Kinnevik supports new financing in Metro



Investment AB Kinnevik  (publ) ("Kinnevik") today  announced that  it
intends to subscribe to  its share of  Metro's issue of  subordinated
debentures and warrants.

The issue will be approximately SEK 550 million and it will be  fully
underwritten by Kinnevik, Metro's largest shareholder. Kinnevik holds
44.1% of the  capital and 39.1%  of the votes  in Metro. For  further
information on the structure  of the financing,  please refer to  the
convening notice to the Extraordinary General Meeting published today
by Metro at www.metro.lu.


For further information, visit www.kinnevik.se or contact:

Mia Brunell Livfors, President and Chief          +46 (0)8 562 000 00
Executive Officer
Torun Litzén, Director Investor Relations         +46 (0)8 562 000 83
                                                  +46 (0)70 762 00 83

Investment AB Kinnevik's objective is to increase shareholder  value,
primarily through net asset value growth. The Parent Company  manages
a  portfolio  of  investments  focused  around  three   comprehensive
business  areas;  Major  Listed  Holdings  which  includes   Millicom
International  Cellular,  Tele2,  Modern   Times  Group  MTG,   Metro
International and Transcom WorldWide,  Major Unlisted Holdings  which
includes the cartonboard and paper company Korsnäs, and New  Ventures
which is active  in finding new  investments in small  and mid  sized
companies which has a significant growth potential. Kinnevik plays an
active role on the Boards of its holdings.
Investment AB Kinnevik's class A and class B shares are listed on the
Stockholm Stock Exchange's Nordic list for large-cap companies within
the financial and real estate sector. The ticker codes are KINV A and
KINV B.

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