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Disclaimer



This presentation contains forward-looking statements relating to the prospects of the business,
estimates for operating and financial results, and those related to Cia. Hering's growth prospects.
These are merely projections and, as such, are based exclusively on the expectations of Cia. Hering
management concerning the future of the business and its continued access to capital to fund the
Company’s business plan. Such forward-looking statements depend, substantially, on changes in
market conditions, government regulations, competitive pressures, the performance of the Brazilian
economy and the industry, among other factors and risks disclosed in Cia. Hering’s filed disclosure
documents and are, therefore, subject to change without prior notice.




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AGENDA:
• Highlights
• Operational Performance
• Stock Market
• Business Strategy and Outlook

                                  2
Highlights



     BEGINNING OF STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION IN AUGUST/07

     • Hering brand price repositioning

     • Opening of five stores in 3Q07 - four under the Hering Store flag and one PUC store


     EARNINGS

     • Gross revenue from domestic market sales up 22.2% in 3Q07 (Hering brand up 25.1% and PUC brand up
      27.3%)

     • Same-store sales at owned Hering Store up 30.6% and at the franchise stores up 20.7%
     • Gross profit in the domestic market up 15.4%

     • EBITDA in August-September up 17% over the same period in 2006 (-10.7% in 3Q07)



     CAPEX AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE

     • R$ 8.0 million in investments in 3Q07

     • Net cash of R$ 42.2 million


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AGENDA:
• Highlights
• Operational Performance
• Stock Market
• Business Strategy and Outlook

                                  4
Gross Revenue - R$ MM

                                             DOMESTIC MARKET
                                             Per Brand                              Per Channel
                                                                   95.8                                   95.8
                                                                   2.9    Others
                                                                                                          56.7
                                                  78.4             11.2   Dzarm        78.4
                                                          7.4%
GROSS REVENUE BY MARKET                           2.7              12.3   PUC          49.3                      Retail
                                                  10.6
                                                                   69.4                           15.0%
                                                   9.6    5.7%
                                                  55.5

                          110.4                           27.3%                                   34.4%   39.1
                                                                          Hering                                 Franchise/
       95.4               95.8                                                         29.1
                 15.6%                                                                                           Own Stores
                                                          25.1%
       78.4
                                  Domestic        3Q06             3Q07                3Q06               3Q07
                                  Market
                 22.2%
                                             EXPORT MARKET
                                             Private Label x Owned Brands           Exports by Region

                                                                                       17.0
                 14.6%                            17.0                                  0.9
                                                                                        0.5
                                                          14.1%                         2.6
                                                                                                          14.6   Others
                                                  14.2             14.6
       17.0                       Export                                                                   1.3
                                                                                                           0.4
                                                                                                                 Europe
                          14.5    Market                            9.9                 7.2                2.2   Latin Am.
                                                                          Private
                                                           30.3%                                           4.2   North Am.
       3Q06               3Q07                                            Label

                                                                                                           6.5
                                                                                        5.8
                                                                    4.6    Owned                                 Mercosur
                                                          64.3%
                                                   2.8                     Brands
                                                                                                                             5
                                                  3Q06             3Q07                3Q06               3Q07
Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA - R$ MM


                                 Gross Profit and Gross Margin

                        0.9 pp                                              3.3 pp
            41.4%                   40.5%                         41.2%               37.9%

                                    26.1                                               35.0
            23.3                                                   33.3
                       12.1%         1.3        Export                      5.2%       1.4
             2.4                                                   4.1
                                                Market
                                     24.8                                              33.7
             20.9                                                  29.2
                       14.7%                                                65.9%


                       18.7%                    Domestic                   15.4%
                                                Market

          Aug-Sep/06              Aug-Sep/07                       3Q06                3Q07

                                   Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA Margin
                       0.3 pp                                    14.9%    3.2 pp
          15.2%                   15.5%
                                                                                     11.7%
                                   10.0
            8.6                                                  12.1
                        17.0%
                                                                                     10.8
                                                                          10.7%




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         Aug-Sep/06              Aug-Sep/07                      3Q06                3Q07
Stores and Expansion Project


                          Sep-06     Sep-07         2006     2007      2008   2009       2010
   Hering - Own Store        8         14           10           25    44     51         51
   Hering - Franchise       139        146          141          157   180    226        274
   Sub-total                147        160          151          182   224    277        325
   PUC - Own Store            1          2            1            2    2      2           2
   PUC - Franchise           38         40           38           40   40      40         40
   Sub-total                 39         42          39           42    42     42         42
   Brazil                   186        202          190          224   266    319        367
   Overseas - Franchise      19         23           19          23    23     23         23
             Total          205        225          209          247   289    342        390

