the
Committee in its sole discretions may designate from time to

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time to receive Benefits hereunder. The Committee's designation of a participant
in any year shall not require the Committee to designate such person to receive
a Benefit in any other year. The Committee shall consider such factors as it
deems pertinent in selecting participants and in determining the type and amount
of their respective Benefits, including without limitation (i) the financial
condition of the Company; (ii) anticipated profits for the current or future
years; (iii) contributions of participants to the profitability and development
of the Company; and (iv) other compensation provided to participants.
Non-Employee Directors shall also be participants in the Program solely for
purposes of receiving Restricted Stock Awards under paragraph 13. The term
"Non-Employee Director" shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not
a full-time employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

     4.   TYPES OF BENEFITS. Benefits under the Program may be granted in any
one or a combination of (a) Incentive Stock Options; (b) Non-qualified Stock
Options; (c) Stock Appreciation Rights; (d) Limited Stock Appreciation Rights;
(e) Restricted Stock Awards; (f) Performance Units; and (g) Foreign Qualified
Benefits, all as described below and pursuant to the Plans set forth in
paragraphs 6-12 hereof.

     5.   SHARES RESERVED UNDER THE PROGRAM. There is hereby reserved for
issuance under the Program an aggregate of Five Million (5,000,000) common
shares, which may be newly issued or treasury shares. The shares hereby reserved
are in addition to the shares previously reserved under the Company's 1977
Incentive Stock Plan, 1981 Incentive Stock Program and 1986 Incentive Stock
Program (the "Prior Stock Option Plans"). Any common shares reserved for
issuance under the Prior Stock Option Plans in excess of the number of shares as
to which options or other Benefits have been awarded on the date of shareholder
approval of this Program, plus any such shares as to which options or other
Benefits granted under the Prior

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Stock Option Plans may lapse, expire, terminate or be canceled after such date,
shall also be reserved and available for issuance in connection with Benefits
under this Program. All of such shares may, but need not, be issued pursuant to
the exercise of the Incentive Stock Options.

     If there is a lapse, expiration, termination or cancellation of any Benefit
granted hereunder without the issuance of shares or payment of cash thereunder,
or if shares are issued under any Benefit and thereafter are reacquired by the
Company pursuant to rights reserved upon the Issuance thereof, the shares
subject to or reserved for such Benefit may again be used for new options,
rights of awards or any sort authorized under this Program; provided, however,
that in no event may the number of common shares issued under this Program
exceed the total number of shares reserved for issuance hereunder.

     6.   INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN. Incentive Stock Options will consist of
options to purchase common shares at purchase prices not less than One Hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of such common shares on the date of
grant. Incentive Stock Options will be exercisable over not more than ten (10)
years after the date of grant. In the event of termination of employment for any
reason other than retirement, disability or death, the right of the optionee to
exercise an Incentive Stock Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the end
of the original term of the option or three (3) months after the optionee's last
day of work for the Company and its subsidiaries. In the event of termination of
employment due to retirement or disability, or if the optionee should die while
employed, the right of the optionee or his or her successor in interest to
exercise an Incentive Stock Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the end
of the original term of the option or sixty (60) months after the date of such
retirement, disability or death. If the optionee should die within three (3)
months after termination of employment for any reason other than retirement or
disability, the right of his or her successor in interest

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to exercise an Incentive Stock Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the
end of the original term of the option or three (3) months after the date of
such death. If the optionee should die within sixty (60) months after
termination of employment due to retirement or disability, the right of his
or her successor in interest to exercise an Incentive Stock Option shall
terminate upon the later of sixty (60) months after the date of such
retirement or disability or six (6) months after the date of such death, but
not later than the end of the original term of the option. The aggregate fair
market value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of the common
shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the
first time by any individual during any calendar year (under all option plans
of the Company and its subsidiary corporations) shall not exceed $100,000. An
Incentive Stock Option granted to a participant who is subject to Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, may be exercised only
after six (6) months from its grant date (unless otherwise permitted under
Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission).

