Delisting from Frankfurt

ABB Ltd
22 December 2005


ABB completes delisting of shares from Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Zurich, Switzerland, December 22, 2005 - ABB Ltd said today it has completed the
process of delisting its shares from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

ABB announced on August 4, 2005 it would de-list its shares from the London and
Frankfurt stock exchanges because the average daily trading volume there had
become insignificant over the past three years.

The listing of the following securities (ordinary shares with a par value of CHF
2.50 each fully paid with ISIN number CH0012221716) had been canceled from
trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with immediate effect.

ABB announced on September 5, 2005 that it had completed the delisting of its
shares from trading on the London Stock Exchange. ABB shares will continue to be
listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange (traded on virt-x), the Stockholm Stock
Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.

ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader 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 103,000 people.




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