Press

23 December 1999
150 hirings more than last year
METRO AG training 7,900 young people

1 December 1999
Voluntary Purchase Offer Praktiker AG
METRO AG already holds approximately 95% of Praktiker

10 November 1999
Shopping-Center und zwei METRO
METRO AG investiert in Rhein-Neckar-Region380 neue Arbeitsplätze in Mannheim/Ludwigshafen

26 October 1999
Ad hoc disclosure pursuant to Art. 15(1)(1) WpHG (German Securities Trading Act)
METRO AG submits voluntary public offer (VPO) to purchase free-floating bearer shares of Praktiker common stock at 16.50 euro.

13 October 1999
Europe’s leading consumer electronics store comes to Spain
Media Markt opening its first store in Madrid in November

12 October 1999
METRO AG begrüßt Ifo-Empfehlungen zum Ladenschluss
Die METRO AG begrüßt die Empfehlungen des Ifo-Instituts zur Liberalisierung der Ladenöffnungsmöglichkeiten des Einzelhandels in Deutschland.

7 September 1999
DM 1.25 million in aid for Turkey - METRO AG helps earthquake victims
Construction of a rehabilitation center in Izmit

2 September 1999
Erklärung zu Gentechnologie im Lebensmittelbereich
Die METRO AG, Köln, fordert von ihren Partnern in der Industrie eine ordnungsgemäße Kennzeichnung von Lebensmitteln, die gentechnisch veränderte Organismen enthalten. Das gilt auch für sämtliche Eigenmarken; die Eigenmarken der METRO AG enthalten jedoch keine gentechnisch veränderten Organismen.

29 July 1999
METRO AG Continues International Expansion
• METRO AG Confirms Positive Earnings Development in H1 1999
• METRO AG Opens Largest Shopping Center In Warsaw

26 July 1999
Center-Eröffnung am 27. Juli 1999 um 8:00 Uhr
Die neue Erlebniswelt am Treptower ParkÜber 400 Arbeitsplätze geschaffen

4 July 1999
Ludwigshafen–Oggersheim - Spatenstich zu neuem METRO-Markt
Neubau kostet über 50 Millionen Mark

6 May 1999
Supervisory and Executive boards propose unchanged dividend per share for 1998
Total dividend payout rises by 34 percent to Euro 334.7 m (DM 654.6 m)

26 April 1999
Personalie
Martin Raßfeld (43) übernimmt am 1. Juni 1999 die Leitung des Bereichs Presse und Kommunikation der METRO AG, Köln.

23 March 1999
Herbert Krämer assumes post as Speaker of the Praktiker Management
Supervisory Board and Management Board propose full retention of income

2 March 1999
METRO AG files appeal against German Cartel Office decision
In a decision as at 26 February 1999, and following months of analysis, the German Cartel Office has declared the retroactive harmonization of purchasing conditions for METRO AG in relation to its acquisition of the allkauf Group, Mönchengladbach, concerning 20 medium- and small-scale suppliers as not permissible.

22 February 1999
No negotiations between METRO and Carrefour
In a preprint, the financial publication, CAPITAL, reported negotiations had taken place between METRO and Carrefour in which Carrefour was to be acquired by METRO via a stock swap.