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</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:105%">Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.</font></div></td><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:29.55pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:93%">OMB APPROVAL</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:51pt"><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:1.4pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:108%">OMB Number&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;3235-0101</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.4pt;padding-right:15.8pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:106%">Expires&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;July 31, 2023 Estimated average burden hours per response&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;1.0</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.4pt;padding-left:31.8pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">SEC USE ONLY</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="9" style="background-color:#f2f2f3;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:1.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:96%">DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="9" style="background-color:#f2f2f3;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:1.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:101%">CUSIP NUMBER</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:1.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1 </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(a) </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">NAME OF ISSUER </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Please type or print)</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:1.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:1.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">CHICO&#8217;S FAS, INC.</font></div></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:2.85pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(b) </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">IRS IDENT. NO.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:2.85pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:2.85pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">59-2389435</font></div></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:8.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(c) </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">S.E.C. FILE NO.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:8.25pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:8.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">001-16435</font></div></td><td colspan="9" style="background-color:#f2f2f3;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:1.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:92%">WORK LOCATION</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:1.7pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">1 </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">(d) </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">ADDRESS OF ISSUER</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.7pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:1.7pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">11215 METRO PARKWAY</font></div></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-right:75.4pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">STREET</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:48.05pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">CITY</font></div><div style="padding-left:48.05pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;FORT MYERS</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:4.2pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">STATE</font></div><div style="padding-left:4.2pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:4.2pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">FL</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:20.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">ZIP CODE</font></div><div style="padding-left:20.95pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:20.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">33966</font></div></td><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.4pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">(e) </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">TELEPHONE NO.</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:30pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:94%">area code</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:94%">&#160;239</font></div></td><td colspan="6" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-right:32.55pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:94%">Number</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;277-6200</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;padding-left:17.1pt;padding-right:6.55pt;text-indent:-15.4pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2 </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a) </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD</font></div><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;padding-right:6.55pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;BONNIE R. BROOKS</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;padding-left:10.6pt;text-indent:0.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b) </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER</font></div><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;padding-left:10.6pt;text-indent:0.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">DIRECTOR</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;padding-left:9.55pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(c) </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">ADDRESS STREET</font></div><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;padding-left:9.55pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;padding-left:9.55pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11215 METRO PARKWAY</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;padding-left:17pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">CITY</font></div><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;padding-left:17pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:1.7pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;FORT MYERS</font></div></td><td colspan="6" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;padding-left:17.65pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">STATE</font></div><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;padding-left:17.65pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;padding-left:17.65pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">FL</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;padding-left:15.65pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">ZIP CODE</font></div><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;padding-left:15.65pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;padding-left:15.65pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">33966</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:2.95pt;padding-left:53.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">INSTRUCTION&#58; The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:10.35pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:97.745%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.910%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:29.035%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.910%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.910%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.910%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.910%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.910%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.705%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:19pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.65pt;padding-left:1.4pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:108%">3 </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:108%">(a)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 2.7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(b)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:7pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:106%">SEC USE ONLY</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.8pt;padding-left:0.85pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(c)</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt;padding-left:7.2pt;padding-right:7.2pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Number of Shares or Other Units</font></div><div style="margin-top:2.15pt;padding-left:7.12pt;padding-right:7.12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">To Be Sold</font></div><div style="margin-top:2.45pt;padding-left:7.15pt;padding-right:7.15pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(See instr. 3(c))</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.8pt;padding-left:30.5pt;padding-right:30.5pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(d)</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt;padding-left:20.15pt;padding-right:20.15pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Aggregate Market</font></div><div style="margin-top:2.15pt;padding-left:7.1pt;padding-right:7.1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Value</font></div><div style="margin-top:2.45pt;padding-left:7.1pt;padding-right:7.1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(See instr. 3(d))</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.8pt;padding-left:30.5pt;padding-right:30.5pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(e)</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt;padding-left:7.35pt;padding-right:7.35pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Number of Shares or Other Units</font></div><div style="margin-top:2.15pt;padding-left:7.3pt;padding-right:7.3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Outstanding</font></div><div style="margin-top:2.45pt;padding-left:7.3pt;padding-right:7.3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(See instr. 3(e))</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.8pt;padding-left:0.85pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(f)</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt;padding-left:17.75pt;padding-right:15pt;text-indent:-1.9pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Approximate Date of Sale</font></div><div style="margin-top:3.65pt;padding-left:14.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(See instr. 3(f))</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt;padding-left:8.8pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(MO. DAY YR.)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.8pt;padding-left:29.52pt;padding-right:29.52pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(g)</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt;padding-left:11.67pt;padding-right:11.67pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Name of Each Securities</font></div><div style="margin-top:2.15pt;padding-left:11.72pt;padding-right:11.72pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exchange</font></div><div style="margin-top:2.45pt;padding-left:11.72pt;padding-right:11.72pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(See instr. 