AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among DAPHNE PARENT LLC DAPHNE MERGER SUB, INC. andAgreement and Plan of Merger • September 28th, 2023 • Chico's Fas, Inc. • Retail-women's clothing stores • Florida
Contract Type FiledSeptember 28th, 2023 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 27, 2023, by and among Daphne Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), Daphne Merger Sub, Inc., a Florida corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”, and together with Parent, the “Buyer Parties”), and Chico’s FAS, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub is sometimes referred to as a “Party.” All capitalized terms that are used in this Agreement have the respective meanings given to them in Article I.