IMPORTANT You must read the following disclaimer before continuing. Consent Solicitation Agent Tabulation Agent Abengoa Issuer

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1 IMPORTANT: You must read the following disclaimer before continuing. The following disclaimer applies to the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum whether received by or as a result of electronic or other communication and you are therefore required to read this disclaimer carefully before accessing, reading or making any other use of the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum. By accepting the to which the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum was attached or by accessing or reading the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum, you shall be deemed (in addition to giving the representations below) to agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions, including any modifications to them from time to time, each time you receive any information from Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (the Consent Solicitation Agent ) and/or Lucid Issuer Services Limited (the Tabulation Agent ) and/or Abengoa, S.A. ( Abengoa or the Issuer ) as a result of such acceptance and access. Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this disclaimer shall have the meanings given to them in the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum. THE ATTACHED CONSENT SOLICITATION MEMORANDUM (WHICH EXPRESSION WHEN USED ON THIS PAGE INCLUDES THE CONSENT SOLICITATIONS) IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. IF YOU HAVE RECENTLY SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ALL OR PART OF YOUR HOLDING OF THE NOTES YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE TABULATION AGENT. Deutsche Bank AG is authorised under German Banking Law (competent authority: BaFin Federal Financial Supervisory Authority) and authorised and subject to limited regulation by the Financial Services Authority. Details about the extent of Deutsche Bank AG's authorisation and regulation by the Financial Services Authority are available on request. The Consent Solicitation Agent is acting solely for the Issuer and no one else in connection with the Consent Solicitations, the Proposals or the Resolutions and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of the attached Consent Solicitations Memorandum) as a client. The Consent Solicitation Agent will not be responsible to anyone other than the Issuer for providing the protections afforded to the clients of the Consent Solicitation Agent nor for providing advice in relation to any matters referred to therein. The Consent Solicitation Memorandum has been prepared by the Issuer and is being provided to you, in addition to any other materials or information provided in connection with the Consent Solicitations, the Proposals or the Resolutions, by the Consent Solicitation Agent on behalf of the Issuer. None of the Consent Solicitation Agent or its affiliates (or their respective directors, employees, officers, consultants or agents) shall be responsible, liable or owe a duty of care to any recipient of the Consent Solicitation Memorandum or any other materials or information provided to such recipient in connection with the Consent Solicitations, the Proposals or the Resolutions. None of the Consent Solicitation Agent, the Tabulation Agent, the Commissioners or the Fiscal Agents have independently verified, or assume any responsibility for, the accuracy of the information and statements contained in this Consent Solicitation Memorandum. None of the Consent Solicitation Agent, the Tabulation Agent or the Commissioners (or their respective directors, employees or affiliates) make any representation or recommendation whatsoever regarding this Consent Solicitation Memorandum, or any document prepared in connection with it, the Proposals, the Resolutions or the Consent Solicitations. None of the Consent Solicitation Agent or the Tabulation Agent (or their respective directors, employees or affiliates) assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning the Proposals, the Resolutions or the Consent Solicitations or of any other statements contained in this Consent Solicitation Memorandum or for any failure by the Issuer to

2 disclose events that may have occurred and may affect the significance or accuracy of such information. The Consent Solicitation Agent and the Tabulation Agent are appointed by the Issuer and owe no duty to any Noteholder. Each Noteholder should seek its own independent advice and is solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal of all matters as such Noteholder deems appropriate (including those relating to the Consent Solicitations, the Resolutions and the Proposals), and each Noteholder must make its own decision in respect of the relevant Resolution. The delivery of this Consent Solicitation Memorandum shall not, under any circumstances, create any implication that the information contained herein is correct and/or current as of any time subsequent to the date of this Consent Solicitation Memorandum. This Consent Solicitation Memorandum is solely directed at the Noteholders. You are recommended to seek independent legal advice as to the contents of the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum, and to seek independent financial advice from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other appropriately authorised independent financial adviser as to the action you should take. Any individual or company whose Notes are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee must contact such person if it wishes to participate in any Consent Solicitation. Confirmation of your representation: The attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum was sent at your request and, by accessing the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum, you shall be deemed (in addition to the above) to have represented to the Issuer, the Consent Solicitation Agent and the Tabulation Agent that: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) you are a holder or a beneficial owner of the Issuer s 200,000, per cent. Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2014 (of which all remain outstanding) (ISIN: XS ) (the 2014 Notes ) and/or 250,000, per cent. Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2017 (of which all remain outstanding) (ISIN: XS ) (the 2017 Notes and together with the 2014 Notes, the Notes ); you have contacted the Tabulation Agent to inform it as to whether (a) the beneficial owner of the Notes is located outside the United States and its vote on the Proposals (as defined herein) will be submitted from outside the United States or (b) the beneficial owner of the Notes is located in the United States and is a qualified institutional buyer ( QIB ) within the meaning of Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act ) or an institutional accredited investor ( IAI ) as defined in Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act or (c) you are unable to make the representations in (a) and (b) above and have provided the Tabulation Agent details of your location and investor status, you shall not pass on the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum to third parties or otherwise make the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum publicly available; you are not a person to or from whom it is unlawful to send the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum or to solicit consents under any Consent Solicitation described herein under applicable laws; you consent to delivery of the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum by electronic transmission; and you have understood and agreed to the terms set forth in this disclaimer.

