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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;22, 2002</B>
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<DIV align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration Statement
No.333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CHICO&#146;S FAS, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT>

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(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
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<B>59-2389435</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>11215 Metro Parkway<BR>
Fort Myers, Florida 33912<BR>
(239)&nbsp;277-6200</B><BR>
(Address, including zip code,<BR>
of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CHICO&#146;S FAS, INC.<BR>
2002 OMNIBUS STOCK AND INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Scott A. Edmonds, President<BR>
Chico&#146;s FAS, Inc.<BR>
11215 Metro Parkway<BR>
Fort Myers, Florida 33912</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(239)&nbsp;277-6200</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock</FONT></DIV></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">2,750,000 shs.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$39.23</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$107,868,750.00</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$9,923.93</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="98%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee required
by Section&nbsp;6(b) of the Securities Act pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(h) and 457(c) under
the Securities Act, based upon the average between the high and low prices of
the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
May&nbsp;21, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009"> EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g76500ex5.htm">Opinion of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, P.A.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g76500ex23-2.htm">Consent of Arthur Andersen, LLP.</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

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<B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&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 Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated into and made a part of this Registration
Statement:
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K (Commission File No.
0-164335) for the Year Ended February&nbsp;2, 2002, as filed with the
Commission on April&nbsp;24, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">All documents filed by the Company with the Commission
subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement under Section
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to
be incorporated into and made a part of this Registration Statement
from the date of filing of such documents with the Commission.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Common Stock of the Company contained
on page 47 of the Company&#146;s Prospectus dated November&nbsp;16, 1993, as
filed with the Commission under Rule&nbsp;424(b) of the Securities Act of
1933, which was a part of the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;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&nbsp;8-A as filed with the Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Registration Statement No.
0-21258).</FONT></TD>
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<B>Description of Securities</B></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&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
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<P><FONT size="2">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)
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 full extent permitted by law.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 of 1933, which might be incurred by them in such capacities and against
which they may or may not be indemnified by the Company.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has entered into indemnity agreements with each of its
directors and executive officers. The indemnity 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.
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<B>Exemption From Registration Claimed.</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>Exhibits</B></FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Commission File No.&nbsp;333-44678), as
filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;28, 2000)</FONT></TD>
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Articles of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended August&nbsp;4, 2001, as filed
with the Commission on August&nbsp;30, 2001)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.5 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for the Quarter ended April&nbsp;4,
1993, as filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;18, 1993)</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O&#146;Neill &#038;
Mullis, P.A. as to the legality of the Common Stock being registered.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O&#146;Neill &#038;
Mullis, P.A. (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (contained on signature page)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B>Undertakings</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
        <TD width="3%"></TD>
        <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
        <TD width="10%"></TD>
        <TD width="90%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)
of the Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
        <TD width="10%"></TD>
        <TD width="90%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;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;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
        <TD width="10%"></TD>
        <TD width="90%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;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;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2"><I>provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(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 Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
in the registration statement.
</FONT>
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<TR>
        <TD width="3%"></TD>
        <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, 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.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
        <TD width="3%"></TD>
        <TD width="97%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item&nbsp;6, 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 of 1933 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 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 of 1933 and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2">&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&nbsp;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 22nd day of
May, 2002.
</FONT>
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        <TD width="55%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD colspan="2" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Chico&#146;s FAS, Inc.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:</FONT></TD>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Marvin J. Gralnick<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade width="50%" align="left">
Marvin J. Gralnick<BR>
Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each of the undersigned officers and
directors of Chico&#146;s FAS, Inc., a Florida corporation, for himself or herself
and not for one another, does hereby constitute and appoint Marvin J. Gralnick,
Charles J. Kleman and Scott A. Edmonds, and each of them, a true and lawful
attorney in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign his or her name to any and all amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to this registration statement, with respect to the proposed
issuance, sale and delivery of shares of its Common Stock, and to cause the
same to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys and each of them full power and authority to do and perform any
act and thing necessary and proper to be done in the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present, and
each of the undersigned for himself or herself hereby ratifies and confirms all
that said attorneys or any one of them shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
</FONT>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD width="32%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="46%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="12%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade width="20%"></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade width="7%"></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade width="25%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Marvin J. Gralnick<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Marvin J. Gralnick</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Executive Officer, Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 22, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Charles J. Kleman<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Charles J. Kleman</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer, Director<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer and<BR>
Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 22, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Helene B. Gralnick<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Helene B. Gralnick</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President &#150; Design<BR>
and Concept, Director</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 22, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Verna K. Gibson<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Verna K. Gibson</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 22, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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        <TD width="32%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="46%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="12%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ross E. Roeder<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Ross E. Roeder</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 22, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John W. Burden<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
John W. Burden</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 22, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="92%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="left"><HR size="1" noshade width="15%"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="right"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Commission File No.&nbsp;333-44678), as
filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;28, 2000)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="right"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Articles of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended August&nbsp;4, 2001, as filed
with the Commission on August&nbsp;30, 2001)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="right"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.5 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for the Quarter ended April&nbsp;4,
1993, as filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;18, 1993)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="right"><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O&#146;Neill &#038;
Mullis, P.A. as to the legality of the Common Stock being registered.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="right"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O&#146;Neill &#038;
Mullis, P.A. (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="right"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
        <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="right"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Powers of Attorney (contained on signature page)</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2002
Registration Statement
No.333-
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 or organization)
59-2389435
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
11215 Metro Parkway
Fort Myers, Florida 33912
(239) 277-6200
(Address, including zip code,
of Registrant's principal executive offices)
CHICO'S FAS, INC.
