Leave to appeal not granted in the advertising tax case

Metro International S.A. ("Metro" or "the Group"), the international newspaper
group, today announced that the Swedish Supreme Administrative Court (Swedish:
"Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen") will not grant the Group leave to appeal in the
advertising tax case. As a result, Metro will be required to pay approximately
€10 million within four weeks from notice.

The case concerns additional advertising tax levied on the Group's publishing
entity in Sweden, Tidnings AB Metro, following a decision by the Swedish Tax
Authorities in 2007. The additional advertising tax amounts to approximately €10
million including interest. The additional tax was fully provided in the Group's
accounts for 2007.

For further information, please visitwww.metro.lu or contact:
Anders Kronborg, CFO                                       Tel: +44 79 1254 0800

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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 20 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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