Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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

March 12, 2020

(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		91-1826900
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2425 West Loop South		77027
Houston,	Texas	(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock ($0.01 par value)	SSI	New York Stock Exchange



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	☐



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.	☐


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)

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.