X0203 3 2010-08-30 0 0000006885 STAGE STORES INC SSI 0001500402 Bernard Robert J 10201 MAIN STREET HOUSTON TX 77025 0 1 0 0 President and COO South Hill Division Common Stock 20000 D Stock Appreciation Rights 11.07 2012-08-30 2017-08-30 Common Stock 50000 D On August 30, 2010, the reporting person was granted 20,000 shares of restricted common stock. The shares will vest, on a three-year cliff basis, on August 30, 2013. On August 30, 2010, the reporting person was granted Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) with respect to a total of 50,000 shares of common stock. The grant price for the SARs is $11.07 per share of common stock, which was the closing price of the issuer's common stock on the grant date. The shares will vest as follows: 25,000 shares on August 30, 2012, 12,500 shares on August 30, 2013, and 12,500 shares on August 30, 2014. 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 Robert J. Bernard 2010-09-02