3(g))</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:50pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:17.92pt;padding-right:17.92pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:99%">Title of the</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt;padding-left:19.12pt;padding-right:19.12pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-0.05pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Class of Securities To Be Sold</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:25.45pt;padding-right:25.45pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#f2f2f3;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:16.6pt;padding-right:13.15pt;text-indent:-2.65pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Broker-Dealer File Number</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">COMMON STOCK</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">NATIONAL BANK INDEPENDENT NETWORK</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">130 KING STREET WEST UNIT 3000</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">TORONTO, ONTARIO M5X2A2</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#f2f2f3;border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">200,000</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$820,000</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">112,509,313</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3&#47;15&#47;2022</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">NYSE</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:3pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">INSTRUCTIONS&#58;</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1, (a) Name of issuer</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    (b) Issuer&#8217;s I.R.S. Identification Number</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    (c) Issuer&#8217;s S.E.C. file number, if any</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    (d) Issuer&#8217;s address, including zip code</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    (e) Issuer&#8217;s telephone number, including area code</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2. (a)  Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    (b) Such person&#8217;s relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    (c) Such person&#8217;s address, including zip code</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold</font></div><div style="padding-left:0.31pt;padding-right:66.45pt;text-indent:-0.13pt"><font><br></font></div><div id="i832b941e6235493d865ec61666ad5080_4"></div><div style="margin-top:0.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">information</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">contained</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">in</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">this</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">form</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">are</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">not</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">required</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">to</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">respond unless</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">form</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">displays</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">a</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">currently</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">valid</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">OMB</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">control</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">number. </font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:0.25pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">SEC1147 (08-07)</font></div><div style="padding-left:33.22pt;padding-right:33.22pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:33.41pt;padding-right:33.41pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:110%">TABLE I &#8211;&#8211; SECURITIES TO BE SOLD</font></div><div style="padding-left:52.07pt;padding-right:52.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:108%">Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold</font></div><div style="padding-left:52.07pt;padding-right:52.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:113%">and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.25pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:6.4pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:98.255%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.858%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.642%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:25.352%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:25.352%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.858%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.435%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.803%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:7.25pt;padding-right:7.25pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:109%">Title of</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt;padding-left:7.25pt;padding-right:7.25pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">the Class</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:11.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:109%">Date you</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt;padding-left:11.05pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Acquired</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:4.9pt;padding-left:48pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Nature of Acquisition Transaction</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:41.4pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:109%">Name of Person from Whom Acquired</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt;padding-left:42.05pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">(If gift, also give date donor acquired)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:7.45pt;padding-right:7.45pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:109%">Amount of</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt;padding-left:7.45pt;padding-right:7.45pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Securities Acquired</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:12.7pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:109%">Date of</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt;padding-left:10.85pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Payment</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:4.9pt;padding-left:23.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Nature of Payment</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">COMMON STOCK</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2021 AND 2022</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">VESTING OF EMPLOYEE RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS AND PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">ISSUER</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">200,000</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">N&#47;A</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">N&#47;A</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt;padding-left:97.65pt;padding-right:346.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-92.3pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">INSTRUCTIONS&#58; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.</font></div><div><img alt="image_0a.jpg" src="image_0a.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:963px"></div><div style="padding-left:52.05pt;padding-right:52.05pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:111%">TABLE II &#8211;&#8211; SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS</font></div><div style="padding-left:52.1pt;padding-right:52.1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:111%">Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:6.4pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:98.153%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:43.655%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.822%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.442%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.868%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.713%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.4pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:121.07pt;padding-right:121.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name and Address of Seller</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.4pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:56.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title of Securities Sold</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.4pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:4.7pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date of Sale</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.8pt;padding-left:5.95pt;padding-right:5.95pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Amount of</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt;padding-left:5.95pt;padding-right:5.95pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Securities Sold</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.4pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:26.45pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Gross Proceeds</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:38pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:1.25pt;padding-left:5.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">REMARKS&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div id="i832b941e6235493d865ec61666ad5080_7"></div><div style="width:100.000%"><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:49.864%"><div style="margin-top:5pt;padding-left:6.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">INSTRUCTIONS&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.15pt;padding-left:6.5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">See the definition of &#8220;person&#8221; in paragraph (a) of Rule 144.   Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person fling this notice.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.3pt;padding-left:54pt;padding-right:54pt;text-align:center;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">         3&#47;15&#47;2022             </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="image.jpg" src="image.jpg" style="height:2px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:489px"></div><div style="padding-left:143.32pt;padding-right:143.32pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">   DATE OF NOTICE</font></div><div style="padding-right:165.15pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">               </font><img alt="image.jpg" src="image.jpg" style="height:2px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:489px"></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">DATE OF PLAN ADOPTION OR GIVING OF INSTRUCTION, IF RELYING ON RULE</font></div><div style="margin-top:5.55pt;padding-left:6.35pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="display:inline-block;max-width:0.271%;min-width:0.000%;vertical-align:top"></div><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:49.865%"><div style="padding-left:6.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">ATTENTION&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:6.35pt;padding-right:9.85pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.4pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;padding-right:54pt;text-align:center;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; Bonnie R. Brooks</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="image.jpg" src="image.jpg" style="height:2px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:489px"></div><div style="padding-left:84.85pt;padding-right:84.85pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(SIGNATURE)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:28.75pt;padding-right:28.75pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Myriad Pro',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.</font></div></div></div><div style="padding-left:161.6pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:161.6pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:114%">ATTENTION&#58; Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="margin-top:2.2pt;padding-right:9.95pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SEC1147 (08-07</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">)</font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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text: Document
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM 144
  NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  ATTENTION:
  Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.
