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Notice of Dividend Amount • Mar 1, 2013

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Ad-hoc | 1 March 2013 09:15

METRO AG: Management Board resolves 2012 dividend proposal

METRO AG / Key word(s): Dividend

01.03.2013 09:15

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Today, METRO AG's Management Board decided to propose a dividend
payment for the financial year 2012 of EUR 1.00 per ordinary share (2011:
EUR 1.35) and EUR 1.06 per preference share (2011: EUR 1.485). Despite
numerous significant macroeconomic challenges, EBIT before special items
amounted to EUR 1,976 million. The non-recurring, extraordinary charges
from implementing strategic portfolio and efficiency-enhancing measures
totalled EUR 585 million. The dividend proposal confirms METRO GROUP's
overall solid development in the financial year 2012: 1.2% sales growth and
a EUR 694 million improvement in cash flow from operating and investing
activities to EUR 1,714 million.

The dividend proposal of the Management Board of METRO AG follows the
development of the earnings per share before special items, which amounted
to EUR 1.89 in the financial year 2012 (2011: EUR 2.63).

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Language: English
Company: METRO AG
Schlüterstr. 1
40235 Düsseldorf
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)211 6886-1936
Fax: +49 (0)211 6886-3759
E-mail: investorrelations@metro.de
Internet: www.metrogroup.de
ISIN: DE0007257503, DE0007257537, Weitere: www.metro.de/investor
relations
WKN: 725750, 725753, Weitere: www.metro.de/investor relations
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart;
Terminbörse EUREX

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