ABB Ltd
Annual Information Update for the 12 months up to and including 5 April 2011.
In accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2, ABB Ltd ("the Company") announces that the following information has been published or made available to the public over the previous 12 months in compliance with laws and rules dealing with the regulation of securities, issuers of securities and securities markets.
2011
2011-03-28: ABB's Dividend Access Facility 2011
2011-03-17: ABB annual report is available
2011-03-02: ABB Board proposes Ying Yeh as a new member
2011-02-25: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2011-02-25: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2011-02-25: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2011-02-17: ABB names Frank Duggan to Group Executive Committee
2011-02-17: ABB emerges stronger from 2010 as growth accelerates on industrial demand
2011-01-27: ABB completes acquisition of Baldor Electric Company
2011-01-26: ABB Successfully Completes Tender Offer for Baldor Common Stock
2011-01-26: ABB provides Q4 trading update
2011-01-24: ABB's Tender Offer for Baldor Common Stock is Scheduled to Expire at 5 p.m. New York City Time on Jan. 25, 2011
2011-01-20: ABB's Pending Acquisition of Baldor Electric Receives US Antitrust Clearance; All Regulatory Conditions to Closing Now Satisfied
2011-01-20: ABB Announces Second Extension to Tender Offer for Baldor Electric Company Common Stock
2011-01-11: ABB Announces Extension to Tender Offer for Baldor Electric Company Common Stock
2010
2010-12-22: ABB and Baldor Receive Request for Additional Information from DOJ Relating to Pending Acquisition
2010-12-08: ABB commences previously announced tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Baldor Electric Company
2010-12-07: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-12-07: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-12-07: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-12-07: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-11-30: ABB to acquire Baldor Electric Company to become a global leader in industrial motion
2010-11-26: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-11-26: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-11-26: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-11-26: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-11-26: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-11-26: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-11-26: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-11-26: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-11-17: ABB extends $2 billion credit facility
2010-11-16: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-11-16: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-11-16: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-11-16: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-11-16: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-11-16: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-11-16: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-10-28: Q3 order growth accelerates, revenues recover
2010-09-30: ABB resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues and will pay a total of $58.3 million
2010-09-14: ABB confirms that European Commission closed investigation into ABB's FACTS business
2010-09-10: ABB highlights mid-term growth opportunities at Capital Markets Day
2010-08-27: Tarak Mehta to join Executive Committee as head of ABB's Low Voltage Products
2010-07-27: ABB successful in bid to acquire 75% stake in its Indian subsidiary
2010-07-22: Short-cycle recovery, cost take-out lift ABB's Q2 results
2010-07-01: ABB statement on Chloride
2010-06-29: ABB media statement on Chloride
2010-06-28: ABB Executive Committee member Anders Jonsson to retire
2010-06-25: ABB announces posting of scheme document to Chloride shareholders
2010-06-08: ABB announces offer to buy Chloride Group PLC
2010-05-21: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-05-21: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-05-21: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-05-21: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-05-21: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-05-21: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-05-21: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-05-21: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-05-17: ABB offers to increase stake in India subsidiary
2010-05-05: ABB acquires Ventyx to strengthen its network management business
2010-04-26: ABB shareholders approve all board proposals
2010-04-22: Short cycle orders improve, infrastructure business more challenging
2010-03-31: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-03-31: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-03-31: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-03-31: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-03-31: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-03-31: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-03-31: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-03-31: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-03-31: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
2010-03-31: Directors and Management (PDMR) Dealings/Shareholdings
Details of the information described above and the Company's 2010 Annual Report can be found on the Company's website at www.abb.com
This annual information update is required by and is being made pursuant to Article 10 of the Prospectus Directive as implemented in the United Kingdom (Prospectus Rule 5.2) and not for any other purpose and neither the Company, nor any other person, takes any responsibility for, or makes any representation, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information which it contains. This information is not necessarily up to date as at the date of this annual information update and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any such information in the future. Furthermore, such information may have been prepared in accordance with the laws or regulations of a particular jurisdiction and may not comply with or meet the relevant standards of disclosure in any other jurisdiction. This annual information update does not constitute an offer of any securities addressed to any person and should not be relied on by any person. Investors should not rely on the information in this update to the extent that the information was not directed at them or prepared for them.
Richard A. Brown Michel Gerber
Chief Counsel Corporate & Finance Head of Investor Relations
6 April 2011