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This excerpt taken from the ABT DEF 14A filed Mar 24, 2006.

Do not return your Proxy Card if you are voting by Telephone or Internet.

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The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR Items 1 and 2.

 

1.

Election of 13 Directors.

FOR

WITHHELD
  Nominees: (01) R.S. Austin, (02) W.M. Daley, (03) W.J. Farrell, (04) H.L. Fuller, (05) R.A. Gonzalez, o o
  (06) J.M. Greenberg, (07) D.A.L. Owen, (08) B. Powell Jr., (09) W.A. Reynolds, (10) R.S. Roberts, (11) W.D. Smithburg, (12) J.R. Walter, and (13) M.D. White    

 

For, except vote withheld from the above nominee(s).
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FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN
2. Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors. o o o

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote AGAINST Items 3, 4 and 5.

 

 

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN
3. Shareholder Proposal—Pay-for-Superior-Performance o o o

4.

Shareholder Proposal—Political Contributions

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o

o

5.

Shareholder Proposal—The Roles of Chair and CEO

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MARK HERE
FOR ADDRESS
CHANGE AND
NOTE AT LEFT

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Each joint tenant should sign; executors, administrators, trustees, etc. should give full title and, where more than one is named, a majority should sign. Please read other side before signing.

Signature:

 

    


 

Date:

 

    


 

Signature:

 

    


 

Date:

 

    

                    (If held jointly)
       


This excerpt taken from the ABT DEF 14A filed Mar 18, 2005.

Do not return your Proxy Card if you are voting by Telephone or Internet.

DETACH HERE

ý   Please mark
votes as in this
example.
   


The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR Items 1 and 2.

1.

 

Election of 14 Directors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
    Nominees: (01) R.S. Austin, (02) W.M. Daley, (03) H.L. Fuller,
(04) R.A. Gonzalez, (05) J.M. Greenberg, (06) J.M. Leiden,
(07) D.A.L. Owen, (08) B. Powell Jr., (09) A.B. Rand, (10) W.A. Reynolds, (11) R.S. Roberts, (12) W.D. Smithburg, (13) J.R. Walter, and (14) M.D. White.
     
The Board of Directors recommends that
you vote AGAINST Items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

        FOR
o
  WITHHELD
o
              FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
    For, except vote withheld from the above nominee(s).   3.   Shareholder Proposal -
Executive Compensation
  o   o   o
   
  4.   Shareholder Proposal -
Performance Based Options
  o   o   o
2.   Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors.   5.   Shareholder Proposal - In Vitro Testing   o   o   o
        FOR
o
  AGAINST
o
  ABSTAIN
o
  6.   Shareholder Proposal -
Political Contributions
  o   o   o
                    7.   Shareholder Proposal -
HIV/AIDS-TB-Malaria Pandemics
  o   o   o
    GRAPHIC   8.   Shareholder Proposal - Separating the
Roles of Chair and CEO
  o   o   o
   

 
    
  
  
    
  MARK HERE FOR
ADDRESS CHANGE o
AND NOTE AT LEFT
  Each joint tenant should sign; executors, administrators, trustees, etc. should give full title and, where more than one is named, a majority should sign.
Please read other side before signing.
Signature:       
  Date:       
  Signature:       
(If held jointly)
  Date:       



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