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EXHIBIT A EFiled: May 12 2011 4:34PM EDT Transaction ID 37545814 Case No. 6479-

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EXHIBIT A

EFiled: May 12 2011 4:34PM EDT Transaction ID 37545814 Case No. 6479-

EXHIBIT B

IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

NEW ORLEANS EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM, on behalf of itself and all other similarly situated shareholders of J.Crew Group, Inc.,

Plaintiff,

v.

J.CREW GROUP, INC., MARY ANN CASATA, JAMES COULTER, MILLARD DREXLER, STEVEN GRAND-JEAN, DAVID HOUSE, HEATHER REISMAN, STUART SLOAN, STEPHEN SQUERI, JOSH WESTON, TPG CAPITAL, L.P., AND LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERS, L.P.,

Defendants.

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C.A. No. 6016-VCS

LOCAL 542 INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS PENSION FUND OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE, on behalf of itself and all other similarly situated shareholders of J.Crew Group, Inc.,

Plaintiff,

v.

J.CREW GROUP, INC., MILLARD DREXLER, JAMES COULTER, MARY ANN CASATI, STEVEN GRAND-JEAN, DAVID HOUSE, HEATHER REISMAN, STUART SLOAN, STEPHEN SQUERI, JOSH WESTON, TPG CAPITAL, L.P., LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERS, L.P., CHINOS HOLDINGS, INC., and CHINOS ACQUISITION CORPORATION,

Defendants.

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C.A. No. 6035-VCS

GRANTEDEFiled: Dec 14 2010 10:41AM EST Transaction ID 34839707

Case No. Multi-case

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CITY OF ORLANDO POLICE PENSION FUND, on behalf of itself and all other similarly situated shareholders of J.Crew Group, Inc.,

Plaintiff,

v.

MILLARD DREXLER, JAMES COULTER, DAVID HOUSE, HEATHER REISMAN, STUART SLOAN, MARY ANN CASATI, JOSH WESTON, STEVEN GRAND-JEAN, STEPHEN SQUERI, J.CREW GROUP, INC., TPG CAPTIAL L.P., LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERS, L.P., CHINOS HOLDINGS, INC. AND CHINOS ACQUISITION CORPORATION,

Defendants.

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C.A. No. 6038-VCS

SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, individually, and on behalf of all those similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

MARY ANN CASATI, JAMES COULTER, MILLARD DREXLER, STEVEN GRAND-JEAN, DAVID HOUSE, HEATHER REISMAN, STUART SLOAN, STEPHEN SQUERI, JOSH WESTON, JENNA LYONS, JAMES SCULLY, LIBBY WADLE, J.CREW GROUP, INC., TPG CAPITAL, L.P., TPG PARTNERS VI, L.P., LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERS, L.P., CHINOS HOLDINGS, INC. and CHINOS ACQUISITION CORPORATION, Defendants.

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C.A. No. 6043-VCS

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MARTIN VOGEL, Individual and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

J.CREW GROUP, INC., DAVID HOUSE, HEATHER REISMAN, STUART SLOAN, MARY ANN CASATI, JOSH WESTON, JAMES COULTER, MILLARD DREXLER, STEVEN GRAND-JEAN, STEPHEN SQUERI, CHINOS HOLDINGS, INC., CHINOS ACQUISITION CORPORATINO, LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERS, L.P. and TPG CAPITAL, L.P.,

Defendants.

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C.A. No. 6045-VCS

CITY OF ORLANDO FIREFIGHTERS’ PENSION FUND,

Plaintiff,

v.

MILLARD S. DREXLER, DAVID HOUSE, HEATHER REISMAN, STUART SLOAN, MARY ANN CASATI, JOSH WESTON, JAMES COULTER, STEVEN GRAND-JEAN, STEPHEN SQUERI, J.CREW GROUP, INC., TPG PARTNERS VI, L.P., TPG CAPITAL, L.P., GREEN EQUITY INVESTORS V, L.P., GREEN EQUITY INVESTORS SIDE V, L.P., LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERS, L.P., CHINOS HOLDINGS, INC. and CHINOS ACQUISITION CORPORATION, Defendants.

