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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;25, 2008
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>Registration Statement<BR>
Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Chico&#146;s FAS, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(<I>Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter</I>)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Florida</B><BR>
(<I>State or other jurisdiction of incorporation</I>)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>59-2389435</B><BR>
(<I>IRS Employer Identification No.</I>)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>11215 Metro Parkway<BR>
Fort Myers, Florida 33966</B><BR>
(<I>Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code</I>)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Amended and Restated<BR>
Chico&#146;s FAS, Inc. 2002 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(<I>Full title of the plan)</I>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Scott A. Edmonds, President</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Copies To:</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>11215 Metro Parkway <BR>
Fort Myers, Florida 33966<BR>
(239)&nbsp;277-6200</B><BR>
(<I>Name, address and telephone number, <BR>
including area code, of agent for service</I>)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>A. Alexander Rhodes, Esq.<BR>
11215 Metro Parkway<BR>
Fort Myers, Florida 33966<BR>
(239)&nbsp;277-6200</B></TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock
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    <TD nowrap align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">10,000,000 Shs.
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">57,962,500.00</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The amount being registered includes an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock which
may be issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends and anti-dilution provisions and
other terms, in accordance with Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Such estimate has been
computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) based upon the average of the high and low prices of
the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July&nbsp;21, 2008, namely $5.79625.</DIV></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g14356exv5.htm">EX-5 Opinion of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye & O'Neill, P.A.</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The purpose of this Registration Statement is to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), 10,000,000 shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, issuable
pursuant to the Amended and Restated Chico&#146;s FAS, Inc. 2002 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;). As permitted by Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement omits the
information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in
Part&nbsp;I will be delivered to the selected participants in the Plan as required by Rule&nbsp;428(b). Such
documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) as
part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule
424(b) under the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By this reference, the following documents filed or to be filed by Chico&#146;s FAS, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) with the Commission are incorporated into and made a part of this Registration
Statement:
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February&nbsp;2,
2008 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;28, 2008.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
held June&nbsp;26, 2008 filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;30, 2008.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May&nbsp;3, 2008
filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;28, 2008.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;28,
2008.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">5.</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;26,
2008.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">6.</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;2,
2008.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">7.</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained on page 47 of the
Company&#146;s Prospectus dated November&nbsp;16, 1993, as filed with the Commission under Rule
424(b) of the Securities Act, which was a part of the Company&#146;s Registration Statement
on Form S-1 (Registration Statement No.&nbsp;33-70620), as amended and which was
incorporated by reference in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed
with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Registration Statement
No.&nbsp;0-21258).</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148; ), subsequent to the
date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is
or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify"><B>Description of Securities.</B></DIV></TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></DIV></TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></DIV></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Florida Business Corporation Act, as amended (the &#147;Florida Act&#148;), provides that, in
general, a business corporation may indemnify any person who is or was a party to any proceeding
(other than an action by, or in the right of, the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she
is or was a director or officer of the corporation, against liability incurred in connection with
such proceeding, including any appeal thereof, provided certain standards are met, including that
such officer or director acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be
in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and provided further that, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the officer or director had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case of proceedings by or in the right of the
corporation, the Florida Act provides that, in general, a corporation may indemnify any person who
was or is a party to any such proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director
or officer of the corporation against expenses and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such proceeding, including any
appeal thereof, provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, except that no
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim as to which such person is adjudged liable
unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity. To the extent that any officers or directors are successful on
the merits or otherwise in the defense of any of the proceedings described above, the Florida Act
provides that the corporation is required to indemnify such officers or directors against expenses
actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. However, the Florida Act further provides
that, in general, indemnification or advancement of expenses shall not be made to or on behalf of
any officer or director if a judgment or other final adjudication establishes that his or her
actions, or omissions to act, were material to the cause of action so adjudicated and constitute:
(i)&nbsp;a violation of the criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe
his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe it was unlawful; (ii)&nbsp;a
transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; (iii)&nbsp;in the
case of a director, a circumstance under which the director has voted for or assented to a
distribution made in violation of the Florida Act or the corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation;
or (iv)&nbsp;willful misconduct or a conscious disregard for the best interests of the corporation in a
proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or in a
proceeding by or in the right of a shareholder. Article&nbsp;VI of the Company&#146;s By-laws provides that
the Company shall indemnify any director, officer or employee or any former director, officer or
employee to the fullest extent permitted by law.
