SC 13G 1 brhc10046733_sc13g.htm SC 13G

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.) *

CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. — ELETROBRAS

(Name of Issuer)

Common Share, $0 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)

15234Q207
(CUSIP Number)

January 6, 2023
(Date of the Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed :

☐ Rule 13d-1(b)
☒  Rule 13d-1(c)
☐Rule 13d-1(d)

*
The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provision of the Act (however, see the Notes.)



SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 337932107
 
Page 2 of 5 Pages
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
GIC Private Limited
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
   
(a)☐
   
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 

 
 
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Republic of Singapore
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
95,961,670
 
 
 
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
5,553,424
 
 
 
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
95,961,670
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
5,553,424
 
 
 
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
101,515,094
 
 
 
 
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
 
5.02% (1)
 
 
 
 
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
CO
 
 
 
 



(1) Based on 2,021,139,464 common shares as of 5 July 2022 from Bovespa website.


SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 337932107
 
Page 3 of 5 Pages
Item 1(a)
Name of Issuer

CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A. — ELETROBRAS

Item 1(b)
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

Rua da Quitanda 196, 9th floor, Centro, CEP 20091-005, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Item 2(a)
Name of Persons Filing

GIC Private Limited (“GIC”)

Item 2(b)
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

168 Robinson Road
#37-01 Capital Tower
Singapore 068912

Item 2(c)
Citizenship

GIC Private Limited – Republic of Singapore

Item 2(d)
Title of Class of Securities

Common Share, $0 par value

Item 2(e)
CUSIP Number

15234Q207

Item 3
If this statement in filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

Not applicable.

Item 4
Ownership

(a - c)  The aggregate number of securities and percentage of the class of securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by the Reporting Person named in Item 2(a), as well as the number of securities as to which such person is deemed to have sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition, shared power to dispose or direct the disposition, is set forth in the following tables:

Reporting Person
No. of Securities
Beneficially Owned
Percent of Class
(3)
Voting Power
Dispositive Power
     
Sole (1), (2)
Shared (1),
(2)
Sole (1), (2)
Shared (1),
(2)
GIC Private Limited
101,515,094
5.02
95,961,670
5,553,424
95,961,670
5,553,424

(1)          GIC is a fund manager and only has 2 clients – the Government of Singapore (“GoS”) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”).  Under the investment management agreement with GoS, GIC has been given the sole discretion to exercise the voting rights attached to, and the disposition of, any shares managed on behalf of GoS.  As such, GIC has the sole power to vote and power to dispose of the 95,961,670 securities beneficially owned by it.  GIC shares power to vote and dispose of 5,553,424 securities beneficially owned by it with MAS.


SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 337932107
 
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GIC is wholly-owned by the GoS and was set up with the sole purpose of managing Singapore’s foreign reserves. The GoS disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares

(2)
GIC disclaims membership in a group.
(3)
Based on 2,021,139,464 common shares as of 5 July 2022, according to the Bovespa website.

Item 5
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

Not applicable.

Item 6
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not applicable.

Item 7
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company

Not applicable.

Item 8
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not applicable.

Item 9
Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not applicable.

Item 10
Certifications
 
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11..
 

SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 337932107
 
Page 5 of 5 Pages
SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct as dated below.


GIC PRIVATE LIMITED





By:
/s/ Diane Liang Weishan


Name:
Diane Liang Weishan

Title:
Senior Vice President

Date:
January 17, 2023
     

By:
/s/ Toh Tze Meng

Name:
Toh Tze Meng

Title:
Senior Vice President

Date:
January 17, 2023