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        CH0012221716
Identification Number):
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                       CH0012221716
Number):
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                   Member of the Executive Committee
reporting:
Person transacting:                  Ulla Jonsson
Relationship to person               Spouse
reporting:
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         CH0012221716
Identification Number):   
Security:                            Share
Place:                               SWX
Nominal value:                       2.50
Number:                              7
Currency:                            CHF
Price per share:                     CHF 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         CH0012221716
Identification Number):
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         CH0012221716
Identification Number):
Security:                            Share
Place:                               SWX
Nominal value:                       CHF 2.50
Number:                              7
Currency:                            CHF
Price per share:                     CHF 15.26091
Volume:                              CHF 106.82637




                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange