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Metro International S.A. is a Luxembourg limited-liability company
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Metro International amends 2007 quarterly comparative P&L data for Euro conversion
20 April 2008
As decided by the Metro Board, Metro International has converted from USD to € as reporting currency from 1 January 2008. For comparison purposes, selected historical financial information in € have been published in an earlier release for the period 2003 to 2007.
The 2007 quarterly P&L figures have now been recalculated, using average exchange rates for the 4 quarters, which gives a more accurate view of sales growth year-on-year. The earlier years are unaffected as they were already converted using quarterly average exchange rates.
Please see below the correct historical data regarding the Profit & Loss statement and the segmental information for 2007. The complete updated historical data for 2003-2007 can be downloaded in Excel-format from the company's website www.metro.lu under the section Investors/Latest investor presentation.
Metro International will present the interim report for the first quarter 2008 in a press release on Monday 21 April at 08.00 CET.
For further information please visit www.metro.lu, or contact:
Frank Mooty, CFO tel: +44 (0) 20 70 16 13 00
Birgitta Henriksson, IR tel: +46 (0) 70 812 86 39
ABOUT METRO INTERNATIONAL AND METRO
Metro is the largest international newspaper in the world. Metro is published in over 150 major cities in 21 countries across Europe, North & South America and Asia. Metro has a unique global reach - attracting a young, active, well-educated Metropolitan audience of over 20 million daily readers. Metro's advertising sales have grown at a compound annual rate of 38% since the launch of the first edition in 1995.
Metro International 'A' and 'B' shares are listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange's Nordic List under the symbols MTRO SBD A and MTRO SBD B.
The press release (including tables) can be downloaded from the following link: