Metro International (STO:MTROA) The Nomination Committee Proposes The Election Of Erik Mitteregger As Non-executive Director

Metro International (STO:MTROA) The members of the Nomination Committee of Metro International S.A.('Metro'), who represents more than 50% of the votes in Metro, will propose the election of Erik Mitteregger as a non-executive Director of Metro at the 2009 Annual General Meeting of shareholders.

Erik Mitteregger, born 1960, is a member of the board of Investment AB Kinnevik since 2004, and is also a member of the boards of Firefly AB and Wise Group AB. Erik has been Head of Equity Research and member of the Management Board at Alfred Berg Fondkommission 1989-1995. He has also been founding partner and fund manager at Brummer & Partners Kapitalförvaltning AB 1995-2002.

The Nomination Committee will submit its full proposal for the 2009 Annual General Meeting in the notices to the AGM.

For further information please contact: Mikael Holmberg, Chairman of the Nomination Committee, tel: +352 691 751 203

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ABOUT METRO INTERNATIONAL AND METRO Metro is the largest international newspaper in the world. Metro is published in over 150 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 over 20 million daily readers. Metro's advertising sales have grown at a compound annual rate of 38% since the launch of the first edition in 1995.

Metro International 'A' and 'B' shares are listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange's Nordic List under the symbols MTRO SBD A and MTRO SBD B.

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