COMPANHIA ENERGÉTICA DE MINAS GERAIS - CEMIG

LISTED COMPANY - CNPJ 17.155.730/0001-64 - NIRE 31300040127

MATERIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Sale of interest in Transchile completed

With reference to the Material Announcement dated September 12, 2016, Cemig (Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais), a listed company traded on the stock exchanges of São Paulo, New York and Madrid, in accordance with CVM Instruction 358 of January 3, 2002, as amended, hereby informs the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM), the São Paulo Stock Exchange (BM&F Bovespa S.A.) and the market in general, as follows:

The suspensive condition in the Share Purchase Agreement signed on September 12, 2016 has been met, and as a result, on today's date all of the shares in Transchile Charrúa Transmisión S.A. previously held by Cemig, namely 49% (forty nine percent) of the total capital, have been transferred to Ferrovial Transco Chile SpA., a company controlled by Ferrovial S.A., completing the sale.

Belo Horizonte, October 6, 2016

Fabiano Maia Pereira

Chief Finance and Investor Relations Officer

Av. Barbacena 1200 Santo Agostinho 30190-131 Belo Horizonte, MG Brazil Tel.: +55 31 3506-5024 Fax +55 31 3506-5025

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