Novation of the CRC Agreement Amendment

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL, a company that generates, transmits and distributes power, with shares listed on the BM&FBOVESPA (CPLE3, CPLE5, CPLE6), NYSE (ELP) and LATIBEX (XCOP), hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that the Company's Board of Directors approved today the Novation of the CRC Agreement Amendment between Copel and the Paraná State Government.

The Novation of the CRC Agreement Amendment comprises a partial grace period for the payment of interest and amortization until December 31, 2017, without any real loss of the total amount of the agreement, maintaining its net present value.

The other clauses in the agreement will be maintained.

Curitiba, Thursday, June 16, 2016.

Gilberto Mendes Fernandes

Chief Corporate Management Officer interim as Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer


For additional information, please contact Copel's Investor Relations team:

ri@copel.com or (55-41) 3222-2027


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