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FORT MYERS, Fla., April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) today announced that management will deliver a presentation on behalf of the Company at the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey 35th Annual Institutional Conference in April 2006.

The presentation for the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey 35th Annual Institutional Conference is scheduled for April 11, 2006 at 10:25 am ET at the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead in Atlanta GA. An audio webcast of the presentation will be available. To access the webcast, go to the Investor Relations section on the Chico's FAS, Inc. website at http://www.chicos.com and click on the appropriate presentation button. This presentation will address the Company's growth strategies and provide a review of historical data.

The Company is a specialty retailer of private label, sophisticated, casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, complementary accessories, and other non-clothing gift items. The Company operates 789 women's specialty stores, including stores in 47 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico operating under the Chico's, White House | Black Market, Soma by Chico's and Fitigues names. The Company owns 505 Chico's front-line stores, 31 Chico's outlet stores, 201 White House | Black Market front-line stores, 8 White House | Black Market outlet stores, 18 Soma by Chico's stores, 11 Fitigues front-line stores and 1 Fitigues outlet store; franchisees own and operate 14 Chico's stores.

For more detailed information, please call (877) 424-4267 to listen to the

Company's monthly sales information and investor relations line

A copy of a slide show addressing the Company's recent financial results and

current plans for expansion is available on the Company's website at

           http://www.chicos.com in the investor relations section

Additional investor information on Chico's FAS, Inc. is available free of

charge on the Company's website at http://www.chicos.com in the investor

                              relations section

    Executive Contacts:

    Charles J. Kleman                     F. Michael Smith
    Chief Financial Officer               Vice President
    Chico's FAS, Inc.                     Investor and Community Relations
    (239) 274-4105                        Chico's FAS, Inc.
                                          (239) 274-4797

SOURCE  Chico's FAS, Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  Charles J. Kleman, Chief Financial Officer, +1-239-274-4105, or
F. Michael Smith, Vice President, Investor and Community Relations,
+1-239-274-4797, both of Chico's FAS/
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    /Web site:  http://www.chicos.com /
    (CHS)

CO:  Chico's FAS, Inc.; SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
ST:  Florida, Georgia
IN:  FAS TEX REA
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