Holding(s) in Company

ABB Ltd
27 December 2006



Fidelity's holdings in ABB fall below 5 Percent

Disclosure of Shareholdings


Zurich, Switzerland, December 27, 2006 - Pursuant to Art. 20 of SWX stock
exchange act, FMR Corp., 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109, USA, announced
that, as per December 20, 2006 it, together with its direct and indirect
subsidiaries, holds for its funds and clients a total of registered shares of
ABB Ltd, Zurich, which is less than 5 percent of total capital and voting
rights.


ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable
utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering
environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100
countries and employs about 107,000 people.


For more information please contact: 

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ABB Corporate Communications, Zurich
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