PUBLIC COMPANY CNPJ No. 78.876.950/0001-71 BLUMENAU - SANTA CATARINA MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT

CIA. HERING ("Company"), a publicly traded corporation, established in the city of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, at Rua Hermann Hering #. 1790, referring to the fact already disclosed to the market on 12/10/2012, informs that it was mentioned on 04/09/2013, in relation to a monitory damages action filed by the bankrupt estate of Banco Santos SA in case file # 0189676-41.2012.8.26.0100, underway in the 28th Civil Court of the Administrative Region of Sao Paulo - Capital, on the grounds of alleged non-payment of the obligation undertaken in a credit limit contract- guaranteed account # 233699-1, on the date of its maturing on August 2, 2004, resulting in the demand for a value of R$ 26,915,957.35, at the time of its filing.
The Company and its attorneys believe such these demands are baseless and therefore intend to defend themselves. In this sense, indeed, the Company and its attorneys estimate the likelihood of success as being probable in the referred litigation and they do not expect any materially relevant consequences (acceleration of contracts, cross default, etc.) due to the filing of such action.
Blumenau, April 11, 2013.

Frederico de Aguiar Oldani CFO and Investor Relations
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