H & M HENNES & MAURITZ AB NINE-MONTH REPORT

1 December 2011 – 31 August 2012 NINE MONTHS · The H&M Group’s sales including VAT increased by 11 percent in local currencies and in SEK and amounted to SEK 103,018 m (92,619) in the first nine months of the financial year. Sales in comparable units increased by 2 percent. Sales excluding VAT increased by 12 percent to SEK 88,297 m (79,047). · Profit after financial items increased by 11 percent and amounted to SEK 15,649 m (14,140). Group profit after tax was SEK 11,580 m (10,464), corresponding to SEK 7.00 (6.32) per share. THE THIRD QUARTER · The H&M Group’s sales