J.JILL, INC. (NYSE: JILL) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Appointment of Linda Heasley as President

On December 6, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of J.Jill, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Linda Heasley, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, as President of the Company. Ms. Heasley, age 63, has served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer since April 2018 and as a member of the Board since March 2017 and will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board. Biographical and other information regarding Ms. Heasley’s employment arrangements with the Company are set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 27, 2018. Ms. Heasley and the Company previously entered into an employment agreement, dated as of March 13, 2018, the material terms of which are set forth in the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 15, 2018 and which was filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2018, filed with the SEC on April 13, 2018. Ms. Heasley’s employment agreement is not being amended in connection with her appointment as the Company’s President.