FAX PARA AS BOLSAS MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT

We hereby inform our shareholders and the market in general that on May 19, 2016, Standard & Poor's credit rating agency reaffirmed the Company´s corporate credit rating to "BB" on a global scale, foreign and local currency with negative outlook. The short-term national scale rating to "brA-1" and the Company´s stand-alone (SACP) rating to "B+" with negative outlook.

The report from Standard & Poor's related to this market announcement is available on the website http://www.eletrobras.com.br/elb/ri.

Rio de Janeiro, May 19, 2016.

Armando Casado de Araujo

CFO and Investor Relation Officer ELET3 & ELET6

2015

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