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Outside the United States, Abbott’s shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
−Removed: There were 35,926 shareholders of record of Abbott common shares as of December 31, 2021.
+Added: There were 33,984 shareholders of record of Abbott common shares as of January 31, 2023.
Tax Information for Shareholders
−Removed: In 2001, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) designated Abbott as an Illinois High Impact Business (HIB) for a period not to exceed twenty years.
−Removed: In 2020, the DCEO granted a two year extension for Abbott's HIB designation.
+Added: The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) designated Abbott as an Illinois High Impact Business (HIB) through June 2023.
+Added: Abbott intends to apply to the DCEO for a renewal of its HIB designation.
Dividends paid by a corporation that is designated as a HIB and conducts business in a foreign trade zone may be eligible for a subtraction from base income for Illinois income tax purposes.
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
−Removed: (c) Total Number of
−Removed: (d) Maximum Number (or
−Removed: (a) Total Number
−Removed: Shares (or Units)
−Removed: Approximate Dollar Value) of
−Removed: (b) Average Price
−Removed: Purchased as Part of
−Removed: Shares (or Units) that May
+Added: Period (a) Total Number
+Added: Purchased (b) Average Price
Paid per Share
+Added: (or Unit) (c) Total Number
+Added: of Shares (or Units)
+Added: Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
+Added: Plans or Programs (d) Maximum Number (or
+Added: Approximate Dollar Value) of
+Added: Shares (or Units) that May
Yet Be Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
−Removed: Plans or Programs
October 1, 2022 — October 31, 2022 2,000,000 (1) $ 98.258 2,000,000 $ 2,919,279,803 (2)
−Removed: 1,686,728,997
November 1, 2022 — November 30, 2022 800,000 (1) $ 98.103 800,000 $ 2,840,797,543 (2)
−Removed: 1,081,169,672
December 1, 2022 — December 31, 2022 3,750,000 (1) $ 108.455 3,750,000 $ 2,434,092,348 (2)
−Removed: 6,081,169,672
+Added: Total 6,550,000 (1) $ 104.077 6,550,000 $ 2,434,092,348 (2)
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−Removed: (1) These shares include the shares deemed surrendered to Abbott to pay the exercise price in connection with the exercise of employee stock options – 17,000 in October, 0 in November, and 135 in December.
(1) These shares do not include the shares surrendered to Abbott to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock or restricted stock units.
−Removed: (2) On October 11, 2019, the board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $3 billion of Abbott common shares, from time to time (the “2019 Plan”).
−Removed: On December 10, 2021, the board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $5 billion of Abbott common shares, from time to time (the “2021 Plan”).
−Removed: The 2021 Plan is in addition to the unused portion of the 2019 Plan.
+Added: (2) On December 10, 2021, Abbott announced that its board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $5 billion of Abbott common shares, from time to time.
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