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RELEVANT FACT
CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S/A
CNPJ: 00.001.180/0001-26 | NIRE: 533.0000085-9
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Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S/A (“Company” or “Eletrobras”) (B3: ELET3, ELET5 & ELET6; NYSE: EBR & EBR.B; LATIBEX: XELT.O & XELT.B) hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (Banco Nacional do Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social - BNDES) today issued its Relevant Annoucement No. 21, which includes the modification of the date of the Public Session of the Amazonas Distribuidora de Energia S/A auction ("Amazonas Energia") from October, 25, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. (Brasília time) to November 27, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. (Brasília time), with the proposal expected to be delivered on November 21, 2018, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
We clarify that it was not possible to observe the deadline of 1 (one) hour prior to the opening of the Stock Exchange trading sessions in which Eletrobras has traded securities ("Stock Exchange"), according to guidance from CVM/SEP/02/2018 Official Letter, since BNDES is responsible for this change of schedule, which was only effected after the opening of the Stock Exchanges.
We clarify that the request for postponement was made by Eletrobras on October 22, 2018, to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (Ministério de Minas e Energia), so that Eletrobras and Amazonas Energia can finalize the negotiation of warrants with fuel suppliers. Notwithstanding of such request, the deferral of postponement only occurred after the opening of the Stock Exchanges.
Eletrobras will keep the market informed about the subject matter of this Relevant Fact.
Rio de Janeiro, October 23, 2018.
Armando Casado de Araujo
CFO and Investor Relations Officer
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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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