ADRs

An ADR is a negotiable US certificate representing ownership of shares in a non-US corporation. ADRs are quoted and traded in US dollars in the US securities market. Dividend payments (when declared by the Board of Directors) are also paid in US dollars. ADRs were specifically designed to facilitate the purchase, holding and sale of non-US securities by US investors and to provide a corporate finance vehicle for non-US companies.

US investors often prefer to purchase ADRs instead of ordinary shares in the issuer's home market because ADRs trade, clear and settle according to US market conventions. One of the main advantages is the facilitation of diversification into foreign securities. ADRs allow easy comparison to securities of similar companies, as well as access to price and trading information. ADR holders also appreciate automatically receiving US dollar dividend payments (when declared) and receiving corporate action notifications.

If you wish to receive AGM information and voting materials but hold your ADRs via a bank, broker or other nominee arrangement, then if you have not already done so please provide your preferred email address for receiving such items to your service provider.  Once this is done, you will in future be emailed AGM information and instructions on how to submit your voting instructions online in advance of each AGM (plus any Extraordinary General Meetings which may occur from time to time).  Registered ADR holders who hold their ADRs directly in their own name on the books of the US transfer agent (Equiniti) will automatically receive AGM information by mail, however it is recommended that you also elect for electronic communications by submitting your email address to Equiniti (see contact details above) in order to save costs and eliminate risk of packages being delayed or lost.

For dividend and corporate action information, please visit: http://www.adr.db.com

Please search the name ABB and then select the ‘Corporate Actions’ tab. Alternatively, you may contact Deutsche Bank Shareholder Services as follows:

Toll-free (within USA): 866 249 2593
Direct Dial (international): +1 718 921 8137

Email: adr@equiniti.com

Dividends, when declared by ABB’s Board of Directors, are payable to ADR holders in US dollars approximately ten days after dividend payments are paid on ABB’s ordinary shares, to accommodate the payment processes established by ABB and Deutsche Bank.

ABB ADRs are traded on the US over-the-counter (OTC) markets:

Ticker: ABBNY

Structure: Level I ADR

Exchange: OTC Pink

Ratio (ADR:ORD): 1 ADR : 1 ORD

DR ISIN: US 0003752047

CUSIP: 000375204

A registered holder is one whose name appears on the books of the depositary bank, as registrar; the registered holder is considered the owner of record. A beneficial holder is one whose holdings are held in another name, such as a broker, bank or nominee.