BERTRANGE, Luxembourg, April 18, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Metro International S.A. ("Metro"), the international newspaper group will announce its financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2005 on Wednesday, 20 April at 1:00 pm (CET). The company will host a conference call to present the results at 3:00 pm (CET). The call will also be webcast on Metro's website at www.metro.lu.
To participate please use the following dial in lines: UK: +44 (0)20 7162 0125 Sweden: +46 (0)8 505 20114 US: +1 334 420 4950
Metro is the largest and fastest growing international newspaper in the world. 54 daily Metro editions are published in 76 major cities in 17 countries in 16 languages across Europe, North & South America and Asia. Metro has a unique global reach - attracting a young, active, well-educated audience of more than 15 million daily readers and over 33 million weekly readers. Metro has an equal number of male and female readers and 70% are under the age of 45. Metro's advertising sales have grown at a compound annual rate of 47% since the launch of the first edition in 1995.
Metro International S.A. `A' and `B' shares are listed on the Stockholmsborsen `O-List' under the symbols MTROA and MTROB.
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