UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of February 2008

 

Commission File Number 001-16429

 

ABB Ltd

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

P.O. Box 1831, Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050, Zurich, Switzerland

(Address of principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):   o

 

Note:

Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

 

Indication by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):   o

 

Note:

Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-          .

 

 

 

 

 

This Form 6-K consists of the following:

 

1.               Notification issued by ABB Ltd dated February 20, 2008.

 

 

 

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Notification

 

 

Disclosure of Shareholdings

 

Fidelity’s holdings in ABB decreased to below 3 Percent

 

Zurich,  February 20, 2008 -  Pursuant to Art. 20 of SWX stock exchange act, FMR LLC, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109, USA, announced that, as of February 18,  2008 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 3 percent of total capital and voting rights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notification 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information please contact:

 

Media Relations:	Investor Relations:
ABB Corporate Communications, Zurich:
Thomas Schmidt	Schweiz:	Tel:+41 43 317 7111
Tel:+41 43 317 6568	Schweden	Tel.+46 21 325 719
Fax:+41 43 317 7958	USA:	Tel.+1 203 750 7743
media.relations@ch.abb.com	investor.relations@ch.abb.com

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	ABB LTD
Date:  February 20, 2008	By:		/s/ Michel Gerber
	Name:		Michel Gerber
	Title:		Group Senior Vice President and Head of Investor Relations
	By:		/s/ Richard A. Brown
	Name:		Richard A. Brown
	Title:		Group Vice President and
			Assistant General Counsel

 

 

 

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