     7.   NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN. Non-qualified Stock Options will
consist of options to purchase common shares at purchase prices not less than
One Hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of such common shares on the
date of grant. Non-qualified Stock Options will be exercisable over not more
than ten (10) years after the date of grant. In the event of termination of
employment for any reason other than retirement, disability or death, the right
of the optionee to exercise a Non-qualified Stock Option shall terminate upon
the earlier of the end of the original term of the option or three (3) months
after the optionee's last day of work for the Company and its subsidiaries. In
the event of termination of employment due to retirement or disability or if the
optionee should die while employed, the right of the optionee or his or her
successor in interest to exercise a Non-qualified Stock Option shall terminate
upon the earlier of the end of the original term of the option

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or sixty (60) months after the date of such retirement, disability or death. If
the optionee should die within three (3) months after termination of employment
for any reason other than retirement or disability, the right of his or her
successor in interest to exercise a Non-qualified Stock Option shall terminate
upon the earlier of the end of the original term of the option or three (3)
months after the date of such death. If the optionee should die within sixty
(60) months after termination of employment due to retirement or disability, the
right of his or her successor in interest to exercise a Non-qualified Stock
Option shall terminate upon the later of sixty (60) months after the date of
such retirement or disability or six (6) months after the date of such death,
but not later than the end of the original term of the option. A Non-qualified
Stock Option granted to a participant who is subject to Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, may be exercised only after six (6)
months from its grant date (unless otherwise permitted under Rule 16b-3 of the
Securities and Exchange Commission).

     8.   STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS PLAN. The Committee may, in its discretion,
grant a Stock Appreciation Right to the holder of any stock option granted
hereunder or under the Prior Stock Option Plans. Such Stock Appreciation Rights
shall be subject to such terms and conditions consistent with the Program as the
Committee shall impose from time to time, including the following:

          (a)  A stock Appreciation Right may be granted with respect to a stock
               option at the time of its grant or at any time thereafter up to
               six (6) months prior to its expiration.

          (b)  Stock Appreciation Rights will permit the holder to surrender any
               related stock option or portion thereof which is then exercisable
               and to elect to receive in exchange therefor cash in an amount
               equal to:

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               (i)  The excess of the Fair Market Value on the date of such
                    election of one common share over the option price
                    multiplied by

               (ii) The number of shares covered by such option or portion
                    thereof which is so surrendered.

          (c)  A Stock Appreciation Right granted to a participant who is
               subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
               amended, may be exercised only after six (6) months from its
               grant date (unless otherwise permitted under Rule 16b-3 of the
               Securities and Exchange Commission).

          (d)  The Committee shall have the discretion to satisfy a
               participant's right to receive the amount of cash determined
               under subparagraph (b) hereof, in whole or in part, by the
               delivery of common shares valued as of the date of the
               participant's election.

          (e)  A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted to a participant
               regardless of whether such participant has been granted a Limited
               Stock Appreciation Right with respect to the same stock option.
               However, a Stock Appreciation Right may not be exercised during
               any period that a Limited Stock Appreciation Right with respect
               to the same stock option may be exercised.

          (f)  In the event of the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the
               number of shares reserved for issuance shall be reduced by the
               number of shares covered by the stock option or portion thereof
               surrendered.

     9.   LIMITED STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS PLAN. The Committee may, in its
discretion, grant a Limited Stock Appreciation Right to the holder of any stock
option granted hereunder or under the Prior Stock Option Plans. Such Limited
Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions
consistent with the Program as the Committee shall impose from time to time,
including the following:

          (a)  A Limited Stock Appreciation Right may be granted with respect to
               a stock option at the time of its grant or at any time thereafter
               up to six (6) months prior to its expiration.

          (b)  A Limited Stock Appreciation Right will permit the holder to
               surrender any related stock option or portion thereof which is
               then exercisable and to receive in exchange therefor cash in an
               amount equal to:

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               (i)  The excess of the Fair Market Value on the date of such
                    election of one common share over the option price
                    multiplied by

               (ii) The number of shares covered by such option or portion
                    thereof which is so surrendered.

          (c)  A Limited Stock Appreciation Right granted to a participant who
               is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
               as amended, may be exercised only after six (6) months from its
               grant date (unless otherwise permitted under Rule 16b-3 of the
               Securities and Exchange Commission) and only during the sixty
               (60) day period commencing with the day following the date of a
               Change In Control.

          (d)  A Limited Stock Appreciation Right may be granted to a
               participant regardless of whether such participant has been
               granted a Stock Appreciation Right with respect to the same stock
               option.

          (e)  In the event of the exercise of a Limited Stock Appreciation
               Right, the number of shares reserved for issuance hereunder shall
               be reduced by the number of shares covered by the stock option or
               portion thereof surrendered.

