Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing


             Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.


 On March 12, 2020, Stage Stores, Inc. (the "Company") received written notice
from the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") that the Company is no longer in
compliance with the NYSE continued listing standard set forth in Section 802.01C
of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, which requires listed companies to maintain
an average closing share price of at least $1.00 over a consecutive 30
trading-day period.
To regain compliance with the minimum share price requirement, the Company may
be afforded a six-month cure period, ending on September 12, 2020, subject to
possible extension if the Company determines to remedy the non-compliance by
taking action that will require shareholder approval. The Company can also
demonstrate compliance at any time during the cure period, if on the last
trading day of any calendar month during the cure period, its common stock has a
closing share price of at least $1.00 and an average closing share price of at
least $1.00 over the 30 trading-day period ending on the last trading day of
that month. If the Company fails to regain compliance with Section 802.01C
during the cure period, its common stock will be subject to the NYSE's
suspension and delisting procedures.
The Company's common stock will continue to be listed and traded on the NYSE
during the cure period, subject to continued compliance with the other listing
requirements. However, the Company's common stock trading symbol "SSI" will be
assigned a ".BC" indicator by the NYSE to signify that the status of the stock
is "below compliance" with the NYSE continued listing requirements. The ".BC"
indicator will be removed when the Company regains compliance.
The NYSE notice does not affect the Company's ongoing business operations or its
Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements, nor does it conflict
with or cause an event of default under the Company's credit facility.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 18, 2020, the Company issued a news release announcing its receipt of the NYSE notice. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The information provided pursuant to this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) is "furnished" and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.




Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)  Exhibits

99.1 Stage Stores, Inc. news release dated March 18, 2020. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

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