OREANDA-NEWS. November 29, 2011. HRT Participacoes em Petroleo S.A. (“Company” or “HRT”) (BM&FBOVESPA: HRTP3, TSX-V: HRP), in compliance with the provisions of Article 12 of CVM Instruction 358/02, informs the acceptance of the letter from BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), as shareholder of HRT, communicating that it holds 299,900 common shares of the Company, which represents 5.15% of its voting capital.

Further, according to information provided by BlackRock, said acquisition is not aimed at changing HRT’s controlling or administrative structure.