Sales development, November

Press Release Turnover for the H&M Group increased in November 2005 by 11 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 17 September 8 6 10 7 October 26 10 9 10 November 14 4 24 11 Whole year 14 9 12 13 Sales development in the month of December will be published together with the full year results on Thursday 26 January 2006 at 8.00 CET. Rolf Eriksen Managing Director Contact person: Nils Vinge +46-8-796 5250 H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (Publ.) Head office – A7, 106 38Stockholm Phone: +46-8-796 55 00, Fax: +46-8-24 80 78, E-mail: info@hm.com Registered office Stockholm, Reg. No 556042-7220