X0202 4 2004-10-27 0 0000006885 STAGE STORES INC STGS 0001305280 Mosse Sharon 10201 S MAIN ST. HOUSTON TX 77025 1 0 0 0 Deferred Stock Units 34.2 2004-10-27 4 A 0 584 0 A Common Stock 584 584 D Reflects the Director's election to receive $20,000 of her Total Annual Retainer Fees for the 2004-2005 Term Year in exchange for 584 of the Company's Deferred Stock Units under the Company's 2003 Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan. One-eighth (1/8) of the number of Deferred Stock Units will be credited by the Company to the Director's ledger account ("Account") on the first day of each month during the Term Year. Upon termination of service with the Company or a hardship, the Director may elect either (i) a single lump sum cash distribution of her Deferred Stock Unit Account, or (ii) a single distribution of her Deferred Stock Unit Account in the form of the Company's restricted common stock. The number of shares of common stock to be issued will be equal to the number of Deferred Stock Units credited to the Director's Account. /s/ Sharon Mosse 2004-10-29