                          Number of Stores

                                             23
                                                                        23
                              19             42
                                                            19
                                                                        42
                              39                            39


                                                                               Exports
                                             182
                                                                       160     PUC
                             151                           147
                                                                               Hering


                             2006            2007          9M06        9M07
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Distribution Channels in Brazil




                                  • 160 Hering Stores
                                  • 42 PUC Stores
                                  • 7.468 Multi-brand Stores
                                          (Hering brand)



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Status of Franchise Store Opening Plan for 2007



State – City                 Location                    Status     Expected Date   Franchise
SP - São Paulo              Rua Vieira de Morais         Opened        mar/07
SP - São Paulo              Al. Nhambiquaras             Opened        may/07                   Status 2007
BA - Salvador               Salvador Shopping            Opened        may/07
RS - Porto Alegre           Rua 24 de Outubro            Opened         jul/07
SP - Guarujá                Shopping La Plage            Opened        sep/07                     7 Opened

SP - S. J. Campos           Shopping Vale Sul            Opened        oct/07                     11 Confirmed
PR - Foz do Iguaçu          Shopping Cataratas JL        Opened        oct/07
SP - S. J. Rio Preto        Shopping Plaza Avenida      Confirmed      nov/07
SP - São Paulo              Rua Diogo de Faria          Confirmed      nov/07
SP - São Paulo              Rua Carlos Weber            Confirmed      nov/07
MG - Araxá                  Rua Capitão José Porfírio   Confirmed      nov/07                      Current
GO - Aparecida de Goiânia   Buriti Shopping             Confirmed      nov/07                      Franchisee
SP - Marília                Shopping Aquarius           Confirmed      nov/07                      New
SP - Rio Claro              Shopping Center Rio Claro   Confirmed      nov/07                      Franchisee
RS - Porto Alegre           Shopping Total              Confirmed      nov/07
PI - Teresina               Riverside Shopping          Confirmed      nov/07
SC - Florianópolis          Shopping Itaguaçu           Confirmed      nov/07
RN – Natal                  Midway Mall                 Confirmed      nov/07




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Status of Owned Store Opening Plan for 2007



State – City              Location                            Status     Expected Date

SC - Florianópolis        Shopping Iguatemi Santa Mônica      Opened        jun/07
RJ - Rio de Janeiro       Norte Shopping                      Opened        aug/07
                                                                                         Status 2007
RJ - Rio de Janeiro       Rio Design Barra                    Opened        aug/07
MG - Belo Horizonte       Diamond Mall                        Opened        sep/07
PR - Curitiba             Shopping Estação                    Opened        oct/07
SP - São Paulo            Shop. Market Place                  Opened        oct/07
SC - Balneário Camboriú   Balneário Camboriú Shopping         Opened        oct/07
                                                                                           7 Opened
RJ - Rio de Janeiro       Rua Visconde de Pirajá (Ipanema)   Confirmed      nov/07
                                                                                           6 Confirmed
SP - São Paulo            Santana Parque Shopping            Confirmed      nov/07
RJ - Rio de Janeiro       Rua da Quitanda                    Confirmed      nov/07
RJ - Rio de Janeiro       Shopping Aricanduva                Confirmed      dec/07
SP - Guarulhos            Shopp. Intern. Guarulhos           Confirmed      nov/07
SP - São Paulo            Avenida Paulista                   Confirmed      dec/07
SP - São Paulo            Shopping Santana (Transference)    Confirmed      nov/07
SC - Balneário Camboriú   Avenida Brasil (Transference)      Confirmed      nov/07




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Franchises – Domestic Market Indicators




  Hering Store                          3Q06         3Q07        chg.     9M06          9M07        chg.
  Number of Store                             148        160        8%          148         160        8%
   Franchises                                 139         146       5%           139         146       5%
   Own Stores                                  9            14     56%            9            14     56%
  Hering Chain Revenue - R$/thousand     46,577        59,004      27%    143,441        167,830      17%
  Same Store Sales                        -             21.6%               -              12.8%
  Sales Area - m²                         20,397       21,669      6%       20,397        21,669      6%
  Revenue per m² - R$                      2,283        2,723     19%        7,032         7,745     10%
  Customer Servicing                     580,001      718,962     24%    1,796,824     1,971,628     10%
  Items                                1,352,039    1,741,410     29%    4,220,611     4,668,144     11%
  Average Ticket - R$                      80.30        82.07      2%        79.83         85.12      7%




