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CENTRAIS ELETRICAS BRASILEIRAS S/A
CNPJ: 00.001.180/0001-26
COMPANHIA ABERTA
The Company hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that received, on June 08, 2016, the Official Letter of the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários ("CVM") No. 251/2016/CVM/SEP/GEA-1, requesting clarification about the news published by the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo, Economy & Business section, under the heading "Eletrobras will receive financial support of R$ 5 billion" as transcribed at the end of this notice.
In response to the Office in question, the Company clarifies the following:
1. The subject matter has already been mentioned in Market Announcement on December 29 2015, January 13, 2016 and January 22, 2016, with the latter informed that have been removed from the agenda at the request of the controlling-shareholder Federal Government, the matters set forth in the notice of the 164th EGM, related to the extension of the concession agreements of the subsidiaries Companhia Energetica do Piaui - CEPISA; Companhia Energetica de Alagoas - Ceal; Companhia de Eletricidade do Acre - ELETROACRE; Centrais Elétricas de Rondônia S.A - CERON; Boa Vista Energia S.A.; and Amazonas Distribuidora de Energia S.A., hereinafter referred to as "distributors" as well as items related to the privatization of these distribution companies and increase in its social capital directly by the Federal Government while not occurred the referred denationalization, and those distributors requested on 28 December 2015, the extension of the deadline for signature of the addendum to the concession contracts under Provisional Measure 706 of 28 December 2015, if such extension may be resolved in a new Extraordinary General Meeting of Eletrobras to be convened;
2. The Administration proposal disclosed to 164th AGE presented the opinion of management related to the scenarios linked to the extension or not of the concessions of these distribution companies, and indicated the need for capital investments in distribution companies, of R$ 7 billion in 2016, so that these distributors could meet the targets set by ANEEL in the event of renewal of their concessions;
3. The Administration proposal mentioned above brought also the proposal for the capital increase of such distributors, necessary to meet the ANEEL's goals for renewal of concessions, were made directly by the Federal Government in distribution companies by assignment of preemptive rights by Eletrobras, observing the rules established in the applicable legislation, especially Law 6,404/76;
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4. With the withdrawal from the agenda of matter in the 164th EGM, a new General Meeting of Shareholders shall be convened within the period established by Provisional Measure 706/2015, to resolve on the matter;
5. In view of the above, there is no new fact that should be disclosed to the market, since the information on the subject has been previously disclosed by the Company, through the appropriate channels.
Rio de Janeiro, June 8 2016.
Armando Casado de Araujo
CFO and Investor Relations Officer
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Free translation Oficial Letter CVM 251/2016/CVM/SEP/GEA-1
Subject: Request clarification on news.
Dear Sir
1. We refer to the news published today in the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo, Economy & Business section, under the heading "Eletrobras will receive financial support of R$ 5 billion" in which are contained the following statements:
After months of uncertainty about the financial support of the government to Eletrobras, the Acting Minister of Planning, Dyogo Oliveira, confirmed on Tuesday 7, the 2016 budget considers a capitalization of R$ 5 billion to the state company. In the original budget law (LOA) was planned an investment of up to R$ 6 billion to the state company, an amount that had been reduced to only R$ 1 billion in multiple operations made by the government in February and March.
2. In view of the above, we determined that you clarify whether the news is true, and, if confirmed its veracity, shall explain the reasons not understood it is a relevant fact, as well as comment other information deemed important on the subject.
3. This information must take place through the Empresa.NET System, category: Notice to the Market, type: Clarifications queries CVM / BOVESPA, subject: News disclosed in the media, which should include a transcript of this Official Letter.
4. We warn that the Superintendence of Corporate Relations, in exercise of its legal duties and on the basis of section II of Article 9 of Law 6,385/76 and CVM Instruction No. 452/07, will apply punitive fine in the amount of R$ 1,000.00 (one thousand reais), without prejudice to other administrative sanctions for noncompliance with the requirement contained in this letter, within one (1) business day from the date of knowledge of the content of this Oficial Letter sent by e-mail, despite the provisions of the sole paragraph of art. 6 of CVM Instruction 358/02.
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/S/ Armando Casado de Araujo
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Armando Casado de Araujo
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