Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Chico’s FAS, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, such interim financial statements reflect all normal, recurring adjustments considered necessary to present fairly the condensed consolidated financial position, the results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 8, 2016.

As used in this report, all references to “we,” “us,” “our,” and “the Company,” refer to Chico’s FAS, Inc. and all of its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Our fiscal years end on the Saturday closest to January 31 and are designated by the calendar year in which the fiscal year commences. Operating results for the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year.

Change in Accounting Policy

Effective January 31, 2016, the Company made a voluntary change in accounting principle related to our classification of shipping expenses. Historically, we have presented shipping expenses within selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A"). Under the new policy, the Company is presenting these expenses within cost of good sold ("COGS") in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company believes that this change is preferable as the shipping expenses represent direct costs associated with the sale of our merchandise and improves comparability with the Company's peers. The accounting policy change was applied retrospectively to all periods presented. There was no change to consolidated net income, however, cost of sales increased by $9.3 million and SG&A decreased by the same amount for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2015. The Company recorded $8.3 million in shipping expenses as a component of COGS during the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016.

Reclassification of Occupancy Expenses and Correction of Immaterial Accounting Error

The Company has changed its classification of store occupancy expenses. Historically, we have presented store occupancy expenses within SG&A. As now reclassified, the Company is presenting these expenses within COGS in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company believes that the store occupancy expenses represent direct costs associated with the sale of our merchandise and improves comparability with the Company’s peers. This reclassification was applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company recorded $95.8 million in store occupancy expenses as a component of COGS during the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016.

The Company has also elected to correct the historical classification of shipping revenue within SG&A. To correct the immaterial error, we are classifying shipping revenue as a component of net sales within the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for all periods presented. The Company recorded $3.0 million in shipping revenue as a component of net sales during the thirteen weeks ended April 30, 2016.

Adjustments to Presentation

The above mentioned changes had no cumulative effect on the presentation of the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, or Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The effects of the aforementioned accounting policy change, change in classification and error correction to the May 2, 2015 unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income are as follows:



	As Previously Reported		% of Sales	Change in Accounting Policy			Effect of Change in Occupancy Classification			Effect of Error Correction		As Adjusted		% of Sales

Thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2015:
Net sales	$	693,339	100.0	$	—		$	—		$	4,427	$	697,766	100.0
Cost of goods sold	297,569		42.9	9,341			95,238			—		402,148		57.6
Gross Margin	395,770		57.1	(9,341		)	(95,238		)	4,427		295,618		42.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses	328,217		47.4	(9,341		)	(95,238		)	4,427		228,065		32.7

Footnotes to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements herein have been adjusted to reflect the impact of these changes accordingly.