Preliminary results for the twelve months ended 31 december 2000
METRO INTERNATIONAL S.A. PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2000 Luxembourg, 21 February 2001 - Metro International S.A. ("Metro") (MTROA, MTROB), today announced its preliminary results for the financial year ended 31 December 2000. · Net sales up 47% to US$ 91.9 million · Net sales up 64.2% on local currency basis · Net sales up 60.2% to US$ 28.9 million in fourth quarter compared to third quarter · Combined EBITDA of US$ 3.7 million for 7 editions launched before 2000 · Daily readership increased by 69% to 6.6 million in second half year Years ended 31 December