Metro International: Notification of Major Shareholding

Publication and communication under the Luxembourg act dated 27 July 2012 on
squeeze-outs and sell-outs of securities issued by companies currently or
formerly listed on a regulated market in the European Union

Kinnevik  Media Holding AB,  a private limited  liability company existing under
Swedish  law  with  registered  seat Skeppsbron 18, Box 2094, S-10313 Stockholm,
Sweden,  registered with the Swedish  Companies Registration Office under number
556880-1590, with  email address:  info@kinnevik.se ("Kinnevik  Media Holding"),
which  is held by 100% Investment AB  Kinnevik (publ), limited liability company
existing  under Swedish law, with registered seat at Skeppsbron 18, Box 2094, S-
10313 Stockholm,  Sweden  registered  with  the  Swedish  Companies Registration
Office  under  number  556047-9742, with  email  address: info@kinnevik.se being
listed at the Stockholm Stock Exchange, NASDAQ OMX Stockholm,

Has notified Metro of the following:
As  of 1 October  2012, out of  the total  of 264,483,532 shares to which voting
rights  are attached in Metro (in form of registered shares, of which a majority
is  deposited  with  Skandinaviska  Enskilda  Banken  AB  (SEB) which has issued
Swedish  depository receipts (SDRs), representing the shares deposited with it),
Kinnevik Media Holding held directly 258,298,824 of shares/SDRs with ISIN number
SE0000696841,  representing 97.66% of the  share capital to  which voting rights
are attached and the corresponding voting rights.

On   8 October   2012, Kinnevik  Media  Holding  acquired  by  purchase  further
shares/SDRs,  following a  private offer  made by  Investment AB Kinnevik (publ)
after  delisting of  the shares  of Metro,  so that  its total direct holding of
shares/SDRs with ISIN number SE0000696841 rose from 258,298,824 to 258,920,597,
representing 97.90% of the share capital to which voting rights are attached, so
that  Kinnevik  Media  Holding  held  258,920,597 of  the  voting  rights, which
represent 97.90% of the total voting rights in Metro.

On   8 November  2012, Kinnevik  Media  Holding  acquired  by  purchase  further
shares/SDRs,  following a  private offer  made by  Investment AB Kinnevik (publ)
after  delisting of  the shares  of Metro,  so that  its total direct holding of
shares/SDRs with ISIN number SE0000696841 rose from 258,920,597 to 259,091,351,
representing 97.96% of the share capital to which voting rights are attached, so
that  Kinnevik  Media  Holding  holds  259,091,351 of  the  voting rights, which
represent 97.96% of the total voting rights in Metro.

Kinnevik Media Holding has also indicated that:
Shareholders  of Investment AB Kinnevik (publ),  including Verdere S.à r.l., SMS
Sapere Aude Trust, Sophie Stenbeck and HS Sapere Aude Trust, together holding as
of  31 October  2012 shares  representing  approximately  46.2% of the votes and
approximately  11.9% of the share capital in Investment AB Kinnevik (publ), have
an  agreement regarding  coordinated voting  of their  shares. Verdere  S.à r.l.
holding  as of  31 October 2012 shares  representing approximately  35.1% of the
votes  and approximately  9.1% of the  share capital  in Investment  AB Kinnevik
(publ)  is owned,  directly and  indirectly, by  Cristina and Max Stenbeck, 50%
each.



For further information please visit www.metro.lu or contact:
 Kristofer Hellberg Kinnevik Tel: +46 70 762 00 24


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