NEWS RELEASE

CLARIFICATIONS ON BM&FBOVESPA'S INQUIRY
OFFICIAL LETTER SAE 2.549/14 AS OF AUGUST 1ST, 2014

Rio de Janeiro, August 4th, 2014 - HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. (the "Company" or "HRT") (BM&FBOVESPA: HRTP3, TSX-V: HRP) hereby provides clarifications, as requested by BM&BOVESPA, on the referred Official Letter, regarding the recent stock price movements. For a better understanding of the inquiry, the entire content of the official letter is herein included:

"(...) Dear Sir,

Due to the recent movements with shares issued by the Company, the increase in the amount of trades and volume negotiated, as described below, we hereby request the Company to report, until 08/04/2014, on any fact the Company is aware that may justify such movement.



(...)"

To BM&FBOVESPA S.A. - Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange
Company Follow-up Department
Attn.: Mr Nelson Barroso Ortega

c.c. CVM - Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission
Mr Fernando Soares Vieira - Superintendent of Corporate Relations
Mr Waldir de Jesus Nobre - Superintendent of Relations with Market and Intermediaries

Dear Sirs,

We refer to the Official Letter SAE 2.549/14, as of August 1, 2014 ("Official Letter"), through which this Entity requires the Company's assertions on the recent price movements with shares issued by the Company, the increase in the amount of trades and volume negotiated, and if there is any fact the Company is aware that may justify such movements.

We hereby inform that the Company has not identified the occurrence of any Material Fact pending disclosure or any other event that may cause such stock price movements.

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