Second Quarter Results Q2 2010

LUXEMBOURG, 19 JULY 2010 - METRO INTERNATIONAL S.A. ("METRO" OR "THE GROUP")
(MTROA, MTROB), TODAY ANNOUNCED ITS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER
ENDED 30 JUNE 2010. INFORMATION WAS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION ON 19 JULY 2010 AT
8:00 A.M. CET.

 "POSITIVE TREND CONTINUES"


FINANCIAL SUMMARY

€'000                       Q2 2010   Q2 2009   H1 2010  H1 2009
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------
|€'000                                Q2 2010 Q2 2009|H1 2010 H1 2009
+----------------------------------------------------+----------------
 Net revenue (like-for-like)*         54,400  49,547  101,146   93,253

 Net revenue**                        57,261  60,719  106,031  116,279

 EBIT (like-for-like)*                3,994   (1,152) 447      (7,527)

 EBIT**                               2,718   (6,559) (941)   (21,276)

 Net profit/(loss)                    476     (3,657) (5,364) (18,935)

 Basic diluted earnings per share (€) 0.00    0.00    (0.01)    (0.02)


HIGHLIGHTS

  * Net revenue like-for-like increased by 10 percent to €54.4 million (2009:
    €49.5 million)

  * Net revenue decreased by 6 percent to €57.3 million (2009: €60.7 million)

  * EBIT profit like-for-like of €4.0 million (2009: loss of €1.2 million)

  * EBIT profit of €2.7 million (2009: loss of €6.6 million)

  * Performance was particularly strong in Sweden and Hong Kong with sales
    growth and improved EBIT

  * Metro won the tender for the right to distribute the newspaper in the public
    transportation system in Hong Kong

  * Metro Greece was divested, but the newspaper will continue to be published
    under a franchise agreement

  * In July, Metro's offer to acquire additional interest in the joint venture
    in Mexico was accepted



CONFERENCE CALL



Metro International will host a conference call today at 10.00 A.M. CET which
will be broadcast 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 follow the internet audiocast:
A live audiocast of the presentation will be available onwww.metro.lu, 19 July
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 on
http://www.metro.lu/node/79 .

A re-play will be available at Metro's website www.metro.lu approximately one
hour after the event.

For further information, please visit www.metro.lu or contact:
Per Mikael Jensen, Presidentand CEO    Tel: +46 8 1205 7000
Anders Kronborg, CFO                Tel: +46 8 1205 7000
Linda Fors, Head of Investor Relations    Tel: +46 704 15 95 30

DATE OF NEXT REPORT

Metro's financial results Q3 ended 30 September 2010 will be published 18
October 2010.

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ABOUT METRO INTERNATIONAL AND METRO

Metro  is the largest international newspaper  in the world.  Metro is published
in  over 100 major cities  in 19 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.



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