Director/PDMR Shareholding

ABB Ltd
31 October 2006


ABB Ltd


October 31, 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.



Dinesh Paliwal                               Head of global markets and
                                             technology and member of
                                             Group Executive Committee

Transaction date:                            27-Oct-2006
Notification date:                           31-Oct-2006
Purchase/Sale:                               Sale
Issuer:                                      ABB Ltd
Address:                                     Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050 Zurich
ISIN (International Security Identification  CH0012221716
Number):
Security:                                    Share
Place:                                       New York
Nominal value:                               CHF 2.50
Number:                                      198,000
Currency:                                    USD
Price per share:                             USD 15.03
Volume:                                      USD 2,975,940



Dinesh Paliwal                               Head of global markets and
                                             technology and member of
                                             Group Executive Committee

Transaction date:                            30-Oct-2006
Notification date:                           31-Oct-2006
Purchase/Sale:                               Sale
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:                                      1904
Currency:                                    CHF
Price per share:                             CHF 18.55
Volume:                                      CHF 35,319







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