X0303 4 2008-11-03 0000006885 STAGE STORES INC SSI 0001353901 Hall Andrew T 10201 MAIN STREET HOUSTON TX 77025 1 1 0 0 President & CEO Common Stock 2008-11-03 4 A 0 30000 0 A 73057 D Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) 7.07 2008-11-03 4 A 0 100000 0 A 2009-11-03 2015-11-03 Common Stock 100000 386000 D On November 3, 2008, 30,000 shares of restricted common stock were granted. The shares will vest, on a three-year cliff basis, on November 3, 2011. On November 3, 2008, Mr. Hall 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 $7.07 per share of common stock. The SARs will vest at a rate of 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 Andrew T. Hall 2008-11-05