8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report: (Date of earliest event reported): August 5, 2005

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Florida
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-21258	59-2389435
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
11215 Metro Parkway, Fort Myers, Florida	33912
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip code)

(239) 277-6200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
	Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Ex-99.1 August 5, 2005 Press Release

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

     On August 5, 2005, Chico’s FAS, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Michael Weiss to its Board of Directors (the “Board”), increasing the total number of Board seats to eleven. Mr. Weiss was appointed by the Board to fill a vacancy created by the Board’s action taken on August 5, 2005 increasing the size of the Board from ten directors to eleven directors. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Weiss and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Weiss was selected as a director. Mr. Weiss does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any existing or currently proposed transaction to which the Company is or may become a party. At this time, it has not been determined on which Board committee(s) Mr. Weiss will serve. The Company shall file an amendment to this Report no later than four business days after the Board takes action to appoint Mr. Weiss to his initial Board committee assignment(s).

     A copy of the release issued on August 5, 2005 is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)     Exhibits:

     Exhibit 99.1    Chico’s FAS, Inc. Press Release dated August 5, 2005.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CHICO’S FAS, INC.
Date: August 10, 2005	By:	/s/ Michael J. Kincaid
		Michael J. Kincaid, Senior Vice President — Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press Release of Chico’s FAS, Inc. dated August 5, 2005

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release

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

Chico’s FAS, Inc. Appoints Michael Weiss to Board of
Directors to Fill Newly Created Seat

     Fort Myers, FL - August 5, 2005 - Chico’s FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) today announced that it has appointed Michael Weiss to its Board of Directors, increasing the total number of Board seats to eleven.

     Michael Weiss, 64, is the retired president and chief executive officer of Express, a subsidiary of Limited Brands, Inc. Weiss joined Limited in 1981 as merchandise manager for Express and became the first president of the division in 1982. Weiss served as president and CEO of Express until 1993, at which time he was named vice chairman of Limited. In 1997, Weiss returned to Express to again serve as president and CEO until his retirement in 2004. During his tenure with Limited Brands, Inc., Weiss launched the Bath & Body Works product line in 1990, integrated Structure into Express as a dual-gender brand in 2001, and saw Limited Brands post a profit of $716.8 million on $8.9 billion in sales in its fiscal 2003. Prior to joining Limited Brands, Weiss worked with Apparel Industries in New York City, Casual Corner, and Abraham and Strauss. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Payless ShoeSource, Inc. and Borders Group, Inc.

     Scott A. Edmonds, Chico’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Michael Weiss is an outstanding leader and merchant with over 20 years of executive management experience in specialty retail. Michael’s experience with multiple retailing disciplines will assist us greatly as we continue to strategically position each of the exciting brands that make up the Chico’s family. Furthermore, his leadership with the development and merchandising of new and existing brands should provide invaluable guidance and mentoring to our merchants as we position the Company for continued growth. Each of our Board members and senior merchants look forward to benefiting from his unique merchandising visions and talents.”

     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 710 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, and Soma by Chico’s names. The Company owns 474 Chico’s front-line stores, 27 Chico’s outlet stores, 181 White House | Black Market front-line stores, 5 White House | Black Market outlet stores and 10 Soma by Chico’s stores; franchisees own and operate 13 Chico’s stores.

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Certain statements contained herein, including without limitation, statements addressing the beliefs, plans, objectives, estimates or expectations of the Company or future results or events constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known or unknown risks, including, but not limited to, general economic and business conditions, and conditions in the specialty retail industry. There can be no assurance that the actual future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements will occur. Users of forward-looking statements are encouraged to review the Company’s latest annual report on Form 10-K, its filings on Form 10-Q, management’s discussion and analysis in the Company’s latest annual report to stockholders, the Company’s filings on Form 8-K, and other federal securities law filings for a description of other important factors that may affect the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that projected results expressed or implied in such statements will not be realized.

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

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