METRO AG / Strategic Company Decision 19.01.2009 Release of a Adhoc News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- With 'Shape 2012', the METRO Group is launching a comprehensive efficiency- and value-enhancing programme. The aim is to ensure profitable growth of the company in the long term. The Groups structures will be simplified to realise the maximum growth momentum and customer orientation while significantly reducing costs. The intended potential for profit improvements until 2012 and beyond will amount to 1.5 billion. Half of this amount will result from cost savings. The remaining amount is to be realised through improved productivity and other profit-enhancing measures. The profit improvements resulting from the programme will depend on the development of the macroeconomic conditions in our sales markets. The new structure will give employees more freedom to conduct operational business and will enable the sales divisions to satisfy the ever-changing needs of their customers in a flexible, fast and autonomous way. At the same time, those topics relevant for the strategic leadership, governance and controlling of the Group will be more centralised. DGAP 19.01.2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: METRO AG Schlüterstr. 1 40235 Düsseldorf Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)211 6886-1936 Fax: +49 (0)211 6886-3759 E-mail: investorrelations@metro.de Internet: www.metrogroup.de ISIN: DE0007257503, DE0007257537, Weitere: www.metro.de/investor relations WKN: 725750, 725753, Weitere: www.metro.de/investor relations Indices: DAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Düsseldorf; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hannover, München, Hamburg, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX; Foreign Exchange(s) SWX End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: METRO AG:METRO Group launches value-enhancing programme 'Shape 2012'
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