X0206 3 2012-09-20 0 0000006885 STAGE STORES INC SSI 0001157583 KRANC LISA R 10201 MAIN STREET HOUSTON TX 77025 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 3371 D Reflects the grant on September 20, 2012 (Date of Grant) of restricted shares of the Issuer's common stock valued at $75,000 based on the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on that date. These shares will vest, on a cliff basis, on the earliest of (i) one year from the Date of Grant or (ii) on the date of the first Annual Meeting of the Company's shareholders following the Date of Grant. /s/ R.E. Stasyszen, Attorney in Fact for Lisa Kranc 2012-09-26