METRO INC. publishes the results of the shareholders' vote on the election of its directors

MONTREAL, Jan. 29, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Following the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of METRO INC. held on January 28, 2014, METRO INC. is publishing the voting results obtained at the meeting for the election of its directors.

The 15 nominees proposed by management were elected as directors. According to proxies received and ballots cast, each of the following 15 individuals were elected as directors of the Corporation until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until such person's successor is elected or appointed, with the following results:

NAME OF NOMINEE		VOTES FOR		%		VOTES WITHHELD		%
Marc DeSerres		64,501,500		98.73		827,926		1.27
Claude Dussault		64,444,117		98.64		885,309		1.36
Serge Ferland		65,056,164		99.58		273,262		0.42
Paule Gauthier		64,269,753		98.37		1,063,748		1.63
Paul Gobeil		64,122,514		98.15		1,206,912		1.85
Russell Goodman		65,137,973		99.71		191,453		0.29
Christian W.E. Haub		64,346,329		98.50		983,097		1.50
Michel Labonté		63,538,928		97.26		1,790,498		2.74
Eric R. La Flèche		65,044,786		99.59		270,653		0.41
Pierre H. Lessard		63,975,519		97.93		1,353,907		2.07
Marie-José Nadeau		64,280,852		98.39		1,052,649		1.61
Réal Raymond		64,676,581		99.00		652,845		1.00
Line Rivard		65,182,081		99.77		151,420		0.23
Michael Rosicki		64,554,135		98.81		775,291		1.19
John H. Tory		65,132,233		99.70		197,193		0.30

The Corporation congratulates the directors for their election.

METRO INC.
With annual sales of over $11 billion and over 65,000 employees, METRO INC. is a leader in the food and pharmaceutical distribution in Quebec and Ontario, where it operates a network of more than 600 food stores under several banners including Metro, Metro Plus, Super C and Food Basics, as well as over 250 drugstores under the Brunet, The Pharmacy and Drug Basics banners.

SOURCE: METRO INC.

Roberto Sbrugnera
Senior Director, Treasury, Risks and Investor Relations
METRO INC.
514.643.1245