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Exhibit 12

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

(Unaudited)

 

(dollars in millions)

 

 

 

ThreeMonths Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2010

 

Net Earnings

 

$

1,003

 

Add (deduct):

 

 

 

Taxes on earnings

 

319

 

Capitalized interest cost, net of amortization

 

(1

)

Noncontrolling interests

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from Operations, as adjusted

 

1,322

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Charges:

 

 

 

Interest on long-term and short-term debt

 

118

 

Capitalized interest cost

 

6

 

Rental expense representative of an interest factor

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fixed Charges

 

150

 

 

 

 

 

Total adjusted earnings available for payment of fixed charges

 

$

1,472

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

9.8

 

 

NOTE:    For the purpose of calculating this ratio, (i) earnings have been calculated by adjusting earnings for taxes on earnings; interest expense; capitalized interest cost, net of amortization; noncontrolling interests; and the portion of rentals representative of the interest factor, (ii) Abbott considers one-third of rental expense to be the amount representing return on capital, and (iii) fixed charges comprise total interest expense, including capitalized interest and such portion of rentals.