NEWS RELEASE

ACQUISITION OF MATERIAL EQUITY INTEREST

Rio de Janeiro, January 8th, 2014 - HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. (the "Company" or "HRT") (BM&FBOVESPA: HRTP3, TSX-V: HRP), in compliance with the provisions of Article 12 of CVM Instruction 358/02, announces that it has received today a letter from Itaú Unibanco S.A. ("Itaú Unibanco"), informing that, on 01/03/2014, the investment funds under its management held 15,206,005 common shares issued by HRT, equivalent to 5.1118% of the total capital stock of the Company, representing an increase of 478,700 common shares compared to the previous holding informed by Itaú Unibanco, equivalent to 4.9509% of the total capital stock of the Company, disclosed on the News Release of 01/03/2014.

Itaú Unibanco also stated that the acquisition of such participation is not intended to change the control composition or the management structure of the Company.

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For additional information, please contact HRT`s Investor Relations Department.

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