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MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT |
CENTRAIS ELETRICAS BRASILEIRAS S/A
CNPJ: 00.001.180/0001-26
PUBLIC COMPANY
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S / A ("Company" or "Eletrobras") hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that in attention of the news published by the press, today, about the clarifications provided by the CEO, Wilson Ferreira Junior, at an event held in São Paulo, reported that divestments in Special Purpose Entities and the Privatization of Eletrobras' subsidiaries, Companhia Energética de Alagoas (Ceal), Companhia Energética do Piauí (Cepisa), Companhia de Eletricidade do Acre (Eletroacre (Boa Vista) and Centrais Elétricas de Rondônia SA (CERON), are included in the Business and Management Master Plan 2018-2022, object of the Relevant Fact of December 17, 2017, duly filed with the CVM – Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, NYSE - New York Stock Exchange, SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission and Madrid Stock Exchange, in addition to being available on the Eletrobras website at: www.eletrobras.cm.br/ri.
In compliance with the aforementioned distributing companies, we clarify that it depends on the decision of the 170th Shareholders General Meeting to be held on February 8, 2018, according to the Management Proposal published on January 5, 2018, which is also available on the Eletrobras website.
Rio de Janeiro, February 01, 2018.
Armando Casado de Araujo
CFO and Investor Relations Officer
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CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. - ELETROBRÁS | ||
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/S/ Armando Casado de Araujo
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Armando Casado de Araujo
Chief Financial and Investor Relation Officer |
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