Hollinger International Comments on Delaware Supreme Court Decision to

NEW YORK, April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hollinger International Inc. ("the Company") today welcomed the Delaware Supreme Court's decision to reject Conrad Black and Hollinger Inc.'s appeal of the Delaware Court of Chancery's decision of February 26, 2004.

The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the findings and rulings of Vice Chancellor Strine in that case, including that: Appellant Black breached fiduciary duty and violated material provisions of the Restructuring Proposal Agreement; ByLaw Amendments introduced by Appellants were legally ineffective because they had been adopted for an inequitable purpose; and the Company's Rights Plan was legally valid. In today's ruling, the Supreme Court also rejected Appellant Hollinger Inc.'s claim that "(i) it was not a party to or bound by the Restructuring Proposal Agreement; (ii) it had no fiduciary or contractual duty to support the Strategic Process; and (iii) and even if Inc. had such a duty, there is no evidence to support a conclusion that Inc. breached any contractual of fiduciary obligation."

About Hollinger International

Hollinger International Inc. is a newspaper publisher whose assets include The Chicago Sun-Times and a large number of community newspapers in the Chicago area as well as in Canada.

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Hollinger International Contacts: US/Canada Media Molly Morse Kekst and Company molly-morse@kekst.com 212-521-4826 UK Media Jeremy Fielding Kekst and Company jeremy-fielding@kekst.com 1-212-521-4825