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CENTRAIS ELETRICAS BRASILEIRAS S/A

CNPJ: 00.001.180/0001-26

PUBLIC COMPANY

 

 Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S/A (“Companhia” ou “Eletrobras) hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that, received on January 09, 2018, from Comissão de Valores Mobiliários - CVM, the Official Letter nº 6/2018/CVM/SEP/GEA-1, regarding the news published on December 31, 2017, in the article of the journalist Lauro Jardim, in the newspaper O Globo, which includes the following information: "After the privatization, the government should have 45% participation in Eletrobras (today, it has 63%) - and not 40% as has been said ", as transcribed at the end of this market announcement.

 

In compliance with the aforementioned Official Letter, the Company clarifies that:

 

1.   The Company disclosed a Relevant Fact on November 29, 2017, which refers to Official Letter 817/2017/GM-MME, that refers to Information Note No. 3/2017/AEPED/MME, which contains all information that was provided to the Company by the controlling shareholder, the Federal Goverment, regarding the potential privatization of Eletrobras;

 

2.   The above-mentioned Relevant Fact and the documents referenced therein have been properly filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission - CVM, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - SEC, The New York Stock Exchange - NYSE and the Latibex Stock Exchange, as well as being available on Eletrobras’ website (www.eletrobras.com/ir);

 

3.   Due to the disclosed information, the Company sent correspondence to the controlling shareholder, Federal Government, in order to clarify whether the news in question is true and/or whether there are new studies or information regarding the privatization process that must be disclosed to the market, pursuant to CVM Instruction No. 358/2002, and will keep the market informed, as the case may be;

 

4.   The information officially available, up to this date, to the Company were adequately disclosed through the channels established by applicable brazilian and foreign legislation.

 

Rio de Janeiro, January 10, 2018.

 

Armando Casado de Araujo

CFO and Investor Relations Officer

 

 

 

Free Translation of the Official Letter nº 6/2018/CVM/SEP/GEA-1

 

 

Rio de Janeiro, January 09, 2018.

 

 

“Subject: Request for clarification on news”

 

 

Dear Officer,

 

1.  Regarding the news published on 12.31.2017, in the article of the journalist Lauro Jardim, in the newspaper O Globo, which includes the following information:

 

After the privatization, the government should have 45% participation in Eletrobras (today, it has 63%) - and not 40% as has been said.

 

2.  In this regard, we request a statement from the company regarding the veracity of the news and, if so, explain the reasons why it was not considered a Relevant Fact, as well as comment on other information considered important on the subject.

 

3.  We also remind you of the obligation set forth in the sole paragraph of art. 4 of CVM Instruction No. 358/02, to inquire of the Company's management and controlling shareholders, as well as all other persons with access to relevant acts or relevant facts, with the purpose of ascertaining whether they would have knowledge of information that should be disclosed to the market.

 

4.  Such manifestation should occur through the system Empresas.NET, category: Comunicado ao Mercado, type: Esclarecimentos sobre questionamentos da CVM/B3, subject: Notícia Divulgada na Mídia, which should include the transcription of this letter.

 

5.  We hereby warn that, according to the Superintendence of Corporate Relations, in the use of its legal attributions, and based on item II of article 9, Law 6,385/76 and CVM Instruction 452/07, a fine of BRL 1,000.00 (one thousand reais) may be applied, without prejudice to other administrative sanctions, for non-compliance with the requirement contained in this letter, sent exclusively by e-mail, until 01.10.2018, notwithstanding the provisions of sole paragraph of art. 6 of CVM Instruction 358/02. 

 

Regards,”

 

 

 

 

 

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