ABB 20-F DEF-14A Report Dec. 31, 2018 | Alphaminr

ABB 20-F Report ended Dec. 31, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part IprintItem 1. Identity Of Directors, Senior Management and AdvisersprintItem 2. Offer Statistics and Expected TimetableprintItem 3. Key InformationprintItem 4. Information on The CompanyprintItem 4A. Unresolved Staff CommentsprintItem 5. Operating and Financial Review and ProspectsprintItem 6. Directors, Senior Management and EmployeesprintItem 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party TransactionsprintItem 8. Financial InformationprintItem 9. The Offer and ListingprintItem 10. Additional InformationprintItem 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskprintItem 12. Description Of Securities Other Than Equity SecuritiesprintPart IIprintItem 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and DelinquenciesprintItem 14. Material Modifications To The Rights Of Security Holders and Use Of ProceedsprintItem 15. Controls and ProceduresprintItem 16A. Audit Committee Financial ExpertprintItem 16B. Code Of EthicsprintItem 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and ServicesprintItem 16D. Exemptions From The Listing Standards For Audit CommitteesprintItem 16E. Purchase Of Equity Securities By Issuer and Affiliated PurchasersprintItem 16F. Change in Registrant S Certifying AccountantprintItem 16G. Corporate GovernanceprintItem 16H. Mine Safety DisclosureprintPart IIIprintItem 17. Financial StatementsprintItem 18. Financial StatementsprintItem 19. ExhibitsprintNote 1 The CompanyprintNote 2 Significant Accounting PoliciesprintNote 3 Changes in Presentation Of Financial StatementsprintNote 4 Acquisitions and Business DivestmentsprintNote 5 Cash and Equivalents, Marketable Securities and Short Term InvestmentsprintNote 6 Derivative Financial InstrumentsprintNote 7 Fair ValuesprintNote 8 Receivables, Net and Contract Assets and LiabilitiesprintNote 9 Inventories, NetprintNote 10 Property, Plant and Equipment, NetprintNote 11 Goodwill and Other Intangible AssetsprintNote 12 DebtprintNote 13 Other Provisions, Other Current Liabilities and Other Non Current LiabilitiesprintNote 14 LeasesprintNote 15 Commitments and ContingenciesprintNote 16 Income TaxesprintNote 17 Employee BenefitsprintNote 18 Share Based Payment ArrangementsprintNote 19 Stockholders EquityprintNote 20 Earnings Per ShareprintNote 21 Other Comprehensive IncomeprintNote 22 Restructuring and Related ExpensesprintNote 23 Operating Segment and Geographic Dataprint

Exhibits

1.1 Articles of Incorporation of ABBLtd as amended to date. 4.1 $2,000,000,000 Multicurrency Revolving Credit Agreement, dated May23, 2014, and as amended on June13, 2014, entered into between ABBLtd, certain subsidiaries of ABBLtd as borrowers, 27 banks as mandated lead arrangers, Citibank InternationalPLC, as facility agent and euro swingline agent and Citibank N.A. as dollar swingline agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 20-F filed by ABB Ltd on March5, 2015. 4.2 Indenture dated as of May 8, 2012, among ABB Finance (USA) Inc., ABB and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, pursuant to which ABB has fully and unconditionally guaranteed payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of any notes issued thereunder. On May 8, 2012, ABBs subsidiary, ABB Finance (USA) Inc., issued $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.625% notes due 2017, $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.875% notes due 2022 and $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.375% notes due 2042 under the Indenture. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Form 6-K filed by ABB Ltd on March9, 2018. 4.3 First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 8, 2012, among ABB Finance (USA) Inc., as Issuer, ABB Ltd, as Guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Form 6-K filed by ABB Ltd on March9, 2018. 4.4 Indenture dated as of April3, 2018, among ABB Finance (USA)Inc., ABB Ltd. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, pursuant to which ABB has fully and unconditionally guaranteed payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of any notes issued thereunder. On March26, 2018, ABBs subsidiary, ABB Finance (USA)Inc., issued $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.8%notes due 2020, $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.375%notes due 2023 and $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.8%notes due 2028 under the Indenture. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 6-K filed by ABB Ltd on April3, 2018. 4.5 First Supplemental Indenture dated April3, 2018, among ABB Finance (USA) Inc., ABB Ltd and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (including the form of the 2.800% Notes due 2020, the form of the 3.375% Notes due 2023 and the form of the 3.800% Notes due 2028). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit4.2 to the Form 6-K filed by ABB Ltd on April3, 2018 4.6 Sale and Purchase Agreement dated December 17, 2018, between ABB Ltd (the Seller) and Hitachi Ltd (the Purchaser) for the sale and purchase of 80.1% of the shares in ABB Management Holding AG (or such other entity as agreed between the Seller and the Purchaser). 8.1 Subsidiaries of ABBLtd as of December31, 2018. 12.1 Certification of the chief executive officer pursuant to Section302 of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002. 12.2 Certification of the chief financial officer pursuant to Section302 of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002. 13.1 Certification by the chief executive officer of ABBLtd pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section1350, as adopted pursuant to Section906 of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002.* 13.2 Certification by the chief financial officer of ABBLtd pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section1350, as adopted pursuant to Section906 of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002.* 15.1 Consent of KPMG AG. 15.2 Consent of Ernst & Young AG. 15.3 Letter regarding change in certifying accountant.