3 Any materials relating to any Consent Solicitation do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, any form of offer or solicitation in any place where such offers or solicitations are not permitted by law. If a jurisdiction requires that any Consent Solicitations be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the Consent Solicitation Agent or any of its affiliates is such a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the Consent Solicitations shall be deemed to be made by such Consent Solicitation Agent or such affiliate, as the case may be, on behalf of the Issuer in such jurisdiction where it is so licensed and the Consent Solicitations are not being made in any such jurisdiction where the Consent Solicitation Agent or one of its affiliates is not so licensed. The distribution of the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession the Consent Solicitation Memorandum comes are required by the Issuer, the Consent Solicitation Agent and the Tabulation Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions. The attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum has been sent to you in an electronic form. You are reminded that documents transmitted via this medium may be altered or changed during the process of electronic transmission and consequently none of the Issuer, the Consent Solicitation Agent, the Commissioners and/or the Tabulation Agent or any person who controls, or is a director, officer, employee, agent or affiliate of, any such person, accepts any liability or responsibility whatsoever in respect of any difference between the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum distributed to you in electronic format and the hard copy version available to you on request from the Tabulation Agent. You are also reminded that the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum has been delivered to you on the basis that you are a person into whose possession the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are located or resident and you may not, nor are you authorised to, deliver the attached Consent Solicitation Memorandum to any other person. If you have recently sold or otherwise transferred all or part of your holding of the Notes, you should contact the Tabulation Agent. The communication of this Consent Solicitation Memorandum by the Issuer and any other documents or materials relating to the Consent Solicitation is not being made, and such documents and/or materials have not been approved, by an authorised person for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the FSMA ). Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. Such documents and/or materials are only directed at and may only be communicated to (1) any person within Article 43(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 which includes a creditor or member of the Issuer, and (2) to any other persons to whom these documents and/or materials may lawfully be communicated in circumstances where section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply. The Proposals are being made to holders of securities of a non-u.s. company. The Proposals are subject to disclosure requirements of a non-u.s. country that are different from those of the United States. It may be difficult for you to enforce your rights and any claim you may have arising under the United States federal securities laws, since the Issuer and some or all of its officers and directors are residents of a non-u.s. country. You may not be able to sue a non-u.s. company or its officers or directors, in a non-u.s. court for violations of the United States securities laws. It may be difficult to compel a non-u.s. company and its affiliates, or a foreign sovereign state, to subject themselves to a United States court s judgment.

4 The Issuer may be relying on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Rule 802 thereunder and, accordingly, neither the Consent Solicitation nor any offer of Notes have been or will be registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities law of any state or the jurisdiction of the United States. Nothing in this electronic transmission constitutes or contemplates an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction.

5 THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in doubt about any aspect of these proposals and/or the action you should take, you should consult immediately your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or appropriately authorised independent financial adviser. If you have recently sold or otherwise transferred all or any of your holding(s) of the Notes referred to below, you should contact the Tabulation Agent. This Consent Solicitation Memorandum has been prepared by the Issuer and is addressed only to holders of the Notes who are persons to whom it may otherwise be lawful to distribute it ( relevant persons ). It is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this Consent Solicitation Memorandum relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. This Consent Solicitation Memorandum and its contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by recipients to any other persons. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, capitalised expressions used in this Consent Solicitation Memorandum shall have the meanings set out under Definitions herein. Consent Solicitation Memorandum dated 31 October 2012 Proposals by Abengoa, S.A. (Incorporated with limited liability in The Kingdom of Spain) to holders of the outstanding 200,000, per cent. Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2014 (of which all remain outstanding) (ISIN: XS ) (the 2014 Notes ) and 250,000, per cent. Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2017 (of which all remain outstanding) (ISIN: XS ) (the 2017 Notes ) each issued by Abengoa, S.A. (each a Series of Notes and, together, the Notes ) Abengoa, S.A. ( Abengoa or the Issuer ) has convened a separate meeting of the Syndicate of Noteholders (as defined in the relevant Fiscal Agency Agreement) (each a Meeting ) with respect to each Series of Notes to consider and, if thought fit, pass the relevant Resolution (as defined herein) which will provide for certain modifications to the Conditions (as defined herein), all as more fully described under Proposals below. The notices (the Notices of Meeting ) convening each Meeting on 3 December 2012 at (a) Calle Energía Solar nº1, Campus Palmas Altas, 41014, Seville, Spain at 11:00 a.m. (Central European time) in respect of the 2014 Notes, and (b) Paseo del General Martínez Campos, nº15, 6 th floor, 28010, Madrid, Spain at 6:00 p.m. (Central European time) in respect of the 2017 Notes at which the relevant Resolution to approve the Proposals (as defined herein) and their implementation will be considered and, if thought fit, passed, were delivered on 31 October 2012 to the Clearing Systems for communication to accountholders in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Notes. A copy of each form of Notice of Meeting is set out in this Consent Solicitation Memorandum (see Forms of Notice of Meeting herein). Notices covering each Meeting will also be published via a regulatory announcement Hecho Relevante with the Spanish Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores), in the Official Gazette of the Mercantile Registry (Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil), in one of the Spanish or international newspapers of major circulation, on the website of the Luxemburg Stock Exchange ( and on the Issuer s website ( in accordance with the relevant Regulations (as defined herein). Noteholders are invited to vote in respect of the relevant Resolution by submitting a Consent Instruction (as defined herein) in respect of all or some of their Notes. None of the Issuer, the Consent Solicitation Agent, the Commissioners or the Tabulation Agent is providing any Noteholders with any legal, business, tax or other advice in relation to the Consent Solicitations, the Resolutions or the Proposals. Each Noteholder should consult with its own advisers as needed to assist such Noteholders in making its own decision. Subject to the passing of the relevant Resolution (see Quorum and Majority herein) and such Resolution becoming

