Appointment of the BoD Chairman and committees

To: Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF)

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB)

London Stock Exchange (LSE)

Current report in compliance with the Law 24/2017 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations, the Romanian Capital Market Law no. 297/2004, CNVM Regulation no. 1/2006, and the Bucharest Stock Exchange Code

Report date: 14 November 2017

Company name: Societatea Energetica Electrica S.A. (Electrica)

Headquarters: 9 Grigore Alexandrescu Street, 1st District, Bucharest, Romania

Phone/fax no.: 004-021-2085999/ 004-021-2085998

Fiscal Code: RO 13267221

Trade Register registration number: J40/7425/2000

Subscribed and paid in share capital: RON 3,459,399,290

Regulated market where the issued securities are traded: Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) and London Stock Exchange (LSE)

Significant events to be reported:

Appointment of the BoD Chairman and of the members of the BoD's committees

On 13 November 2017, at the HQ of Electrica SA, the Board of Directors decided to appoint Mr. Cristian Busu as Chair of the Board of Directors for a mandate of one year. Also, the Board of Directors decided the composition of the BoD's committees and elected their chairs for one year mandate, as it follows:

The Strategy and Corporate Governance committee:

- Mr. Willem Jan Antoon Henri Schoeber - Chair

- Mrs. Arielle Malard de Rothschild - Member

- Mr. Cristian Busu - Member.

The Audit and Risk committee:

- Mr. Bogdan George Iliescu - Chair

- Mrs. Arielle Malard de Rothschild - Member

- Mrs. Elena Doina Dascalu - Member

The Nomination and Remuneration committee:

- Mr. Pedro Mielgo Alvarez - Chair

- Mr. Bogdan George Iliescu - Member

- Mr. Gicu Iorga - Member

CEO

Dan Catalin Stancu