Metro International: Conference Call of Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended December 31, 2002


BERTRANGE, Luxembourg, Feb. 4, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Metro S.A. (Nasdaq:MTROA) (Nasdaq:MTROB) today announced a conference call date of Tuesday, February 11, 2003, 10 a.m. (EST -- New York) 3 p.m. (GMT -- London) 4 p.m. (CET -- Stockholm).


 PRESENTERS: Pelle Tornberg - President and Chief Executive Officer
             Jens Torpe - Chief Operating Officer
             Robert Patterson - Chief Financial Officer

The financial results will be released on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 9 a.m. New York time, 2 p.m. London time, 3 p.m. Stockholm time. The results announcement will be available at www.metro.lu together with a slide presentation.

Please send an email to info@metro.lu to register for the teleconference. A recording of the telephone conference will also be made available at the company's website.


For further information please visit www.metro.lu
telephone +44 20 7321 5010

Metro is the world's largest free newspaper, publishing and distributing 25 editions in 16 countries in 14 languages: Stockholm, Prague, Gothenburg, Hungary, the Netherlands, Helsinki, Malmo, Santiago, Philadelphia, Toronto, Rome, Milan, Warsaw, Athens, Montreal, Barcelona, Boston, Madrid, Copenhagen, Aarhus, Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Hong Kong and Seoul.

Metro International S.A. 'A' and 'B' shares are listed on NASDAQ and the Stockholmsborsen under the symbols MTROA and MTROB.

Metro International S.A. 75, Route de Longwy LU-8080 Bertrange, Luxembourg www.metro.lu

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