X0303 4 2010-02-15 0000006885 STAGE STORES INC SSI 0001251605 RECORD EDWARD J 10201 MAIN STREET HOUSTON TX 77025 0 1 0 0 CFO, COO Common Stock 2010-02-15 4 A 0 25000 12.94 A 60914 D Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) 12.94 2010-02-15 4 A 0 100000 0 A 2011-02-15 2017-02-15 Common Stock 100000 290000 D On February 15, 2010, the reporting person was granted 25,000 shares of restricted common stock. The shares will vest, on a three-year cliff basis, on February 15, 2013. On February 15, 2010, the reporting person was granted Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) with respect to a total of 100,000 shares of common stock. The grant price for the SARs is $12.94 per share of common stock, which was the closing price of the issuer's common stock on the last trading day prior to that date (February 12, 2010). The SARs will vest 25% per year on the first four anniversary dates from the date of grant. They will expire on the earlier of (i) sixty days after termination of employment (one year if termination is due to death, disability or retirement), or (ii) seven years from the date of grant. /s/ R.E. Stasyszen, Attorney in Fact for Edward J. Record 2010-02-16