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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 7, 2018
(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)
 
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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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
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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.

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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 7, 2018 (“Annual Meeting”).

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

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

Nominee
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
Alan J. Barocas
 
11,675,332
 
606,187
 
59,541
 
11,909,928
Elaine D. Crowley
 
12,111,739
 
169,973
 
59,348
 
11,909,928
Diane M. Ellis
 
12,099,103
 
181,614
 
60,343
 
11,909,928
Michael L. Glazer
 
12,094,067
 
182,367
 
64,626
 
11,909,928
Earl J. Hesterberg
 
12,126,469
 
154,047
 
60,544
 
11,909,928
Lisa R. Kranc
 
12,135,226
 
142,486
 
63,348
 
11,909,928
William J. Montgoris
 
12,013,197
 
285,425
 
42,438
 
11,909,928

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Item 2. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in our 2018 proxy statement:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
10,500,494
 
1,600,701
 
239,865
 
11,909,928

•
Item 3. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
23,870,050
 
312,893
 
68,045
 
N/A

As disclosed in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, a properly executed proxy marked “abstain” with respect to Item 2 or Item 3 will not be voted with respect to those items, and abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted as votes cast, so they had no effect on the outcome of those items.

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




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 11, 2017
/s/ Oded Shein
 
Oded Shein
 
Executive Vice President,
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer