WARD MEL 4
4 · STAGE STORES INC · Filed Dec 1, 2003
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
STAGE STORES INCSTGS
WARD MEL
SVP, Real Estate
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2003-11-26$13.75/sh+333$4,579→ 333 total - Sale
Common Stock
2003-11-26$30.14/sh−1,000$30,140→ 0 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (right to buy)
2003-11-26−333→ 41,667 totalExercise: $13.75From: 2002-08-24Exp: 2011-08-24→ Common Stock (333 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2003-11-26$15.00/sh+667$10,005→ 1,000 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (right to buy)
2003-11-26−667→ 41,000 totalExercise: $15.00From: 2002-08-24Exp: 2011-08-24→ Common Stock (667 underlying)
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]The original options for 50,000 were issued in three groupings with per share exercise prices of $13.75, $15.00 and $16.25, respectively. The right to exercise these options will vest over four years from August 24, 2001, with 25% of each grouping vesting at the end of each of the first four years following the date of grant, and will expire on the earlier of (i) sixty days after the termination of the Officer's employment with the Company, or (ii) ten years from the date of grant.