OREANDA-NEWS. HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. (the "Company" or "HRT") (BM&FBOVESPA: HRTP3, TSX-V: HRP), in compliance with the provisions of article 12, paragraph 4, of CVM Instruction 358/02, announces that it received, on August 19, 2014, a letter from Morgan Stanley, through its subsidiaries, Morgan Stanley Uruguay Ltda., Caieiras Fundo de Investimento Multimercado and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, informing that, on August 18, it held a total of 1,470,545 common shares issued by HRT, equivalent to 4.94% of the total capital stock of the Company, representing a decrease of 77,070 common shares comparing to Morgan Stanley's prior holding of 5.2% of the total capital stock of the Company, disclosed on the News Release of 6/13/2014.

Morgan Stanley declares that the position herein mentioned was not decreased for the purpose of altering the Company's administration, composition of control, or operations.

HRT, through its subsidiaries, holds a 60% participating interest and it is also the operator of the Polvo Field, which is located in the southern portion of the Campos Basin, at 100km east of the city of Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro. HRT has Brazil's seventh largest daily production of barrels of oil equivalent (boe), with 20.3º API, deriving from three producing reservoirs. HRT is the owner, through its subsidiaries, of “Polvo A” fixed platform and a 3.000HP drilling rig, currently in operation in the field, being the platform connected to the “Polvo FPSO” vessel, with capacity to segregate hydrocarbons and water treatment, oil storage and offloading. Polvo Field license covers an area of approximately 134km2, with several prospects with potential for further explorations. Additionally, HRT holds a 55% interest and is the operator of 19 exploration blocks in the Solimões Basin, and also operates ten exploration blocks off the Namibian coast, in the Orange and Walvis sub-basins. HRT is committed to minimizing any possible environmental impacts on the sites where it acts. Our commitment to the local communities is towards health conditions, safety and quality of life.