Information from the 2008 AGM of H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB

Information from the 2008 AGM of H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB

On Thursday 8 May H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB held its Annual General Meeting
under the chairmanship of lawyer Sven Unger. The AGM approved the dividend of
SEK 14.00 per share in accordance with the Board of Directors' proposal. The
record day is 13 May 2008. 
The dividend is expected to be paid out by VPC on 16 May 2008.

The AGM discharged the members of the Board and the Managing Director from
liability for the 2006/2007 financial year. 

Regular Board members Fred Andersson, Lottie Knutson, Sussi Kvart, Bo Lundquist,

Stig Nordfelt, Karl-Johan Persson, Stefan Persson and Melker Schörling were
re-elected by the meeting, which also elected Mia Brunell Livfors as a new Board
member. The Board of Directors thus comprises nine members elected by the AGM,
compared with eight in the previous year. Stefan Persson was re-elected as
Chairman of the Board.

The regular members elected previously by the employees are Margareta Welinder
and Marianne Norin-Broman, with Tina Jäderberg and Agneta Ramberg as deputy
members.

The AGM approved the proposal from the Election Committee that the total Board
fees be increased by SEK 350,000 to SEK 4,250,000. The fees are to be
distributed to the members elected by the AGM as follows: Chairman of the Board
SEK 1,350,000; members SEK 375,000; members of the Auditing Committee an extra
SEK 75,000; and the chairman of the Auditing Committee an extra SEK 125,000. No
fees are to be paid to Board member employed by the company.

The AGM approved the Election Committee's proposed principles for the Election
Committee and elected the members of the Election Committee for the period up to
the next AGM. The members of the Election Committee, which is based on
shareholdings as at 29 February 2008, are Stefan Persson, Lottie Tham, Tomas
Nicolin (representing Alecta), Jan Andersson (representing Swedbank Robur
Fonder) and Peter Lindell (representing AMF Pension).

The AGM approved the resolution proposed by the Board concerning guidelines for
remuneration to senior executives.  


Contacts:
Nils Vinge, Head of Investor Relations			
+46 (0)70 796 52 50
Kristina Stenvinkel, Head of Communications		
+46 (0)70 796 54 40


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 16:30 (CET) on 8 May 2008.

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) was established in Sweden in 1947. The company's
business concept is to offer fashion and quality at the best price. H&M is
quoted on the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm. Today there are more than 1,500 H&M
stores in 28 countries. H&M has more than 68,000 employees and achieved sales
including VAT in 2007 of SEK 92,123 million. H&M has a wide product range that
is divided into a number of different concepts for women, men, teenagers,
children and cosmetics. The company's clothing collections are created by its
own designers, pattern makers and buyers. For further information visit
www.hm.com.