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Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE: SSI) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of five cents per share on the Company’s common stock, payable on December 23, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 8, 2009.

Stage Stores, Inc. brings nationally recognized brand name apparel, accessories, cosmetics and footwear for the

entire family to small and mid-size towns and communities through 759 stores located in 39 states.
The Company operates its stores under the five names of Bealls, Goody’s, Palais Royal, Peebles and Stage. For more information about Stage Stores, visit the Company’s web site at www.stagestoresinc.com : .

Stage Stores, Inc.Bob Aronson, 800-579-2302Vice President,
Investor Relations baronson@stagestores.com : mailto:baronson@stagestores.com