  OMB APPROVAL
  OMB Number:    3235-0101
  Expires:    July 31, 2023 Estimated average burden hours per response    1.0
  SEC USE ONLY
  DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
  CUSIP NUMBER
  1
  (a)
  NAME OF ISSUER
  (Please type or print)
  CHICO'S FAS, INC.
  (b)
  IRS IDENT. NO.
  59-2389435
  (c)
  S.E.C. FILE NO.
  001-16435
  WORK LOCATION
  1
  (d)
  ADDRESS OF ISSUER
  11215 METRO PARKWAY
  STREET
  CITY
  FORT MYERS
  STATE
  FL
  ZIP CODE
  33966
  (e)
  TELEPHONE NO.
  area code
  239
  Number
  277-6200
  2
  (a)
  NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
  BONNIE R. BROOKS
  (b)
  RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
  DIRECTOR
  (c)
  ADDRESS STREET
  11215 METRO PARKWAY
  CITY
  FORT MYERS
  STATE
  FL
  ZIP CODE
  33966
  INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
  3
  (a)
  (b)
  SEC USE ONLY
  (c)
  Number of Shares or Other Units
  To Be Sold
  (See instr. 3(c))
  (d)
  Aggregate Market
  Value
  (See instr. 3(d))
  (e)
  Number of Shares or Other Units
  Outstanding
  (See instr. 3(e))
  (f)
  Approximate Date of Sale
  (See instr. 3(f))
  (MO. DAY YR.)
  (g)
  Name of Each Securities
  Exchange
  (See instr. 3(g))
  Title of the
  Class of Securities To Be Sold
  Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities
  Broker-Dealer File Number
  COMMON STOCK
  NATIONAL BANK INDEPENDENT NETWORK
  130 KING STREET WEST UNIT 3000
  TORONTO, ONTARIO M5X2A2
  200,000
  $820,000
  112,509,313
  3/15/2022
  NYSE
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  1, (a) Name of issuer
  (b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
  (c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
  (d) Issuer's address, including zip code
  (e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code
  2. (a)  Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
  (b) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
  (c) Such person's address, including zip code
  3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
  (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold
  (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)
  (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
  (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer
  (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
  (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold
  Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of
  information
  contained
  in
  this
  form
  are
  not
  required
  to
  respond unless
  the
  form
  displays
  a
  currently
  valid
  OMB
  control
  number.
  SEC1147 (08-07)
  TABLE I –– SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold
  and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:
  Title of
  the Class
  Date you
  Acquired
  Nature of Acquisition Transaction
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired
  (If gift, also give date donor acquired)
  Amount of
  Securities Acquired
  Date of
  Payment
  Nature of Payment
  COMMON STOCK
  2021 AND 2022
  VESTING OF EMPLOYEE RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS AND PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS
  ISSUER
  200,000
  N/A
  N/A
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.
  TABLE II –– SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
  Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
  Name and Address of Seller
  Title of Securities Sold
  Date of Sale
  Amount of
  Securities Sold
  Gross Proceeds
  REMARKS:
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144.   Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person fling this notice.
  3/15/2022
  DATE OF NOTICE
  DATE OF PLAN ADOPTION OR GIVING OF INSTRUCTION, IF RELYING ON RULE
  ATTENTION:
  The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.
  /s/ Bonnie R. Brooks
  (SIGNATURE)
  The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
  ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
  SEC1147 (08-07
  )