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As is permitted under the Florida Act, the Company has purchased insurance with respect to,
among other things, the liabilities that may arise under the statutory provisions referred to
above. The directors and officers of the Company also are insured against certain liabilities,
including certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, which might be
incurred by them in such capacities and against which they may or may not be indemnified by the
Company.
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and certain
of its executive officers. The agreements create certain indemnification obligations of the Company
in favor of the directors and executive officers and, as permitted by applicable law, clarify and
expand the circumstances under which a director or executive officer will be indemnified.
</DIV>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;7.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B></DIV></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify"><B>Exhibits.</B></DIV></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please see Exhibit&nbsp;Index in this Registration Statement.
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;9.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify"><B>Undertakings.</B></DIV></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</DIV>
<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment
to this registration statement:
</DIV>


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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</DIV></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective registration statement; and</DIV></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="text-align: justify">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i)
and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or
section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.</DIV></TD>
</TR>

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</DIV>
<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 13(a)
or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person against the registrant in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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</DIV>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Myers, State of Florida, on the date or dates
indicated below.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>CHICO&#146;S FAS, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">July 25, 2008&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ SCOTT A. EDMONDS
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Scott A. Edmonds&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">July 25, 2008&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ KENT A. KLEEBERGER
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Kent A. Kleeberger&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer<BR>and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">July 25, 2008&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ MICHAEL J. KINCAID
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Michael J. Kincaid&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Senior Vice President &#150; Finance, Chief Accounting Officer<br>
and Assistant Secretary (Principal Accounting Officer)&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/  SCOTT A. EDMONDS
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Scott A. Edmonds</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Chairman, President and Chief
<br>Executive Officer<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July 25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/  BETSY S. ATKINS
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Betsy S. Atkins</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July 25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/  JOHN W. BURDEN, III
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John W. Burden, III</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July 25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/  VERNA K. GIBSON
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Verna K. Gibson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July 25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/  ROSS E. ROEDER
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ross E. Roeder</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July 25, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/  DAVID F. WALKER
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David F. Walker</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July 25, 2008</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
</DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description of Exhibits</B></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Chico&#146;s FAS, Inc. 2002 Omnibus and Incentive Plan
(filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the
Commission on July&nbsp;2, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</SUP>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye &#038; O&#146;Neill, Professional
Association, regarding legality of securities.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</SUP>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.</TD>
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Chico's FAS, Inc.
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 2008
Registration No. 333-_________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
Chico's FAS, Inc.
(
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter
)
Florida
(
State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
)
59-2389435
(
IRS Employer Identification No.
)
11215 Metro Parkway
Fort Myers, Florida 33966
(
Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code
)
Amended and Restated
Chico's FAS, Inc. 2002 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan
(
Full title of the plan)
Scott A. Edmonds, President
Copies To:
11215 Metro Parkway
Fort Myers, Florida 33966
(239) 277-6200
(
Name, address and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service
)
A. Alexander Rhodes, Esq.
11215 Metro Parkway
Fort Myers, Florida 33966
(239) 277-6200
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Amount
Maximum
Maximum
Amount Of
Title Of Securities
To Be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Registration
To Be Registered
Registered (1)
per Share (2)
Offering Price(2)
Fee
Common Stock
10,000,000 Shs.
$
5.79625
$
57,962,500.00
$
2,277.93
(1)
The amount being registered includes an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock which
may be issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends and anti-dilution provisions and
other terms, in accordance with Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Such estimate has been
computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) based upon the average of the high and low prices of
the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July 21, 2008, namely $5.79625.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EX-5 Opinion of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye & O'Neill, P.A.
EX-23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The purpose of this Registration Statement is to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), 10,000,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock, issuable
pursuant to the Amended and Restated Chico's FAS, Inc. 2002 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan (the
"Plan"). As permitted by Rule 428 under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement omits the
information specified in Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in
Part I will be delivered to the selected participants in the Plan as required by Rule 428(b). Such
documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as
part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule
424(b) under the Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
By this reference, the following documents filed or to be filed by Chico's FAS, Inc. (the
"Company") with the Commission are incorporated into and made a part of this Registration
Statement:
1.
