RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2009

"Metro's best quarter ever!"


Luxembourg, 4th February, 2010 - Metro International S.A. ("Metro International"
or  the "Group") (MTROA,  MTROB), today announced  its financial results for the
fourth   quarter   ended   31st December  2009. Information  was  submitted  for
publication on 4th February, 2010 at 8:00 A.M. CET.


FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS



  * Net revenues declined year-on-year by 2 percent in the fourth quarter
    adjusting for currency movements, closed and divested operations. Total net
    revenues decreased year-on-year by 26 percent to EUR 61.5 million (2008: EUR
    83.5 million).
  * The total operating profit in the fourth quarter was EUR 9.3 million (2008:
    total operating loss of EUR 1.6 million). Excluding closed and divested
    operations the operating profit was 9.3 EUR million (2008: operating profit
    of EUR 0.9 million).
  * The net profit in the fourth quarter was EUR 5.9 million (2008: loss of EUR
    9.8 million).
  * Operating costs declined year-on-year in the fourth quarter by 13 percent
    adjusting for currency movements, closed and divested operations. Costs
    incurred at headquarters declined year-on-year by 27 percent.
  * The basic net profit per share for the fourth quarter was EUR 0.011 and
    diluted profit per share was EUR 0.004 (2008: basic and diluted loss per
    share of EUR 0.015).



FULL YEAR RESULTS



  * Net revenues decreased year-on-year by 7 percent for the full year adjusting
    for currency movements, closed and divested operations. Total net revenues
    decreased year-on-year by 25 percent to EUR 220.2 million (2008: EUR 295.5
    million).
  * The total operating loss for the full year was EUR 13.4 million (2008: loss
    of EUR 19.9 million). Excluding closed and divested operations the operating
    loss was EUR 3.0 million (2008: loss of EUR 6.0 million).
  * The net loss for the full year was EUR 21.7 million (2008: profit of EUR
    4.1 million[1]).
  * Operating costs for the full year declined by 8 percent adjusting for
    currency movements, closed and divested operations. Costs incurred at
    Headquarters declined year-on-year by 23 percent.
  * The basic and diluted net loss per share for the full year was EUR 0.04
    (2008: basic and diluted profit per share of EUR 0.017).



[1]  Including profit of EUR 37.3 million on  sales of shares in Metro Sweden to
Schibsted and acquisition of 24 Timer from JP/Politiken





Per  Mikael Jensen,  President and  CEO of  Metro International,  said:"The last
quarter of 2009 proved to be a success for Metro newspapers around the world. We
managed  to deliver the  highest profits in  a single quarter  ever, despite the
world  economy still recovering from the financial  crisis. I am grateful to all
our  employees  and  managers  who  have  proven  that Metro's business model is
adaptable  to changes in the economic climate. We want to continue to keep costs
low  for 2010 whilst  working hard  to increase  revenues. We  enter 2010 with a
stronger market position in most of our markets."



CONFERENCE CALL



Metro  International will host  a conference call  today at 10.00 A.M. CET which
will bebroadcast live on the internet and as a conference call.


Participants can take part in the call either through the audiocast or the
conference call.



To view the Internet Audiocast:

A live audiocast of the presentation will be available onwww.metro.lu
<http://www.metro.lu/>, 4th February 2010 at 10.00 A.M. CET.



To participate in the conference call, please dial in on the following numbers:


 Sweden                Tel: +46 8 505 598 53

 UK / International    Tel: +44 20 304 324 36

 US free phone number  Tel: +1 866 458 40 87


Conference call participants can access the presentation slides
onhttp://www.metro.lu/node/79.


For  those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available at
Metro's  websitewww.metro.lu <http://www.metro.lu/> approximately one hour after
the event.


For  further  information,  please  visitwww.metro.lu  <http://www.metro.lu/> or
contact:


 Per Mikael Jensen, CEO and President Tel: +46 8 1205 7000

 Anders Kronborg, CFO                 Tel: +44 79 1254 0800

 Linda Fors, Head of IR               Tel:+46 704 315 351


DATE OF NEXT REPORT


Metro's  financial results for  the first quarter  ended 31st March 2010 will be
published on 19th April 2010.


METRO INTERNATIONAL S.A ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2010



The   2010 Annual  General  Meeting  will  be  held  on  11am, 27th May  2010 in
Luxembourg.  Shareholders  wishing  to  have  matters  considered  at the Annual
General  Meeting  should  submit  their  proposals  in  writing  to agm@metro.lu
<mailto:agm@metro.lu>  or the Company Secretary,  Metro International S.A. 2-4,
avenue  Marie-Therese,  L-2132  Luxembourg,  Grand  Duchy of Luxembourg at least
seven weeks before the Annual General Meeting, in order that the proposal may be
included  in  the  notice  to  the  meeting.  Further details on how and when to
register will be published in advance of the meeting.


NOMINATION COMMITTEE FOR THE 2010 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING



A  Nomination Committee  of major  shareholders in  Metro International has been
formed in accordance with the resolution of the 2009 Annual General Meeting, The
Nomination  Committee is comprised of Cristina  Stenbeck on behalf of Investment
AB  Kinnevik, Marianne Nilsson on behalf  of Swedbank Robur and Annika Andersson
on behalf of the 4th AP Fund.


Information  about the work  of the Nomination  Committee can be  found on Metro
International's corporate website atwww.metro.lu <http://www.metro.lu/>.


Shareholders  wishing  to  propose  candidates  for  election  to  the  Board of
Directors  of Metro International  S.A. should submit  their proposal in writing
toagm@metro.lu   <mailto:agm@metro.lu>   or  to  the  Company  Secretary,  Metro
International  S.A, 2-4, avenue Marie-Therese, L-2132 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg.




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