SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of December, 2015

Commission File Number 1-34129



CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. - ELETROBRAS
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)



Avenida Presidente Vargas, 409 - 13th floor,
Edifício Herm. Stoltz - Centro, CEP 20071-003,
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes _______ No___X____


 

 

 

MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

We hereby inform our shareholders and the Market in general that Companhia Celg de Participações (“Celgpar”), the company that is a shareholder of CELG Distribution SA ('CELG-D "), decided on its 37th Extraordinary General Meeting for the sale of all shares owned in the capital of CELG-D, as well as the deposit of these shares in the Fundo Nacional de Desestatizacao (FND - National Privatization Fund). The Extraordinary General Meeting 164th of Eletrobras, which will be held on December 28, 2015, at 15 hours, will analize the item 8 of the agenda the disposal of shareholding control of CELG-D the social capital share of CELG- D owned by Eletrobras.

 

The Company will keep the market informed about the subject matter of this market announcement.

 

 

 

Rio de Janeiro, December 17, 2015.

 

 

Armando Casado de Araujo

CFO and Investor Relations Director

 

 

SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 17, 2015
CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. - ELETROBRAS
By:
/SArmando Casado de Araujo
 
Armando Casado de Araujo
Chief Financial and Investor Relation Officer
 
 

 

 
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