X0202 3 2004-10-04 0 0000006885 STAGE STORES INC STGS 0001305280 Mosse Sharon 10201 S MAIN ST. HOUSTON TX 77025 1 0 0 0 Stock Option (right to buy) 34.2 Common Stock 20000 D The right to exercise these options will vest over four years from October 4, 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. Mosse is no longer a Director of Stage Stores, Inc. or (ii) ten years from the date of grant. /s/ Sharon Mosse 2004-10-13