0000897429-22-000016.txt : 20220301 0000897429-22-000016.hdr.sgml : 20220301 20220301160238 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000897429-22-000016 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20220221 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220301 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220301 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Kumekpor Eli CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001913980 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16435 FILM NUMBER: 22697847 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11215 METRO PARKWAY CITY: FORT MYERS STATE: FL ZIP: 33966 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_164616852668911.xml FORM 3 X0206 3 2022-02-21 1 0000897429 CHICO'S FAS, INC. CHS 0001913980 Kumekpor Eli 11215 METRO PARKWAY FORT MYERS FL 33966 1 0 0 0 /s/ David M. Oliver, attorney-in-fact 2022-03-01 EX-24 2 kumekporpoa.htm KUMEKPOR POA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, Eli Kumekpor, do hereby constitute and appoint Patrick J. Guido, David M. Oliver and Wendy L. Hufford 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 18th day of February, 2022.

/s/ Eli Kumekpor

Eli Kumekpor