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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS |
CENTRAIS ELETRICAS BRASILEIRAS S/A
CNPJ: 00.001.180/0001-26
PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S/A (“Company” or “Eletrobras”) (BM&FBovespa: [ELET3; ELET6]) hereby informs its shareholders that, as approved at the General and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting held on April 28, 2017 ("General Meeting"), the Company will pay Interest on Equity (“JCP”) to the Company's shareholders of preferred shares classes "A” and "B”, as provided in Article 8 of the Company's Bylaws.
The total gross value of Interest on Equity to be paid to the holders of preferred shares issued by the Company is approximately R$ 433,962 (four hundred and thirty-three million, nine hundred sixty-two thousand reais), equivalent to R$ 2.17825658673 per preferred share class "A" and R$ 1.63369244005 per preferred share class "B", on the base-date December 31, 2016.
These amounts will be updated based on the positive variation of the SELIC rate, pro rata temporis, from January 1st, 2017 until the effective payment date, which will occur in due course as resolved by the shareholders meeting at the General Meeting, until December 31, 2017, in Compliance with article 205, paragraph 3, of Federal Law No. 6,404 of December 15, 1976, as amended.
The updated amounts per share of the respective Interest on Equity will be duly disclosed by the Company on the occasion of its payment, and it will be entitled to receive the Interest on Equity the Company's shareholders holding preferred shares of classes "A" and "B" in the shareholder base of April 28, 2017, and, as of May 2nd, 2017, including, the preferred shares of class "A" and "B" issued by the Company will be traded "ex" these Interest on Equity.
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12.31.16 |
04.28.17 |
Class of Shares |
R$/Share |
R$/Share |
PREF "A" |
R$ 2.17825658673 |
R$ 2.26103408409 |
PREF "B" |
R$ 1.63369244005 |
R$ 1.69577556307 |
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS |
The payment to shareholders will be made with withholding Income Tax ("IRRF") equivalent to 15% (fifteen percent), pursuant to current legislation. The withholding of IRRF related to JCPs and monetary update will be applied to all shareholders, except for those who prove to be in situations of immunity or tax exemption under the Law, by forwarding to Eletrobras a "Term of Declaration and Commitment" Whose model is available through the electronic address: www.eletrobras.com/elb/ri, and it must be presented signed by the legal representatives of the respective shareholder, with a signature recognized in a notary's office, accompanied by documentation capable of proving its representation .
For shareholders with shares held by the Brazilian Clearing and Depository Corporation ("CBLC"), the amounts will be paid to the "CBLC", which will pass along them to the shareholders, through the custody agents. The payment to the other shareholders will be made through current account credit, according to the registration data of the respective shareholders, existing in Banco Bradesco S.A. The shareholders, whose records are out of date, should go to a Bradesco branch to update the registration data and receive the interest on equity.
For American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) traded in the New York Stock Exchange - NYSE, the payment will be made through JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., the depositary bank of the above metioned ADRs.
Rio de Janeiro, May 2nd, 2017.
Armando Casado de Araujo
CFO and Investor Relations Officer
CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. - ELETROBRÁS | ||
By: |
/S/ Armando Casado de Araujo
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Armando Casado de Araujo
Chief Financial and Investor Relation Officer |
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