ABB Ltd

Share Issue/Capital Change • Jun 30, 2021

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, JUNE 30, 2021

Reduced number of shares and votes in ABB Ltd

Based on the capital reduction approved at the Annual General Meeting on March 25, 2021 and following the required waiting period, 115,000,000 shares of ABB Ltd repurchased under a share buyback program were cancelled earlier this month.

The total number of ABB Ltd's issued shares and votes is 2,053,148,264, compared with 2,168,148,264 before the cancellation.

As of yesterday, the company's holding of its own shares amounted to 47,154,315 which corresponds to 2.3 percent of the total number of issued shares in the company. This includes 28,339,689 shares purchased for capital reduction.

Additional information is available on ABB's investor relations website site at https://global.abb/group/en/investors/investor-and-shareholder-resources/share-buyback-program.

This is information that ABB is required to disclose in accordance with the Financial Instruments Trading Act (Sweden). The information was submitted for publication at 11.00 a.m. on June 30, 2021 (CET).

ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB's success is driven by about 105,000 talented employees in over 100 countries.

For more information please contact:

Media Relations Phone: +41 43 317 71 11 Email: media.relations@ch.abb.com Investor Relations Phone: +41 43 317 71 11 Email: investor.relations@ch.abb.com ABB Ltd Affolternstrasse 44 8050 Zurich Switzerland

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