Clarification Tax Dividend for Investment Funds

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

ANNOUNCEMENT

Clarifications regarding the tax treatment of dividends for investment funds without legal personality

In order to apply the tax treatment corresponding to the dividends for the year 2017, Societatea Energetică Electrica SA requires the submission of the following documents for all shareholders - investments funds without legal personality, entitled to dividends for the year 2017, by July 15th, 2018:

· statement signed by the legal representative/authorized person representing the investment fund attesting the fact that the investment fund does not have legal personality and also the identification information (sole registration code), as it is mentioned in the Shareholders Registry of Electrica SA, held by Depozitarul Central, the correct name of the investment fund, the authorization decision, the registration number in the Register of Financial Instruments and Investments, the number and the ASF notification date and its validity, as well as any other documents considered to be necessary;

· copy of the relevant document attesting the title of the person signing the declaration of legal representative/authorized person representing the investment fund;

· copy of the certificate issued by the Financial Supervisory Authority.

In order to apply the same tax treatment also for the dividends for the years 2015 and 2016, Electrica SA requires the submission of the same documents by July 31st, 2018, for the shareholders - investment funds without legal personality entitled to dividends for the years 2015 and 2016 respectively.

The scanned documents may be send at [email protected] and thereafter, by mail at Societatea Energetică Electrica S.A., at 9, Grigore Alexandrescu Str., District 1, Bucharest, postal code 010621.

In the case the documents above mentioned will not be submitted, Electrica SA will retain the standard dividend tax rate in force provided by Fiscal Code on gross dividend.

CEO,

Dan Catalin STANCU