(Montréal - December 16 – 2008) – Metro (MRU.A) is pleased to report that it will be added to the S&P/TSX 60 Index. The announcement was made on Friday by Standard & Poor’s Canadian Index Operations and will be effective on Monday, December 22, 2008.

Widely regarded as the best single gauge of the Canadian equities market, the S&P/TSX 60 Index includes a representative sample of 60 leading companies in leading industries of the Canadian economy. The S&P/TSX 60 Index is a subset of the S&P/TSX Composite Index, Canada’s most widely followed equity benchmark.

Metro Inc.
With annual sales of nearly $11 billion and over 65,000 employees, Metro Inc. is a leader in the food and pharmaceutical sectors in Québec and Ontario, where it operates a network of close to 600 food stores under several banners including Metro, Metro Plus, A&P, Loeb, Super C and Food Basics, as well as over 250 pharmacies under the Brunet, Clini Plus, The Pharmacy and Drug Basics banners.

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Source: Metro Inc.
Information: Marie-Claude Bacon
Director, Corporate Affairs Department
514-643-1086
mbacon@metro.ca

Investor Relations 514-643-1055
Department: E-mail: finance@metro.ca

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