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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, pursuant to CVM Instruction No. 358/2002, it was informed by news published in the media, on this date, of the public civil suit (process No. 1002384-06.2018.4.01.3400), proposal by the Sindicato dos Trabalhadores nas Empresas de Energia do Rio de Janeiro e região (Union of Workers in the Energy Companies of Rio de Janeiro and region) - Sintergia/RJ or ("author") before the 8th Federal Civil Court of SJDF, against Eletrobras and the Federal Government, having as object the privatization of Companhia Boa Vista Energia S.A., Companhia Energética de Alagoas, Companhia Energética do Piauí, Centrais Elétricas de Rondônia S.A., Companhia de Eletricidade do Acre S.A. and Amazonas Distribuidora de Energia S.A ("Distribution Companies").

The author of the aforementioned public civil suit requested (i) the suspension of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Eletrobras No. 170 ("EGM"), to be held on February 8, alleging that "the decisions of the CPPI that consolidated the model of disposal of the six distribution companies mentioned and orientation to the decision to be taken by the general meeting - certainly, at least, of the ownership (Federal Government) - suffer from serious illegalities ", (ii) as well as the annulment of Resolution No. 20/2017 of the Partnership and Investment Program Council (CPPI) and, consequently, the call of the said 170th EGM.

Eletrobras clarifies that the sale of the Distributors follows the Law 9,491/1997, the Decree 9,192/2017 and Resolution CPPI No. 20 and its changes, and Eletrobras' management recommended the approval, pursuant to the Management Proposal for the 170th Extraordinary General Meeting.

Eletrobras informs that it has not yet been quoted, but will keep the market informed about this matter.

Rio de Janeiro, February 05, 2018.

Armando Casado de Araujo

CFO and Investor Relations Officer

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