6 effective in accordance with its terms (see Conditionality herein), the Issuer will pay on the relevant Payment Date to each Noteholder who has delivered at or prior to the Expiration Time (as defined herein), and has not validly withdrawn or revoked on or prior to the conclusion of the relevant Meeting (or any adjournment thereof), a valid vote (whether delivered by submission of a Consent Instruction or otherwise) in respect of the relevant Resolution, the Instruction Fee (as defined herein). Noteholders will not be eligible for the Instruction Fee if they do not vote at all or if they revoke their instructions or unblock their Notes. Instruction Fee: 5 per 1,000 principal amount of Notes The provisions of this paragraph are without prejudice to a Noteholder's rights under the relevant Conditions (as defined herein), the relevant Regulations (as defined herein) and the relevant Fiscal Agency Agreement (as defined herein) to attend and vote at any relevant Meeting or instruct BT Globenet Nominees Limited (in its capacity as legal owner) to appoint a proxy to do so in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Conditions, the relevant Regulations, the relevant Fiscal Agency Agreement and the relevant Notice of Meeting (as contained herein). EACH CONSENT SOLICITATION WILL COMMENCE ON 31 OCTOBER 2012 AND WILL EXPIRE AT 4.00 P.M. (CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME) ON 29 NOVEMBER 2012 (THE EXPIRATION TIME ) (THE CONSENT PERIOD ), UNLESS THE PERIOD FOR SUCH CONSENT SOLICITATION IS EXTENDED OR EARLIER TERMINATED BY THE ISSUER IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. IF THE EXPIRATION TIME FOR ANY OR ALL THE CONSENT SOLICITATIONS IS EXTENDED, THE ISSUER WILL PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE SUCH EXTENSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS CONSENT SOLICITATION MEMORANDUM. IT IS A CONDITION OF THE ISSUER'S OBLIGATION TO PAY THE INSTRUCTION FEE IN RESPECT OF EACH OF THE NOTES WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF A VALID VOTE WITH RESPECT TO THE RELEVANT RESOLUTION THAT THE RELEVANT RESOLUTION HAS BEEN PASSED AT THE RELEVANT MEETING AND BECOMES EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS. NOTEHOLDERS WISHING TO VOTE AT A RELEVANT MEETING OUTSIDE THE TERMS OF THE RELEVANT CONSENT SOLICITATION MUST DO SO BY (i) 4.00 P.M. (CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME) ON 26 NOVEMBER 2012 IN RESPECT OF THE 2014 NOTES, AND (ii) 4.00 P.M. (CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME) ON 28 NOVEMBER 2012 IN RESPECT OF THE 2017 NOTES, IN BOTH CASES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES SET OUT IN THE RELEVANT CONDITIONS, THE RELEVANT REGULATIONS, THE RELEVANT FISCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT AND THE RELEVANT NOTICE OF MEETING. SEE VOTING AND QUORUM IN THE RELEVANT FORM OF NOTICE OF MEETING SCHEDULES TO THIS CONSENT SOLICITATION MEMORANDUM. THE REGULATIONS OF THE SYNDICATE OF NOTEHOLDERS REFERRED TO IN THE RELEVANT CONDITIONS ARE SET OUT IN SCHEDULE 3 PART A OF THE RELEVANT FISCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT. THE SPANISH VERSION OF THE REGULATIONS IS, IN EACH CASE, THE LEGALLY BINDING VERSION AND, IN THE CASE OF INCONSISTENCY, SHALL PREVAIL OVER THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE REGULATIONS. THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE REGULATIONS IS, IN EACH CASE, A TRANSLATION GIVEN FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. The Issuer reserves the right, at any time, subject to applicable law and the provisions of the relevant Regulations (as defined herein), to extend the Expiration Time. The Issuer reserves the right, subject to the terms and conditions set out herein, to amend any Consent Solicitation (as defined herein) in any respect, to waive any condition of (including any condition to the effectiveness of the Resolutions) or to terminate any Consent Solicitation by giving written notice of such amendment or termination to the Tabulation Agent. Any amendment to a particular Consent Solicitation will apply to all Consent Instructions delivered under such Consent Solicitation. The Issuer will publicly announce any such extension, amendment or termination in the manner described under paragraph 6(3) under the heading Terms and Conditions of the Consent Solicitations Additional Terms of the Consent Solicitations and under Proposals - Announcements. There can be no assurance that the Issuer will exercise its right to extend, terminate or amend any Consent Solicitation. See Terms of the Consent Solicitations - Amendment, extension, termination and subsequent invitations. This Consent Solicitation Memorandum contains important information that should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to any Consent Solicitation. If you are in doubt about any aspect of these proposals and/or the action you should take, you should consult immediately your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or appropriately authorised independent financial adviser. Any individual or company whose Notes are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee must contact such entity if they wish to make an offer to sell. Assuming the passing of the relevant Resolution, the Proposals will, in each case, be binding on all relevant Noteholders, including those Noteholders who do not consent to the Proposals or do not vote at all. In accordance with usual practice, Deutsche Bank, S.A.E., as commissioner of the 2014 Notes (the 2014 Notes Commissioner ) and of the 2017 Notes (the 2017 Notes Commissioner, and, together with the 2014 Notes Commissioner, the Commissioners ) and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch as consent solicitation agent (the Consent Solicitation Agent ) express no views on the merits of any Consent Solicitation. The Commissioners have not been involved in negotiating or formulating the terms of any Consent Solicitation or any Resolution and make no representation that all relevant information has been disclosed to the relevant Noteholders in or pursuant to this Consent Solicitation Memorandum and the relevant Notice of Meeting. Accordingly, the Commissioners recommend that Noteholders who are unsure of the consequences of the relevant Consent Solicitation, the Proposals and/or the relevant Resolution should seek their own financial and legal advice. In relation to the delivery or revocation of Consent Instructions, in each case, through the Clearing Systems, Noteholders holding Notes in Euroclear or Clearstream,

