FINANCIAL CALENDAR

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 Europe, North & South America and Asia. Metro has a unique global reach - attracting a young, active, well-educated audience of more than 14.5 million daily readers and over 32 million weekly readers. Metro has an equal number of male and female readers and 70% are under the age of 45. Metro’s advertising sales have grown at a compound annual rate of 47% since the launch of the first edition in 1995. Metro International S.A. ‘A’ and ‘B’ shares are listed on the Stockholmsbörsen ‘O-List’ under the symbols MTROA and MTROB.