SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Rule 14d-100)
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1)
or Section 13(e)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
i-STAT CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
Senator Acquisition Corporation
a wholly owned subsidiary of
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
Common Stock, Par Value $.15 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
450213 10 3
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Jose M. de Lasa
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Abbott Laboratories
100 Abbott Park Road
Abbott Park, Illinois 60064-6400
(847) 937-6100
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and
communications on behalf of filing persons)
Copy
to:
James T. Lidbury
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
190 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Telephone: (312) 782-0600
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Text of Joint Press Release issued by Abbott Laboratories and i-STAT Corporation on December 15, 2003