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C.A. No. 6052-VCS

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WESTCO FRUIT & NUTS, INC. and JACOB MORADI, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

J.CREW GROUP, INC., DAVID HOUSE, HEATHER REISMAN, STUART SLOAN, MARY ANN CASATI, JOSH WESTON, JAMES COULTER, MILLARD DREXLER, STEVEN GRAND-JEAN, STEPHEN SQUERI, CHINOS HOLDINGS, INC., CHINOS ACQUISITION CORPORATION, LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERS, L.P. and TPG CAPITAL, L.P., Defendants.

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C.A. No. 6057-VCS

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR CONSOLIDATION AND

APPOINTMENT OF CO-LEAD PLAINTIFFS, CO-LEAD COUNSEL AND

PLAINTIFFS’ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

WHEREAS, the above-captioned actions involve the same subject matter, and the

administration of justice would be best served by consolidating the actions.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby stipulated and agreed between and among the

Plaintiffs and Defendants as to matters related to consolidation of the above-captioned

actions, and stipulated and agreed between and among the Plaintiffs as to matters related

to the leadership of the Plaintiffs’ activities in the above-captioned actions, by and

through their respective undersigned counsel, as follows:

1. The above-captioned actions shall be consolidated for all purposes and are

referred to herein as the “Consolidated Action”.

2. Hereafter, papers need only be filed in C.A. No. 6043-VCS.

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3. The caption of the Consolidated Action shall be:

__________________________________________ : IN RE J.CREW GROUP, INC. : C.A. No. 6043-VCS SHAREHOLDERS LITIGATION : __________________________________________:

4. Plaintiffs New Orleans Employees’ Retirement System, Local 542

International Union of Operating Engineers Pension Fund of Eastern Pennsylvania and

Delaware, City of Orlando Police Pension Fund, Southeastern Pennsylvania

Transportation Authority, City of Orlando Firefighters’ Pension Fund and Martin Vogel

shall be designated as Co-Lead Plaintiffs in the Consolidated Action.

5. Plaintiffs and Plaintiffs’ counsel have agreed that the law firms, Chimicles

& Tikellis LLP, 222 Delaware Avenue, P.O. Box 1035, Wilmington, DE 19899, Grant &

Eisenhofer P.A., 1201 N. Market Street, Suite 2100, Wilmington, DE 19801, Bernstein

Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY

10019, and Labaton Sucharow LLP, 140 Broadway, New York, NY 10005, shall be

designated as Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in the Consolidated Action.

6. Plaintiffs and Plaintiffs’ counsel have agreed that the law firms, Rigrodsky

& Long, P.A., 919 N. Market St., Suite 980, Wilmington, DE 19801, Stull, Stull &

Brody, 6 East 45th St., New York, NY 10017 and Abraham Fruchter & Twersky LLP,

One Penn Plaza, Suite 2805, New York, NY 10119, shall serve as Plaintiffs’ Executive

Committee, with Abraham Fruchter & Twersky serving as the Chair of the Executive

Committee, under the direction of Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in the Consolidated

Action.

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7. All papers and documents previously served and filed in any of the cases

consolidated herein are deemed a part of the record in the Consolidated Action. The

complaint filed in C.A. No. 6043-VCS is hereby designated as the operative complaint.

Defendants need not respond to the complaints heretofore filed in the other constituent

actions. Plaintiff’s First Request for Production of Documents Directed to All Defendants

served in C.A. No. 6043-VCS shall be designated the first document request for the

consolidated action. Co-Lead Counsel shall file a Consolidated Complaint as soon as

practicable after entry of this Order.

8. Co-Lead Counsel shall set policy for Plaintiffs for the prosecution of the

Consolidated Action, delegate and monitor the work performed by Plaintiffs’ attorneys to

ensure that there is no duplication of effort or unnecessary expense, coordinate on behalf of

Plaintiffs the initiation and conduct of discovery proceedings, provide direction, supervision

and coordination of all the activities of Plaintiffs’ counsel, and have the authority to negotiate

a settlement, subject to approval of Plaintiffs and the Court, and allocate fees among

Plaintiffs’ counsel, if awarded. Any agreement reached between counsel for defendants and

any of the Co-Lead Counsel shall be binding on the other Co-Lead Counsel, counsel serving

on the Executive Committee and on Plaintiffs.

