January 25, 2011 - METRO'S FULLY DILUTED NET EARNINGS PER SHARE INCREASED BY 7.3% IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2011    

 HIGHLIGHTS

• Net earnings of $92.0 million, up 3.7% on an adjusted basis⁽¹⁾
• Fully diluted net earnings per share of $0.88, up 7.3% on an adjusted basis⁽¹⁾
• Sales of $2,631.9 million, down 0.5%
• Same store sales flat versus last year
• Declared dividend of $0.1925 per share, up 13.2%

Please look at our Press Release (.pdf)

(1) See section on "Non-GAAP measurements"