Metro International announces conclusion of deal in the US

Metro International  S.A.  ("Metro International"  or  "the  Group"),
today announces that all definitive agreements regarding the sale  of
its US operations to  Seabay Media Holding  LLC ("Seabay") have  been
finalized and the transaction was  completed effective as of June 1st
2009.

The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.


For further information please contact:
Per Mikael Jensen,  CEO and President                            Tel:
+44 (0)78 4167 3230
Anders                                                      Kronborg,
CFO                                                   Tel: +44  (0)79
1254 0800

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ABOUT METRO INTERNATIONAL AND METRO

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.