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Capex – R$ MM




                         2.6   Other


                         2.6   Industry


                         3.2   IT
                                                                         63




          8.0
                         6.8   Stores
                                                                20
                  3.7
                                                        8,6
  1.3                                      5     5,4


  3Q06    3Q07   9M06   9M07              2004   2005   2006   2007 E   2008 E

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Debt Profile




                    Net Debt/EBITDA

       201
                     185
                                 188                 By Maturity - R$ MM




                                                           Short Term
                                                              85.0
       4.6
                      3.5
                                  3.7
                                                      Long Term
                                                         63.2
                                           Sep/07*

       2005          2006       Sep/06 *
                                           (1.7)

                                            (42)

                Net Debt - R$ MM
                Net Debt/EBITDA*

      * Last 12 months EBITDA
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AGENDA:
• Highlights
• Operational Performance
• Stock Market
• Business Strategy and Outlook

                                   14
                                  14
Stock Market


                                 Indicators - HGTX3                                             9M06           9M07           Chg.

               Number of Trades                                                                    325       12,780            3832%
               Participation in Trading Sessions - %                                            55.6%        94.6%            39.0 p.p.
               Quantity Traded - 000                                                               758       24,497            3132%
               Volume Traded - R$ 000                                                            2,539      244,461            9528%
               Share Price - R$ (¹)                                                               3.60        10.39              189%
               Total Shares Outstanding - 000                                                   33,095       53,928               63%
               Market Cap - R$ MM (¹)                                                          119,138      560,302              370%
               (¹) 09/28/2007
                                                     Cia Hering ON versus Ibovespa
                                                                  (09/29/2006 = 100 basis)

                     350



                     300
                                                                                                                 10.39
                                HGTX3 + 189 %
                     250

                                IBOVESPA + 66 %
                     200


                                                                                                                     60,465
                     150



                     100



                      50
                       Sep-06        Nov-06              Jan-07          Mar-07       May-07       Jul-07   Sep-07
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                                              IBOVESPA                                           HGTX3
AGENDA:
• Highlights
• Operational Performance
• Stock Market
• Business Strategy and Outlook

                                   16
                                  16
Business Strategy and Outlook




     Launching of Hering Store card

      Visa flag

      Many benefits to consumers

      Strategic tool for increasing sales at the Hering Store chain




     Increase in number of Hering Stores

      182 stores by year end, up 10 from initial plan for 2007




     Hiring of new executives

      An executive for Product and Marketing, with wide experience in the sector

      An executive for the Hering Store card operations, with wide experience in the financial market


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Investor Relations Team
Fabio Hering – Deputy-CEO and IR Director
Vilmar da Costa – CFO                       Investor Relations Consulting Firm
Karina Koerich – IR Manager                 FIRB – Financial Investor Relations Brasil
Phone +55 (47) 3321-3469                    Phone: +55 (11) 3897-6405
e-mail: ri@heringnet.com.br                 e-mail: ligia.montagnani@firb.com