7 Luxembourg should note the particular practice of the relevant Clearing System, including any earlier deadlines by such Clearing System. Noteholders having questions regarding this Consent Solicitation Memorandum may contact the Consent Solicitation Agent at Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch: attention Jonathan Murray on +44 (0) or by at between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (London time) from Monday to Friday. Questions or requests for assistance in connection with voting at the Meeting and/or the delivery of Consent Instructions may be directed to Lucid Issuer Services Limited as the Tabulation Agent on +44 (0) or by e- mail at Consent Solicitation Agent Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch

8 Beneficial Owners of Notes who are not direct participants in Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg (each as defined herein) must contact their broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee to arrange for their direct participant in Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg through which they hold Notes to submit a Consent Instruction on their behalf for receipt by the Tabulation Agent prior to 4.00 p.m. (Central European time) on 29 November 2012 (being the Expiration Time). Noteholders are urged to deliver or procure the delivery of valid Consent Instructions through the Clearing System in accordance with the procedures of, and within the time limits specified by, the Clearing Systems for receipt by the Tabulation Agent, prior to the Expiration Time. The Beneficial Owners of Notes that are held in the name of a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee or custodian should contact such entity sufficiently in advance of the Expiration Time if they wish to vote in respect of the relevant Resolution and, in each case, procure that the Notes are blocked in accordance with the procedures of the relevant Clearing System (as defined herein) and the deadlines imposed by such Clearing System. In relation to the delivery or revocation of Consent Instructions, in each case, through the Clearing Systems, Noteholders holding Notes in Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg should note the particular practice of the relevant Clearing System, including any earlier deadlines set by such Clearing System. The Issuer reserves the right to take one or more future actions at any time in respect of the Notes that remain outstanding after the consummation of the relevant Consent Solicitation. This includes, without limitation, the purchase from time to time of additional Notes in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, through tender offers or otherwise. Any future purchases by the Issuer will depend on various factors existing at that time. There can be no assurance as to which, if any, of those alternatives (or combinations thereof) the Issuer will choose to pursue in the future and when such alternatives might be pursued. Upon receipt of a Consent Instruction, that is not validly withdrawn or revoked, at any time prior to the Expiration Time, the Tabulation Agent (or its nominee) shall be appointed by BT Globenet Nominees Limited (in its capacity as legal owner) as a proxy to vote at the relevant Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) in respect of the relevant Resolution in respect of the votes attributable to all Notes which are the subject of the relevant Consent Instruction. The votes will be cast in accordance with the relevant Consent Instruction. Subject to applicable law and the provisions of the relevant Regulations and subject also as provided herein, the Issuer may, in its absolute discretion, re-open, extend, decline, waive any condition of (including any condition to the effectiveness of the Resolutions) and/or amend any Consent Solicitation (including, but not limited to, amendment of the Instruction Fee). As described in this Consent Solicitation Memorandum (and subject to the limited exceptions set out herein), the communication of an intention to vote in favour of or against the relevant Resolution by a Noteholder by submission of a Consent Instruction shall be irrevocable and binding on such Noteholder after the Expiration Time. ii

