Metro International

PROPOSAL FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mon, May 23, 2005 08:00 CET

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group, today announced that The Nomination Group consisting of major shareholders of Metro International has agreed the following proposal to the Annual General Meeting the 31 May 2005.Mr Vigo Carlund, Mr Henry Guy, Ms Cristina Stenbeck, Mr Pelle Törnberg, Mr Patrick Byng and Mr Dennis Malamatinas shall be re-elected directors of the Company and Mr Joshua Berger be elected to the Board of Directors as a new board member. The Nomination Group also proposes that the Meeting resolve that the fees for the members of the Board of

NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDERS’ GENERAL MEETING

Fri, May 13, 2005 10:00 CET

Metro International S.A. Société Anonyme (the Company) Registered office: 11, Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg R.C.S. Luxembourg B 73 790 __________________________________ CONVENING NOTICEis given to the shareholders of the Company that the Annual General Meeting will be held on 31 May 2005, at 5.30 p.m. at Château de Septfontaines, 330, rue de Rollingergrund in L-2441 Luxembourg (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) followed by an Extraordinary General Meeting (referred to together with the Annual General Meeting as the Meeting) with the following agenda: 1 Presentation of the reports of the

Metro modern media starts internet travel agency

Mon, Apr 25, 2005 09:00 CET

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group, today announced that Metro Modern Media is launching a travel agency, Metro Travel, which will offer inexpensive travel to Europe’s most popular cities. Metro Travel will focus primarily on offering a simplified, inexpensive means of seeking and booking into popular hotels in Europe.Effective today, hotel rooms can be booked simply and inexpensively in Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö via Internet www.metrotravel.com. Metro Travel will also be launched in Denmark in early May. As distinct from other

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2005

Wed, Apr 20, 2005 12:59 CET

Luxembourg, 20 April 2005 – Metro International S.A. (“Metro”) (MTROA, MTROB) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2005. FIRST QUARTER 2005 HIGHLIGHTS • 28% year on year increase in net sales to US$ 84.1 million (US$ 65.8 million) • Operating profit of US$ 7.5 million, including US$ 15.9 million Metro Boston transaction profit (loss of US$ 3.9 million) • A 49% interest in Metro Boston sold for US$ 16.5 million to The New York Times Company, realizing a transaction profit of US$ 15.9 million • Operating loss for newspaper editions of US$ 3.6 million (

2005 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL

Mon, Apr 18, 2005 08:30 CET

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group will announce its financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2005 on Wednesday, 20 April at 1:00 pm (CET). The company will host a conference call to present the results at 3:00 pm (CET). The call will also be webcast on Metro’s website at www.metro.lu.To participate please use the following dial in lines: UK +44 (0)20 7162 0125 Sweden +46 (0)8 505 20114 US +1 334 420 4950

METRO LAUNCHES NEW EDITION IN HOLLAND

Mon, Apr 18, 2005 08:00 CET

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group, today launched a new edition in Amsterdam. Its daily distribution will be 125,000 copies, combining 90,000 new copies and the 35,000 copies of the national Metro in Holland that are currently distributed in Amsterdam. These will now be converted into the local format. The Amsterdam edition will have a localized front cover and at least four extra pages of local news from Metro’s own newsroom.The launch makes Metro the largest daily newspaper in Amsterdam. Metro’s total circulation in Holland increases to 485,000 copies,

Metro launches internet strategy with "Metro Market"

Wed, Apr 13, 2005 08:30 CET

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group, today announced a major international internet strategy that will take the company into online advertising and content for the first time. A new subsidiary, Metro Modern Media, has been created to operate all of the global publisher’s new online activities.Simultaneously Metro has launched its first online product – “Metro Market” – a classified advertising site for consumers. The first of these goes live in Sweden today, with approximately 900,000 classified ads, at www.metromarknad.se. Over the coming months Metro

METRO EXPANDS IN HUNGARY

Thu, Mar 31, 2005 08:00 CET

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group, today announced that Metro Hungary has expanded the national edition to cover five more cities. This latest move increases Metro Hungary's circulation by 50,000 copies to 380,000 copies per day. It is expected over time to increase Metro Hungary's official readership to close to 800,000 daily readers.After the expansion of the national edition into five more cities, Metro Hungary’s two editions will be distributed in 24 Hungarian cities, including the capital Budapest. The Hungarian operation, which earlier this quarter

