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GRUPO CLARIN S.A.

Director requests Leave of Absence

On 25 March 2014, Grupo Clarín S.A. (the "Company") informed the Argentine Securities Commission and the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange that on 21 March 2014 the Company had received a notice from Mr. Héctor Mario Aranda, a member of the Board of Directors, requesting-for personal reasons-a leave of absence from his position from 24 March 2014 up to and including 16 April 2014, automatically reassuming his position on 17 April 2014.

Attached is a free translation of the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors in which Mr. Aranda's request was accepted.

Enquiries:

In Buenos Aires:

Alfredo Marín/Agustín Medina Manson

Grupo Clarín

Tel: +5411 4309 7215

Email: investors@grupoclarin.com 

In London:

Alex Money/Clare Gallagher

Jasford IR

Tel: +44 20 3289 5300

Email: alexm@jasford.com 

In New York:

Melanie Carpenter

I-advize Corporate Communications

Tel: +1 212 406 3692

Email: clarin@i-advize.com

FREE TRANSLATION

Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors No. 253: In the City of Buenos Aires, on the 21st day of the month of March 2014, at 18.00 hours, the Board of Directors of Grupo Clarín S.A. meets at the Company's headquarters on calle Piedras 1743, Federal Capital, with the presence of the undersigned members of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Committee. Mr. Jorge C. Rendo opens the meeting and submits the following point of the agenda to the consideration of those present: Acknowledgment of the license requested by Director Mr. Héctor Mario Aranda. The Chairman of the Board continues to speak and states that on that day, the Company received a communication from Director Héctor Mario Aranda whereby he requests-for personal reasons-a license from the exercise of his position from 24 March 2014 up to and including 16 April 2014-automatically reassuming his position on 17 April 2014-. In light of the above, [Mr. Rendo] considers that [the Board] must, and he specifically motions that it does, accept the license requested by the Director Héctor Mario Aranda. The motion is put to the consideration of the board and approved unanimously. With no further items to discuss, the meeting is adjourned at 18.30 hours.

Signors:

Directors:

Jorge Carlos Rendo, Ignacio Rolando Driollet, Alejandro Alberto Urricelqui, Sebastian Bardengo, Saturnino Lorenzo Herrero Mitjans, Luis María Blaquier, Lorenzo Calcagno and Alberto César Menzani.

Supervisory Committee:

Carlos Alberto Pedro Di Candia, Raúl Antonio Morán and Pablo San Martín.