$SSI: Royce & Associates picked up a bunch of shares today
These guys are going in with Gabelli pretty soon on $MGHL.
FYI
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CUSIP No. 85254C305 13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Royce & Associates, LP 52-2343049
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b)
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 1,793,972
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 1,793,972
PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON 1,793,972
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.21%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
CUSIP No. 85254C305 13G
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Stage Stores, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
Investor Relations
10201 Main Street
Houston, TX 77025
Item 2(a) Name of Persons Filing:
Royce & Associates, LP
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office, or, if None, Residence:
745 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10151
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
New York Corporation
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
85254C305
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-
2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of
the Investment Company Act
(e) [X] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
subject to the provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(ii)(G)
(h) [ ] Group
CUSIP No. 85254C305 13G
Item 4 Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
1,793,972
(b) Percent of Class:
6.21%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
1,793,972
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
__________
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of 1,793,972
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of __________
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. [ ]
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person .
NONE
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
The Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company.
NOT APPLICABLE
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
NOT APPLICABLE
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group.
NOT APPLICABLE
CUSIP No. 85254C305 13G
Item 10 Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of
or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with
or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement with respect
to it is true, complete and correct.
Date: January 29, 2020
By: Daniel A. O'Byrne, Vice President