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 2,
2008 filed with the Commission on March 28, 2008.
2.
The Company's Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
held June 26, 2008 filed with the Commission on April 30, 2008.
3.
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 3, 2008
filed with the Commission on May 28, 2008.
4.
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 28,
2008.
5.
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 26,
2008.
6.
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 2,
2008.
7.
The description of the Company's Common Stock contained on page 47 of the
Company's Prospectus dated November 16, 1993, as filed with the Commission under Rule
424(b) of the Securities Act, which was a part of the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-1 (Registration Statement No. 33-70620), as amended and which was
incorporated by reference in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed
with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Registration Statement
No. 0-21258).
In addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act" ), subsequent to the
date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is
or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
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Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Florida Business Corporation Act, as amended (the "Florida Act"), provides that, in
general, a business corporation may indemnify any person who is or was a party to any proceeding
(other than an action by, or in the right of, the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she
is or was a director or officer of the corporation, against liability incurred in connection with
such proceeding, including any appeal thereof, provided certain standards are met, including that
such officer or director acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be
in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and provided further that, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the officer or director had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case of proceedings by or in the right of the
corporation, the Florida Act provides that, in general, a corporation may indemnify any person who
was or is a party to any such proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director
or officer of the corporation against expenses and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such proceeding, including any
appeal thereof, provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, except that no
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim as to which such person is adjudged liable
unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity. To the extent that any officers or directors are successful on
the merits or otherwise in the defense of any of the proceedings described above, the Florida Act
provides that the corporation is required to indemnify such officers or directors against expenses
actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. However, the Florida Act further provides
that, in general, indemnification or advancement of expenses shall not be made to or on behalf of
any officer or director if a judgment or other final adjudication establishes that his or her
actions, or omissions to act, were material to the cause of action so adjudicated and constitute:
(i) a violation of the criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe
his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe it was unlawful; (ii) a
transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; (iii) in the
case of a director, a circumstance under which the director has voted for or assented to a
distribution made in violation of the Florida Act or the corporation's articles of incorporation;
or (iv) willful misconduct or a conscious disregard for the best interests of the corporation in a
proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or in a
proceeding by or in the right of a shareholder. Article VI of the Company's By-laws provides that
the Company shall indemnify any director, officer or employee or any former director, officer or
employee to the fullest extent permitted by law.
As is permitted under the Florida Act, the Company has purchased insurance with respect to,
among other things, the liabilities that may arise under the statutory provisions referred to
above. The directors and officers of the Company also are insured against certain liabilities,
including certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, which might be
incurred by them in such capacities and against which they may or may not be indemnified by the
Company.
The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and certain
of its executive officers. The agreements create certain indemnification obligations of the Company
in favor of the directors and executive officers and, as permitted by applicable law, clarify and
expand the circumstances under which a director or executive officer will be indemnified.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Please see Exhibit Index in this Registration Statement.
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Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment
to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i)
and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or
section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a)
or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person against the registrant in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Myers, State of Florida, on the date or dates
indicated below.
CHICO'S FAS, INC.
July 25, 2008
By:
/s/ SCOTT A. EDMONDS
Scott A. Edmonds
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
July 25, 2008
By:
/s/ KENT A. KLEEBERGER
Kent A. Kleeberger
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer
and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
July 25, 2008
By:
/s/ MICHAEL J. KINCAID
Michael J. Kincaid
Senior Vice President – Finance, Chief Accounting Officer
and Assistant Secretary (Principal Accounting Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/  SCOTT A. EDMONDS
Scott A. Edmonds
Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
July 25, 2008
/s/  BETSY S. ATKINS
Betsy S. Atkins
Director
July 25, 2008
/s/  JOHN W. BURDEN, III
John W. Burden, III
Director
July 25, 2008
/s/  VERNA K. GIBSON
Verna K. Gibson
Director
July 25, 2008
/s/  ROSS E. ROEDER
Ross E. Roeder
Director
July 25, 2008
/s/  DAVID F. WALKER
David F. Walker
Director
July 25, 2008
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibits
4.1
Amended and Restated Chico's FAS, Inc. 2002 Omnibus and Incentive Plan
(filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on July 2, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
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1
Opinion of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye & O'Neill, Professional
Association, regarding legality of securities.
23.1
1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
1
Filed herewith.
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