NOTICE TO THE MARKET

Porto Alegre, August 21, 2014.

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul S.A. ("Banrisul", "Bank" or "Company"), considering the option to convert its class A preferred (PNA) shares into common (ON) shares or class B preferred (PNB) shares issued by the Company, hereby notifies, for knowledge and disclosure, that, after conversion of 600 (six hundred) class A preferred shares into 600 (six hundred) class B preferred shares, the Company’s capital stock was altered, as shown below:

Capital Stock on of May 07, 2014, date of last modification.

Common Shares: 205,043,395

Class A Preferred Shares: 3,530,451
Class B Preferred Shares: 200,400,631
Total 408,974,477

Capital Stock after Conversions as of August 20, 2014.

Common Shares: 205,043,395
Class A Preferred Shares: 3,529,851
Class B Preferred Shares: 200,401,231
Total 408,974,477

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BANRISUL S.A.

Alexandre Pedro Ponzi
Superintendente de Relações com Investidores
Telefone: +55 (51) 3215-3232
E-mail: ir@banrisul-ri.com.br
Website: www.banrisul.com.br/ir