On June 24, 2020, Abbott Laboratories ("Abbott") reported that it completed the public offering and issuance of $1,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes, consisting of $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.150% Notes due 2028 (the "2028 Notes") and $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.400% Notes due 2030 (the "2030 Notes" and together with the 2028 Notes, the "Notes") (Filing, 8-K, Abbott, JUN 24, 2020, View Source [SID1234561431]).

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The Notes were sold pursuant to a pricing agreement, dated June 22, 2020 (the "Pricing Agreement"), among Abbott, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, for themselves and as representatives of the several other underwriters named therein. The Notes were issued pursuant to the Prospectus Supplement, dated June 22, 2020, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 23, 2020, and the Prospectus, dated June 22, 2020, filed as part of the shelf registration statement (File No. 333-239333) that became effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, when filed with the SEC on June 22, 2020.

Abbott may redeem some or all of the Notes of each series at any time at its option, in whole or from time to time in part, at the redemption prices specified in the applicable Note. Abbott intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes offering for general corporate purposes, which may include, without limitation, the repayment of indebtedness.