H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB: Sales Development in December 2015

Regulatory News:

The H&M (STO:HMB) group’s sales including VAT increased by 10 percent in local currencies in December 2015 compared to the same month last year.

The total number of stores amounted to 3,957 on 31 December 2015 compared to 3,537 on 31 December 2014.

The Full-year Report, covering the period 1 December 2014 – 30 November 2015, will be published at 08.00 (CET) on 28 January 2016. Percentage sales development for the month of January will be published at 08.00 (CET) on 15 February 2016.

Karl-Johan Persson, CEO

The information in this press release is that which H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) is required to disclose under Sweden’s Securities Market Act. It was released for publication at 08.00 (CET) on 15 January, 2016.

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) was founded in Sweden in 1947 and is quoted on Nasdaq Stockholm. H&M’s business idea is to offer fashion and quality at the best price in a sustainable way. In addition to H&M, the group includes the brands & Other Stories, Cheap Monday, COS, Monki and Weekday as well as H&M Home. The H&M Group has more than 3,900 stores in 61 markets including franchise markets. In 2015, sales including VAT were SEK 210 billion. For further information, visit hm.com (http://www.hm.com).

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