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Slide presentation 3 q07

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Disclaimer This presentation containsforward-looking statements relating to the prospects of the business, estimates for operating and financial results, and those related to Cia. Hering's growth prospects. These are merely projections and, as such, are based exclusively on the expectations of Cia. Hering management concerning the future of the business and its continued access to capital to fund the Company’s business plan. Such forward-looking statements depend, substantially, on changes in market conditions, government regulations, competitive pressures, the performance of the Brazilian economy and the industry, among other factors and risks disclosed in Cia. Hering’s filed disclosure documents and are, therefore, subject to change without prior notice. 1
  • 3.
    AGENDA: • Highlights • OperationalPerformance • Stock Market • Business Strategy and Outlook 2
  • 4.
    Highlights BEGINNING OF STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION IN AUGUST/07 • Hering brand price repositioning • Opening of five stores in 3Q07 - four under the Hering Store flag and one PUC store EARNINGS • Gross revenue from domestic market sales up 22.2% in 3Q07 (Hering brand up 25.1% and PUC brand up 27.3%) • Same-store sales at owned Hering Store up 30.6% and at the franchise stores up 20.7% • Gross profit in the domestic market up 15.4% • EBITDA in August-September up 17% over the same period in 2006 (-10.7% in 3Q07) CAPEX AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE • R$ 8.0 million in investments in 3Q07 • Net cash of R$ 42.2 million 3
  • 5.
    AGENDA: • Highlights • OperationalPerformance • Stock Market • Business Strategy and Outlook 4
  • 6.
    Gross Revenue -R$ MM DOMESTIC MARKET Per Brand Per Channel 95.8 95.8 2.9 Others 56.7 78.4 11.2 Dzarm 78.4 7.4% GROSS REVENUE BY MARKET 2.7 12.3 PUC 49.3 Retail 10.6 69.4 15.0% 9.6 5.7% 55.5 110.4 27.3% 34.4% 39.1 Hering Franchise/ 95.4 95.8 29.1 15.6% Own Stores 25.1% 78.4 Domestic 3Q06 3Q07 3Q06 3Q07 Market 22.2% EXPORT MARKET Private Label x Owned Brands Exports by Region 17.0 14.6% 17.0 0.9 0.5 14.1% 2.6 14.6 Others 14.2 14.6 17.0 Export 1.3 0.4 Europe 14.5 Market 9.9 7.2 2.2 Latin Am. Private 30.3% 4.2 North Am. 3Q06 3Q07 Label 6.5 5.8 4.6 Owned Mercosur 64.3% 2.8 Brands 5 3Q06 3Q07 3Q06 3Q07
  • 7.
    Gross Profit andAdjusted EBITDA - R$ MM Gross Profit and Gross Margin 0.9 pp 3.3 pp 41.4% 40.5% 41.2% 37.9% 26.1 35.0 23.3 33.3 12.1% 1.3 Export 5.2% 1.4 2.4 4.1 Market 24.8 33.7 20.9 29.2 14.7% 65.9% 18.7% Domestic 15.4% Market Aug-Sep/06 Aug-Sep/07 3Q06 3Q07 Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA Margin 0.3 pp 14.9% 3.2 pp 15.2% 15.5% 11.7% 10.0 8.6 12.1 17.0% 10.8 10.7% 6 Aug-Sep/06 Aug-Sep/07 3Q06 3Q07
  • 8.
    Stores and ExpansionProject Sep-06 Sep-07 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Hering - Own Store 8 14 10 25 44 51 51 Hering - Franchise 139 146 141 157 180 226 274 Sub-total 147 160 151 182 224 277 325 PUC - Own Store 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 PUC - Franchise 38 40 38 40 40 40 40 Sub-total 39 42 39 42 42 42 42 Brazil 186 202 190 224 266 319 367 Overseas - Franchise 19 23 19 23 23 23 23 Total 205 225 209 247 289 342 390 Number of Stores 23 23 19 42 19 42 39 39 Exports 182 160 PUC 151 147 Hering 2006 2007 9M06 9M07 7
  • 9.
    Distribution Channels inBrazil • 160 Hering Stores • 42 PUC Stores • 7.468 Multi-brand Stores (Hering brand) 8
  • 10.
