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 Romanian Capital Market Law no. 297/2004, CNVM Regulation no. 1/2006, and the Bucharest Stock Exchange Code

Report date: 30 January 2017

Company name: Societatea Energetica Electrica S.A.

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), London Stock Exchange (LSE)

Significant events to be reported:

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

On January 27th, 2017, at the HQ of Electrica SA, the Board of Directors decided to appoint Mr. Cristian Busu as BoD chair 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 follows:

The Audit and Risk committee:

- Mr. Pedro Mielgo Alvarez - chair

- Ms. Arielle Malard de Rothschild - member

- Mr. Bogdan George Iliescu - member

The Nomination and Remuneration committee:

- Mr. Bogdan George Iliescu - chair

- Ms. Arielle Malard de Rothschild - member

- Ms. Corina Georgeta Popescu - member

The Strategy and Corporate Governance committee:

- Mr. Willem Jan Antoon Henri Schoeber - chair

- Ms. Ioana Alina Dragan - member

- Mr. Cristian Busu - member.

CEO

Dan Catalin Stancu