Director/PDMR Shareholding

ABB Ltd
16 November 2006


ABB Ltd

November 16, 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.


Notification by:                              Position/Title:

Michel Demare                                 Member of the Group Executive
                                              Committee
Employee Share Acquisition Plan
Transaction date:                             14-Nov-2006
Notification date:                            16-Nov-2006
Purchase/Sale:                                Purchase
Issuer:                                       ABB Ltd
Address:                                      Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050
                                              Zurich
ISIN (International Security Identification   CH0012221716
Number):
Security:                                     Share
Place:                                        n/a
Nominal value:                                CHF 2.50
Number:                                       970
Currency:                                     CHF
Price per share:                              CHF 10.30
Volume:                                       CHF 9,991


Anders Jonsson                                Member of the Group Executive
                                              Committee
Employee Share Acquisition Plan
Transaction date:                             14-Nov-2006
Notification date:                            16-Nov-2006
Purchase/Sale:                                Purchase
Issuer:                                       ABB Ltd
Address:                                      Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050
                                              Zurich
ISIN (International Security Identification   CH0012221716
Number):
Security:                                     Share
Place:                                        n/a
Nominal value:                                CHF 2.50
Number:                                       970
Currency:                                     CHF
Price per share:                              CHF 10.30
Volume:                                       CHF 9,991



Person reporting:                             Anders Jonsson
Position of person reporting:                 Member of the Executive
                                              Committee
Person transacting:                           Ulla Jonsson
Relationship to person reporting:             Spouse
Transaction date:                             14-Nov-2006
Notification date:                            16-Nov-2006
Description of transaction:                   Employee Share Acquisition Plan
Issuer:                                       ABB Ltd
Address:                                      Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050
                                              Zurich
ISIN (International Security Identification   CH0012221716
Number):
Security:                                     Share
Place:                                        n/a
Nominal value:                                2.50
Number:                                       970
Currency:                                     CHF
Price per share:                              CHF 10.30
Volume:                                       CHF 9,991



Ulrich Spiesshofer                            Member of the Group Executive
                                              Committee
Employee Share Acquisition Plan
Transaction date:                             14-Nov-2006
Notification date:                            16-Nov-2006
Purchase/Sale:                                Purchase
Issuer:                                       ABB Ltd
Address:                                      Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050
                                              Zurich
ISIN (International Security Identification   CH0012221716
Number):
Security:                                     Share
Place:                                        n/a
Nominal value:                                CHF 2.50
Number:                                       970
Currency:                                     CHF
Price per share:                              CHF 10.30
Volume:                                       CHF 9,991



Tom Sjokvist                                  Member of the Group Executive
                                              Committee
Employee Share Acquisition Plan
Transaction date:                             14-Nov-2006
Notification date:                            16-Nov-2006
Purchase/Sale:                                Purchase
Issuer:                                       ABB Ltd
Address:                                      Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050
                                              Zurich
ISIN (International Security Identification   CH0012221716
Number):
Security:                                     Share
Place:                                        n/a
Nominal value:                                CHF 2.50
Number:                                       970
Currency:                                     CHF
Price per share:                              CHF 10.30
Volume:                                       CHF 9,991



Veli-Matti Reinikkala                         Member of the Group Executive
                                              Committee
Employee Share Acquisition Plan
Transaction date:                             14-Nov-2006
Notification date:                            16-Nov-2006
Purchase/Sale:                                Purchase
Issuer:                                       ABB Ltd
Address:                                      Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050
                                              Zurich
ISIN (International Security Identification   CH0012221716
Number):
Security:                                     Share
Place:                                        n/a
Nominal value:                                CHF 2.50
Number:                                       1030
Currency:                                     USD
Price per share:                              USD 7.88
Volume:                                       USD 8,116


Dinesh Paliwal                                Member of the Group Executive
                                              Committee
Employee Share Acquisition Plan
Transaction date:                             14-Nov-2006
Notification date:                            16-Nov-2006
Purchase/Sale:                                Purchase
Issuer:                                       ABB Ltd
Address:                                      Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050
                                              Zurich
ISIN (International Security Identification   CH0012221716
Number):
Security:                                     Share
Place:                                        n/a
Nominal value:                                CHF 2.50
Number:                                       1030
Currency:                                     USD
Price per share:                              USD 7.88
Volume:                                       USD 8,116


Bernhard Jucker                               Member of the Group Executive
                                              Committee
Employee Share Acquisition Plan
Transaction date:                             14-Nov-2006
Notification date:                            16-Nov-2006
Purchase/Sale:                                Purchase
Issuer:                                       ABB Ltd
Address:                                      Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050
                                              Zurich
ISIN (International Security Identification   CH0012221716
Number):
Security:                                     Share
Place:                                        n/a
Nominal value:                                CHF 2.50
Number:                                       990
Currency:                                     CHF
Price per share:                              CHF 10.30
Volume:                                       CHF 10,197






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