Item 2.01                                           Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On September 26, 2014, Abbott Laboratories (“Abbott”) announced that it had completed the acquisition of approximately 99.6% of the outstanding ordinary shares of CFR Pharmaceuticals S.A., a Chilean corporation (“CFR”), through a purchase transaction and two tender offers, each of which was completed pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2014 (the “Transaction Agreement”), between Abbott Investments Luxembourg S.Á R.L. and Positron Limited (“Positron”).

Abbott Laboratories (Chile) Holdco (Dos) SpA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abbott (“Abbott Chile”), conducted a tender offer (the “U.S. Offer”), in which it offered to purchase (i) from U.S. holders only, up to 100 percent of the outstanding ordinary, nominative, no par value shares (the “Ordinary Shares”) of CFR and (ii) from all holders, wherever resident, up to 100 percent of the outstanding American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each of which represents 100 Ordinary Shares, issued pursuant to the Rule 144A Deposit Agreement or the Regulation S Deposit Agreement, each dated as of May 9, 2011, between CFR and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary.  Concurrently with the U.S. Offer, Abbott Chile conducted a tender offer (the “Chilean Offer,” and together with the U.S. Offer, the “Offers”), in accordance with the tender offer rules of the Republic of Chile, to purchase up to 100 percent of the outstanding Ordinary Shares from all holders of Ordinary Shares, wherever resident, for the same price and on substantially the same terms as Abbott Chile offered to purchase Ordinary Shares pursuant to the U.S. Offer (except that tendering holders in the Chilean Offer could elect to be paid in Chilean pesos). The U.S. Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 23, 2014.  The Chilean Offer expired at 5:30 p.m., Chilean time, on September 23, 2014.

On September 26, 2014, Abbott announced that an aggregate of 1,722,927,101 Ordinary Shares and 6,243,247 ADSs, representing 624,324,700 Ordinary Shares, were validly tendered in the Offers and accepted for payment.  Abbott also announced the acquisition from Positron of a 100% ownership interest in a holding company indirectly owning 72% of CFR’s Ordinary Shares, which were purchased for the same aggregate price that would have been payable if those shares had been tendered directly in the Offers.  A copy of the press release announcing the results of the Offers and the acquisition of Ordinary Shares from Positron is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The Ordinary Shares acquired from Positron and pursuant to the Offers were purchased for approximately $2.9 billion.  Abbott funded the purchases through cash on hand.

CFR Pharmaceuticals is a branded generics pharmaceutical company with a leading presence in Latin America and operations in 15 countries in the region. It has a comprehensive product portfolio in multiple therapeutic areas, including women’s health, central nervous system, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

The description of the Transaction Agreement set forth above does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Transaction Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Abbott’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 — A Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Some statements in this Form 8-K may be forward-looking statements for the 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 Abbott’s Annual Report on Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 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.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit 99.1

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Abbott Completes Acquisition of CFR Pharmaceuticals; Announces Results of Tender Offer for CFR Shares

Acquisition enhances Abbott’s position in Latin America, more than doubling its branded generics pharmaceutical sales and presence in the fast-growing region

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Sept. 26, 2014 — Abbott has acquired control of CFR Pharmaceuticals, more than doubling its Latin American branded generics pharmaceutical presence and further expanding the company’s presence in fast-growing markets. Through purchase of the controlling interest and tender offers described below, Abbott indirectly acquired more than 99 percent of CFR’s ordinary shares for approximately $2.9 billion.

“By adding CFR’s portfolio of well-known, trusted products, Abbott has taken another key step in actively shaping its portfolio to better meet the evolving needs of health care and drive sustainable growth,” said Miles D. White, chairman and chief executive officer, Abbott.

The CFR acquisition immediately establishes Abbott among the top 10 pharmaceutical companies in Latin America, a market that is expected to reach $124 billion by 2018, with estimated annual growth rates of two to three times that of developed markets over the coming years, according to IMS.

This transaction will not impact Abbott’s ongoing earnings-per-share guidance for 2014.

Abbott anticipates this transaction to be accretive to ongoing earnings per share in 2015 and increasing thereafter, before one-time transaction-related items which will be provided at a later date.

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Tender Offers

Abbott has been advised that an aggregate of 1,722,927,101 ordinary shares and 6,243,247 American Depositary Shares, representing 624,324,700 ordinary shares, were validly tendered in the tender offers and not subsequently withdrawn. Abbott has accepted for payment all ordinary shares and American Depositary Shares that were validly tendered in the tender offers and not subsequently withdrawn.

After giving effect to the purchase today of Kalo Pharma Internacional S.L.U., which indirectly owns 72 percent of the shares of CFR, and the purchase of the ordinary shares and American Depositary Shares tendered in the tender offers, Abbott will indirectly own approximately 99.6 percent of the outstanding ordinary shares of CFR.

The U.S. tender offer expired at 5 p.m., New York City time, on Sept. 23, 2014. The Chilean tender offer expired at 5:30 p.m., Chilean time, on Sept. 23, 2014.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare company devoted to improving life through the development of products and technologies that span the breadth of healthcare. With a portfolio of leading, science-based offerings in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic pharmaceuticals, Abbott serves people in more than 150 countries and employs approximately 69,000 people.

Visit Abbott at www.abbott.com and connect with us on Twitter at @AbbottNews.

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Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 — A Caution Concerning 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, 2013, 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.

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