Metro 2004 First Quarter Results Conference Call -- Wednesday, 21 April 2004, 9 a.m. (EST) / 2 p.m. (UK) / 3 p.m. (CET)


BERTRANGE, Luxembourg, April 14, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Metro International:

Hosts:

Pelle Tornberg -- President and Chief Executive Officer

Jens Torpe -- Chief Operating Officer

Robert Patterson -- Chief Financial Officer

Metro International S.A., the international newspaper group, will announce its financial results for the first quarter of 2004 on Wednesday, 21 April 2004 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 in `listen-only' mode on Metro's website at www.metro.lu.

To participate in the conference call, please register at:

http://www.sharedvalue.net/metro/Q104

The dial in number to join the conference call will be available upon registration. You may also register by filling out the attached form and returning it by fax to +44 (0)20 7321 5020 or contact Shared Value on +44 (0)20 7321 5010 for further details.

Metro is the world's largest newspaper, publishing and distributing 34 Metro editions in 16 countries in Europe, North & South America and Asia. Metro attracts 13 million daily readers in more than 70 cities around the world with an easy to read combination of headline local and international news and information. Metro International S.A. `A' and `B' shares are listed on the Stockholmsborsen `O-List'.

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