Appointment of the IT&Telecom Officer

Societatea Energetica Electrica S.A.

9, Grigore Alexandrescu str.

010621 District 1, Bucharest, Romania

Phone: 021-208 59 99; Fax: 021-208 59 98

Fiscal Registration Certificate RO 13267221

J40/7425/2000

Share capital: 3.459.399.290 RON

www.electrica.ro

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: 06 March 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 IT & Telecom Officer

The Board of Directors of Electrica SA decided to appoint Mr. Dan Crisfalusi, Romanian citizen, as IT & Telecom Officer, starting with March 6th 2017, for a four-year period.

CEO,

Dan Catalin STANCU