	chi chi s chic takes mln dlr charge chi chi s inc said it has taken a mln dlr pretax charge against ings for the third quarter ended january to cover the cost of disposing of underperforming company owned restaurants the company also said it has agreed to repurchase up to three mln common shares on the open market the company now has about mln shares outstanding chi chi s today reported a loss for the third quarter ended january after the pretax charge and a dlr tax credit of mln dlrs compared with a year earlier profit of dlrs chi chi s said it believes the disposition of the restaurants has the potential of increasing its pretax ings by about two mln dlrs next fiscal year the company said it will use existing cash resources for the share repurchases reuter 
