BRF S.A. ('BRF' or 'Company') (BM&FBovespa: BRFS3; NYSE: BRFS), pursuant to the article 12, of CVM Instruction 358, of January 3, 2002, announces that it has received notices from Aberdeen do Brasil Gestão de Recursos Ltda., enrolled with the Taxpayers' Registry No. 11.074.363/0001-98, ('Aberdeen do Brasil'), according to the powers granted by companies from Aberdeen economic group ('Aberdeen Group'), in the name of some investment funds and portfolios ('Portfolios') under management of Aberdeen Group and Standard Life Aberdeen plc ('Standard') ('Notices' and 'Aberdeen', respectively), informing that, (i) on August 9, 2017, its participation in the Company reached, in the aggregate, 40,706,225 common shares, and/or securities and derivatives referred in such shares which corresponds to approximately 5.01% of the totality of common shares issued by the Company and (ii) on August 14, 2017 due the merger between Aberdeen Asset Management PLC and Standard Life PLC has taken place, and Aberdeen Asset Management PLC was renamed Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Portfolios' aggregated equity holdings reached 41,421,259 ordinary shares and/or other securities and derivatives referred in such shares totaling approximately 5.09% of the total ordinary shares issued by the Company.

Aberdeen also stated that (i) the increase of the above mentioned equity holdings is strictly a consequence of investment strategy and there is no intention to change the Company's control nor composition of the administrative structure; (ii) no agreement or contract regulating the exercise of voting rights or the purchase and sale of securities issued by the Company has been entered into nor executed by the Portfolios, Aberdeen Group and/or Aberdeen do Brasil and (iii) any new communication related to investments effected by the Portfolios in the Company will be provided by Standard or by any other entity within the economic group to whom such powers may be granted.

The Company enhances that it does not have a defined shareholding control, being its shares dispersed on the market in general.

The original of the Notification is filed at the Company's headquarters.

São Paulo, August 18, 2017

Pedro de Andrade Faria
Global Chief Executive, Financial and Investor Relations Officer

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