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MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT


We hereby inform our shareholders and the market in general that it was received, on 21 October 2015, a Official Letter of the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários ('CVM') No. 423/2015/CVM/SEP/GEA-1, requesting clarification relating to the news disclosed by the news agency Reuters Brasil, Business Section, under the title: 'Eletrobras wants to receive up to R$ 5 billion with CELG D sale, says source'.


In response to the Official Letter in question, the Company clarifies its shareholders and the market in general the following:


  1. According to the Market Announcement disclosed on May 7, 2015 and on May 14, 2015, Eletrobras, in accordance with the recommendation of the Privatization National Council ('CND'), pursuant to Article 10 of Law No. 9491 of 1997 deposited in the National Privatization Fund ('FND') the shares representing the of its stake in the capital of CELG Distribution SA ('CELG-D ');


  2. Through the Market Announcements above mentioned, Eletrobras also informed that the conditions for sale of control of CELG-D (price, number of shares, etc.) must be approved by the CND and also by the control bodies and the decision-making bodies of Eletrobras.


  3. All evaluations regarding the mentioned operation are in progress, provided by Eletrobras and Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social ('BNDES');


  4. BNDES, through Decree No. 8449, of May 13, 2015 has been designated as responsible for hiring the services and provide the technical support necessary to conduct the sale of CELG D shares owned by Eletrobras. In addition, according to Law No. 9491 of 1997, BNDES is the FND manager;


  5. Thereby, there is no new fact to be informed to the market, since it was not completed the financial evaluation of CELG D and therefore, there is no expectation on the part of Eletrobras about the values which may be obtained from such sale.


The Company will keep the market informed about the information regarding the CELG D.


Rio de Janeiro, October 22, 2015.


Armando Casado de Araujo

CFO and Investor Relations Officer



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