Final results of Metro International S.A.'s rights offering

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                       ZEALAND OR SOUTH AFRICA


                           Société Anonyme
    2-4, avenue Marie Thérèse, L-2132 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of
                             Luxembourg
                     R.C.S. Luxembourg: B.73.790



15 June 2009

The subscription period for Metro International S.A.'s ("Metro
International") offer to subscribe for Swedish depository receipts
("SDRs") regarding subordinated debentures and warrants (units) ("the
Offer") ended 4 June 2009 and the right to withdraw subscriptions due
to addendum prospectuses ended 12 June 2009. The final results of the
Offer shows that 1,198,499,915 units, corresponding to 90.8 percent
of the offered units were subscribed for using unit rights. In
addition, 18,119,407 units were subscribed for without unit rights,
corresponding to 1.4 percent of the offered units. The remainder,
corresponding to 7.8 percent of the units, will be subscribed for by
Metro International's main owner, Investment AB Kinnevik, in
accordance with the underwriting agreement.

Through the Offer, Metro International  will receive proceeds of  SEK
527,812,591, before transaction costs.

The final day for trading in the BTU is expected to be 16 June  2009.
Trading in subordinated debentures  and warrants represented by  SDRs
subscribed for using unit rights is  expected to commence on 17  June
2009 on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. Trading in subordinated debentures  and
warrants represented by  SDRs subscribed for  without unit rights  is
expected to commence on 29 June 2009.

For further information please contact:

Per        Mikael        Jensen,        CEO        and tel: +44 (0)78
President                                              4167 3230
Anders Kronborg, CFO                                   tel: +44 (0)79
                                                       1254 0800


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The above  information is  such that  Metro International  must  make
public according to the legislation relating to the securities market
and/or the legislation  relating to trade  in financial  instruments.
This information was distributed for  publication on 15 June 2009  at
08:30 CET.

This press release may not  be published or distributed, directly  or
indirectly, in  the USA,  Canada, Japan,  Australia, New  Zealand  or
South Africa. Nothing  in this  press release  is to  be regarded  as
constituting an offer to invest or in any other way trade in  Metro's
SDRs or other financial instruments issued by Metro. The rights issue
will not be, and  has not been, offered  to individuals domiciled  or
living in the  USA, Canada,  Japan, Australia, New  Zealand or  South
Africa or  any  other  country in  which  participation  requires  an
additional prospectus or other documentation, registrations or  other
action in addition to  that required by Swedish  law, apart from  the
appropriate exceptions. No securities in Metro will be registered  in
accordance with  the  United  States  Securities  Act  from  1933  or
provincial legislation in Canada.

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.