Director Declaration

ABB Ltd
24 October 2006



ABB Ltd

October 24, 2006

Directors' dealings


In accordance with certain rules on insider dealing and market manipulation
(market abuse) ABB is required to disclose transactions in ABB shares,
derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, conducted by or on
behalf of persons discharging managerial responsibilities or persons closely
associated with them.



Bernhard Jucker                     Member of the Executive
                                    Committee
Employee Share Acquisition Plan 
(Automatic Dividend Reinvestment)

Transaction date:                   23-May-2006
Notification date:                  12-Oct-2006
Purchase/Sale:                      Purchase
Issuer:                             ABB Ltd
Address:                            Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050
                                    Zurich
ISIN (International Security 
Identification                      
Number):                            CH0012221716
Security:                           Share
Place:                              SWX
Nominal value:                      CHF 2.50
Number:                             7
Currency:                           CHF
Price per share:                    CHF 15.26091
Volume:                             CHF 106.82637



Anders Jonsson                      Member of the Executive
                                    Committee
Employee Share Acquisition Plan 
(Automatic Dividend Reinvestment)

Transaction date:                   23-May-2006
Notification date:                  12-Oct-2006
Purchase/Sale:                      Purchase
Issuer:                             ABB Ltd
Address:                            Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050
                                    Zurich
ISIN (International Security 
Identification                      
Number):                            CH0012221716
Security:                           Share
Place:                              SWX
Nominal value:                      CHF 2.50
Number:                             7
Currency:                           CHF
Price per share:                    CHF 15.26091
Volume:                             CHF 106.82637



Person reporting:                   Anders Jonsson
Position of person reporting:       Member of the Executive Committee
Person transacting:                 Ulla Jonsson
Relationship to person reporting:   Spouse
Transaction date:                   23-May-2006
Notification date:                  12-Oct-2006
Description of transaction:         Employee Share Acquisition Plan (Automatic
                                    Dividend Reinvestment)
Issuer:                             ABB Ltd
Address:                            Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050 Zurich
ISIN (International Security        
Identification Number):             CH0012221716
Security:                           Share
Place:                              SWX
Nominal value:                      2.50
Number:                             7
Currency:                           CHF
Price per share:                    15.26091                                            
Volume:                             CHF 106.82637



Tom Sjokvist                        Member of the Executive
                                    Committee
Employee Share Acquisition Plan 
(Automatic Dividend Reinvestment)

Transaction date:                   23-May-2006
Notification date:                  12-Oct-2006
Purchase/Sale:                      Purchase
Issuer:                             ABB Ltd
Address:                            Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050
                                    Zurich
ISIN (International Security 
Identification                      
Number):                            CH0012221716
Security:                           Share
Place:                              SWX
Nominal value:                      CHF 2.50
Number:                             7
Currency:                           CHF
Price per share:                    CHF 15.26091
Volume:                             CHF 106.82637



Gary Steel                          Member of Group Executive
                                    Committee
Employee Share Acquisition Plan 
(Automatic Dividend Reinvestment)

Transaction date:                   23-May-2006
Notification date:                  12-Oct-2006
Purchase/Sale:                      Purchase
Issuer:                             ABB Ltd
Address:                            Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050
                                    Zurich
ISIN (International Security 
Identification                      
Number):                            CH0012221716
Security:                           Share
Place:                              SWX
Nominal value:                      CHF 2.50
Number:                             7
Currency:                           CHF
Price per share:                    CHF 15.26091
Volume:                             CHF 106.82637





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