Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

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Not applicable.

**EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT **

Executive officers of Abbott are elected annually by the board of directors. All other officers are elected by the board or appointed by the chairman of the board. All officers are either elected at the first meeting of the board of directors held after the annual shareholder meeting or appointed by the chairman after that board meeting. Each officer holds office until a successor has been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until the officer's death, resignation, or removal. Vacancies may be filled at any time by the board. Any officer may be removed by the board of directors when, in its judgment, removal would serve the best interests of Abbott. Any officer appointed by the chairman of the board may be removed by the chairman whenever, in the chairman's judgment, removal would serve the best interests of Abbott. A vacancy in any office appointed by the chairman of the board may be filled by the chairman.

Abbott's executive officers, their ages as of February 22, 2019, and the dates of their first election as officers of Abbott are listed below. The executive officers' principal occupations and employment for the past five years and the year of appointment to the earliest reported office are also shown. Unless otherwise stated, employment was by Abbott. There are no family relationships between any corporate officers or directors.

Miles D. White, 63

1999 to present — Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, and Director.

Elected Corporate Officer — 1993.

Robert B. Ford, 45

2018 to present — President and Chief Operating Officer.

2015 to 2018 — Executive Vice President, Medical Devices.

2014 to 2015 — Senior Vice President, Diabetes Care.

2008 to 2014 — Vice President, Diabetes Care, Commercial Operations.

Elected Corporate Officer — 2008.

Hubert L. Allen, 53

2013 to present — Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.

Elected Corporate Officer — 2012.

Brian J. Blaser, 54

2012 to present — Executive Vice President, Diagnostics Products.

Elected Corporate Officer — 2008.

John M. Capek, 57

2015 to present — Executive Vice President, Ventures.

2007 to 2015 — Executive Vice President, Medical Devices.

Elected Corporate Officer — 2006.

Stephen R. Fussell, 61

2013 to present — Executive Vice President, Human Resources.

Elected Corporate Officer — 1999.

Andrew H. Lane, 48

2017 to present — Executive Vice President, Established Pharmaceuticals.

2015 to 2017 — Senior Vice President, Established Pharmaceuticals, Emerging Markets.

2014 to 2015 — Divisional Vice President, Established Pharmaceuticals, Asia Pacific.

2011 to 2014 — Vice President, Asia Pacific, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (a Japanese pharmaceutical company).

Elected Corporate Officer — 2015.

Daniel Salvadori, 40

2017 to present — Executive Vice President, Nutritional Products.

2014 to 2017 — Senior Vice President, Established Pharmaceuticals, Latin America.

2013 to 2014 — Chief Executive Officer, Latin America, CFR Pharmaceuticals S.A. (a Latin American pharmaceutical company).

Elected Corporate Officer — 2014.

Brian B. Yoor, 49

2017 to present — Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

2015 to 2017 — Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

2013 to 2015 — Vice President, Investor Relations.

Elected Corporate Officer — 2013.

Roger M. Bird, 62

2015 to present — Senior Vice President, U.S. Nutrition.

2009 to 2015 — Divisional Vice President and General Manager, China and Hong Kong, Nutritional Products.

Elected Corporate Officer — 2015.

Sharon J. Bracken, 48

2017 to present — Senior Vice President, Rapid Diagnostics.

2013 to 2017 — Vice President, Diagnostics, Abbott Point of Care.

Elected Corporate Officer — 2013.

Charles R. Brynelsen, 62

2017 to present — Senior Vice President, Abbott Vascular.

2016 to 2017 — Managing Director, CB Business Advisors, Inc. (a medical device consulting firm).

2015 to 2016 — Senior Vice President and President, Medtronic Early Technologies, Medtronic plc (a global medical device company).

2013 to 2015 — President, Early Technologies, Covidien plc (a global healthcare products company).

Elected Corporate Officer — 2017.

Jaime Contreras, 62

2013 to present — Senior Vice President, Core Laboratory Diagnostics, Commercial Operations.

Elected Corporate Officer — 2003.

Robert E. Funck, 57

2018 to present — Senior Vice President, Finance and Controller.

2013 to 2018 — Vice President, Controller.

Elected Corporate Officer — 2005.

Sammy Karam, 57

2019 to present — Senior Vice President, Established Pharmaceuticals, Emerging Markets.

2014 to 2019 — Divisional Vice President, Global Marketing Commercial Execution, Established Pharmaceuticals.

2010 to 2014 — Regional Director Southern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, CIS, Australia and New Zealand, Omega Pharma NV (a Belgian healthcare products company).

Elected Corporate Officer — 2019.

Joseph Manning, 50

2017 to present — Senior Vice President, International Nutrition.

2015 to 2017 — Vice President, Nutrition, Asia Pacific.

2014 to 2015 — General Manager, Indonesia, Nutritional Products.

2009 to 2014 — General Manager, Russia, Nutritional Products.

Elected Corporate Officer — 2015.

Michael J. Pederson, 57

2017 to present — Senior Vice President, CRM and AF/EP.

2015 to 2017 — Divisional Vice President and General Manager, Abbott Electrophysiology.

2011 to 2015 — Chief Executive Officer, VytronUS, Inc. (a medical device company focused on developing electrophysiology technologies).

Elected Corporate Officer — 2017.

Jared L. Watkin, 51

2015 to present — Senior Vice President, Diabetes Care.

2010 to 2015 — Divisional Vice President, Technical Operations, Diabetes Care.

Elected Corporate Officer — 2015.

Alejandro D. Wellisch, 44

2017 to present — Senior Vice President, Established Pharmaceuticals, Latin America.

2014 to 2017 — General Manager, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay, Established Pharmaceuticals.

2012 to 2014 — General Manager, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay, CFR Pharmaceuticals S.A. (a Latin American pharmaceutical company).

Elected Corporate Officer — 2017.

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