FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8, 2020 MEDIA CONTACTS: Lynette Myers Marketing Manager 530-343-0706 lynette@ethanconradprop.com Natasha Shelton Sr. General Manager natasha@ethanconradprop.com We are pleased to announce that Chico Mall will re-open this Wednesday, May 13, 2020! Per the below article link, Butte Counties announced on the afternoon of Friday, May 8, 2020 that most businesses would be allowed to re-open with the safety guidelines relative to COVID-19 to be followed. In summary, based on the extremely low amount of COVID-19 cases in Butte County. Butte County Re-Opens http://www.buttecounty.net/publichealth/buttereopens Also, we are pleased to announce that Butte County COVID-19 cases are extremely low. Butte County by the Numbers 18 confirmed cases, 17 released from isolation, zero hospitalized and zero deaths. https://infogram.com/butte-county-covid-19-1h0r6r9k3k776ek?live Based on the fact that there is huge demand for the goods and services that our stores have to offer, our tentative hours will be Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. In addition to the reopening of Chico Mall Marketplace, please see the below exciting information as well: HomeGoods is joining our list of popular tenants and will be starting construction in the coming weeks! H&M will be completing construction and preparing for their grand opening! Planet Fitness is on track to finish construction and open soon! New, exciting leasing announcements will be made in the near future! We are rebranding the center to Chico Marketplace! This new branding is consistent with our future retail opportunities. Plans are also in place for the installation of a brand-new 57-foot-tall pylon sign advertising Chico Marketplace and our tenants to travelers along the Highway 99 corridor. Rebranding of Property We are rebranding the property from being called “Chico Mall” to “Chico Marketplace”. This rebranding is consistent with our future retail opportunities and remodeling of the property as well. New Tenants We are in negotiations with five larger, exciting national tenants who will be great additions to Chico Marketplace and will be a significant benefit to the Chico community. We should be able to announce these new tenants in the next 1-2 months. We’re very excited about everything that’s happening at Chico Marketplace and look forward to seeing CM continue to offer more and better goods and services for the Chico community! Sincerely, Ethan Conrad, CEO Ethan Conrad Properties, Inc. 1300 National Drive, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95834 ###