     10.  RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS PLAN. Restricted Stock Awards will consist of
common shares transferred to participants without other payment therefor as
additional compensation for their services to the Company or one of its
subsidiaries. Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to such terms and
conditions as the Committee determines appropriate, including, without
limitations, restrictions on the sale or other disposition of such shares and
rights of the Company to reacquire such shares upon termination of the
participant's employment within specified periods. Subject to such other
restrictions as are imposed by the Committee, the common shares covered by a
Restricted Stock Award granted to a participant who is subject to Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, may be sold or otherwise
disposed of only after six (6) months from the grant date of the award (unless
otherwise permitted under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission).

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     11.  PERFORMANCE UNITS PLAN. Performance Units shall consist of monetary
units granted to participants which may be earned in whole or in part if the
Company achieves certain goals established by the Committee over a designated
period of time, but not in any event more than five (5) years. The goals
established by the Committee may include earnings per share, return on
shareholder equity, return on average total capital employed, and/or such
other goals as may be established by the Committee in its discretion. In the
event the minimum corporate goal established by the Committee is not achieved
at the conclusion of a period, no amount shall be paid to or vested in the
participant. In the event the maximum corporate goal is achieved, One Hundred
percent (100%) of the monetary value of the Performance Units shall be paid
to or vested in the participants. Partial achievement of the maximum goal may
result in a payment or vesting corresponding to the degree of achievement.
Payment of an award earned may be in cash or in common shares or in a
combination of both, and may be made when earned, or vested and deferred, as
the Committee in its sole discretion determines. Deferred awards shall earn
interest on the terms and at a rate determined by the Committee. The number
of shares reserved for issuance hereunder shall be reduced by the largest
whole number obtained by dividing monetary value of the units at the
commencement of the performance period by the market value of a common share
at such time, provided that such number of shares may again become available
for issuance under this Program as is provided in Paragraph 5 hereof.

     12.  FOREIGN QUALIFIED BENEFITS. Benefits under the Program may be granted
to such employees of the Company and its subsidiaries who are residing in
foreign jurisdictions as the Committee in its sole discretion may determine from
time to time. The Committee may adopt such supplements to the Program as may be
necessary to comply with the applicable laws of such foreign jurisdictions and
to afford participants favorable treatment under such laws; provided, however,
that no Benefit shall be

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granted under any such supplement with terms or conditions which are
inconsistent with the provisions as set forth under the Program.

     13.  RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS.

          (a)  Each person elected a Non-Employee Director at the annual
               shareholders meeting in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 shall
               receive a restricted Stock Award on that date covering a number
               of common shares with a fair market value on the date of the
               award closest to, but not in excess of, Twenty Thousand Dollars
               ($20,000).

          (b)  ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES. As soon as practicable following the
               date of the award the Company shall issue certificates
               ("Certificates") to the Non-Employee Director receiving the
               award, representing the number of common shares covered by the
               award. At the discretion of the Company, the Certificates shall
               bear legends describing the restrictions on such shares imposed
               by this paragraph 13.

          (c)  RIGHTS. Upon issuance of the Certificates, the directors in whose
               names they are registered shall, subject to the restrictions of
               this paragraph 13, have all of the rights of a shareholder with
               respect to the shares represented by the Certificates, including
               the right to vote such shares and receive case dividends and
               other distributions thereon.

          (d)  RESTRICTED PERIOD. The shares covered by awards granted under
               this paragraph 13 may not be sold or otherwise disposed of within
               six (6) months following their grant date (unless otherwise
               permitted under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange
               Commission) and in addition shall be subject to the restrictions
               of this paragraph 13 for a period (the "Restricted Period")
               commencing with the date of the award and ending on the earliest
               of the following events:

               (i)   The date the director terminates or retires from the Board;

               (ii)  The date the director dies; or

               (iii) The date of occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined
                     in paragraph 19(c)).

          (e)  RESTRICTIONS. All shares covered by awards granted under this
               paragraph 13 shall be subject to the following restrictions
               during the Restricted Period:

               (i)   The shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged,
                     hypothecated or otherwise disposed of.

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               (ii)  Any additional common shares of the Company or other
                     securities or property issued with respect to shares
                     covered by awards granted under this paragraph 13 as a
                     result of any stock dividend, stock split or
                     reorganization, shall be subject to the restrictions and
                     other provisions of this paragraph 13.

