Metro raises us$ 40 million

METRO RAISES US$ 40 MILLION Metro International S.A. ("Metro"), the international newspaper group, today announced that it has raised new bank debt financing of SEK 400 million. The financing is by means of a committed credit facility, which has a term of three and a half years. The annual interest to be paid on the drawn down amount of the loan is STIBOR plus three percent. The facility has been provided on a stand alone basis by Nordea. 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 23 editions in 15 countries in 13 languages: Stockholm (Metro), Prague (Metro), Gothenburg (Metro), Hungary (Metro), the Netherlands (Metro), Helsinki (Metro), Malmö (Metro), Santiago (Publimetro), Philadelphia (Metro), Toronto (Metro Today), Rome (Metro), Milan (Metro), Warsaw (Metropol), Athens (Metrorama), Montreal (Metro), Barcelona (Metro Directe), Boston (Metro), Madrid (Metro Directo), Copenhagen (MetroXpress), Paris (Metro), Marseille (Metro), Lyon (Metro) and Hong Kong (Metropolis Daily). 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/2002/05/15/20020515BIT01410/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/05/15/20020515BIT01410/wkr0002.pdf