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NEW YORK, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hollinger International Inc. (NYSE:HLR) announced today that Gordon A. Paris has been reappointed Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Company also announced that the Board of Directors intends to appoint a non-executive Chairman following the 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is expected to take place in June 2006. Until that time, the Honorable Raymond G.H. Seitz will remain the Board's Lead Director. Additionally, the Company announced the composition of the Board's Committees as follows: Audit Committee: Graham W. Savage, Chairman; John M. O'Brien; John F. Bard Compensation Committee: Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr., Chairman; John M. O'Brien; John F. Bard Nominating and Governance Committee: Raymond S. Troubh, Chairman; Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr.; Raymond G. H. Seitz Executive Committee: Raymond G. H. Seitz, Chairman; Gordon A. Paris; Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr.; Graham W. Savage; Raymond S. Troubh Special Committee: Gordon A. Paris, Chairman; Graham W. Savage; Raymond G. H. Seitz Hollinger International Inc. (http://www.hollingerinternational.com/) is a newspaper publisher whose assets include The Chicago Sun-Times and a large number of community newspapers in the Chicago area. Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements. Certain statements made in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). Forward- looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain the words "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "project," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result" or similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in reports filed by Hollinger International with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in its Forms 10 K and 10 Q. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors, nor can it assess the impact of all such risk factors on the Company's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward- looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Contacts: Molly Morse / Jeremy Fielding Kekst and Company 212-521-4826/4825 First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: jeremy-fielding@KEKST.COM DATASOURCE: Hollinger International Inc. CONTACT: Molly Morse, +1-212-521-4826, , or Jeremy Fielding, +1-212-521-4825, , both of Kekst and Company, both for Hollinger International Inc. Web site: http://www.hollingerinternational.com/

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