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
16, 2006
(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)
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NEVADA
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
91-1826900
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.) |
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10201
Main Street, Houston, Texas
(Address
of principal executive offices) |
77025
(Zip
Code) |
(800)
579-2302
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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Item
5.03. |
Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year. |
Effective
March 16, 2006, the Board of Directors of Stage Stores, Inc. (the "Company")
amended Section 6.5 Restrictions
on Transfer or Registration of Shares of the
Company's First Amended Bylaws (the "Bylaws") at the request of the New York
Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") as a condition to the Company's listing on the NYSE
effective that date by adding the following new last paragraph:
"Nothing
in this Section 6.5 shall preclude the settlement of any transaction entered
into through the facilities of the New York Stock Exchange or any other national
securities exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system. The fact that
the settlement of any transaction occurs shall not negate the effect of any
provision of this Section 6.5 and any transferee in such a transaction shall be
subject to all of the provisions and limitations set forth in this Section
6.5"
A
complete copy of the Bylaws, as amended, will be filed as an exhibit to the
Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2006.
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.
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STAGE
STORES, INC. |
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March
22, 2006 |
/s/
Michael E. McCreery |
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(Date) |
Michael
E. McCreery |
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Executive
Vice President and |
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Chief
Financial Officer |