EX-13.1 12 a2132146zex-13_1.htm EXHIBIT 13.1

Exhibit 13.1

 

SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

 

CERTIFICATION

 

(pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to

 

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

 

 

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 of ABB Ltd (the “Company”) as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on the date hereof (the “Report”) and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Jürgen Dormann, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, that:

 

(1)                                  the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(2)                                  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

By:

 /s/ Jürgen Dormann

 

Name:

Jürgen Dormann

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: April 9, 2004

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to ABB Ltd and will be retained by ABB Ltd and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.