Metro International ("Metro"), the world's largest international newspaper,
hereby announces in accordance with the "Law of 11 January 2008 on transparency
requirements for issuers of securities", where Luxembourg is the home Member
State (the "Transparency Law"), a change in shareholding.
Please be notified that Försäkringsbolaget Avanza Pension on 23 March 2012, has
changed its shareholding in Metro International S.A. to a level below the
threshold of 5 percent of total numbers of voting rights.
Försäkringsaktiebolaget Avanza Pension's shareholding thereafter amounts to
2 872 800 SDR's representing the Class A share, equivalent to 1.09 percent of
the total number of voting rights (8 February 2012 Avanza Pension's shareholding
exceeded above the threshold of 5 percent of total number of voting rights).
Försäkringsbolaget Avanza Pension is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avanza Bank
Holding AB. It is the pension holders of Avanza Pension who have acquired the
shareholdings in question.
For further information please visit www.metro.lu or contact:
Anders Kronborg CFO Tel: +44 79 1254 0800
Tanya Forsstedt Avanza Bank AB Tel: +46 8 562 257 37
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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 22 countries across Europe, North & South America and
Asia. Metro has a unique global reach - attracting a young, active, well-
educated Metropolitan audience of over 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.
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Metro International: Notification of Change in Shareholding
| Source: Metro International S.A.
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