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Dividend information

The ABB Board of Directors' proposal of a dividend of 0.48 Swiss francs per share was approved by the Annual General Meeting on May 8, 2008. The dividend was paid by way of a nominal value reduction. Each shareholder received a cash payment and the par value of each ABB Ltd share was reduced from CHF 2.50 to CHF 2.02.

The shares listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange (SWX Europe) began trading with a reduced nominal value on July 28, 2008.

SWX Swiss Exchange (SWX Europe)
OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm
ADS program on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Record DateJuly 25, 2008July 30, 2008July 25, 2008
Ex-dateJuly 28, 2008July 28, 2008July 23, 2008
Payment DateJuly 28, 2008August 4, 2008August 4, 2008

Historical dividend information ABB Ltd

20072006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
ABB Ltd dividend
per share (CHF)		0.480.24
0.12
No
dividend
No
dividend
No
dividend
No
dividend
3.00



3.00
2.47*
* 1998 pro forma dividend per share, based on new single-class share structure.

    Year
    Payment date
    		Dividend per share
    1999March 23, 2000 (shareholders registered in Switzerland)CHF 3.00
    1999March 30, 2000 (shareholders registered in Sweden)SEK 15.72
    2000March 26, 2001 (shareholders registered in Switzerland)CHF 3.00
    2000April 2, 2001 (shareholders registered in Sweden)SEK 17.91
    2001
    2002
    2003
    2004
    2005
    2005
    2006
    2006
    2007
    2007    		 No dividend
    No dividend
    No dividend
    No dividend
    May 9, 2006 (shareholders registered in Switzerland)
    May 16, 2006 (shareholders registered in Sweden)
    May 8, 2007 (shareholders registered in Switzerland)
    May 15, 2007 (shareholders registered in Sweden)
    July 28, 2008 (shareholders registered in Switzerland)
    August 4, 2008 (shareholders registered in Sweden)     		n/a
    n/a
    n/a
    n/a
    CHF 0.12
    SEK 0.72
    CHF 0.24
    SEK 1.34
    CHF 0.48
    SEK 2.79

    Historical information for ABB AB
    Year Payment dateDividend per share (SEK) A and B share
    1988April 271.00
    1989May 231.20
    1990May 101.30
    1991May 140.70**
    1992May 111.80
    1993April 301.80
    1994April 261.00
    1995May 111.15
    1996May 21.60
    1997April 221.75
    1998April 212.10
    1999April 122.18
    *) Per-share data 1988-1996 have been adjusted for the stock split in ABB AB shares effective as of April 21, 1997.
    **) Division ASEA (ABB AB) The shareholders received one Incentive share for each ASEA share held.

    Historical information for ABB AG

    ..
    YearPayment dateDividend per
    bearer share (CHF)    		Dividend per
    registered share (CHF)
    1988June 630.006.00
    1989May 1750.0010.00
    1990May 1462.5012.50
    1991May 780.0016.00
    1992May 1186.0017.20
    1993May 1190.0018.00
    1994May 1018.00*3.60*
    1995May 920.004.00
    1996May 730.006.00
    1997April 2238.00**7.60**
    1998April 2140.008.00
    1999April 1241.008.20

    In 1999, former ABB AG shareholders received a special dividend of CHF 278 million - CHF 30 gross per bearer share and CHF 6 gross per registered share - to equalize the net cash positions of the two parent companies. The special dividend was paid on June 25.

    *) In May, 1993, 1:5 split of the Bearer shares of CHF 500 par value and the Registered shares of CHF 100 par value.
    **) On July 10, 1997 CHF 50 per Bearer share and CHF 10 per Registred share was paid back to shareholders through a capital reduction.

    Last edited 2008-08-05
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