1. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 1 - 1MRS756828-01 Welcome to the Czech Republic Pavel Nosek MicroSCADA Pro Partners‘ Club Prague - May 20, 2008

2. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 2 - 11-Aug-15 Agenda The Czech Republic ABB in the Czech Republic Substation Automation in CZ

3. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 3 - 11-Aug-15 Czech Republic – the heart of Europe

4. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 4 - 11-Aug-15 Facts & figures Population : 10,2 mil. Area : 78,864 km 2 Shares borders with Germany, Poland, Austria, Slovakia Largest cities : Prague, Brno, Ostrava Average salary : 1465 USD/month National flag

5. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 5 - 11-Aug-15 Politics Political system : Parliamentary democracy President : Václav Klaus Head of government : Mirek Topolánek Membership of international organizations : UN and specialized agencies (except IFAD) EU NATO GATT OSCE Council of Europe OECD CEFTA Central European Initiative EIPA, ISPO, ČSZE

6. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 6 - 11-Aug-15 History Around the 4th century B.C. the present Czech Republic was populated by Celts At the end of 5th and the beginning of 6th century Slavs settled in the territory of Bohemia and Moravia The Lucembourg Dynasty (1310 - 1437) The kindom of Bohemia reached its height of power and prestige during Charles IV 1348 - Charles University was established - the first university founded north of the Alps The Hussite Revolution (1419 - 1436) The Habsburg Dynasty (1526 - 1918) Foundation of the modern Czech nation second half of the 19th century - the most developed land of the monarchy Independent State (from 1918) 28.10.1918 - The Czechoslovak Republic became one of the ten most developed countries of the world February 1948 - communist takeover November 1989 - overthrow of the Communist regime - election of Vaclav Havel as a president of Czechoslovakia 1.1.1993 - Czechoslovakia was peacefully divided and the independent Czech and Slovak Republics were founded

7. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 7 - 11-Aug-15 Lovely country Sněžka (highest peak of Czech Rep. in Krkonoše mountains, 1602 m) Holašovice – small village with folk architecture protected by UNESCO Moravian Karst - canyons and some 400 caves, created by the underground Punkva River Karlovy Vary – the oldest of Bohemian spas Český Krumlov – lovely historical city in South of Bohemia protected by UNESCO National park Bohemian Switzerland – a pitoresque nook in the heart of Europe

8. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 8 - 11-Aug-15 Prague - magical city situated on both banks of the Vltava River the Old Town Square and original Old Town Hall, which boasts the famous Prague astronomical clock Construction of Prague castle was begun in 9 th century National theatre - symbol of The Czech nation's independence and its' language, founded in 1881 after collecting the necessary funding

9. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 9 - 11-Aug-15 Famous Czechs of the 20th century Miloš Forman A film director Václav Havel A world-renowned dramatist, essayist, philosopher and President of the Czech Republic Leoš Janáček A major figure in modern European music Franz Kafka The most and favourite Prague writer Milan Kundera A writer who reached international fame thanks to his novels published in exile Thomas Garrigue Masaryk University professor, philosopher, sociologist and politician. The first president of the Czechoslovak Rep. Alfons Mucha A Czech painter based in Paris Martina Navrátilová Together with Ivan Lendl she is the most successful repre- sentative of Czech tennis Josef Sudek One of the world's best photographers Karel Gott The most and favourite Czech singer

10. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 10 - 11-Aug-15 Sports Soccer Tennis Karel Poborský Tomáš Rosický Jaromír Jágr Dominik Hašek Radek Štěpánek Nikol Vajdišová Jan Železný Water slalom Štěpánka Hilgertová Roman Šebrle Emil Zátopek Sailing Lenka Šmídová Track and Fields Ice Hockey Cross country Skiing Kateřina Neumannová Petr Čech Decathlon Athlets

11. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 11 - 11-Aug-15 Food and drinks The Czech cuisine is rich in meat, most usually served with dumplings or potatoes Czech specialty: dumplings filled with fruit Czech beer is one of the best in the world (Pilsen, Budvar and Velkopopovic´s beer) Excellent wine is produced in South Moravia and the Bohemian regions around Žernoseky and Roudnice Becherovka - Czech herb liqueur In central Moravia plum brandy (slivovice) is very popular (50 % alcohol)

12. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 12 - 11-Aug-15 Did you know ? The soft contact lens was invented in Czechoslovakia by Otto Wichterle The word "robot" comes from the Czech language - it was for the first time used by writer Karel Čapek The origin of the sugar cube can be traced to the Czech town of Dačice

13. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 13 - 11-Aug-15 ABB in the Czech Republic ABB s.r.o. Power Products Division Power Systems Division Automation Products Division Process Automation Division Robotics Division about 2 500 employees Orders received in 2007 - 8.9 bn CZK Revenues in 2007 - 8.3 bn CZK ISO 9001, 14001, OHSAS 18001 certified www.abb.cz/

14. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 14 - 11-Aug-15 Key figures - CZABB A2007 in MUSD A2007 in MCZK Orders received437 8 894 Revenues4138 333 Employees 2 4562 456 (mil. USD according to US GAAP) As of December 31, 2007

15. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 15 - 11-Aug-15 ABB in the Czech Republic AB B Prague Jablonec nad Nisou Trutnov Ostrava Brno Teplice Plzeň AB B Most ABB

16. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 16 - 11-Aug-15 FES - Market share & competitors 2007 Market Volume ~ 353 MUSD Market F2008 ~ 356 MUSD Annual growth 07-08 ~ 0 % - depends on PG projects

17. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 17 - 11-Aug-15 PSS/SA - OR development (in MUSD)

18. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 18 - 11-Aug-15 PSS/SA - Market share & competitors 2007 2007 Market Volume ~ 26 MUSD 2008 Market forecast ~ 26 MUSD Annual growth 07-08 ~ 0 %

19. © 2006 ABB s.r.o. - 19 - 11-Aug-15 MicroSCADA installed base 133 MicroSCADA systems installed in the Czech Republic since 1993