X0202 4 2007-03-28 0000006885 STAGE STORES INC SSI 0001182199 KISH JEFF 10201 MAIN STREET HOUSTON TX 77025 0 1 0 0 EVP, CIO Common Stock 2007-03-28 4 A 0 1256 A 1256 D Common Stock 2007-03-28 4 F 0 332 23.15 D 924 D Stock Appreciation Rights (SARS) 22.96 2007-03-28 4 A 0 12000 0.00 A 2008-03-28 2014-03-28 Common Stock 12000 95746 D Represents Performance Shares granted in 2004 and awarded as common stock on March 28, 2007 as a result of the completion of a three year Performance Cycle that began on the first business day of the 2004 fiscal year (February 2, 2004) and ended on the last day of the 2006 fiscal year (February 3, 2007). On March 28, 2007, Mr. Kish was granted Stock Appreciation Rights (SARS) with respect to a total of 12,000 shares of common stock. The grant price for the SARS is $22.96 per share of common stock. The SARS will vest 25% per year on the first of four anniversary dates from the date of grant and expire on March 28, 2014. Includes all derivative securities currently owned by the reporting person including those previously reported and options to purchase 27,915 shares of the issuer's common stock received by the reporting person on January 31, 2007 as a result of the three-for-two split of the issuer's common stock payable as a stock dividend to all holders of record of the issuer's common stock at the close of business on January 18, 2007 and the antidilution provisions of the issuer's Amended and Restated 2001 Equity Incentive Plan as approved by the issuer's shareholders on June 3, 2004. /s/ Jeffrey Kish 2007-03-30