Company Name:Metro Inc.    
Nature of Business:Food distribution and food retailing company which supplies stores operating under the banners Metro, Metro Plus, Super C and Food Basics, and also supplies hospitals, nursing homes, schools, restaurants, hotels, and small retail outlets. Also a pharmaceuticals distribution and pharmacy franchising company which operates under the banners Brunet, Clini-Plus, The Pharmacy, and Drug Basics.
NAICS Industry Class:
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers (42441)
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores (44511)
Pharmacies and Drug Stores (44611)
Address:11011, boulevard Maurice-Duplessis
Montréal, QC  H1C 1V6
Canada
Phone:514-643-1245
Toll Free:800-361-4681
Fax:514-643-1215
Email:finance@metro.ca
Website:http://www.metro.ca
Other Location(s):409 supermarkets in Québec and Ontario under the Metro and Metro Plus banners, 164 discount food stores in Québec and Ontario under the Super C and Food Basics banners, and 256 pharmacies in Québec and Ontario under the Brunet, Clini-Plus, The Pharmacy and Drug Basics banners.
Head Office:No Parent Company

Ownership Class:Publicly-traded corporation
Status:Class A subordinate shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Stocks:TSX: MRU.A
Annual Ranking:31
Employee Count:39,931 (2008)
37,878 (2007)
Assets: $ 4,411,100,000 (2008)
$ 4,273,900,000 (2007)
Revenue: $ 10,725,200,000 (2008)
$ 10,644,600,000 (2007)
Net Income $ 292,700,000 (2008)
$ 276,600,000 (2007)
Audited by:Ernst & Young LLP
Fiscal Year:Sep 28
Investor Relations Email:finance@metro.ca

Officers:
Eric Richer La Flèche President & CEO
   
Robert Sawyer Executive Vice President & COO
   
Richard Dufresne Senior Vice President & CFO
   
Alain Brisebois Senior Vice President, Quebec Division
   
Johanne Choinière Senior Vice President, Ontario Division
   
Martin Allaire Vice President, Real Estate & Engineering
   
Serge Boulanger Vice President & General Manager, McMahon Distributeur pharmaceutique inc.
   
Jacques Couture Vice President, Information Systems
   
Paul Dénommée Vice President & Controller
   
Marc Giroux Vice President, Marketing
   
Alain Picard ICD.D Vice President, Human Resources
   
Ginette Richard Vice President, Foodservice
   
Simon Rivet Vice President, Legal Affairs & Secretary
   
Board:
Pierre H. Lessard F.C.A. Executive Chairman
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Pierre Brunet O.C., F.C.A. Boardmember
   
Marc DeSerres Boardmember
   
Claude Dussault Boardmember
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Serge Ferland Boardmember
   
Bobbie Gaunt Boardmember
   
Hon. Paule Gauthier P.C., O.C., O.Q., Q.C. Boardmember
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Paul H. Gobeil F.C.A. Boardmember
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Christian Haub Boardmember
   
Maurice Jodoin C.F.A. Boardmember
   
Eric Richer La Flèche Boardmember
   
Maryse Labonté Boardmember
   
Michel Labonté Boardmember
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Marie-José Nadeau Boardmember
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Réal Raymond Boardmember
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Michael T. Rosicki Boardmember
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Bernard A. Roy Q.C. Boardmember
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Related Companies:
Loeb Canada Inc., Subsidiary
McMahon Distributeur pharmaceutique inc., Subsidiary
Metro Richelieu Inc., Subsidiary

Company Notes:Employee count does not include employees of affiliated stores. In August, 2005 the Company acquired The Great Atlantic & Pacific Company of Canada, Limited (comprising 237 food stores in Ontario) from its parent The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. In September, 2009 the Company acquired Les Supermarchés G.P. Inc., a privately-held company which owned 15 supermarkets in Québec.

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Last Updated:Thursday, September 03, 2009

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