9. Co-Lead Counsel shall be responsible for coordinating all activities and

appearances on behalf of Plaintiffs and for the dissemination of notices and orders of this

Court, as well as for communications to and from this Court. No motion, request for

discovery or other pre-trial or trial proceedings shall be initiated or filed by any Plaintiffs

except through Co-Lead Counsel. Co-Lead Counsel shall further be responsible for creating

and maintaining a master service list of all parties and their respective counsel.

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10. If any further actions arising out of substantially the same facts as the

Consolidated Action are filed in the Court or transferred here from another court, this Court

requests the assistance of counsel in calling to the attention of the Court the filing or transfer

of any case which might properly be consolidated as part of the Consolidated Action, and

counsel are to assist in assuring that counsel in subsequent actions receive notice of this

Order.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: December 9, 2010

OF COUNSEL:

BERNSTEIN LITOWITZ BERGER & GROSSMANN LLP Mark Lebovitch Amy Miller Jeremy Friedman 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 (212) 554-1400

CHIMICLES & TIKELLIS LLP

/s/ Pamela S. Tikellis

Pamela S. Tikellis (Del. Bar No. 2172) Robert J. Kriner, Jr. (Del. Bar No. 2546) Meghan A. Adams (Del. Bar No. 4981) 222 Delaware Ave. P.O. Box 1035 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 (302) 656-2500

Attorneys for Southeastern Pennsylvania

Transportation Authority

GRANT & EISENHOFER P.A.

/s/ Stuart M. Grant

Stuart M. Grant (Del. Bar No. 2526) Michael J. Barry (Del. Bar No. 4368) Jeff Almeida (Del. Bar No. 5128) Christian Keeney (Del. Bar No. 5197) 1201 N. Market Street, Suite 2100 Wilmington, DE 19801

Attorneys for Local 542 International Union

of Operating Engineers Pension Fund of

Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware and City

of Orlando Police Pension Fund

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OF COUNSEL:

ABRAHAM FRUCHTER & TWERSKY LLP Jeffrey S. Abraham Mitchell M.Z. Rwesky Philip T. Taylor One Penn Plaza, Suite 2805 New York, NY 10119 (212) 279-5050

OF COUNSEL:

STULL, STULL & BRODY Howard T. Longman 6 East 45th St. New York, NY 10017 (212) 687-7230

OF COUNSEL:

LABATON SUCHAROW LLP Jonathon Gardner Christopher Keller Joseph A. Fonti Iona Evans 140 Broadway New York, NY 10005 (212) 907-0700

ROSENTHAL MONHAIT & GODDESS, P.A.

/s/ Joseph A. Rosenthal

Joseph A. Rosenthal (Del. Bar No. 234) P. Bradford deLeeuw (Del. Bar No. 3569) 919 N. Market Street, Suite 1401 Citizens Bank Center P.O. Box 1070 Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (302) 656-4433

Attorneys for City of Orlando Firefighters

Pension Fund

RIGRODSKY & LONG, P.A.

/s/ Seth D. Rigrodsky Seth D. Rigrodsky (Del. Bar No. 3147) Brian D. Long (Del. Bar No. 4347) 919 N. Market St., Suite 980 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 295-5310

Attorneys for Martin Vogel, Westco Fruit &

nuts, Inc. and Jacob Moradi

LABATON SUCHAROW LLP

/s/ Sidney S. Liebesman

Sidney S. Liebesman (Del. Bar No. 3702) One Commerce Center, 1201 N. Orange St., Suite 801 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 573-2530

Counsel for New Orleans Employees’

Retirement System

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Based on the stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing, IT IS SO

ORDERED this _______ day of _________, 2010.

________________________________

Vice Chancellor Leo E. Strine, Jr.

/s/ Judge Leo E Strine

Court: DE Court of Chancery Civil Action

Judge: Multi-case

File & Serve Transaction ID: 34773514

Current Date: Dec 14, 2010

Case Number: Multi-case

Case Name: Multi-case

Court Authorizer: Leo E Strine

EXHIBIT C

EXHIBIT D

EFiled: May 19 2010 3:56PM EDT Transaction ID 31199839

Case No. 4940-VCP

EXHIBIT E

EXHIBIT F

EXHIBIT G

EXHIBIT H

EXHIBIT I

EFiled: Nov 29 2010 10:10AM EST Transaction ID 34557499

Case No. Multi-case

EXHIBIT J

EXHIBIT K

EXHIBIT L