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Australia and New Zealand Facts:

Employees:

Approximately 700

Divisions represented:

Abbott Pharmaceutical Products Group
Abbott Nutrition
Abbott Diabetes Care
Abbott Diagnostics
Abbott Molecular
Abbott Point of Care
Abbott Vascular
Abbott Medical Optics

Division Head Offices:

Sydney, NSW, Australia
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Wellington, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Global Facts:

Worldwide Headquarters:

Abbott Park
Chicago
USA, IL 60064-3500

Web Address: www.abbott.com
Stock Exchange Listing:

New York [ABT: NYSE]

Employees:

90,000 worldwide

Facilities:

More than 100 worldwide

Countries where products sold:

More than 130

Chairman and CEO:

Miles D. White (since 1999)

2009 Sales:

$30.8 billion

2009 R&D Investment:

$2.7 billion

Recognition:

Fortune: Most Admired Company in
Pharmaceutical Industry 2010

Fortune 500: Abbott ranked No. 80

Fortune: Among “America’s Most Admired Companies,” 1984-present

Barron’s: Listed No. 15 in 2009 ranking of “World’s Most Respected Companies”

Barron’s: Abbott’s Miles White Among World’s 30 Most Respected CEOs in 2010

The Deal magazine: Abbott named its 2009 “Most Admired Corporate Dealmaker” in health care sector

Dow Jones Sustainability Index: Listed among world leaders in economic, environmental and social performance for five straight years

BusinessWeek: One of “50 Best Places to Launch a Career” for three straight years

Working Mother: “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” for eight straight years

DiversityInc: “50 Best Companies for Diversity” for six straight years

The Scientist magazine: One of the Top 10 companies on “Best Places to Work in Industry” list for 2009