X0202 3 2004-06-03 0 0000006885 STAGE STORES INC STGS 0001038868 MONACO MARGARET T 10201 S MAIN ST. HOUSTON TX 77025 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 700 D Stock Options (right to buy) 37.5 Common Stock 20000 D The right to exercise these options will vest over four years from June 3, 2004, with 25% vesting at the end of each of the first four years following the date of grant, and will expire on the earlier of (i) sixty days after the date Ms. Monaco is no longer a Director of Stage Stores, Inc. or (ii) ten years from the date of grant. Margaret T. Monaco 2004-06-07