Clarification of CEO remuneration in Annual Report 2008

Metro International S.A. (Metro) published its Annual Report on  30th
April 2009. In the notes to the financial statements (note 16) it  is
stated that  the  CEO, Per  Mikael  Jensen, received  €336,000  as  a
variable remuneration in 2008.

This has in some media been interpreted as a bonus. However, the main
part of the amount refers to the deferred stock that was agreed  with
Per Mikael Jensen when  he joined Metro in  2007. It also includes  a
smaller amount which is linked to the variable remuneration for 2007,
which was agreed and paid out during the spring of 2008.

Per Mikael Jensen has declined to receive any bonuses for 2008.



For further information please contact:


Per Mikael Jensen, CEO tel. +44 (0)20 7016 1300
Anders Kronborg, CFO   tel: +44 (0)79 12 540 800



ABOUT METRO INTERNATIONAL

Metro is the largest international  newspaper in the world. Metro  is
published in over  100 major  cities in 18  countries across  Europe,
North & South  America and Asia.  Metro has a  unique global reach  -
attracting a young, active, well-educated Metropolitan audience of 17
million daily readers.

Metro International S.A.  shares are listed  on Nasdaq OMX  Stockholm
through Swedish Depository Receipts  of series A  and series B  under
the symbols MTROA and MTROB.