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MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT |
CENTRAIS ELETRICAS BRASILEIRAS S/A
CNPJ: 00.001.180/0001-26
PUBLIC COMPANY
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S/A - Eletrobras ("Company" or "Eletrobras") hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that, pursuant to article 12 of CVM Instruction 358/2002, as amended and currently in force, it received correspondence from GIC PRIVATE LIMITED, representing the shareholders GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE and MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE, through which informs to the Issuer that Government of Singapore, separately, decreased its participation to 4.991% on August 29, 2017.
Moreover, reports that holds 13,698,303 common shares, representing 1.260% of the total common shares issued by the Company. This amount does not include the 185,464 ADRs which have been lent out.
In its correspondence, the shareholder further informs that the purpose of such participation is strictly for investment purposes, and is not intended to promote shareholder control change of the Company's management or administrative structure; and which were not concluded any instruments governing the exercise of voting rights or the purchase and sale of securities issued by the Company and their ownership.
The full correspondence received by the Company is attached in the end of this press release.
Rio de Janeiro, August 31, 2017.
Armando Casado de Araujo
CFO and Investor Relations Officer
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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