Shareholders who desire to communicate with the Board may do so in writing directed to the Company’s Secretary, at Chico’s FAS, Corporate Secretary, c/o the Legal Department, 11215 Metro Parkway, Fort Myers, Florida 33966, or via email to legal@chicos.com. The Secretary will consider the nature of the communication and determine whether it is appropriate to forward the communication to the CGNC or the Audit Committee, which committee will take such action as it deems appropriate. Communications relating to ordinary business operations, pertaining to non-executive officer personnel issues, or seeking to do business with the Company will be forwarded to the proper business unit within the Company.
Any shareholder who has concerns or complaints regarding the Company’s accounting, internal controls, auditing, improper use of the Company’s assets, or ethical improprieties, may report these concerns anonymously to the Company’s toll free hotline at 1-888-361-5813, or directly to the Company’s Legal Department as described above. These concerns will be forwarded directly to the Audit Committee.