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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">February 27, 2017- Atlantica Yield plc (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) has filed an automatic shelf registration statement for the resale by selling shareholders of up to 41,530,843 of the Company&#8217;s ordinary shares (the &#8220;Shelf Registration Statement&#8221;). The ordinary shares being registered are currently held by Abengoa Concessions Investments Ltd (&#8220;ACIL&#8221;). Such ordinary shares may be pledged by ACIL, or subsequent transferees of such ordinary shares, to secure obligations in connection with future loans or other debt obligations. Neither ACIL nor Abengoa S.A. may offer its shares of the Company pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement. Selling shareholders will be identified in one or more subsequently filed prospectus supplements.</div>

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