METRO LAUNCHES EDITION IN OTTAWA

Wed, Mar 30, 2005 08:00 CET

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), Torstar Corporation and CanWest MediaWorks today announced that it has launched an edition in Ottawa. Metro Ottawa is the fourth Metro publication to be launched in Canada, following highly successful debuts in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.Metro Ottawa will be distributed free of charge through street samplers and 1,500 boxes situated in high-traffic locations including transit stops, university campuses and highly populated business districts. Initial daily distribution for the Ottawa region will be 60,000. To date, Metro in Canada boasts a weekly

NEW LONG TERM INCENTIVE AWARDS

Tue, Mar 22, 2005 12:00 CET

The Board of Directors of Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group, today announced that it has approved a second annual allocation of long-term incentive awards for the group’s executive management under the group’s existing long-term incentive plan.The awards provide for the granting of 826,000 new Metro A share options and 826,000 new Metro B share options to leading executives of the company. In addition, the Board of Directors has also approved a conditional allocation of 826,000 new class A shares and 826,000 new class B Shares to the same executives.

Metro goes national in Italy

Mon, Mar 21, 2005 08:30 CET

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group, today announced that it has launched five new editions in Italy to cover the additional cities of Bologna, Florence, Genoa, Turin, Verona and Padua. With the new editions the number of printed copies in Italy increases to 850,000 each day, establishing Metro as the highest-circulation daily newspaper in Italy.Metro launched the first Italian edition of its free newspaper in Rome in July 2000. In January this year its second edition in Milan (launched in October 2000) was extended to the cities of Brescia, Bergamo, Pavia,

METRO HONG KONG EXTENDS DISTRIBUTION CONTRACT WITH MTR

Mon, Mar 14, 2005 11:46 CET

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group, today announced that that it has extended its distribution contract with MTR Corporation Ltd. until 14 April 2010. The agreement gives Metro the right to distribute the Metro free newspaper from racks in Hong Kong’s subway network, which is used by more than 2.2 million commuters every day. Metro is currently distributing more than 300,000 copies daily throughout Hong Kong at 49 MTR stations. The contract was initially awarded in April 2002 for a period of three years with the option for a further five-year extension.

TORSTAR, CANWEST AND METRO FORM JOINT VENTURE AND LAUNCH METRO VANCOUVER

Mon, Mar 14, 2005 09:01 CET

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group, today announced that Torstar Corporation, CanWest Global Communications Corp. and Metro International S.A. have formed a joint venture to publish English-language free daily newspapers in various Canadian cities. Each company will have a 33.3% interest in the new venture.The venture will commence with today’s launch of Metro Vancouver. The free daily is specifically designed to capture top news items in a fast and easy-to-read format for commuters. Metro Vancouver will be distributed free of charge through street

Completion of joint venture with New York Times Company

Fri, Mar 11, 2005 08:00 CET

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group, today announced that it has completed the joint venture in which The New York Times Company acquires a 49 percent ownership in Metro Boston. The Boston Globe (owned by The New York Times Company) and Metro Boston today began offering joint advertising opportunities to Boston area advertisers seeking to reach a young, active and well-educated audience through both publications. Completion of the transaction came after The United States Department of Justice said that it had officially closed its inquiry into whether the

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2004

Tue, Feb 15, 2005 13:21 CET

Luxembourg, 15 February 2005 – Metro International S.A. (“Metro”) (MTROA, MTROB), today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended 31 December 2004. TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2004 · 48.6% year on year increase in net sales to US$ 302.4 million (US$ 203.6 million) · Operating profit for newspaper editions of US$ 13.1 million (loss of US$ 3.9 million) · Operating profit for newspaper editions, excluding the new Lisbon and New York editions of US$ 25.9 million (loss of US$3.9 million) · Metro Sweden reports the highest annual local currency operating

2004 FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL

Fri, Feb 11, 2005 11:28 CET

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group, today announced that it will announce its financial results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended 31 December 2004 on Tuesday, 15 February at 1:00 pm (CET). The company will host a conference call to present the results at 3:00 pm (CET). The call will also be webcast on Metro’s website at www.metro.lu.To participate please use the following dial in lines: UK +44 (0)20 7365 1846 Sweden +46 (0)8 5853 6966 US +1 718 354 1153 A replay will be available until Monday, 21 February 2005. To listen to the replay please

