Clarification of q3 preliminary results announcement
CLARIFICATION OF Q3 PRELIMINARY RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT US$ millions Q3 2001 Q3 2000 Jan-Sept 2001 Jan-Sept 2000 Earnings after -26.3 -19.1 -63.4 -40.6 financial items and before income tax Earnings after income -27.0 -18.3 -65.5 -43.2 tax All figures in the above table and the table on the front page of the Q3 preliminary report are stated in millions of US dollars. The Company apologises for any misunderstanding arising from the earlier miss-communication. For further information, please visit www.metro.lu, email info@metro.lu or contact: Pelle Törnberg, President & CEO tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 0230 Matthew Hooper, Investor & Press Relations tel: +44 (0) 20 7321 5010 Metro is the world's largest free newspaper, publishing and distributing 21 editions in 15 countries in 14 languages: Stockholm (Metro), Prague (Metro), Gothenburg (Metro), Hungary (Metro), the Netherlands (Metro), Helsinki (Metro), Malmö (Metro), Santiago (Publimetro), Philadelphia (Metro), Zurich (Metropol), Toronto (Metro Today), Rome (Metro), Buenos Aires (Publimetro), Milan (Metro), Warsaw (Metropol), Athens (Metrorama), Montreal (Metro), Barcelona (Metro Directe), Boston (Metro), Madrid (Metro Directo) and Copenhagen (MetroXpress). Metro International S.A. 'A' and 'B' shares are listed on the NASDAQ National Market and on the Stockholmsbörsen O-List under the symbols MTROA and MTROB. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/10/25/20011025BIT01830/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/10/25/20011025BIT01830/bit0002.pdf