Chico's FAS, Inc. Announces First Quarter Earnings Results Conference Call

FORT MYERS, Fla., May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc. today announced that the Company is scheduled to release its first quarter fiscal 2006 earnings results after the close of the market on May 25, 2006. A conference call to discuss results will be held at 4:30 pm ET that same afternoon. The call will be hosted by Scott A. Edmonds, President and CEO, and Charles J. Kleman, CFO.

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Investors interested in participating in the call are asked to call [phone] by 4:25 pm ET. Those interested in listening to the call on the web can do so at http://www.chicos.com/ . A replay of the call will be available within one hour of the call through June 1, 2006. To access the replay, investors may dial [phone] and enter the passcode 5296. A replay of the call can also be heard via the web at http://www.chicos.com/ .

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 795 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 508 Chico's front-line stores, 31 Chico's outlet stores, 205 White House | Black Market front-line stores, 8 White House | Black Market outlet stores, 19 Soma by Chico's stores, 10 Fitigues front-line stores and 1 Fitigues outlet store; franchisees own and operate 13 Chico's stores.

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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 Executive Vice President Vice President Chief Financial Officer Investor and Community Relations Chico's FAS, Inc. Chico's FAS, Inc. [phone] [phone]
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