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Issuer:     ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK:        0000001800
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-12-09T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-22-125832
Event type: other
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.10
Item codes: 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Abbott amends by-laws to update shareholder nomination procedures and special meeting rules
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- Board amended and restated by-laws effective December 9, 2022.
- Updates procedural mechanics for shareholder director nominations and proposals under Rule 14a-19.
- Clarifies powers of Board and meeting chair to regulate conduct at shareholder meetings.
- Includes ministerial changes and gender-neutral language updates.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1800/000110465922125832/0001104659-22-125832-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1800/000110465922125832/tm2232123d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-125832

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