GAMESA CORPORACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA, S.A. SIGNIFICANT EVENT As per section 17 of the Regulation (EU) 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse, and section 228 of the restated text of the Securities Market Law approved by the Royal Legislative Decree 4/2015, of 23 October (texto refundido de la Ley del Mercado de Valores aprobado por el Real Decreto Legislativo 4/2015, de 23 de octubre) and related provisions, the Company announces the following statement:

We hereby inform that the Board of Directors of Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, S.A. (the "Company" or "Gamesa") has approved, during its meeting held yesterday 4th of April 2017, the following resolutions:

  1. Chair of the Board of Directors
  2. The appointment of Ms. Rosa María García García as chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Company.

  3. Board committees
  4. Appointments and Remunerations Committee

  5. The merger of the Appointments Committee and the Remunerations Committee into a single committee under the name of "Appointments and Remunerations Committee".

  6. The determination of the number of members of the Appointments and Remunerations Committee at five (5).

  7. The appointment as new members of the Appointments and Remunerations Committee of Ms. Lisa Davis, Ms. Swantje Conrad, Mr. Klaus Rosenfeld and Ms. Sonsoles Rubio Reinoso.

    As a result of the foregoing, the current composition of the Appointments and Remunerations Committee is the following:

    Member

    Position

    Mr. Andoni Cendoya Aranzamendi

    Chair

    Ms. Lisa Davis

    Member

    Ms. Swantje Conrad

    Member

    Mr. Klaus Rosenfeld

    Member

    Ms. Sonsoles Rubio Reinoso

    Member

    Mr. Carlos Rodríguez-Quiroga Menéndez

    Secretary non-member

    The personal circumstances and professional career of each of the above referred members have been published and are available in the website of the Company (www.gamesacorp.com).

  8. Audit, Compliance and Related Party Transactions Committee

  9. The re-naming of the Audit and Compliance Committee for the "Audit, Compliance and Related Party Transactions Committee".

  10. The determination of the number of members of the Audit, Compliance and Related Party Transactions Committee at three (3).

  11. The appointment as new members of the Audit, Compliance and Related Party Transactions Committee of Ms. Swantje Conrad and Mr. Luis Javier Cortés Domínguez.

  12. As a result of the foregoing, the current composition of the Audit, Compliance and Related Party Transactions Committee is the following:

    Member

    Position

    Ms. Gloria Hernández García

    Chair

    Ms. Swantje Conrad

    Member

    Mr. Luis Javier Cortés Domínguez

    Member

    Mr. Carlos Rodríguez-Quiroga Menéndez

    Secretary non-member

    The personal circumstances and professional career of each of the above referred members have been published and are available in the website of the Company (www.gamesacorp.com).

  13. New Regulations
  14. The approval of an amendment to the Regulations of the Board of Directors and of the Audit, Compliance and Related Party Transactions Committee and the approval of the Regulations of the new Appointments and Remunerations Committee, which text is available in the website of Gamesa (www.gamesacorp.com).

  15. Senior officers
  16. Chief Financial Officer: Mr. Andrew Hall

  17. Head of the Onshore Business Unit: Mr. Xabier Etxeberria;

  18. Head of the Offshore Business Unit: Mr. Markus Tacke;

  19. Head of Service Business Unit: Mr. Mark Albenze;

  20. Head of Corporate Development and Chief Integration Officer: Mr. David Mesonero.

  21. Finally, during the meeting of the Board of Directors, Mr. Ignacio Martín San Vicente stated his will to terminate his contractual relationship with the Company; whilst he has confirmed his continuation as CEO of the Company up to the moment when his succession is completed. Until such process is accomplished, Mr. Ignacio Martín San Vicente will continue to be CEO of the Company in order to lead the transition process and support the Appointments and Remunerations Committee to find a suitable CEO leading to a generation change.

    In Zamudio, Bizkaia, on 5 April 2017

    Carlos Rodríguez-Quiroga Menéndez Secretary of the Board of Directors

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION

    This communication does not constitute an offer to purchase, sell or exchange or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, sell or exchange any securities. The shares of Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, S.A. ("Gamesa") may not be offered or sold in the United States of America except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to a valid exemption from registration.

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