METRO APPOINTS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR IN POLAND

METRO APPOINTS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR IN POLAND Metro International S.A. ("Metro"), the international newspaper group, today announced the appointment of Dominik Tzimas as Managing Director of its Polish operation. Dominik Tzimas has an established track record in the Polish market, having held managerial positions in various publishing companies in Poland. Dominik was Sales Director at Axel Springer and also worked at Bauer where he was Sales and Marketing Director and a member of the Board. Dominik will assume his responsibilities of Managing Director of Metropol with effect from 6 May 2004. Metro was launched in Poland in November 2000 and rapidly became the most widely read newspaper in Warsaw. 140,000 copies of Metropol are distributed each morning in the capital and attract over 325,000 daily readers. Metro expanded its distribution at the beginning of March to cover 4 additional cities in Poland, which makes Metropol the fourth largest newspaper in Poland. Metropol's distribution now reaches one fifth of the country's urban population, which has the highest spending power per person. Pelle Törnberg, President and CEO, commented: "We are delighted that Dominik is joining Metro. He is well connected in the Polish market and his appointment is intended to strengthen our position and accelerate our development in Poland". For further information, please visit www.metro.lu, email info@metro.lu or contact: Pelle Törnberg, President & CEO tel: +44 (0) 20 7016 1300 Matthew Hooper, Investor & Press Relations tel: +44 (0) 20 7321 5010 Metro is the largest international newspaper in the world, publishing daily editions in 16 countries in Europe, North & South America and Asia. Metro attracts more than 13 million daily readers and over 28 million weekly readers. Metro editions therefore reach 30% of the population of over 100 million within Metro's distribution areas. Metro derives its revenues from advertising sales, which 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. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/03/16/20040315BIT20810/wkr0006.pdf