Holding(s) in Company

ABB Ltd
07 November 2002



Notification


Investor AB's holdings in ABB increase beyond 5 Percent

Zurich, November 7, 2002  -   Pursuant to Art. 20 of stock exchange act, the
Swedish investment company Investor AB, Arsenalsgatan 8c, SE-103 32 Stockholm,
announced that, as per November 4, 2002, it holds a total of 82,009,799
registered shares of ABB Ltd, Zurich.  This corresponds to 6.83 percent of 
total capital and voting rights.




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