Abbott Laboratories (ABT) S-8Registration of securities for employees

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 2020

Registration No. 333-          

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under The Securities Act of 1933

Abbott Laboratories

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

ABBOTT LABORATORIES DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

(Full title of the plan)

Hubert L. Allen

Abbott Laboratories

100 Abbott Park Road

Abbott Park, Illinois 60064-6400
(Name and address of agent for service)

(224) 667-6100

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ¨

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the following Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed by Abbott Laboratories, an Illinois corporation (the “Company” or the “Registrant”) are incorporated herein by reference except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein: Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed October 12, 2018 (File No. 333-227803), Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed June 5, 2015 (File No. 333-204773), Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed October 12, 2010 (File No. 333-169886), Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed August 26, 2008 (File No. 333-153200), Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed May 12, 2005 (File No. 333-124851), Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed December 23, 2002 (File No. 333-102179), and Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed November 30, 2001 (File No. 333-74220).

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents filed by Abbott Laboratories, an Illinois corporation (the “Company” or the “Registrant”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:

All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 8. Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in North Chicago, Illinois, on December 14, 2020. 

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints, jointly and severally, Robert B. Ford and Hubert L. Allen, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with the power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 14, 2020.