Edgar Filing: STAGE STORES INC

Abstentions

Broker
Non-Votes

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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

June 1, 2017

(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.)

2425 West Loop South, Houston, Texas (Address of Principal Executive Offices)	77027 (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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company	o



If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.	o

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a) Stage Stores, Inc. (“our” and “registrant”) held our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 1, 2017 (“Annual Meeting”).

(b) At the Annual Meeting, our shareholders voted on five matters, with the results of the voting as follows:


•	Item 1. To elect eight directors to our Board of Directors:



Nominee	For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Alan J. Barocas	10,011,965	539,752	70,586	10,850,125
Elaine D. Crowley	10,330,576	222,529	69,198	10,850,125
Diane M. Ellis	10,256,790	295,425	70,088	10,850,125
Michael L. Glazer	10,314,827	234,355	73,121	10,850,125
Earl J. Hesterberg	10,333,769	216,802	71,732	10,850,125
Lisa R. Kranc	10,102,381	219,503	300,419	10,850,125
William J. Montgoris	10,257,916	292,486	71,901	10,850,125
C. Clayton Reasor	10,329,482	221,884	70,937	10,850,125

•Item 2. To approve the Stage Stores 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan:


•	Item 3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in our 2017 proxy statement:


•	Item 4. To vote, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers:



1 Year	2 Years	3 Years	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
8,806,033	116,144	1,315,354	384,772	10,850,125


•	Item 5. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2017:

No other matters were submitted to a vote of our shareholders at the Annual Meeting.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits



10†	Stage Stores 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to our Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on May 19, 2017.

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†	Management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

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.

Date: June 6, 2017	/s/ Oded Shein
	Oded Shein
	Executive Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer