“Heringer is the biggest company in the state of Espírito Santo according to Exame Magazine’s Best and Biggest” Exame’s magazine released on its website the ranking of the biggest companies in each Brazilian state based on their gross operating revenue in US$ million. Fertilizantes Heringer S.A. is ranked as the biggest company in the state of Espírito Santo. Click on the link for the Raking on Exame magazine website: http://exame.abril.com.br/negocios/noticias-melhores-e-maiores/noticias/as-maiores-empresas-em-cadaestado-brasileiro About Fertilizantes Heringer S.A. – Fertilizantes Heringer S.A. is a pioneer in the production, sale and distribution of fertilizers. With a national presence and 43 years of experience in the Brazilian market, today it is one of the three largest fertilizer companies in Brazil. The Company operates through 19 production units strategically located in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Espírito Santo, Sergipe, Bahia, Goiás, Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, all of which produce, sell and distribute fertilizers for the various different crops grown in Brazil. A new Single Super Phosphate (SSP) production plant was also inaugurated in November 2008. Since April 2007, Heringer stock (ticker: FHER3) has been listed on the Novo Mercado, the listing segment of the BM&FBovespa S.A. - Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange with the highest standards of corporate governance and transparency.