METRO AG / Key word(s): Change in Forecast 05.10.2012 15:35 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The European consumer environment has worsened further in recent weeks against the backdrop of rising unemployment, which has hit a new record high in the Eurozone, and intensified consolidation measures to contain the sovereign debt crisis. This has also started to materially affect METRO GROUP's business development, especially in Southern Europe and parts of Eastern Europe, despite our successful measures to increase sales and efficiency. Taking these worsened trading conditions into account, METRO GROUP now expects EBIT before special items to amount to around EUR 2 billion (former guidance: EBIT before special items to roughly match the previous year's result of EUR 2,372 million). For 2012, the target of sustainable sales growth remains unchanged, as do the goals for improving cash flow and reducing net debt. 05.10.2012 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: METRO AG Schlüterstr. 1 40235 Düsseldorf Germany 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: MDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: METRO AG: METRO GROUP dampens 2012 EBIT expectations
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