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 February, 2019

Commission File Number 1-34129



CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. - ELETROBRÁS
(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____


 

MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY
CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. ELETROBRAS
(Publicly company)
CNPJ. No. 00.001.180/0001-26
CALL NOTICE
174th Extraordinary General Meeting

The company hereby convenes the Shareholders of Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras - Eletrobras S.A. - Eletrobras (“Company”) to meet at the Company’s registered office, in Brasília, Distrito Federal,

Setor Comercial Norte, Quadra 06, Conjunto A, Bloco A, 6th floor, parte, Ed. Venâncio 3000, Asa Norte, CEP 70716-900, on March 29, 2019, at 11 a.m., at the Extraordinary General Meeting to deliberate on the following Agenda:

     1. To approve the rectification of item 2 of the agenda of the 173rd Extraordinary General Meeting, changing the term for the transfer of the control of Amazonas Distribuidora de Energia S.A. (hereinafter referred to as "Amazonas Energia") to the Consórcio Oliveira Energia -ATEM ("Buyer") , winner of the Auction held on December 10, 2018, until April 15, 2019, provided that the following events occur concurrently: (i) that the Granting Authority extends the designation to provide the distribution services, by said distribution company, until April 15, 2019; and (ii) that, irrevocably and irreversibly, the Granting Authority ensures that the resources necessary to operate, maintain and make investments related to the temporary provision of the public service of the respective distribution company, until April 15, 2019, are provided by the tariff and/or by the Federal Government and/or the Sectoral Funds, maintaining full economic and financial neutrality for the entire new designation period, without any contribution by Eletrobras.

Pursuant to paragraph one of article 126 of the Corporation Law and the decision of the CVM Board in CVM case RJ-2014/3578, on November 4, 2014, a shareholder may be represented at the general meeting: (i) if by an individual, by an attorney appointed less than 1 (one) year ago (which is a shareholder, manager of the Company or attorney duly registered under the Brazilian Bar Association); (ii) if by a legal entity, by its legal representatives or by an attorney appointed in accordance with its Corporate Articles and in accordance with the Brazilian Civil Code; and (iii) if by an investment fund, by its administrator and/or manager, or by an attorney appointed in accordance with its corporate documents and in accordance with the Brazilian Civil Code rules.

Subject to the procedures set forth in CVM Instruction No. 481, of December 17, 2009, as amended ("CVM Instruction 481"), in the Company's Reference Form and the instructions contained in the Management Proposal for the Extraordinary General Meeting hereby called, the shareholder may exercise the right to vote by completing and delivering the distance voting ballot ("Voting Ballot") made available by the Company at the Company's websites (www.eletrobras.com/ri) and that of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission - CVM (www.cvm.gov.br).

The Shareholder or its legal representative, in order to ensure admission to the Extraordinary General Meeting, pursuant to article 5 of CVM Instruction No. 481, shall submit the following documents:


 

Pursuant to the first paragraph of article 19 of the Corporate Bylaws, it is requested that documents evidencing the condition of shareholder and its representation be submitted within 72 (seventy-two) hours before the Extraordinary General Meeting convened at the Investor Relations Superintendence - DFR, Market Relations Department - DFRM, at Rua da Quitanda, No. 196 - 9th Floor, ZIPCODE 20.091-005 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, during the time from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The shareholders who attend it, presenting the required documentation, shall participate in the Extraordinary General Meeting summoned hereunder.

Resolutions at the Extraordinary General Meeting now convened shall be passed by a majority of votes, and each shareholder's vote shall be proportional to its shareholding in the Company's share capital.

The shareholders shall have access, at the Investor Relations Superintendence - DFR, Market Relations Department DFRM, at Rua da Quitanda, No. 196 - 9th Floor ZIPCODE 20.091-005, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, and at the Company websites (www.eletrobras.com/ri), Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission - CVM (www.cvm.gov.br) and B3 S.A. Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (www.bmfbovespa.com.br), to the entire documentation connected to the matter which shall be addressed at the Extraordinary General Meeting, under the terms of the Corporation Law and CVM Instruction 481.

 

 

Brasília, February 26, 2019.

José Guimarães Monforte
Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

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: February 26, 2019
CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. - ELETROBRÁS
By:
/SArmando Casado de Araujo
 
Armando Casado de Araujo
Chief Financial and Investor Relation Officer
 
 

 

 
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