Webcast Alert: Cia. Hering Announces First Quarter 2008 Results Webcast

BLUMENAU, Brazil, May. 08 /PRNewswire/ --

BLUMENAU, Brazil, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cia. Hering (BOVESPA: HGTX3) (HERING) announces the following Webcast:

What: First Quarter 2008 Earnings Results of Cia. Hering, which will be released on May 7, 2008, after the market closes When: Friday, May 9, 2008 @ 11:00 AM EDT Where: http://prnewswire.isat.com.br/Index.asp?palestra_id=291 How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above. Contact: Cia. Hering Investor Relations, +55 (47) 3321-3469, or e-mail, ri@heringnet.com.br

The conference call will be archived at http://www.ciahering.com.br/ri . To access the replay, click on Investor Relations Section.

To take part in the conference call dial: From USA - 1 (800) 860-2442 From Brazil - (11) 4688-6301 From other countries - 1 (412) 858-4600

Cia. Hering is one of the largest retail clothing designers and manufacturers in Brazil. With more than 128 years operating in the retail industry, Cia. Hering currently develops fashion wear collections under three proprietary brand names: Hering, PUC and dzarm. The retail structure of the company is formed by two complementary sales channels: the company-owned and franchised stores, and the multi-brand retail stores. On March 31, 2008, the company had 182 stores under the Hering flag and 45 PUC stores, of which 78% are located inside shopping malls in 22 states in Brazil, while the network of multi-brand retail stores, comprised of 12,473 points of sale, increases the reach of the distribution network in Brazil. Abroad, Cia. Hering has 22 franchised stores in several countries in Latin America and the Middle East.

Audio: http://prnewswire.isat.com.br/Index.asp?palestra_id=291 Cia. Hering

CONTACT: Cia. Hering Investor Relations, +011-55-47-3321-3469,
ri@heringnet.com.br