Sales development, October

Press Release Turnover for the H&M Group increased in October 2003 by 10 per cent compared with the corresponding period last year. Sales increase per month in per cent excluding currency rate changes: 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 December 19 7 10 16 January 13 22 8 18 February 27 16 16 10 March 5 27 16 8 April 18 15 12 12 May 15 20 11 9 June 7 21 19 8 July 10 18 18 8 August 3 26 16 5 September 22 34 8 6 October 5 18 26 10 November 8 20 14 Whole year 12 20 14 Sales development in the month of November will be published on 15th December 2003 at 8.30 CET. Rolf Eriksen Managing Director Contact persons: Carl-Henric Enhörning +46-8-796 5410 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/11/14/20031113BIT00760/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/11/14/20031113BIT00760/wkr0002.pdf