GAMESA CORPORACION TECNOLOGICA, S.A.- SIGNIFICANT EVENT As per set in article 17 of the Section 228 of the Regulations (UE) nº 596/2014 on market abuse and article 228 of the restated text of the Securities Market Law, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 4/2015, of October 23rd, and complementary regulations, the Company announces the following statement:

The Board of Directors of GAMESA CORPORACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA, S.A. ("Gamesa" or the "Company") in its meeting held yesterday, March 29, 2017, has appointed Mr. Luis Javier Cortés Domínguez, by cooption, at proposal of the Appointments Committee, as new member of the Board of Directors of the Company, as External Independent Director, replacing Mr. Francisco Javier Villalba Sánchez, former member of the Board of Directors and of the Remuneration Committee. Mr. Luis Javier Cortés Domínguez has accepted his appointment today.

The personal circumstances and professional career of Mr. Luis Javier Cortés Domínguez have been published and are available in the website of the Company (www.gamesacorp.com).

Zamudio (Vizcaya), March 30, 2017

Carlos Rodríguez-Quiroga Menéndez Secretary to the Board of Directors

NOTICE. The present document is a translation of a duly approved document in Spanish- language, and it is only provided for informational purposes. Shall a discrepancy between the present translation and the original document in Spanish-language appear, the text of the original Spanish-language document shall always prevail.

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