               (iii) A director shall not be entitled to receive any shares
                     prior to completion of all actions deemed appropriate by
                     the Company to comply with federal or state securities
                     laws and stock exchange requirements.

          (f)  Except in the event of conflict, all provisions of the Program
               shall apply to this paragraph 13. In the event of any conflict
               between the provisions of the Program and this paragraph 13, this
               paragraph 13 shall control. Those provisions of paragraph 16
               which authorize the Committee to declare outstanding restricted
               stock awards to be vested and to amend or modify the terms of
               Benefits shall not apply to awards granted under this paragraph
               13.

     14.  NONTRANSFERABILITY. Each stock option and stock appreciation right
granted under this Program shall not be transferable other than by will or the
laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable, during the
participant's lifetime, only by the participant or the participant's guardian or
legal representative. A participant's interest in a Performance Unit shall not
be transferable until payment or delivery of the award is made.

     15.  OTHER PROVISIONS. The award of any Benefit under the Program may also
be subject to other provisions (whether or not applicable to the Benefit awarded
to any other participant) as the Committee determines appropriate, including,
without limitation, provisions for the purchase of common shares under stock
options in installments, provisions for the payment of the purchase price of
shares under stock options by delivery of other common shares of the Company
having a then market value equal to the purchase price of such shares,
restrictions on resale or other disposition, such provisions as may be
appropriate to comply with federal or state securities laws and stock exchange
requirements and understandings or conditions as to the participant's employment
in addition to those specifically provided for under the Program.

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     The Committee may, in its discretion, permit payment of the purchase price
of shares under stock options by delivery of a properly executed exercise notice
together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly
the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the purchase price. To
facilitate the foregoing, the Company may enter into agreements for coordinated
procedures with one or more brokerage firms.

     The Committee may, in its discretion and subject to such rules as it may
adopt, permit a participant to pay all or a portion of the federal, state and
local taxes, including FICA withholding tax, arising in connection with the
following transactions: (a) the exercise of a Non-qualified Stock Option; (b)
the lapse of restrictions on common shares received as a Restricted Stock Award;
or (c) the receipt or exercise of any other Benefit; by electing (i) to have the
Company withhold common shares, (ii) to tender back common shares received in
connection with such Benefit or (iii) to deliver other previously acquired
common shares of the Company having a fair market value approximately equal to
the amount to be withheld.

     16.  TERM OF PROGRAM AND AMENDMENT MODIFICATION. CANCELLATION OR
ACCELERATION OF BENEFITS. No Benefit shall be granted more than five (5)
years after the date of the approval of this Program by the shareholders;
provided, however, that the terms and conditions applicable to any Benefits
granted prior to such date may at any time be amended, modified or canceled
by mutual agreement between the Committee and the participant or such other
persons as may then have an interest therein, so long as any amendment or
modification does not increase the number of common shares issuable under
this Program; and provided further, that the Committee may, at any time and
in its sole discretion, declare any or all stock options and stock
appreciation rights then outstanding under this Program or the Prior Stock
Option Plans to be exercisable, any or all then outstanding Restricted Stock
Awards to be vested, and any or all then

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outstanding Performance Units to have been earned, whether or not such options,
rights, awards or units are then otherwise exercisable, vested or earned.

     17.  AMENDMENT TO PRIOR STOCK OPTION PLANS. No options or other Benefits
shall be granted under the Prior Stock Option Plans on or after the date of
shareholder approval of this Program.

     18.  TAXES. The Company shall be entitled to withhold the amount of any tax
attributable to any amount payable or shares deliverable under the Program after
giving the person entitled to receive such amount or shares notice as far in
advance as practicable, and the Company may defer making payment or delivery if
any such tax may be pending unless and until indemnified to its satisfaction.

     19.  DEFINITIONS.

          (a)  FAIR MARKET VALUE. Except as provided below, the Fair Market
               Value of the Company's common shares shall be determined by such
               methods or procedures as shall be established by the Committee;
               provided that, in the case of any Limited Stock Appreciation
               Right (other than a right related to an Incentive Stock Option),
               the Fair Market Value shall be the higher of:

               (i)  The highest daily closing price of the Company's common
                    shares during the sixty (60) day period following the Change
                    in Control; or

               (ii) The highest gross price paid or to be paid for the Company's
                    common shares in any of the transactions described in
                    paragraphs 19(c)(i) and 19(c)(ii).

