As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 2024
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Registration No. 333-83778
Registration No. 333-182993
Registration No. 333-220286
Registration No. 333-257509
Registration No. 333-239543
Registration No. 333-273004
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-83778
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-182993
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-220286
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-257509
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-239543
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-273004
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Chico’s FAS, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Florida
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59-2389435
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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11215 Metro Parkway
Fort Myers, Florida
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33966
(Zip Code)
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Chico’s FAS, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan
Chico’s FAS, Inc. Amended and Restated 2012 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan
Chico’s FAS, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Chico’s FAS, Inc. Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
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Copies to:
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Molly Langenstein
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Chico’s FAS, Inc.
11215 Metro Parkway
Fort Myers, Florida 33966
(239) 277-6200
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David M. Oliver
Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
Chico’s FAS, Inc.
11215 Metro Parkway
Fort Myers, Florida 33966
(239) 277-6200
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(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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and
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Christodoulos Kaoutzanis, Esq.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6064
(212) 373-3000
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large
accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to
Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Deregistration of Unsold Securities
These Post-Effective Amendments No.1 (“Post-Effective Amendments”) relate to and amend the following Registration Statements on Form S-8 (collectively, “Registration Statements”) filed by Chico’s
FAS, Inc. (“Company”), which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”):
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Registration Statement No. 333-83778, filed with the SEC on March 5, 2002, pertaining to (i) $20,000,000 of Company deferred compensation obligations (“Chico’s Deferred Compensation Plan”), which may be offered or sold under the Chico’s
Deferred Compensation Plan; and (ii) an indeterminate amount of plan interests that may be offered or sold under the Chico’s Deferred Compensation Plan;
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Registration Statement No. 333-182993, filed with the SEC on August 1, 2021, and Registration Statement No. 333-220286, filed with the SEC on August 31, 2017, pertaining to 10,500,000 shares (as adjusted by subsequent corporate actions,
including stock splits, effective after the effective date of such Registration Statement) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Chico’s Common Stock”), and 5,000,000 shares (as adjusted by subsequent corporate actions,
including stock splits, effective after the effective date of such Registration Statement) of Chico’s Common Stock, respectively, for issuance pursuant to the Chico’s FAS, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan, subsequently amended and
restated as the Amended and Restated Chico’s FAS, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan;
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Registration Statement No. 333-257509, filed with the SEC on June 29, 2021, pertaining to 2,000,000 shares (as adjusted by subsequent corporate actions, including stock splits, effective after the effective date of such Registration
Statement) of Chico’s Common Stock, for issuance pursuant to the Chico’s FAS, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and
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Registration Statement No. 333-239543, filed with the SEC on June 29, 2020, and Registration Statement No. 333-273004, filed with the SEC on June 29, 2023, pertaining to 12,106,883 shares (as adjusted by subsequent corporate actions,
including stock splits, effective after the effective date of such Registration Statement) of Chico’s Common Stock and 5,750,000 shares (as adjusted by subsequent corporate actions, including stock splits, effective after the effective date
of such Registration Statement) of Chico’s Common Stock, respectively, for issuance pursuant to the Chico’s FAS, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan, subsequently amended and restated as the Amended and Restated Chico’s FAS, Inc. 2020
Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan (“Company Equity Plan”).
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On September 27, 2023, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”), by and among Daphne Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), Daphne
Merger Sub, Inc., a Florida corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub” and, together with Parent, the “Buyer Parties”), and the Company, providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company
continuing as the surviving corporation (“Merger”).
On January 5, 2024, the Buyer Parties completed the acquisition of the Company, and the Merger became effective upon the filing of articles of merger with, and its acceptance by, the Secretary of
State of the State of Florida (“Effective Time”). At the Effective Time, (i) each share of Chico’s Common Stock (other than shares of Chico’s Common Stock that are (A) held by the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Merger Agreement); (B)
owned by the Buyer Parties; or (C) owned by any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Buyer Parties, in each case, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (“Owned Company Shares”); and (D) Chico’s Common Stock subject to Company
RSAs (as defined below)) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled, extinguished, and automatically converted into the right to receive $7.60 per share in cash, without interest (“Per Share Price”), and (ii) each Owned Company
Share was cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, because of the Merger:
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each award of restricted Chico’s Common Stock granted under the Company Equity Plan (each, a “Company RSA”), whether vested or unvested, that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time have become fully vested,
cancelled, and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to (A) the aggregate number of shares of Chico’s Common Stock subject to such Company RSA, multiplied by (B) the Per Share Price, subject to any required
withholding of taxes;
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each award of time-vesting restricted stock units granted under the Company Equity Plan (each, a “Company RSU Award”), whether vested or unvested, that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time have become fully vested,
cancelled, and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to (A) the aggregate number of shares of Chico’s Common Stock subject to such Company RSU Award, multiplied by (B) the Per Share Price, subject to any
required withholding of taxes; and
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each award of performance-vesting restricted stock units granted under the Company Equity Plan (each, a “Company PSU Award”), whether vested or unvested, that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time have become fully
time-vested, cancelled, and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (A) the aggregate number of shares of Chico’s Common Stock earned with respect to each Company PSU Award (determined based
on (x) for each completed fiscal year during the performance period applicable to such Company PSU Award that ended at least one month prior to the Effective Time, actual performance as determined in accordance with the applicable award
agreement, and (y) for each fiscal year during the performance period applicable to the Company PSU Award that did not end at least one month prior to the Effective Time, target performance for such fiscal year), multiplied by (B) the Per
Share Price, subject to any required withholding of taxes.
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As a result of the consummation of the above transactions in connection with the Merger, the Company has terminated any offerings of its securities pursuant to the Registration Statements. In
accordance with the undertakings made by the Company in the Registration Statements to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the securities that had been registered for issuance that remains unsold or unissued at
the termination of the respective offerings and effective upon filing hereof, these Post-Effective Amendments hereby amend the Registration Statements to deregister all shares of Chico’s Common Stock and other securities of the Company that were
previously registered under the Registration Statements and that remain unsold or unissued as of the date of these Post-Effective Amendments.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused these Post-Effective Amendments to the Registration Statements to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Fort Myers, State of Florida, on January 12, 2024.
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CHICO’S FAS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Brian Keaveney
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Name: Brian Keaveney
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Title: Vice President (Finance)
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No other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment in reliance upon Rule 478 under the Securities Act.