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SALES WORLDWIDE1

+3.2%ON COMPARABLE

OPERATIONAL BASIS*

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$1.2BNMEDICAL DEVICES

1Q 2017 PERFORMANCE

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Strategic Actions Shape the Company for Continued Long-term Success

DIAGNOSTICS

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NUTRITION

ESTABLISHED PHARMACEUTICALS

$950MM* Comparable operational results are non-GAAP and include the prior year results for St. Jude Medical, and exclude the impact of exchange and prior and current year results for divested businesses. For full financial data and reconciliation of non-GAAP measures, please see our press release dated April 19, 2017.

** Not yet available in the United States. 1Reported sales +29.7% 2Data on file. Dunn T, Xu Y, Hayter G; Evidence of a Strong Association Between Frequency of Flash Glucose Monitoring and Glucose Control Measures During Real-World Usage.3Pending FDA approval. Not available for sale in the United States.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Some statements in this news release may be forward-looking statements for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Abbott cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors that may affect Abbott’s operations are discussed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors’’ to our Annual Report on Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2016, and are incorporated by reference. Abbott undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements as a result of subsequent events or developments, except as required by law.

ABBOTT NOW HAS LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN ALL BUSINESSES

Medical Devices & Diagnostics Innovation

Patients with the Assurity MRI™ pacemaker and the Tendril™ MRI pacing lead will have the ability to undergo full body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, if required.

Ensite Precision™ cardiac mapping system, which helps physicians more effectively treat patients experiencing arrhythmias in the heart.

NEW U.S. PRODUCTS

Real-world data2 from 50,000 FreeStyle Libre3 users revealed a higher rate of glucose testing. The data show that higher rates of testing were found to be strongly associated with improved glucose control.

NEW FREESTYLE® LIBRE DATA

ACQUIRED ST. JUDE MEDICAL

Designed to increase efficiency and provide quality results, four Alinity™ systems were launched internationally for clinical chemistry, immunoassay, blood screening and point of care.**

ALINITY™ SYSTEMS

FINANCIAL RESULTS BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS

BUSINESS SEGMENT SALES