Metro International: Notification of Major Shareholding


10 January 2014

                       Notification of Major Shareholding


  Publication and communication under the Luxembourg act dated 21 July 2012 on
   squeeze-outs and sell-outs of securities issued by companies currently or
          formerly listed on a regulated market in the European Union

Kinnevik  Media Holding AB,  a private limited  liability company existing under
Swedish  law  with  registered  seat Skeppsbron 18, Box 2094, S-10313 Stockholm,
Sweden,  registered with the Swedish  Companies Registration Office under number
556880-1590, with  email  address:  info@kinnevik.se  ("Kinnevik Media Holding")
which  is held by 100% Investment AB Kinnevik (publ), a public limited liability
company  existing under Swedish law, with  registered seat at Skeppsbron 18, Box
2094, S-10313 Stockholm,   Sweden   registered   with   the   Swedish  Companies
Registration    Office    under    number   556047-9742, with   email   address:
info@kinnevik.se being listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm; has notified Metro of the
following:

Metro  has a total issued share capital EUR 1,001,250.81 divided into a total of
528,472,744 shares, having one voting right each.

On  10 January 2014, Kinnevik Media Holding acquired by purchase further class A
shares/SDRs  and  class  B  shares/SDRs,  following  a  private  offer  made  by
Investment  AB Kinnevik (publ) after  delisting of the shares  of Metro, so that
its direct holding:

  * of class A shares/SDRs with ISIN number SE0000696841 rose from EUR
    493,179.30 to EUR 493,574.07 in the share capital of Metro, corresponding to
    a rise in the voting rights from 260,306,222 to 260,514,590 in the class A
    shares/SDRs and to a holding of 98.33% in the class A share/SDRs, and
  * of class B shares/SDRs SE0000696858 rose from EUR 491,021.03 to EUR
    491,855.69 in the share capital of Metro, corresponding to a rise in the
    voting rights from 259,167,062 to 259,607,605 in the class B shares/SDRs and
    hence a holding of 98.51% in the class B share/SDRs.


The total direct holding of shares/SDR of Kinnevik Media Holding hence rose from
EUR 984,200.33 to EUR 985,429.76, corresponding to voting rights which rose from
519,473,284 to 520,122,195 and a holding of 98.42% of the total voting rights in
Metro.

During  an extraordinary shareholder meeting of Metro dated 21 December 2012 the
shareholders  decided to add  voting rights to  the class B  shares, so that the
class  B shares have the same voting rights as the class A shares, i.e. one vote
for each share.


As   of   30 September   2013, Verdere   S.à   r.l.  holds  shares  representing
approximately 44.8% of the votes and approximately 10.6% of the share capital in
Investment  AB  Kinnevik  (publ).  Verdere  S.à  r.l.  is  owned,  directly  and
indirectly, by Cristina and Max Stenbeck, 50% each.

For further information please visit www.metro.lu or contact:

 Kristofer Hellberg, Kinnevik Tel: +46 70 762 00 24







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Notification of Major Shareholding.pdf