Fitch Reaffirms Copel's National Rating - 'AA+(bra)'

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL, a company that generates, transmits, distributes and sells power, with shares listed on the BM&FBovespa (CPLE3, CPLE5, CPLE6), NYSE (ELPVY, ELP) and LATIBEX (XCOP), hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that, Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed the Long-Term National Rating 'AA+(bra)' of Copel and of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Copel Geração e Transmissão and Copel telecomunicações. The Outlook for the corporate rating, which until then was Stable, was revised to Negative.

According to Fitch's press release, such rating remains supported by a solid financial profile under consolidated bases, benefited by a robust cash operating generation, conservative capital structure and firm liquidity position.

Curitiba, Thursday, August 18, 2016.

Luiz Eduardo da Veiga Sebastiani

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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