X0202 4 2008-06-05 0000006885 STAGE STORES INC SSI 0001293144 Montgoris William 10201 MAIN STREET HOUSTON TX 77025 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2008-06-05 4 A 0 7582 0 A 21164 D Reflects the grant on June 5, 2008 of restricted shares of the issuer's common stock valued at $100,000 based on a net present value using the closing price of the issuer's common stock on that date. The shares will vest, on a three-year cliff basis, on June 5, 2011. /s/ R.E. Stasyszen, Attorney in Fact for William Montgoris 2008-06-09