-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DrmsYDEtTWoRggdqSmCg/2FvalIVD60U2Uumw3bud6p2jH1yUEKeNFukVRr63iCy psIe852eFTxqNY82truv9w== 0000950134-03-014080.txt : 20031028 0000950134-03-014080.hdr.sgml : 20031028 20031028145756 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-03-014080 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20031028 GROUP MEMBERS: DAVID EINHORN GROUP MEMBERS: GREENLIGHT CAPITAL INC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STAGE STORES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000006885 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-FAMILY CLOTHING STORES [5651] IRS NUMBER: 911826900 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 0130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-50105 FILM NUMBER: 03960736 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10201 MAIN ST CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77025 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136675601 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10201 MAIN STREET CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77025 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: APPAREL RETAILERS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930908 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TEXTILE DISTRIBUTORS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19690521 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GREENLIGHT CAPITAL LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001040272 IRS NUMBER: 133886851 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 420 LEXINGTON AVE SUITE 875 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10170 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129731900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 420 LEXINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 875 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10170 SC 13G/A 1 d09978a3sc13gza.txt AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE 13G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G/A (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b) (Amendment No. 3) STAGE STORES, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 85254C305 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) October 9, 2003 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) Page 1 of 7 - --------------------- --------------------- CUSIP No. 85254C305 13G/A - --------------------- --------------------- - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Greenlight Capital, L.L.C. 13-3886851 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ------------- -------------- ------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH 0 REPORTING ------------- -------------- ------------------------- PERSON WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 -------------- --------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ------------------------- -------------- --------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT ** SEE ITEM 4(b). Page 2 of 7 - --------------------- --------------------- CUSIP No. 85254C305 13G/A - --------------------- --------------------- - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Greenlight Capital, Inc. - 13-3871632 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ------------- -------------- ------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH 0 REPORTING ------------- -------------- ------------------------- PERSON WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 -------------- --------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT ** SEE ITEM 4(b). Page 3 of 7 - --------------------- --------------------- CUSIP No. 85254C305 13G/A - --------------------- --------------------- - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) David Einhorn - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S. Citizen - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ------------- -------------- ------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH 0 REPORTING ------------- -------------- ------------------------- PERSON WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 -------------- --------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT ** SEE ITEM 4(b). Page 4 of 7 AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE 13G This Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13G (the "Amendment"), relating to shares of common stock of Stage Stores, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Issuer"), is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an amendment to the Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2002, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed October 15, 2002, as amended by Amendment No. 2 thereto, filed March 18, 2003 (the "Schedule 13G"). This Amendment is being filed on behalf of Greenlight Capital, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Greenlight LLC"), Greenlight Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Greenlight Inc." and together with Greenlight LLC, "Greenlight") and Mr. David Einhorn, principal of Greenlight. This Schedule 13G relates to shares of Common Stock of the Issuer purchased by Greenlight for the account of (i) Greenlight Capital, L.P., of which Greenlight LLC is the general partner, (ii) Greenlight Capital Qualified, L.P., of which Greenlight LLC is the general partner and (iii) Greenlight Capital Offshore, Ltd., to which Greenlight Inc. acts as investment advisor. ITEM 4 OWNERSHIP. Item 4 of the Schedule 13G is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: (a) Greenlight and Mr. Einhorn are the beneficial owners of 0 shares of Common Stock. (b) Greenlight and Mr. Einhorn are the beneficial owners of 0% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. (c) Greenlight has the sole power to vote and dispose of the 0 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it. As the principal of Greenlight, Mr. Einhorn may direct the vote and disposition of the 0 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Greenlight. ITEM 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS. Item 5 of the Schedule 13G is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: If this Statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. [ X ] ITEM 10 CERTIFICATION. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. Page 5 of 7 EXHIBITS EXHIBIT 1 --------- Joint Filing Agreement dated October 28, 2003, among Greenlight LLC, Greenlight Inc. and David Einhorn. Page 6 of 7 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: October 28, 2003 Greenlight Capital, L.L.C. By: /s/ DAVID EINHORN ---------------------------------- David Einhorn, Managing Member Greenlight Capital, Inc. By: /s/ DAVID EINHORN ---------------------------------- David Einhorn, President /s/ DAVID EINHORN --------------------------------------- David Einhorn Page 7 of 7 EX-1 3 d09978a3exv1.txt JOINT FILING AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 1 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of Stage Stores, Inc., and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings. The undersigned further agree that each party hereto is responsible for the timely filing of such Statement on Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the accuracy and completeness of the information concerning such party contained therein; provided, however, that no party is responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning any other party, unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. This Joint Filing Agreement may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if the signature on each counterpart were upon the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of October 28, 2003. Greenlight Capital, L.L.C. By: /s/ DAVID EINHORN ------------------------------- David Einhorn, Managing Member Greenlight Capital, Inc. By: /s/ DAVID EINHORN ------------------------------- David Einhorn, President /s/ DAVID EINHORN ----------------------------------- David Einhorn -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----