WASHINGTON, June 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Abengoa Yield plc (NASDAQ: ABY), ("Abengoa Yield"), has priced an initial public offering of 24,850,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of $29 per share for total gross proceeds of approximately $720 million. The underwriters of the offering have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,727,500 ordinary shares from an affiliate of Abengoa, S.A. The offering is scheduled to close on June 18, 2014, subject to customary closing conditions.

The shares are expected to begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "ABY" on June 13, 2014.

Abengoa Yield is a dividend growth-oriented company formed to serve as the primary vehicle through which Abengoa will own, manage and acquire renewable energy, conventional power and electric transmission lines and other contracted revenue-generating assets, initially focused on North America and South America, as well as Europe.

Citigroup and BofA Merrill Lynch are acting as global coordinators of the Offering.  Canaccord Genuity, HSBC, RBC Capital Markets and Banco Santander are acting as joint bookrunners.

The offering has been made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus related to the Offering may be obtained without charge by mail from the offices of Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 (Tel: 800-831-9146) or BofA Merrill Lynch, at 222 Broadway, New York, NY 10038, Attn: Prospectus Department, or by emailing dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com.

This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

This communication is directed only at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) in the United Kingdom, persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order"), or who are high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates will only be available to and will only be engaged in with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person must not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains forward-looking statements that may state Abengoa's or its management's intentions, beliefs, expectations or predictions for the future. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and typically can be identified by the use of words such as "will", "expect", "estimate", "anticipate", "forecast", "plan", "believe", and similar terms. Although Abengoa believes that its expectations are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct, and actual results may vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated above include, among others, risks and uncertainties related to the capital markets. Any forward looking information presented herein is made only as of the date of this press release, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.

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