Abbott Increases Quarterly Dividend for 52nd Consecutive Year

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12/15/2023 - 11:25 AM EST

Dividend increased by 7.8%
400^th consecutive quarterly dividend to be paid by Abbott since 1924
Company continues to deliver strong shareholder returns and top-tier growth

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that its board of directors has increased the company's quarterly common dividend to 55 cents per share, an increase of 7.8%.

This marks the company's 52^nd consecutive year of dividend growth. It will be the 400^th consecutive quarterly dividend to be paid by Abbott since 1924. The cash dividend is payable Feb. 15, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Jan. 12, 2024.

Abbott is a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index, which tracks companies that have increased dividends annually for at least 25 consecutive years.

About Abbott:
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

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