Equatorial Energia S.A.

Publicly-held Company

Corporate Taxpayer's ID (CNPJ/MF) nº 03.220.438/0001-73

NOTICE TO THE MARKET

Equatorial Energia S.A. ("Company"), pursuant article 12 of CVM Instruction 358, from January 3, 2002, and as required by Squadra Investimentos - Gestão de Recursos Ltda (CNPJ 09.267.871/0001-40) and Squadra Investments - Gestão de Recursos Ltda (CNPJ 09.278.157/0001-58), publishes the Notice to the Market received below:

"Investment funds managed by SQUADRA INVESTIMENTOS - GESTÃO DE RECURSOS LTDA. and non- resident investors managed by SQUADRA INVESTMENTS - GESTÃO DE RECURSOS LTDA ("Investors"), pursuant to CVM Instruction No. 358/2002, altered by CVM Instructions 369/02, 449/07, 547/14, 552/15 e 568/15, inform that, through deals held at the São Paulo Stock Exchange - BM&FBOVESPA, sold common shares issued by EQUATORIAL ENERGIA S.A. ("Company"), and, as of today, the Investors now retain 29,215,020 (twenty-nine million, two hundred and fifteen thousand and twenty) common shares, which represents approximately 14.70% (fourteen point seventy percent) of common shares issued by the Company.

SQUADRA INVESTIMENTOS - GESTÃO DE RECURSOS LTDA SQUADRA INVESTMENTS - GESTÃO DE RECURSOS LTDA"

Rio de Janeiro, March 10, 2017

Eduardo Haiama

Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer Equatorial Energia S.A.

Equatorial Energia SA published this content on 10 March 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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