9 The Consent Solicitation Agent is acting solely for the Issuer and no one else in connection with the Consent Solicitations, the Proposals or the Resolutions and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of the attached Consent Solicitations Memorandum) as a client. The Consent Solicitation Agent will not be responsible to anyone other than the Issuer for providing the protections afforded to the clients of the Consent Solicitation Agent nor for providing advice in relation to any matters referred to therein. The Consent Solicitation Memorandum has been prepared by the Issuer and is being provided to you, in addition to any other materials or information provided in connection with the Consent Solicitations, the Proposals or the Resolutions, by the Consent Solicitation Agent on behalf of the Issuer. None of the Consent Solicitation Agent or its affiliates (or their respective directors, employees, officers, consultants or agents) shall be responsible, liable or owe a duty of care to any recipient of the Consent Solicitation Memorandum or any other materials or information provided to such recipient in connection with the Consent Solicitations, the Proposals or the Resolutions. None of the Consent Solicitation Agent, the Tabulation Agent, the Commissioners or the Fiscal Agents have independently verified, or assume any responsibility for, the accuracy of the information and statements contained in this Consent Solicitation Memorandum. None of the Consent Solicitation Agent, the Tabulation Agent or the Commissioners (or their respective directors, employees, officers, consultants, agents or affiliates) make any representation or recommendation whatsoever regarding this Consent Solicitation Memorandum, or any document prepared in connection with it, the Proposals, the Resolutions or the Consent Solicitations. None of the Consent Solicitation Agent or the Tabulation Agent (or their respective directors, employees or affiliates) assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning the Proposals, the Resolutions or the Consent Solicitations or of any other statements contained in this Consent Solicitation Memorandum or for any failure by the Issuer to disclose events that may have occurred and may affect the significance or accuracy of such information. The Consent Solicitation Agent and the Tabulation Agent are appointed by the Issuer and owe no duty to any Noteholder. Each Noteholder should seek its own independent advice and is solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal of all matters as such Noteholder deems appropriate (including those relating to the Consent Solicitations, the Resolutions and the Proposals), and each Noteholder must make its own decision in respect of the relevant Resolution. The delivery of this Consent Solicitation Memorandum shall not, under any circumstances, create any implication that the information contained herein is correct and/or current as of any time subsequent to the date of this Consent Solicitation Memorandum. This Consent Solicitation Memorandum is solely directed at the Noteholders. The Consent Solicitation Agent is acting exclusively for the Issuer and nobody else in relation to the Consent Solicitations and will not be responsible for giving advice or other investment services in relation to the Consent Solicitation to any party in relation to the Consent Solicitations, the Proposals or the Resolutions. iii

10 Notwithstanding the Consent Solicitations, Notes may continue to be traded, save that Notes which are the subject of a Consent Instruction (or a vote otherwise given in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Conditions, the relevant Regulations, the relevant Fiscal Agency Agreement and the relevant Notice of Meeting) will be blocked by Euroclear or, as the case may be, Clearstream, Luxembourg in accordance with the Consent Instruction and/or the standard procedures of such Clearing System. Noteholders with any questions on any Consent Solicitation or any Proposal should contact the Consent Solicitation Agent at Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch for further information: attention Jonathan Murray on +44 (0) or by jonathan.murray@db.com at between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (London time) from Monday to Friday. This Consent Solicitation Memorandum does not constitute or form part of, and should not be construed as, an offer for sale or subscription of, or a solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for, any securities of the Issuer or any other entity. The distribution of this Consent Solicitation Memorandum may nonetheless be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this Consent Solicitation Memorandum comes are required by the Issuer, the Consent Solicitation Agent, the Fiscal Agents, the Commissioners and the Tabulation Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions. This Consent Solicitation Memorandum does not constitute a solicitation in any circumstances in which such solicitation is unlawful. None of the Issuer, the Consent Solicitation Agent, the Fiscal Agents, the Commissioners or the Tabulation Agent will incur any liability for its own failure or the failure of any other person or persons to comply with the provisions of any such restrictions. This Consent Solicitation involves the securities of a foreign company. The offer is subject to disclosure requirements of a foreign country that are different from those of the United States. It may be difficult for you to enforce your rights and any claim you may have arising under the U.S. federal securities laws, since the Issuer and some or all of its officers and directors are residents of a non-u.s. country. You may not be able to sue a non-u.s. company or its officers or directors, in a non-u.s. court for violations of the U.S. securities laws. It may be difficult to compel a non-u.s. company and its affiliates, or a foreign sovereign state, to subject themselves to a United States court s judgment. The Issuer may be relying on an exemption from the registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act ) provided by Rule 802 thereunder and, accordingly, neither the Consent Solicitation nor any offer of Notes have been or will be registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities law of any state or the jurisdiction of the United States. No person has been authorised to make any recommendation on behalf of the Issuer, the Consent Solicitation Agent, the Fiscal Agents, the Commissioners or the Tabulation Agent as to whether or how the Noteholders should vote pursuant to the Proposals. No person has been authorised to give any information, or to make any representation in connection therewith, other than those contained herein. If made or given, such recommendation or any such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorised iv

