SC TO-T/A

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE TO

TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 8)

BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

BROCK ACQUISITION CORPORATION

ABB LTD

(Names of Filing Persons (offerors))

COMMON STOCK, $0.10 PAR VALUE

(Title of Class of Securities)

057741100
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Richard A. Brown
Affolternstrasse 44
CH-8050 Zurich
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 (43) 317-7111
(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)

Copies to:
Daniel E. Wolf, Esq.
Thomas W. Christopher, Esq.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 446-4800
Fax: (212) 446-4900

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

Transaction Valuation(1)	Amount of Filing Fee(2)
$3,092,742,455	$220,512.54

(1)Calculated solely for purposes of determining the filing fee. The calculation assumes the purchase of 47,166,171 shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, and 75,311 shares of common stock subject to restricted stock units, in each case, at $63.50 per share. The transaction value also includes the aggregate offer price for a maximum of 2,811,996 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to outstanding options with an exercise price less than $63.50 per share, which is calculated by multiplying the number of shares underlying such outstanding options by an amount equal to $63.50 minus the w eighted average exercise price of such options. The share numbers are based on representations made by the Company to Purchaser and Parent as of December 3, 2010.

(2)Calculated in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 0-11 by multiplying the transaction value by 0.0000713.

xCheck the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount Previously Paid: $220,512.54	Filing Party: ABB Ltd and Brock Acquisition Corporation
Form of Registration No.: Schedule TO	Date Filed: December 8, 2010

oCheck the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

xThird-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

oIssuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

oGoing-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

oAmendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer. o

If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:

oRule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)

oRule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)

This Amendment No. 8 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO amends and supplements the Schedule TO (this “Schedule TO”) relating to the tender offer by Brock Acquisition Corporation, a Missouri corporation (“Purchaser”) and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of ABB Ltd, a corporation organized under the laws of Switzerland (“Parent”), for all of the outstanding common stock, par value $0.10 (the “Shares”), of Baldor Electric Company, a Missouri corporation (the “Company”), at a price of $63.50 per share net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, if any, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated December 8, 2010 (the “Offer to Purchase”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit (a)(1)(A), and in the related letter of transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit (a)(1)(B), which, together with any amendments or supplements, collectively constitute the “Offer.”

All the information set forth in the Offer to Purchase is incorporated by reference herein in response to Items 1 through 9 and 11 in this Schedule TO, and is supplemented by the information specifically provided in this Schedule TO.

This Amendment No. 8 is being filed to amend and supplement Item 12 as reflected below.

Item 12. Exhibits.

Regulation M-A Item 1016

Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit(s):

Exhibit No.
(a)(5)(E)	Joint Press Release of ABB Ltd and Baldor Electric Company, dated January 24, 2011.

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SIGNATURE

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

BROCK ACQUISITION CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Diane de Saint Victor
Name:	Diane de Saint Victor
Title:	General Counsel
Date:	January 24, 2011
ABB LTD
By:	/s/ Ulrich Spiesshofer
Name:	Ulrich Spiesshofer
Title:	Executive Committee Member Responsible for Discrete Automation and Motion Division
Date:	January 24, 2011
By:	/s/ Diane de Saint Victor
Name:	Diane de Saint Victor
Title:	General Counsel
Date:	January 24, 2011

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
(a)(1)(A)	Offer to Purchase, dated December 8, 2010.*
(a)(1)(B)	Letter of Transmittal (including Internal Revenue Service Form W-9).*
(a)(1)(C)	Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(1)(D)	Letter from the Dealer Manager to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Nominees.*
(a)(1)(E)	Letter to Clients for Use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Nominees.*
(a)(1)(F)	Joint Press Release of Baldor Electric Company and ABB Ltd, dated November 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Baldor Electric Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 30, 2010).*
(a)(1)(G)	Summary Advertisement as published on December 8, 2010.*
(a)(5)	Joint Press Release of ABB Ltd and Baldor Electric Company, dated December 8, 2010.*
(a)(5)(A)	Joint Press Release of ABB Ltd and Baldor Electric Company, dated December 21, 2010.*
(a)(5)(B)	Joint Press Release of ABB Ltd and Baldor Electric Company, dated January 11, 2011.*
(a)(5)(C)	Joint Press Release of ABB Ltd and Baldor Electric Company, dated January 20, 2011.*
(a)(5)(D)	Joint Press Release of ABB Ltd and Baldor Electric Company, dated January 20, 2011.*
(a)(5)(E)	Joint Press Release of ABB Ltd and Baldor Electric Company, dated January 24, 2011.
(b)	None.
(d)(1)	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 29, 2010, by and among Baldor Electric Company, ABB Ltd and Brock Acquisition Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K filed by Baldor Electric Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 30, 2010).*
(d)(2)	Confidentiality Letter, dated as of January 21, 2010, by and between Baldor Electric Company and ABB Ltd (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e)(2) of the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed by Baldor Electric Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2010).*
(d)(3)	Amendment, dated as of September 8, 2010, to the Confidentiality Letter by and between Baldor Electric Company and ABB Ltd (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e)(3) of the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed by Baldor Electric Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2010).*

*Previously filed.

