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, as resolved at the meeting of the Company's Board of Directors held on June 30, 2017, and approved by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) through Official Letter 483/2017/CVM/SER/GER-2, and by SEC through the following Documents: for Class B Preferred Shares Form F-6 Registration Statement No. 333-219599 and for Common Shares Form F-6 Registration Statement No. 333-219600, on August 18, 2017, the provision of custodial bank services of its American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") negotiated on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") will be made by Citibank N.A. ("Citibank") and the services of the Custodian Bank of the ADRs will be provided by Banco Bradesco S.A

Therefore, as of August 18, 2017, investors wishing to have any information regarding the ADRs should obtain them with the new custodian bank (Citibank), through the following telephone numbers: 1-877-248-4237 (USA) or 1-781-575-4555 (outside USA) or +55 21 4009-0405 - Ricardo Parente.

Additionally, as of this date, investors wishing to issue ADRs must deposit the shares in the custody of Banco Bradesco S.A. - user 2653-0, Depositary: Citibank N.A; Issuer: Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. Eletrobras as follows:

For Common Shares, customer 57-6 and Electronic Declaratory Registration R1700111;and

For Class B Preferred Shares, customer 58-4 and Electronic Declaratory Registration R1700112

We hereby inform you that other characteristics of the Eletrobras' ADR Programs will remain the same:

Classes of Shares: Common and Preferred Class B

Parity: 1:1 (One Common share corresponds to one ADR ON and One Preferred Share Class B corresponds to one PNB ADR).

ISINs Codes: BRELETACNOR6 and BRELETACNPB7.

Rio de Janeiro, August 18, 2017.

Armando Casado de Araujo

CFO and Investor Relations Officer

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