          (b)  SUBSIDIARY. The term "subsidiary" for all purposes other than the
               Incentive Stock Option Plan described in paragraph 6, shall mean
               any corporation, partnership, joint venture or business trust,
               fifty percent (50%) or more of the control of which is owned,
               directly or indirectly, by the Company. For Incentive Stock
               Option Plan purposes the term "subsidiary" shall be defined as
               provided in Internal Revenue Code Section 425(f).

          (c)  CHANGE IN CONTROL. A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have
               occurred on the earliest of the following dates:

               (i)   The date any entity or person (including a "group" as
                     defined in Section 13(d)(3)

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                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
                     Act")) shall have become the beneficial owner of, or shall
                     have obtained voting control over thirty percent (30%) or
                     more of the outstanding common shares of the Company;

               (ii)  The date the shareholders of the Company approve a
                     definitive agreement (A) to merge or consolidate the
                     Company with or into another corporation, in which the
                     Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation or
                     pursuant to which any common shares of the Company would
                     be converted into cash, securities or other property of
                     another corporation, other than a merger of the Company in
                     which holders of common shares immediately prior to the
                     merger have the same proportionate ownership of common
                     stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the
                     merger as immediately before, or (B) to sell or otherwise
                     dispose of substantially all the assets of the Company; or

               (iii) The date there shall have been a change in a majority of
                     the Board of Directors of the Company within a twelve (12)
                     month period unless the nomination for election by the
                     Company's shareholders of each new director was approved by
                     the vote of two-thirds of the directors then still in
                     office who were in office at the beginning of the twelve
                     (12) month period.

          (d)  DISABILITY. The term "disability" for all purposes of the Program
               shall mean the participant's disability as defined in subsection
               4.1(a) of the Abbott Laboratories Extended Disability Plan for
               twelve (12) consecutive months.

     20.  ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS.

          (a)  If the Company shall at any time change the number of issued
               common shares without new consideration to the Company (such as
               by stock dividends or stock splits), the total number of shares
               reserved for issuance under this Program and the number of shares
               covered by each outstanding Benefit shall be adjusted so that the
               aggregate consideration payable to the Company and the value of
               each such Benefit shall not be changed. The Committee shall also
               have the right to provide for the continuation of Benefits or for
               other equitable adjustments after changes in the common shares
               resulting from reorganization, sale, merger, consolidation or
               similar occurrence.

          (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Program, and without
               affecting number of shares otherwise reserved or available
               hereunder, the Committee may authorize the issuance or assumption
               of Benefits in connection with any merger, consolidation,
               acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization upon such
               terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate.

          (c)  Subject to the six month holding requirements of paragraphs 6, 7,
               8(c), 9(c), 10 and 11(d) but notwithstanding any other provision
               of this program or the Prior Stock

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               Option Plans, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control:

               (i)   All stock options then outstanding under this Program or
                     the Prior Stock Option Plans shall become fully exercisable
                     as of the date of the Change in Control, whether or not
                     then otherwise exercisable;

               (ii)  All Stock Appreciation Rights and Limited Stock
                     Appreciation Rights then outstanding shall become fully
                     exercisable as of the date of the Change in Control,
                     whether or not then otherwise exercisable;

               (iii) All terms and conditions of all Restricted Stock Awards
                     then outstanding shall be deemed satisfied of the date of
                     the Change in Control; and

               (iv)  All Performance Units then outstanding shall be deemed to
                     have been fully earned and to be immediately payable, in
                     cash, as of the date of the Change in Control.

     21.  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PROGRAM. The Board of Directors of the
Company may amend the Program from time to time or terminate the Program at any
time, but no such action shall reduce the then existing amount of any
participant's Benefit or adversely change the terms and conditions thereof
without the participant's consent. Paragraph 13 of the Program may not be
amended more frequently than once every six months other than to comport with
changes in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the rules
thereunder, and no amendment of the Program shall result in any Committee member
losing his or her status as a "disinterested person" as defined in Rule 16b-3 of
the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to any employee benefit plan
of the Company or result in the Program losing its status as a protected plan
under said Rule 16b-3.

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     22.  SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. The Program was adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Company on February 8, 1991. The Program and any Benefit
granted thereunder shall be null and void if shareholder approval is not
obtained within twelve (12) months of the adoption of the Program by the
Board of Directors.

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