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EX-99.(A)(5)(E)

Exhibit (a)(5)(E)

Press Release

ABB’s Tender Offer for Baldor Common Stock is Scheduled to Expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City Time on January 25, 2011

Zurich, Switzerland and Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA, January 24, 2011 — ABB Ltd (NYSE: ABB), the leading power and automation technology group, and Baldor Electric Company (NYSE: BEZ), a North American leader in industrial motors, confirmed today that the tender offer by ABB’s subsidiary, Brock Acquisition Corporation, for all the outstanding shares of common stock of Baldor is scheduled to expire at 5 p.m., New York City time, on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. As previously announced on January 20, 2011, ABB’s proposed acquisition of Baldor received clearance from the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). The receipt of the DOJ clearance satisfied the last remaining regulatory condition to the tender offer.

ABB’s cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Baldor, at a price of $63.50 per share net to the holder in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes, is being made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the merger agreement entered into between ABB and Baldor as of November 29, 2010.

The closing of the tender offer remains subject to other customary terms and conditions, including the condition that there shall have been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn a number of shares that represents more than 66-2/3% of the sum of the number of Baldor shares issued and outstanding on the expiration date of the offer and the number of Baldor shares issuable under stock options, stock units and other derivative securities then exercisable. Subject to the satisfaction of these other conditions, ABB expects to close the acquisition of Baldor soon after the expiration of the tender offer.

For more information about the tender offer investors should contact Mackenzie Partners, Inc. at 212- 929- 5500 or at 800- 322- 2885. Mackenzie’s mailing address is: 105 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016.

ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 117,000 people.

Baldor Electric Company (NYSE: BEZ) markets, designs and manufactures industrial electric motors, mechanical power transmission products, drives and generators. Baldor employs approximately 7,000 people and is headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA.

ABB Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” relating to the acquisition of Baldor by ABB. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including factors that could delay, divert or change any of them, and could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from current expectations. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Among other risks, there can be no guarantee that the acquisition will be completed, or if it is completed, that it will close within the anticipated time period or that the expected benefits of the acquisition will be realized. Forward-looking statements in the press release should be evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect ABB’s business, particularly those identified in the cautionary factors discussion in ABB’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended Dec. 31, 2009. ABB undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Baldor Forward-Looking Statement

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. The forward-looking statements contained in this document (generally identified by words or phrases indicating a projection or future expectation such as “assume”, “believe”, “can”, “continue”, “could”, “depend”, “estimate”, “expect”, “forecast”, “future”, “if”, “intend”, “may”, “ongoing”, “pending”, “probable”, “projected”, “should”, “subject to”, “will”, “would”, or any grammatical forms of these words or other similar words) are based on the Company’s current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, you are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guar antees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those more described in under “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 2, 2010 and Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2010, each of which have been filed with the SEC, as well as: uncertainties as to the timing of the Offer and the Merger (each as defined in the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 30, 2010); uncertainties as to how many of the Company’s shareholders will tender their stock in the Offer; the risk that competing offers will be made; the possibility that various closing conditions for the transaction may not be satisfied or waived, including that a governme ntal entity may prohibit, delay or refuse to grant approval for the consummation of the transaction; the effects of disruption from the transaction making it more difficult to maintain relationships with employees, distributors, customers, other business partners or governmental entities; other business effects, including the effects of industry, economic or political conditions outside of the Company’s control; transaction costs; actual or contingent liabilities; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in documents filed with the SEC by the Company.  Investors and shareholders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Unless required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Additional Information

This release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. ABB and its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Brock Acquisition Corporation, have filed a tender offer statement on Schedule TO with the SEC, and Baldor has filed a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the tender offer. Investors and Baldor shareholders are strongly advised to read the tender offer statement (including the offer to purchase, letter of transmittal and related tender offer documents) and the related solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 because they contain important information. These documents are available at no charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, a copy of the offer to purchase, letter of transmittal and certain other related tender offer documents (once they become available) may be obtained free of charge by directing a request to ABB at www.abb.com or at ABB Ltd - Office of the Corporate Secretary — Affolternstrasse 44, P.O. Box 8131 — CH -8050 Zurich / Switzerland.  A copy of the tender offer statement and the solicitation/recommendation statement will be made available to all shareholders of Baldor free of charge at www.Baldor.com or by contacting Baldor at P.O. Box 2400, Fort Smith, Arkansas, telephone number 479-648-5769.

For more information please contact:

ABB Media Relations:	ABB Investor Relations:	Baldor Media Relations:
Thomas Schmidt	Switzerland: Tel. +41 43 317 7111	Tracy Long
(Zurich, Switzerland)	USA: Tel. +1 203 750 7743	+1 479 648 57 69
Tel: +41 43 317 6568	investor.relations@ch.abb.com	Jason W. Green
media.relations@ch.abb.com		+1 479 649 51 88
		(Fort Smith, USA)