CATO CORP — Board/Management Information 2011

Mar 4, 2011

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 450 Fifth Street NW Washington, D.C. 29549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 24, 2011

THE CATO CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware	1-31340	56-0484485
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation	(Commission File
Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
8100 Denmark Road, Charlotte, NC (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		28273-5975 (Zip Code)
(704) 554-8510 (Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable (Former Name or
Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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THE CATO CORPORATION

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 24, 2011, Mr. Grant L. Hamrick announced he would not seek re-election to the Board of Directors of The Cato Corporation pursuant to the retirement policy previously adopted by the Board. Mr. Hamrick’s retirement will be effective as of May 26, 2011, the date of the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the date his successor, if one, would be elected. There were no disagreements between Mr. Hamrick and the registrant in regard to his retirement.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

THE CATO CORPORATION

March 4, 2011	/s/ John P. D. Cato
Date	John P. D. Cato Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
March 4, 2011	/s/ John R. Howe
Date	John R. Howe Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer

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