FINANCIAL CALENDAR

Thu, Jan 27, 2005 08:00 CET

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group, today announced the following preliminary dates for the press release of its quarterly results statements and the Annual General Meeting in 2005. Q4 2004 and Full Year Report 15 February 2005 Q1 2005 Interim Report 20 April 2005 Q2 2005 Interim Report 21 July 2005 Q3 2005 Interim Report 20 October 2005 Annual General Meeting (Luxembourg) 31 May 2005 Metro is the largest and fastest growing international newspaper in the world. 42 daily Metro editions are published in 63 major cities in 17 countries in 16 languages across

THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY AND METRO USA ENTER INTO VENTURE IN BOSTON

Tue, Jan 04, 2005 08:00 CET

NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2005 -- The New York Times Company, owner of The Boston Globe, and Metro USA announced today a joint venture in which the Times Company will own 49 percent of Metro Boston, Metro USA’s free daily newspaper targeting well-educated young professionals. “We are very pleased about this new venture with Metro USA,” said Janet Robinson, president and chief executive officer of The New York Times Company. “It furthers our long-term strategy of serving our audiences in Boston.” Pelle Tornberg, president and CEO, Metro International, said, “The New York Times Company is one of the

METRO LAUNCHES EDITION IN LISBON

Thu, Dec 30, 2004 08:00 CET

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group, today announced that it has launched its first Portuguese edition in Lisbon.The Lisbon edition of Metro is being distributed free of charge this morning by hand and from racks at strategic locations in Portugal’s capital city, including subway stations through an exclusive distribution contract with Metropolitano de Lisboa. The number of copies will gradually increase to 100,000 in the beginning of 2005. The first two issues, 30th and 31st of December, will feature regular local, national and international news and a

METRO LAUNCHES EDITION IN NICE

Mon, Dec 06, 2004 09:08 CET

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group, today announced the continuation of its organic expansion in France with the launch of a new edition in Nice. By launching in Nice, Metro has reached its target of being established in 10 French cities before year-end 2004. Metro France already publishes daily editions in Paris/Ile-de-France, Lyons, Marseilles and its region (Aix-en-Provence, Aubagne, Toulon), Toulouse, Lille and Bordeaux.25,000 copies of Metro are being distributed in Nice this morning by hand in the city centre and through a network of exclusive

METRO TO LAUNCH IN LISBON WITH GRUPO MEDIA CAPITAL

Thu, Nov 25, 2004 08:25 CET

Metro International S.A., the international newspaper group, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Grupo Media Capital, SGPS, SA to establish a joint venture for the development and launch of a Metro newspaper edition in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Metro will be the majority shareholder in the newly created joint venture with a 65% stake in Metro Lisbon, while Media Capital will control the remaining 35% of the equity. Metro will manage the operations, while Media Capital will provide the editorial content. Grupo Media Capital owns TVI, Portugal’s leading

METRO HELSINKI NAMED 'MOST CREATIVE MEDIA OF 2004'

Mon, Nov 01, 2004 08:30 CET

METRO HELSINKI NAMED 'MOST CREATIVE MEDIA OF 2004' Metro International S.A. ("Metro"), the international newspaper group, today announced that its Helsinki edition won the 'Most Creative Media of 2004' award from the Finnish Association of Marketing Communication Agencies (MTL). The award was made to Metro for its contribution during the year to the development of successful commercial advertising campaigns through creative and innovative formats. Metro received the award at the opening ceremony of 'The Advertising Week' in Helsinki. Several media companies were competing for the title, but

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2004

Wed, Oct 20, 2004 13:09 CET

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2004 Luxembourg, 20 October 2004 - Metro International S.A. ("Metro") (MTROA, MTROB), today announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended 30 September 2004. NINE MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2004 - 49% year on year increase in net sales to US$ 207.0 million (US$ 139.1 million) - Operating profit for newspaper editions of US$ 2.0 million (loss of US$ 10.8 million) - US$ 20.0 million operating profit improvement for newspaper editions more than one year old to US$ 9.2 million (loss of US$ 10.