Metro confirms 2012 target

Metro International S.A. ("Metro" or "the Group") today announced its financial
results for the fourth quarter and full year 2010. Metro also re-confirmed the
previously announced targets for 2012 of at least 15 percent EBIT margin for
operations and double digit EBIT margin for the Group, as disclosed in the Q3
release.

The Group EBIT margin for 2010 is 5.4 percent. Hence, the Group EBIT margin is
expected to increase in 2011, to between 5.4 and 10 percent.

For further information, please visit www.metro.lu, or contact:

Per Mikael Jensen, President and CEO   Tel: +46 8 120 570 00

Anders Kronborg, CFO                   Tel: +44 79 125 40 800

Linda Fors, Head of Investor Relations Tel: +46 704 15 95 30



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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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