Sales development, July

Turnover for the H&M Group increased in July 2005 by 12 per cent compared with the corresponding period last year. Sales increase per month in per cent excluding currency rate changes: 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 December 10 16 11 13 January 8 18 14 5 February 16 10 13 6 March 16 8 7 20 April 12 12 13 15 May 11 9 7 18 June 19 8 15 18 July 18 8 14 12 August 16 5 15 September 8 6 10 October 26 10 9 November 14 4 24 Whole year 14 9 12 Sales development in the month of August will be published together with the nine month report on 28 September 2005 at 8.00 CET. Rolf Eriksen Managing Director Contact person: Pär Darj +46-8-796 8905 H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (Publ.) Head office – A7, 106 38 Stockholm Phone: +46-8-796 55 00, Fax: +46-8-24 80 78, E-mail: info@hm.com Registered office Stockholm, Reg. No 556042-7220