23 Dec 2015 15:03
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GRUPO CLARIN S.A.
Court Extends Injunction
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On 22 December 2015, Grupo ClarΓn S.A. (the "Company") informed the Argentine Securities Commission and the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange that it had been served notice of a decision rendered by the Federal Civil and Commercial Court No. 1 in re "Grupo ClarΓn S.A. and others v. National State and other re/ merely declarative action" File No. 7263/2012, whereby the court decided serve notice to the defendant of a request filed by claimants for a six-month extension of the injunction granted on 9 December 2014 that suspended the effects of Resolution No. 1121/14 and the "Ex-officio transfer procedure", which was extended for six months on 15 July 2015. The Court's decision extends the injunction preliminarily until a decision is rendered regarding the six-month extension request.
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Attached is a free translation of the relevant sections of the decision of the Federal Civil and Commercial Court No. 1.
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Enquiries:
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In Buenos Aires:
Alfredo MarΓn/AgustΓn Medina Manson
Grupo ClarΓn
Tel: +5411 4309 7215
Email: investors@grupoclarin.comΒ
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In London:
Alex Money
Jasford IR
Tel: +44 20 3289 5300
Email: alexm@jasford.comΒ
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In New York:
Melanie Carpenter
I-advize Corporate Communications
Tel: +1 212 406 3692
Email: clarin@i-advize.com
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FREE TRANSLATION
National Judicial BranchΒ
FEDERAL CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL COURT NO. 1
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7263/2012
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GRUPO CLARΓN S.A. AND OTHERS V/ NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS RE/ MERELY DECLARATIVE ACTION
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Buenos Aires, 18 December 2015.- LB
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Β [Recitals intentionally omitted]
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In consequence, we must order the extension of the decision rendered on 9 December 2014 (pp. 1262/1278 of incident No. 1 and copies of pp. 546/561 bis of this incident) and extended for six more months pursuant to the decision of 15 July 2015 (as stated in pp. 1164/1171), confirmed by the Court of Appeals - Chamber I-on pp. 1223/1226), and for as long as [we] decide on the extension of the injunction requested [by claimant].
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IT IS SO DECIDED
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Let this decision be recorded notified.
In addition, let the defendants be served notice of the request made on pp. 1231/1237, [so that they may respond within a period of] five days.
Let they be notified.
Let [us take note of] the authorizations granted and the reservation made.
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/s/ Horacio C. Alfonso
Deputy Federal Judge
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