HRT - Changes in the management team

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 7, 2013 /CNW/ - HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. (the "Company" or "HRT") (BM&FBOVESPA: HRTP3, TSX-V: HRP), announces to its shareholders and to the market that, at a Board of Directors` Meeting held on this date, its Board members were informed about both resignations of Mr. Carlos Tersandro Fonseca Adeodato from the HRT`s Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer positions, and Ms. Maria Emilia de Azevedo from the Company´s Chief Administrative Officer position.

To the position of Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer of HRT, the Board of Directors approved the appointment of Mr. Ricardo Bottas Dourado. The executive joined HRT in 2011, and at present he serves as the Planning and Business Development Executive Manager. Bottas has a 17-year professional experience, holding managerial positions in large companies, such as Neoenergia and Ernst & Young, in the Auditing, Treasury, Finance, Planning and Strategic Control departments. He holds a degree in business administration from Universidade Salvador (UNIFACS), with a graduate specialization in Corporate Finance from IBMEC-RJ.

To the position of Chief Administrative Officer, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. Luiz Eduardo Conde. The executive joined the Company in 2011, where he has served as Corporate Administrative Executive Manager, with responsibilities for the Human Resources, Legal, Information Technology, Supply Chain, Compliance, Local Content and General Services. He owns a 33-year managing experience in Administration, Organizational Development, and Finance areas for private companies, public institutions and international entities. He graduated in Business Administration from Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas (EBAPE) of FGV-RJ and also has a postgraduate certificate in Strategic Management and in e-Business at the same institution.

HRT hereby thanks Mr. Carlos Tersandro Fonseca Adeodato and Ms. Maria Emilia de Azevedo for their contribution in the period they honored the Company with their efforts since 2009 and 2011, respectively.

For further information, please contact HRT`s Investor Relations Department.

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About HRT
HRT Participações holds one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in Brazil. The HRT Group comprises eight main subsidiaries: IPEX (Integrated Petroleum Expertise Company Serviços em Petróleo Ltda.), HRT O&G Exploração e Produção de Petróleo Ltda., HRT Netherlands B.V., HRT África Petróleo S.A., HRT América Inc., Air Amazonia Serviços Aéreos Ltda. and HRT Canada Inc.. The Company retains a 55% interest in 21 exploratory blocks in the Solimões Basin. HRT also operates ten exploratory blocks off the Namibian coast: eight blocks in the Orange Sub-basin and two blocks in the Walvis Sub-basin. HRT's team includes PHDs and masters in geochemistry, geophysics, biology and engineering, most of them former employees of Petrobras and ANP (Brazil petroleum agency). HRT is committed to minimizing any possible environmental impacts in the sites where it acts. Our commitment to the local communities is towards health conditions, safety and quality of life. For more information, please visit the Company's website: www.hrt.com.br/ir

Disclaimer
This news release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this news release are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding our drilling and seismic plans, operating costs, acquisitions of equipment, expectations of finding oil, the quality of oil we expect to produce and our other plans and objectives. Readers can identify many of these statements by looking for words such as "expects", "believe", "hope" and "will" and similar words or the negative thereof. Although management believes that the expectations represented in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. By their nature, forward-looking statements require us to make assumptions and, accordingly, forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution readers of this news release not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements because a number of factors may cause actual future circumstances, results, conditions, actions or events to differ materially from the plans, expectations, estimates or intentions expressed in the forward-looking statements and the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements.

The following risk factors could affect our operations: the contingent resource and prospective resource evaluation reports involving a significant degree of uncertainty and being based on projections that may not prove to be accurate; inherent risks to the exploration and production of oil and natural gas; limited operating history as an oil and natural gas exploration and production company; drilling and other operational hazards; breakdown or failure of equipment or processes; contractor or operator errors; non-performance by third party contractors; labour disputes, disruptions or declines in productivity; increases in materials or labour costs; inability to attract sufficient labour; requirements for significant capital investment and maintenance expenses which HRT may not be able to finance; cost overruns and delays; exposure to fluctuations in currency and commodity prices; political and economic conditions in Namibia and Brazil; complex laws that can affect the cost, manner or feasibility of doing business; environmental, safety and health regulation which may become stricter in the future and lead to an increase in liabilities and capital expenditures, including indemnity and penalties for environmental damage; early termination, non-renewal and other similar provisions in concession contracts; and competition. We caution that this list of factors is not exhaustive and that, when relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions, investors and others should also carefully consider other uncertainties and potential events. The forward-looking statements herein are made based on the assumption that our plans and operations will not be affected by such risks, but that, if our plans and operations are affected by such risks, the forward-looking statements may become inaccurate.

The forward-looking statements contained herein are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are made as of the date of this news release. Except as required by applicable securities laws, we do not undertake to update such forward-looking statements.

SOURCE: HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A.

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Sandra Calcado - Investor Relations Manager
Tainah Costa - Investor Relations Senior Analyst

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