NEWS RELEASE

DISPOSAL OF MATERIAL EQUITY INTEREST

Rio de Janeiro, January 30th, 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 01/27/2014, the investment funds under its management held 11,075,705 common shares issued by HRT, equivalent to 3.72% of the total capital stock of the Company, representing a decrease of 4,130,300 common shares when compared to the previous holding informed by Itaú Unibanco, as disclosed on the News Release of 01/08/2014.

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