FORT MYERS, Fla., April 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Chico's FAS,
Inc. (NYSE: CHS) today announced that its Board of Directors
declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share of its common stock, a 3.2%
increase over the dividend rate from June
2015. The dividend is payable on June
27, 2016 to Chico's FAS shareholders of record at the close
of business on June 13, 2016.
The Company also today announced that it has reset the date of
its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders from Thursday, June 16 to Thursday, July 21, 2016. Shareholders of record
as of May 16, 2016, the record date,
will be entitled to vote at the meeting.
Details regarding the time and location for the Annual Meeting
will be available in the Company's proxy materials, which will be
mailed to all shareholders eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting
and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
ABOUT CHICO'S FAS, INC.
The Company, through its brands – Chico's, White House
Black Market and Soma, is a leading omni-channel specialty retailer
of women's private branded, sophisticated, casual-to-dressy
clothing, intimates, complementary accessories, and other
non-clothing items.
As of January 30, 2016, the Company operated 1,518 stores
in the US and Canada and sold
merchandise through franchise locations in Mexico. The Company's merchandise is also
available at www.chicos.com, www.whbm.com and
www.soma.com. For more detailed information on Chico's FAS, Inc.,
please go to our corporate website at www.chicosfas.com.
Executive
Contact:
Jennifer
Powers
Vice President – Investor Relations
Chico's FAS, Inc.
(239) 346-4199
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