Sales development October

Sales development Turnover for the H&M Group increased in October 2001 by 18 per cent compared with the corresponding period last year. The sales increase is reported excluding currency rate changes. Sales increase per month in per cent: 1998/1999 1999/2000 2000/2001 December 22 19 7 January 21 13 22 February 17 27 16 March 42 5 27 April 23 18 15 May 23 15 20 June 33 7 21 July 19 10 18 August 24 3 26 September 7 22 34 Oktober 23 5 18 November 23 8 Whole year 23 12 Sales development in the month of November is estimated to be published on Thursday 13 December at 8.30 CET. Rolf Eriksen Managing Director Contact persons: Carl-Henric Enhörning: +46-8-796 5410 Leif Persson: +46-8-796 1300 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/09/15/20030915BIT00960/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/09/15/20030915BIT00960/wkr0002.pdf