2002 OMNIBUS STOCK AND INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Scott A. Edmonds, President
Chico's FAS, Inc.
11215 Metro Parkway
Fort Myers, Florida 33912
(Name and address of agent for service)
(239) 277-6200
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered
Per Share
Offering Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock
2,750,000 shs.
$39.23
$107,868,750.00
$9,923.93
•
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee required
by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act pursuant to Rules 457(h) and 457(c) under
the Securities Act, based upon the average between the high and low prices of
the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
May 21, 2002.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, P.A.
Consent of Arthur Andersen, LLP.
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 Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") are incorporated into and made a part of this Registration
Statement:
1.
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No.
0-164335) for the Year Ended February 2, 2002, as filed with the
Commission on April 24, 2002.
2.
All documents filed by the Company with the Commission
subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement under Section
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to
be incorporated into and made a part of this Registration Statement
from the date of filing of such documents with the Commission.
3.
The description of the Common Stock of the Company 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 of
1933, 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).
Item 4.
Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
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
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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 full extent permitted by law.
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 of 1933, 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 indemnity agreements with each of its
directors and executive officers. The indemnity 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.
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Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission File No. 333-44678), as
filed with the Commission on August 28, 2000)
4.2
Articles of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 4, 2001, as filed
with the Commission on August 30, 2001)
4.3
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.5 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended April 4,
1993, as filed with the Commission on May 18, 1993)
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Opinion of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O'Neill &
Mullis, P.A. as to the legality of the Common Stock being registered.
23.1
Consent of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O'Neill &
Mullis, P.A. (contained in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
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Powers of Attorney (contained on signature page)
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 of 1933;
(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;
(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 (a)(1)(i) and (a)(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 Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
in the registration statement.
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, 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 of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.
(h)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6, 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 of 1933 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 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 of 1933 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 22nd day of
May, 2002.
Chico's FAS, Inc.
By:
/s/ Marvin J. Gralnick
Marvin J. Gralnick
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each of the undersigned officers and
directors of Chico's FAS, Inc., a Florida corporation, for himself or herself
and not for one another, does hereby constitute and appoint Marvin J. Gralnick,
Charles J. Kleman and Scott A. Edmonds, and each of them, a true and lawful
attorney in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign his or her name to any and all amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to this registration statement, with respect to the proposed
issuance, sale and delivery of shares of its Common Stock, and to cause the
same to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys and each of them full power and authority to do and perform any
act and thing necessary and proper to be done in the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present, and
each of the undersigned for himself or herself hereby ratifies and confirms all
that said attorneys or any one of them shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Marvin J. Gralnick
Marvin J. Gralnick
Chief Executive Officer, Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 22, 2002
/s/ Charles J. Kleman
Charles J. Kleman
Chief Financial Officer, Director
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
May 22, 2002
/s/ Helene B. Gralnick
Helene B. Gralnick
Senior Vice President – Design
and Concept, Director
May 22, 2002
/s/ Verna K. Gibson
Verna K. Gibson
Director
May 22, 2002
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/s/ Ross E. Roeder
Ross E. Roeder
Director
May 22, 2002
/s/ John W. Burden
John W. Burden
Director
May 22, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission File No. 333-44678), as
filed with the Commission on August 28, 2000)
4.2
Articles of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 4, 2001, as filed
with the Commission on August 30, 2001)
4.3
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.5 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended April 4,
1993, as filed with the Commission on May 18, 1993)
5
Opinion of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O'Neill &
Mullis, P.A. as to the legality of the Common Stock being registered.
23.1
Consent of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O'Neill &
Mullis, P.A. (contained in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
24
Powers of Attorney (contained on signature page)
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