Abbott Hosts Conference Call For First-Quarter Earnings

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott will announce its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005, on Tuesday, April 12. On that day, Abbott will conduct a conference call with the investment community and the media to review the company’s first-quarter financial performance.

A live webcast of the conference call will begin at 9 a.m., Central time, and will be accessible through Abbott’s Investor Relations Web site at http://www.abbottinvestor.com/ . An archived edition of the call will be available after noon Central time.

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/ .

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CONTACT: Media, Jonathon Hamilton, +1-847-935-8646; or FinancialCommunity, John Thomas, +1-847-938-2655, all of Abbott

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