Director/PDMR Shareholding

ABB Ltd
11 August 2005

ABB Ltd



Directors Dealings



In accordance with Article 6 paragraph 4 of the EU Directive 2003/6 on insider
dealing and market manipulation (market abuse), as implemented into national
law, 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
(for Germany: Notification concerning transactions by persons performing
managerial responsibilities pursuant to section 15a of the WpHG).


Notification by:                                            Position/Title:
Dinesh Paliwal                                              Head of Automation Technologies division and member of
                                                            Group Executive Committee
Deal on own behalf


Transaction date:                                           04-Aug-2005
Notification date:                                          04-Aug-2005
Purchase/Sale:                                              Sale
Issuer:                                                     ABB Ltd
Address:                                                    Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050 Zurich
ISIN (International Security Identification Number):        n/a
Security:                                                   Warrant appreciation right (WAR)
Place:                                                      n/a
Nominal value:                                              n/a
Number:                                                     1,000,000
Currency:                                                   CHF
Price per WAR:                                              CHF 0.08
Volume:                                                     CHF 80,000




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