UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C.  20549
 
FORM
8-K
 
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
 
March
2, 2007
(Date of
Report, date of earliest event reported)
 
Stage
Stores, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
1-14035
(Commission
File Number)
 



  
    
      
NEVADA
    
      
91-1826900
  
    
      
(State
      or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
    
      
(I.R.S.
      Employer Identification No.)
  
    
      
 
    
      
 
  
    
      
10201
      Main Street, Houston, Texas
    
      
77025
  
    
      
(Address
      of principal executive offices)
    
      
(Zip
      Code)
 
(800)
579-2302
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
 
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
 



  
    
      
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Item
8.01. Other
Events.
 
On March
2, 2007, Stage Stores, Inc. issued a News Release announcing the declaration of
a quarterly cash dividend of five cents per share on the Company's common stock,
payable on March 28, 2007 to shareholders of record at the close of business on
March 13, 2007. A copy of the News Release is attached to this Form 8-K as
Exhibit 99.





  
    
      
Item
      9.01.
    
      
Financial
      Statements and Exhibits.
 



  
     
    
      
(d)
    
      
Exhibits.
 



  
     
    
      
99
    
      
News
      Release issued by Stage Stores, Inc. on March 2, 2007, announcing the
      declaration of a five cent per share quarterly cash dividend.
    
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto
duly authorized.
 





  
     
    
      
STAGE
      STORES, INC.
     
  
     
     
     
  
    
      
March
      5, 2007
    
      
/s/
      Michael E. McCreery
     
  
    
      
(Date)
    
      
Michael
      E. McCreery
     
  
     
    
      
Executive
      Vice President and 
    
      
 
  
     
    
      
Chief
      Financial Officer