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Abbott Reports Strong Second Quarter Results; Confirms Double-Digit Earnings Growth Outlook for 2009

Published in Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week, August 1st, 2009

Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. -- Diluted earnings per share, excluding specified items, were $0.89, at

the high end of Abbott's second-quarter guidance range of $0.87 to

$0.89. Diluted earnings per share under Generally Accepted Accounting

Principles (GAAP) were $0.83. -- Worldwide operational sales, which excludes an unfavorable 8.0 percent

effect of exchange rates, increased 10.5 percent. Reported sales,

including the impact of exchange, increased 2.5 percent. Excluding the

expected decline in Depakote sales...

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