    Status of FranchiseStore Opening Plan for 2007 State – City Location Status Expected Date Franchise SP - São Paulo Rua Vieira de Morais Opened mar/07 SP - São Paulo Al. Nhambiquaras Opened may/07 Status 2007 BA - Salvador Salvador Shopping Opened may/07 RS - Porto Alegre Rua 24 de Outubro Opened jul/07 SP - Guarujá Shopping La Plage Opened sep/07 7 Opened SP - S. J. Campos Shopping Vale Sul Opened oct/07 11 Confirmed PR - Foz do Iguaçu Shopping Cataratas JL Opened oct/07 SP - S. J. Rio Preto Shopping Plaza Avenida Confirmed nov/07 SP - São Paulo Rua Diogo de Faria Confirmed nov/07 SP - São Paulo Rua Carlos Weber Confirmed nov/07 MG - Araxá Rua Capitão José Porfírio Confirmed nov/07 Current GO - Aparecida de Goiânia Buriti Shopping Confirmed nov/07 Franchisee SP - Marília Shopping Aquarius Confirmed nov/07 New SP - Rio Claro Shopping Center Rio Claro Confirmed nov/07 Franchisee RS - Porto Alegre Shopping Total Confirmed nov/07 PI - Teresina Riverside Shopping Confirmed nov/07 SC - Florianópolis Shopping Itaguaçu Confirmed nov/07 RN – Natal Midway Mall Confirmed nov/07 9
  • 11.
    Status of OwnedStore Opening Plan for 2007 State – City Location Status Expected Date SC - Florianópolis Shopping Iguatemi Santa Mônica Opened jun/07 RJ - Rio de Janeiro Norte Shopping Opened aug/07 Status 2007 RJ - Rio de Janeiro Rio Design Barra Opened aug/07 MG - Belo Horizonte Diamond Mall Opened sep/07 PR - Curitiba Shopping Estação Opened oct/07 SP - São Paulo Shop. Market Place Opened oct/07 SC - Balneário Camboriú Balneário Camboriú Shopping Opened oct/07 7 Opened RJ - Rio de Janeiro Rua Visconde de Pirajá (Ipanema) Confirmed nov/07 6 Confirmed SP - São Paulo Santana Parque Shopping Confirmed nov/07 RJ - Rio de Janeiro Rua da Quitanda Confirmed nov/07 RJ - Rio de Janeiro Shopping Aricanduva Confirmed dec/07 SP - Guarulhos Shopp. Intern. Guarulhos Confirmed nov/07 SP - São Paulo Avenida Paulista Confirmed dec/07 SP - São Paulo Shopping Santana (Transference) Confirmed nov/07 SC - Balneário Camboriú Avenida Brasil (Transference) Confirmed nov/07 10
  • 12.
    Franchises – DomesticMarket Indicators Hering Store 3Q06 3Q07 chg. 9M06 9M07 chg. Number of Store 148 160 8% 148 160 8% Franchises 139 146 5% 139 146 5% Own Stores 9 14 56% 9 14 56% Hering Chain Revenue - R$/thousand 46,577 59,004 27% 143,441 167,830 17% Same Store Sales - 21.6% - 12.8% Sales Area - m² 20,397 21,669 6% 20,397 21,669 6% Revenue per m² - R$ 2,283 2,723 19% 7,032 7,745 10% Customer Servicing 580,001 718,962 24% 1,796,824 1,971,628 10% Items 1,352,039 1,741,410 29% 4,220,611 4,668,144 11% Average Ticket - R$ 80.30 82.07 2% 79.83 85.12 7% 11
  • 13.
    Capex – R$MM 2.6 Other 2.6 Industry 3.2 IT 63 8.0 6.8 Stores 20 3.7 8,6 1.3 5 5,4 3Q06 3Q07 9M06 9M07 2004 2005 2006 2007 E 2008 E 12
  • 14.
    Debt Profile Net Debt/EBITDA 201 185 188 By Maturity - R$ MM Short Term 85.0 4.6 3.5 3.7 Long Term 63.2 Sep/07* 2005 2006 Sep/06 * (1.7) (42) Net Debt - R$ MM Net Debt/EBITDA* * Last 12 months EBITDA 13
  • 15.
    AGENDA: • Highlights • OperationalPerformance • Stock Market • Business Strategy and Outlook 14 14
  • 16.
    Stock Market Indicators - HGTX3 9M06 9M07 Chg. Number of Trades 325 12,780 3832% Participation in Trading Sessions - % 55.6% 94.6% 39.0 p.p. Quantity Traded - 000 758 24,497 3132% Volume Traded - R$ 000 2,539 244,461 9528% Share Price - R$ (¹) 3.60 10.39 189% Total Shares Outstanding - 000 33,095 53,928 63% Market Cap - R$ MM (¹) 119,138 560,302 370% (¹) 09/28/2007 Cia Hering ON versus Ibovespa (09/29/2006 = 100 basis) 350 300 10.39 HGTX3 + 189 % 250 IBOVESPA + 66 % 200 60,465 150 100 50 Sep-06 Nov-06 Jan-07 Mar-07 May-07 Jul-07 Sep-07 15 IBOVESPA HGTX3
  • 17.
    AGENDA: • Highlights • OperationalPerformance • Stock Market • Business Strategy and Outlook 16 16
  • 18.
    Business Strategy andOutlook Launching of Hering Store card Visa flag Many benefits to consumers Strategic tool for increasing sales at the Hering Store chain Increase in number of Hering Stores 182 stores by year end, up 10 from initial plan for 2007 Hiring of new executives An executive for Product and Marketing, with wide experience in the sector An executive for the Hering Store card operations, with wide experience in the financial market 17
  • 19.
    Investor Relations Team FabioHering – Deputy-CEO and IR Director Vilmar da Costa – CFO Investor Relations Consulting Firm Karina Koerich – IR Manager FIRB – Financial Investor Relations Brasil Phone +55 (47) 3321-3469 Phone: +55 (11) 3897-6405 e-mail: ri@heringnet.com.br e-mail: ligia.montagnani@firb.com 18