Metro International: Conference Call Financial Results for the First Quarter and Three Months Ended March 31, 2003


BERTRANGE, Luxembourg, April 15, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Metro International S.A. ("Metro") (Nasdaq:MTROa) (Nasdaq:MTROb):


 Wednesday April 23, 2003
 11.00 AM (EST - New York)
 4.00 PM (BST - London) 
 5.00 PM (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 Wednesday April 23, 2003, at 9.00am New York time, 2.00pm London time, 3.00pm 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 or 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.

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