11 by the Issuer, the Consent Solicitation Agent, the Fiscal Agents, the Commissioners or the Tabulation Agent. The Consent Solicitation Agent and/or its affiliates may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, have or hold a position in the Notes or from time to time provide advice or other investment services in relation to, or engage in transactions involving, the Notes and the Consent Solicitation Agent and/or its respective affiliates may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, make or continue to make a market in, or vote in respect of, or act as principal in any transactions in, or relating to, or otherwise act in relation to, the Notes. The Consent Solicitation Agent and the Tabulation Agent and/or their respective affiliates are entitled to hold positions in the Notes either for their own account or for the account, directly or indirectly, of third parties. Noteholders are informed by the Consent Solicitation Agent that the Consent Solicitation Agent and/or its affiliates may hold significant positions in the Notes. The Consent Solicitation Agent and/or its affiliates are entitled to continue to hold or dispose of, in any manner they may elect, any Notes that they may hold as at the date of this Consent Solicitation Memorandum and the Consent Solicitation Agent is entitled, from such date, to acquire further Notes, subject to applicable law and the Consent Solicitation Agent may or may not submit or deliver valid Consent Instructions or votes in respect of such Notes. No such submission or non-submission by the Consent Solicitation Agent or the Tabulation Agent should be taken by any Noteholder or any other person as any recommendation or otherwise by the Consent Solicitation Agent or the Tabulation Agent, as the case may be, as to the merits of participating or not participating in the Consent Solicitation. Each person receiving this Consent Solicitation Memorandum is deemed to acknowledge that such person has not relied on the Issuer, the Consent Solicitation Agent, the Fiscal Agents or the Tabulation Agent in connection with its decision on how or whether to vote in relation to the relevant Resolution. Each such person must make its own analysis and investigation regarding the Proposals and make its own voting decision, with particular reference to its own investment objectives and experience, and any other factors which may be relevant to it in connection with such voting decision. If such person is in any doubt about any aspect of the Proposals and/or the action it should take, it should consult its professional advisers. All references in this Consent Solicitation Memorandum to euro, EUR or refer to the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of European economic and monetary union pursuant to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as amended. v

12 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS... 2 INDICATIVE TIMETABLE... 3 DEFINITIONS... 7 PROPOSALS RISK FACTORS TERMS OF THE CONSENT SOLICITATIONS CONSENT SOLICITATION AGENT AND TABULATION AGENT SCHEDULE: FORMS OF NOTICE OF MEETING

13 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This Consent Solicitation Memorandum includes forward-looking statements. These forwardlooking statements include, but are not limited to, all statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Consent Solicitation Memorandum, including, without limitation, those regarding our strategy, plans, objectives, goals and targets, future developments in the markets in which Abengoa participates or is seeking to participate. In some cases, forwardlooking statements can be identified by terminology such as aim, anticipate, believe, continue, could, estimate, expect, forecast, guidance, intend, may, plan, potential, predict, projected, should, or will or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Abengoa cautions that forwardlooking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on numerous assumptions. Abengoa s actual results of operations, including our financial condition and liquidity and the development of the industry in which we operate, may differ materially from (and be more negative than) those made in, or suggested by, the forward-looking statements contained in this Consent Solicitation Memorandum. Important risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to: failure to successfully implement the international expansion of our business; our inability to successfully implement our business strategy; changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates; the possible downgrade of our current rating; our need to retain and attract key management and personnel; the possible inadequacy of our joint venture partners; changes in domestic and international regulations; compliance with environmental laws; possible tax and litigation liability; the delay and cancellation of projects; our limited ability to negotiate with government entities; the possibility that the credit ratings of Abengoa may not reflect all risks; and changes in market interest rates. 2

14 INDICATIVE TIMETABLE Noteholders should take note of the important indicative dates and times set out in the timetable below in connection with the Consent Solicitations. This timetable is subject to change and dates and times may be extended, re-opened or amended in accordance with the terms of the relevant Invitation, as described in this Consent Solicitation Memorandum. Accordingly, the actual timetable may differ significantly from the timetable below. Event Date Description of Event Launch Date 31 October 2012 Announcement of Consent Solicitations via Notifying News Service. Notice of each Meeting given to relevant Noteholders through the Clearing Systems. Notice of each Meeting published via a regulatory announcement Hecho Relevante with the Spanish Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores) (the CNMV ) and published on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange ( Consent Solicitation Memorandum made available to Noteholders via the Tabulation Agent (free of charge). A copy of each Fiscal Agency Agreement will be made available to relevant Noteholders for inspection via the Tabulation Agent (free of charge). 31 October 2012 Notice of the Meeting published in (i) the BORME, (ii) the Issuer s website ( and (iii) one of the Spanish or international newspapers of major circulation. Expiration Time 4.00 p.m. (Central European time), 29 November 2012 Latest time and date for delivery of Consent Instructions to the Tabulation Agent and for eligibility for payment of the Instruction Fee, subject to the rights of the Issuer to re-open, extend, decline and/or amend the Consent Solicitation pursuant to paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 of the Terms of the Consent Solicitations 3

