Conversion of Securities

ABB Ltd
03 April 2007


Notification

Zurich, Switzerland, April 3, 2007 - ABB said today that as of March 31, 2007 a
total of CHF 788,705,000 or approximately 79 per cent of its 2010 Swiss franc 
convertible bonds have been converted by bondholders into ABB shares. 
As a consequence ABB has delivered approximately 82 million shares out of its 
contingent capital during March 2007. These shares are entitled to 2006 dividends.

ABB (www.abb.com) is a leeader in power and automation technologies that enable
utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering
environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100
countries and employs about 108,000 people.


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