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 pursuant to Article 12 of CVM Instruction 358/2002, as amended and currently in force, received correspondence from NORGES BANK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, through which informs to the Issuer that it has reached the 5% disclosure limit as of September 15, 2017.

Moreover, reports that holds 13,324,958 prefered B shares, representing 5.020% of the total prefered B shares issued by the Company (based upon 265,436,883 prefered B shares), exceending the 5% threshold.

In its correspondence the shareholder also states that there are no shareholders' agreement or contract regulating the right to vote or purchase and sale securities issued by the company exists and that the purpose of this acquisition is purely investment.

The full correspondence received by the Company is attached in the end of this press release.

Rio de Janeiro, September 18, 2017.

Armando Casado de Araujo

CFO and Investor Relations Officer

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