15 below. Latest time and date for the Tabulation Agent (or its nominee) to be appointed by BT Globenet Nominees Limited (in its capacity as legal owner) as proxy to attend the relevant Meeting and to vote in respect of the relevant Resolution or to appoint another proxy to attend and vote at the relevant Meeting in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Regulations, the relevant Fiscal Agency Agreement and the relevant Notice of Meeting. After this date, Consent Instructions delivered prior to the Expiration Time are irrevocable and votes may be withdrawn or revoked only in the limited circumstances set out herein. Meeting of each Syndicate of Noteholders 3 December 2012 at: (a) 11:00 a.m. (Central European time) in respect of the 2014 Notes, and (b) 6:00 p.m. (Central European time) in respect of the 2017 Notes. Time and date of each Meeting. Meetings of each Syndicate of Noteholders to vote in relation to the relevant Resolution. Announcement of As soon as reasonably Announcement of result of each Meeting. results of each Meeting practicable after each Meeting Events following announcement of results of each Meeting In the event that the relevant Resolution is passed at the relevant Meeting. Announcement of fulfilment of the Registration Condition As soon as reasonably practicable after the registration of the relevant Deed of Amendment in the Commercial Registry of Seville Announcement of the fulfilment of the Registration Condition by virtue of which the satisfaction of the conditions to the effectiveness of the relevant Resolution are fulfilled (i) via Notifying News Service, (ii) through the Clearing Systems, (iii) by publication of a regulatory announcement Hecho Relevante with the CNMV, and (iv) by publication of a notice on the website of the Luxembourg 4

16 Stock Exchange. Payment Date Expected to be no later than the tenth Business Day following the announcement of the satisfaction of the If the relevant Resolution is passed at the relevant Meeting and becomes effective in accordance with its terms, the date on which the Instruction Fee is expected to be paid. conditions to the effectiveness of the relevant Resolution In the event that the relevant Resolution is not passed at the relevant Meeting and the Meeting is adjourned. Event Date Description of Event Notice of each adjourned Meeting 4 December 2012 Announcement of adjourned meeting via Notifying News Service. Notice of each adjourned Meeting given to Noteholders through the Clearing Systems. Notice of each adjourned Meeting published via a regulatory announcement Hecho Relevante with the CNMV and published on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange ( 5 December 2012 Notice of each adjourned Meeting in (i) the BORME, (ii) the Issuer s website ( and (iii) one of the Spanish or international newspapers of major circulation. Adjourned Meeting of each relevant Syndicate of Noteholders (assuming notice of such meeting being given on 4 December 2012) Announcement of results of each adjourned Meeting 7 January 2013 at: (a) 11:00 a.m. (Central European time) in respect of the 2014 Notes, and (b) 6:00 p.m. (Central European time) in respect of the 2017 Notes As soon as reasonably practicable after each adjourned Meeting) Time and date of each adjourned Meeting. Adjourned Meeting of each relevant Syndicate of Noteholders to vote in relation to the relevant Resolution. Announcement of result of each adjourned Meeting. If the relevant Resolution is not passed at the relevant adjourned Meeting, the Consent Solicitation process will be terminated and no Instruction Fee will be 5

17 Announcement of fulfilment of the Registration Condition As soon as reasonably practicable after the registration of the relevant Deed of Amendment in the Commercial Registry of Seville payable. Announcement of the fulfilment of the Registration Condition by virtue of which the satisfaction of the conditions to the effectiveness of the relevant Resolution are fulfilled via (i) Notifying News Service, (ii) through the Clearing Systems, (iii) by publication of a regulatory announcement Hecho Relevante with the CNMV and (iv) by publication of a notice on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Payment Date Expected to be no later If the relevant Resolution is passed at the than the tenth Business relevant adjourned Meeting and Day following the announcement of the satisfaction of, the becomes effective in accordance with its terms, the date on which the Instruction Fee is expected to be paid. conditions to the effectiveness of, the relevant Resolution. Noteholders are advised to check with the bank, securities broker, Clearing System or other intermediary through which they hold their Notes as to whether such intermediary applies different deadlines for any of the events specified above, and then to adhere to such deadlines if such deadlines are prior to the deadlines set out above. All of the above dates are subject to earlier deadlines that may be specified by the Clearing Systems or any intermediary. 6

