MARFRIG ALIMENTOS S.A.

A PUBLIC COMPANY

Taxpayer ID (CNPJ/MF) No. 03.853.896/0001-40 (BM&FBOVESPA: MRFG3)

MATERIAL FACT

São Paulo, January 7, 2013 - Marfrig Alimentos S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: MRFG3 and Level 1
ADRs: MRTTY - "Company"), acting herein pursuant to article 157, paragraph 4, of Brazilian Corporate Law (Law 6,404/76, as amended) and Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) Ruling 358 dated January 3, 2002, as amended ("CVM Ruling 358"), and consistent with better recommended corporate governance practices, today announces to shareholders and the market at large that, in proceeding with the governance transition process first announced in our notice of material fact dated November 7, 2012, the Board of Directors today decided in a meeting to elect Mr. Sérgio Rial to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The decision is set to take effect after certain amendments to Bylaws provisions concerning management are adopted, a proposal put forward to shareholders in attendance of an Extraordinary General Meeting we are now calling to convene.

Marcos Antonio Molina dos Santos Chairman of the Board of Directors Marfrig Alimentos S.A. IR Contacts:

Av. Chedid Jafet, 222 Bloco A - 3º andar - Vila Olímpia - São Paulo - SP - CEP: 04551-065

Tel: (55 11) 3792-8600/8650 www.marfrig.com.br/ri e-mail: ri@marfrig.com.br

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