Appointment of the CEO of Electrica S.A.

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, ASF Regulation no. 5/2018, and the Bucharest Stock Exchange Code

Report date: 25 January 2019

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 CEO of SE Electrica S.A.

During the meeting held on 23 January 2019, the Board of Directors of Electrica S.A. decided the appointment of Ms. Georgeta Corina Popescu, Romanian citizen, as CEO of Electrica SA, starting with 1 February 2019, for a four year period.

Chief Corporate Governance and M&A Officer

Alexandra Borislavschi