First Half Year And Second Quarter 2001 Financial Results Announcement Teleconference Metro International S.a.

FIRST HALF YEAR AND SECOND QUARTER 2001 FINANCIAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT TELECONFERENCE METRO INTERNATIONAL S.A. Wednesday 8th August 2001 11.00 AM New York time 4.00 PM London time 5.00 PM Stockholm time Metro International S.A. (MTROA, MTROB) is pleased to invite you to participate in a telephone conference call to review Metro International's financial results for the first half year and second quarter ended 30th June 2001. The teleconference will be held on Wednesday 8th August at 11.00am New York time, 4.00pm London time, 5.00pm Stockholm Time. Pelle Törnberg, President and Chief Executive Officer; Jens Torpe, Chief Operating Officer and José Rego, Chief Financial Officer, will present the results and be available to answer questions. The results announcement will be released on Wednesday 8th August 2001 at 9.00am New York time, 2.00pm London time, 3.00pm Stockholm time. The report will also be distributed by fax and email and will be available at www.metro.lu together with a slide presentation relating to the results. In order to participate in the conference call, please provide your details to the Investor Relations Manager at info@metro.lu (Fax: +44 (0) 20 7321 5020, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7321 5010). You will then be provided with the teleconference 'call-in' telephone number. If you are unable to participate at the scheduled time, a recording of the teleconference can be accessed one hour after the end of the call by dialing +44 (0) 20 8288 4459 (access code 698 032) or +1 303 804 1855 (access code 111 8867) for seven days after the announcement. An archived audio stream will also be available one hour after the conference call at www.metro.lu. 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. For further information, please visit www.metro.lu, email info@sharedvalue.net or contact: Pelle Törnberg, President & CEO tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 0230 Investor & media enquiries tel: +44 (0) 20 7321 5010 Metro International S.A. publishes and distributes 19 editions of its free daily newspaper in 14 countries: Stockholm (Metro), Prague (Metro), Gothenburg (Metro), Hungary (Metro), the Netherlands (Metro), Helsinki (Metro), Malmö (Metro), Santiago (publiMETRO), Philadelphia (Metro), Zurich (Metropol), Toronto (Metro), Rome (Metro), Buenos Aires (publiMETRO), Milan (Metro), Warsaw (Metropol), Athens (Metrorama), Montreal (Metro), Barcelona (Metro Directo) & Boston (Metro). ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/01/20010731BIT00450/bit0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/01/20010731BIT00450/bit0001.pdf