SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LUNDY RUSS II (Last) (First) (Middle) 2425 WEST LOOP SOUTH (Street) HOUSTON TX 77027 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STAGE STORES INC [ SSI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP, Chief Stores Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/28/2013
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/09/2016		A		39(1)	A	$7.2089	49,131	D
Common Stock								1,121(2)	I	By Spouse(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Rights(4)	$15.5							03/26/2011	03/26/2017	Common Stock	1,000		1,000	I	By Spouse(3)
Stock Appreciation Rights(5)	$18.84							03/29/2012	03/29/2018	Common Stock	1,000		1,000	I	By Spouse(3)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares were acquired pursuant to the Stage Stores, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan.

2. On January 28, 2013, Mr. Lundy became a reporting person. The amount reported reflects shares of common stock of the issuer owned by the reporting person's spouse on January 28, 2013, plus his spouse's subsequent acquisitions of common stock on April 4, 2013, April 3, 2014, June 18, 2014, September 17, 2014, December 18, 2014, March 19, 2015, March 26, 2015, June 18, 2015, September 17, 2015 and December 17, 2015, less his spouse's dispositions to satisfy tax withholding obligations on March 28, 2014, April 4, 2014, March 28, 2015, April 3, 2015 and April 4, 2015. Each such disposition was a surrender of common shares to satisfy withholding tax obligations and is exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 pursuant to Rule 166-3(e).

3. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

4. On March 26, 2010, the reporting person's spouse was granted Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) with respect to a total of 1,000 shares of common stock. The SARs vested 25% per year on the first four anniversary dates from the date of grant and 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.

5. On March 29, 2011, the reporting person's spouse was granted SARs with respect to a total of 1,000 shares of common stock. The SARs vested 25% per year on the first four anniversary dates from the date of grant and 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.

Remarks:

	/s/ R.E. Stasyszen, Attorney in Fact for Russ Lundy II	02/10/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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