AENA, SME, SA at its meeting held on 13 October 2017, announced that in order to fill vacancies in the board as a result of the recent resignations submitted by the independent board member Mr. Simón Pedro Barceló Vadell, with effect on 18 September, and by the Chairman and CEO José Manuel Vargas Gómez, with effect on 15 October 2017, the company appointed Mr. Jaime García-Legaz Ponce, as the company's Chairman, with effect on 16 October 2017, including the post of Executive Director, through co-optation procedure, following a report issued by the appointments and Remuneration Committee, for the term established in the Corporate Statutes, subject to approval or ratification during the forthcoming General Shareholders' Meeting of the company. The company also appointed Mr. Jaime García-Legaz Ponce, as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the company, with effect on 16 October 2017 and Mr. Josep Piqué Camps, as Board Member of the company, with effect on 13 October 2017, including the post of independent Board Member, through co-optation procedure, following a proposal issued by the Appointments and Remuneration Committee, for the term established in the Corporate Statutes, subject to approval or ratification during the forthcoming General Shareholders' Meeting of the company. The Board of Directors of the company, in view of the vacancies produced as a result of the resignations in the Appointments and Remuneration Committee and in the Executive Committee, at its meeting on 13 October 2017, has agreed to appoint Mr. Jaime García-Legaz Ponce, as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the company and Mr. Josep Piqué Camps, as new member of the Executive Committee of the company, and of the appointments and Remuneration Committee, coming into force on 16 October 2017.