0000897429-21-000106.txt : 20210913 0000897429-21-000106.hdr.sgml : 20210913 20210913160904 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000897429-21-000106 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20210913 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210913 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210913 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Hufford Wendy L CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001754928 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16435 FILM NUMBER: 211249777 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC. STREET 2: 933 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD CITY: MAHWAH STATE: NJ ZIP: 07430 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHICO'S FAS, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000897429 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-WOMEN'S CLOTHING STORES [5621] IRS NUMBER: 592389435 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 0129 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11215 METRO PKWY CITY: FT MYERS STATE: FL ZIP: 33966-1206 BUSINESS PHONE: 2392776200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11215 METRO PKY CITY: FT MYERS STATE: FL ZIP: 33966-1206 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CHICOS FAS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930212 3 1 wf-form3_163156372913158.xml FORM 3 X0206 3 2021-09-13 1 0000897429 CHICO'S FAS, INC. CHS 0001754928 Hufford Wendy L 11215 METRO PARKWAY METRO PKWY FORT MYERS FL 33966 0 1 0 0 SVP - General Counsel /s/ David M. Oliver, attorney-in-fact 2021-09-13 EX-24 2 huffordpoa.htm W. HUFFORD POA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, Wendy L. Hufford, do hereby constitute and appoint David M. Oliver and Kristin Gwinner my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, any of whom acting singly is hereby authorized, for me and in my name and on my behalf as a director, officer and/or shareholder of Chico's FAS, Inc., to (i) prepare, execute in my name and on my behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including any amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain or update codes and passwords enabling me to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required or considered advisable under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC in respect thereof; and (ii) prepare, execute and file any and all forms, instruments or documents, including any amendments thereto, as such attorneys or attorney deems necessary or advisable to enable me to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC in respect thereof (collectively, "Section 16").

I do hereby ratify and confirm all acts my said attorney shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. I acknowledge that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, serving in such capacity at my request, are not assuming, nor is Chico's FAS, Inc. assuming, any of my responsibilities to comply with Section 16.

This power of attorney shall remain in full force and effect until it is revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each such attorney-in-fact or the undersigned is no longer required to comply with Section 16, whichever occurs first.

WITNESS the execution hereof this 2nd day of September, 2021.

/s/ Wendy L. Hufford

Wendy L. Hufford
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