0000006885-13-000028.txt : 20130306 0000006885-13-000028.hdr.sgml : 20130306 20130306164040 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000006885-13-000028 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130306 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130306 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130306 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STAGE STORES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000006885 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-FAMILY CLOTHING STORES [5651] IRS NUMBER: 911826900 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14035 FILM NUMBER: 13670038 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10201 MAIN ST CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77025 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136675601 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10201 MAIN STREET CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77025 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: APPAREL RETAILERS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930908 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TEXTILE DISTRIBUTORS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19690521 8-K 1 form8k_boaconference.htm STAGE STORES, INC., FORM 8K


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

March 6, 2013
(Date of Report, Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Stage Stores, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

1-14035
(Commission File Number)

NEVADA
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
91-1826900
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
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)
 
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



Item 8.01             Other Events
 
      On March 6, 2013, Stage Stores, Inc. issued a News Release announcing that it will make a presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Consumer & Retail Conference on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. 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 6, 2013, announcing that it will make a presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Consumer & Retail Conference on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
 

 
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 6, 2013
/s/ Oded Shein
    (Date)
Oded Shein
 
Chief Financial Officer
   
   
 


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Exhibit 99
 
NEWS RELEASE


CONTACT:
Bob Aronson
Vice President, Investor Relations
800-579-2302
(baronson@stagestores.com)


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STAGE STORES TO PRESENT AT THE BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH 2013 CONSUMER & RETAIL CONFERENCE

HOUSTON, TX, March 6, 2013 - Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE: SSI) announced today that Michael Glazer, President and CEO, and Oded Shein, CFO, will make a presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Consumer & Retail Conference on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time.  The conference is being held at The New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

A live webcast of the presentation will be available.  To access the webcast, log on to the Company's website at www.stagestoresinc.com and then click on Investor Relations, then Webcasts and then the webcast link.  A replay of the presentation will be available online for approximately 30 days.

The PowerPoint presentation that management will be using at the conference will be available for viewing in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website.

About Stage Stores
Stage Stores, Inc. operates primarily in small and mid-sized towns and communities.  Its stores, which operate under the Bealls, Goody's, Palais Royal, Peebles, Stage and Steele's names, offer moderately priced, nationally recognized brand name apparel, accessories, cosmetics and footwear for the entire family. The Company operates 864 stores in 40 states.  The Company also has an eCommerce website.  For more information about Stage Stores, visit the Company's web site at www.stagestoresinc.com.

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