The board of directors of Banco Macro S.A. has considered and decided to approve the leave of absence requested by Mr. Jorge Horacio Brito as Director and Chairman of Banco Macro S.A., pursuant to the terms in which said request was communicated through a Relevant Event dated November 17, 2017. Mr. Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo, in his capacity as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, shall chair the board of directors until the next General Shareholder's Meeting. At the same meeting, the board of directors was informed by the specific area of the Bank about the actions carried out in relation to companies and natural persons mentioned in the media as a result of an ongoing legal case.