18 DEFINITIONS In this Consent Solicitation Memorandum, the following words and expressions have, unless the context otherwise requires, the meanings set out opposite them below. Words and expressions not defined below have, unless the context otherwise requires, the meanings given to them in the relevant Fiscal Agency Agreement Notes The Issuer s 200,000, per cent. Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2014 (of which all remain outstanding) (ISIN: XS ) Notes Commissioner 2014 Notes Fiscal Agency Agreement 2014 Notes Fiscal Agent Deutsche Bank, S.A.E. The fiscal, transfer and conversion agency agreement dated 24 July 2009 between, inter alios, the Issuer and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch relating to the 2014 Notes. Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch Notes The Issuer s 250,000, per cent. Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2017 (of which all remain outstanding) (ISIN: XS ) Notes Commissioner 2017 Notes Fiscal Agency Agreement 2014 and 2017 Notes Fiscal Agent Adjournment Revocation Period Beneficial Owner BORME Business Day Deutsche Bank, S.A.E. The fiscal, transfer and conversion agency agreement dated 3 February 2010 between, inter alios, the Issuer and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch relating to the 2017 Notes. Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch The period commencing at the time notice of an adjourned Meeting is delivered to the relevant Noteholders through the Clearing Systems and ending on, and including, the third Business Day following such delivery. In accordance with the relevant Conditions, each such notice shall be deemed to have been given to Noteholders on the day of delivery to Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg. A person who is the owner of a particular principal amount of Notes, as shown in the records of the Clearing Systems or its Direct Participants, as applicable. The Official Gazette of the Mercantile Registry (Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BORME)). A day (not being a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks and foreign exchange markets are open for business in Madrid and Seville and on which Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg 7

19 are operating. Class A Shares Class B Liquidity Transaction Class B Shares Clearing System Clearstream, Luxembourg CNMV Commissioners Conditions Consent Instruction Consent Period Consent Solicitation Agent Consent Solicitations Means fully paid class A shares in the capital of the Issuer currently with a par value of euro 1.00 each. Has the meaning provided in Proposals Background to the Proposals. Means fully paid class B shares in the capital of the Issuer currently with a par value of euro 0.01 each. Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg. Clearstream Banking, société anonyme. The Spanish Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores). The 2014 Notes Commissioner and the 2017 Notes Commissioner, and each one of them a Commissioner. The terms and conditions of the Notes contained in the relevant Fiscal Agency Agreement. The electronic voting and blocking instruction to vote in respect of the relevant Resolution and to block the relevant Notes in the Clearing Systems, given in such form as is specified by the Clearing Systems from time to time, being initially as specified herein, which Consent Instruction must be delivered through the relevant Clearing System by a Direct Participant in accordance with the procedures of the relevant Clearing System instructing the relevant Clearing System that the vote(s) attributable to the Notes the subject of such electronic voting instruction should be cast in a particular way in relation to the relevant Resolution, which instructions shall form part of a form of proxy to be issued by BT Globenet Nominees Limited (in its capacity as legal owner) appointing the Tabulation Agent as proxy in respect of the Notes in relation to the relevant Meeting. The period from, and including, the date of this Consent Solicitation Memorandum to, and including, 4.00 p.m. (Central European time) on 29 November 2012 (being the Expiration Time) as such period may be extended by the Issuer, from time to time. Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch. The invitation to each of the Noteholders to vote in respect of the relevant Resolution in respect of all or some only of their respective Notes by submitting Consent Instructions prior to the Expiration Time, and each such invitation a Consent Solicitation. 8

20 Deeds of Amendment Deed of Amendment of the 2014 Notes Deed of Amendment of the 2017 Notes Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch Direct Participant Euroclear The Deed of Amendment of the 2014 Notes and the Deed of Amendment of the 2017 Notes, and each of them a Deed of Amendment. If the relevant Resolution is passed by the relevant Meeting, the public deed (escritura pública) to be granted by the Issuer in order to register with the Commercial Register of Seville the amendments to the Conditions approved by the Noteholders relating to the 2014 Notes. If the relevant Resolution is passed by the relevant Meeting, the public deed (escritura pública) to be granted by the Issuer in order to register with the Commercial Register of Seville the amendments to the Conditions approved by the Noteholders relating to the 2017 Notes. Deutsche Bank AG, a corporation domiciled in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, operating in the United Kingdom under branch registration number BR000005, acting through its London Branch at Winchester House, 1 Great Winchester Street, London EC2N 2DB. Each person shown in the records of a Clearing System as a holder of the Notes. Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. Expiration Time 4.00 p.m. (Central European time) on 29 November Fiscal Agency Agreements Fiscal Agents Instruction Fee Issuer Meetings Noteholder The 2014 Notes Fiscal Agency Agreement and the 2017 Notes Fiscal Agency Agreement, and each of them a Fiscal Agency Agreement. The 2014 Notes Fiscal Agent and the 2017 Notes Fiscal Agent, and each of them the Fiscal Agent. 5 per 1,000 principal amount of Notes. Abengoa, S.A. The meetings (or any adjournment thereof) of the relevant Syndicate of Noteholders of each of the 2014 Notes and the 2017 Notes, in each case, to consider and, if thought fit, pass the relevant Resolution as described under the heading Proposals Proposals relating to the Notes, and each such meeting a Meeting. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Consent Solicitation Memorandum to a Noteholder or holder of Notes include (i) each person who is shown in the records of a Clearing System as a holder of the Notes (also referred to as Direct Participants and each a Direct Participant ) (except that one Clearing System shall not be treated as the holder of Notes held 9