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Abengoa Announces Final Agreement With EIG for Investment in Abengoa Projects Warehouse 1

27 March 2015

(Globalnewswire) Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, announces that Abengoa and the energy and infrastructure investor, EIG Global Energy Partners (“EIG”), have signed the Investment and Contribution Agreement, reaching therefore the final Abengoa Projects Warehouse 1 (APW-1) agreement to finance the construction of the projects that will be transferred to APW-1.

As part of the transaction, the newly formed company, APW-1, will acquire a portfolio of selected Abengoa projects under construction, including renewable and conventional power generation and power transmission assets in different geographies including Mexico, Brazil and Chile. The projects will be acquired progressively, with the first such projects expected to be Atacama I & II (STE and PV) in Chile, A3T and A4T in México, and a participation in the Brazilian T&D lines.

To this end, APW-1’s initial equity commitment will be in the range of US$2 billion, of which 55 % will be invested by EIG managed funds (US$1.1 billion), and the remaining 45 % by Abengoa. Abengoa will have a non-controlling ownership in APW-1, so this will lead to the non-consolidation of certain projects in Abengoa’s balance sheet. Abengoa expects to receive an initial payment of approximately US$500 million for investments already made in these projects.

Abengoa and EIG will undertake further discussions regarding the possibility of both Abengoa and EIG-managed funds jointly providing additional investment funding, not to exceed US$500 million, to facilitate APW-1’s acquisition of additional projects, subject to Abengoa and EIG agreeing on mutually acceptable investment terms.

APW-1 has adhered to the existing ROFO (Right of First Offer) agreement between Abengoa and Abengoa Yield (Nasdaq:ABY), reinforcing the growth opportunities for Abengoa Yield. Additionally, as part of the agreement, Abengoa and APW-1 have also signed a new ROFO agreement with Abengoa to allow APW-1 to invest in new projects awarded to Abengoa. The financing of those new projects will come either from new equity contributions, from the reinvestment of the initial equity once the first set of projects are completed and sold, or from a combination of both.

Abengoa and EIG have maintained a successful relationship since 2007 when EIG co-invested with Abengoa for the development of an ethanol plant in France. EIG is a leading specialist investor in energy and energy-related infrastructure based in Washington, DC with approximately US$15 billion in assets under management. Through APW-1, Abengoa and EIG have transformed this successful project by project investment venture over the last 7 years, into a long term strategic business alliance.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ significantly from these forward-looking statements.

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