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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, at a meeting held on January 15, 2018, the Board of Directors of Eletrobras approved the sale of part of the shares in Energisa Mato Grosso S.A. ("Energisa MT") owned by Eletrobras, within the scope of the OPA - Public Share Offering for Acquisition of common and preferred shares of Energisa MT disclosed by order and account of its parent company, Energisa S.A.

Currently, Eletrobras holds a total of 46,868,429 (forty-six million, eight hundred and sixty-eight thousand, four hundred and twenty-nine) Energisa MT shares, of which 2,108,717 (two million, one hundred and eight thousand, seven hundred and seventeen) are common shares (ENMT3) and 44,759,712 (forty-four million, seven hundred and fifty-nine thousand, seven hundred and twelve) are preferred shares (ENMT4).

Eletrobras will join the OPA to sell the equivalent of approximately 55.42% of the common shares and 69.14% of the preferred shares that it holds on Energisa MT, since the other shares are blocked in guarantee of lawsuits and/or other contracts entered into by the Company.

The OPA sale price is fixed at BRL 8.60 (eight brazilian reais and sixty cents) per share, without distinction between the price of common ("ON") and preferred shares ("PN"), allowing Eletrobras to receive the value of BRL 276,181,423.40 (two hundred and seventy-six million, one hundred and eighty-one thousand, four hundred and twenty-three Brazilian reais and forty cents) for the sale of the aforementioned shares.

Rio de Janeiro, January 15, 2018.

Armando Casado de Araujo

CFO and Investor Relations Officer

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CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. - ELETROBRÁS

By:	/S/ Armando Casado de Araujo
	Armando Casado de Araujo Chief Financial and Investor Relation Officer