CATO CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Nov 19, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CATO CORP (CTR)
CIK: 0000018255
Period of Report: 2004-11-17

Reporting Person: GREER MICHAEL TIMOTHY (DIR OF STORES)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-11-17	CLASS A COMMON STOCK	M	600	$12.2800	Acquired	600	Direct
2004-11-17	CLASS A COMMON STOCK	M	4000	$20.2000	Acquired	4600	Direct
2004-11-17	CLASS A COMMON STOCK	S	4600	$25.4500	Disposed	0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-11-17	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$12.28	M	600	Disposed	2009-11-01	CLASS A COMMON STOCK (600)	Direct
2004-11-17	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$20.20	M	4000	Disposed	2012-02-04	CLASS A COMMON STOCK (4000)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.59	2010-02-24	CLASS A COMMON STOCK (1000)	1000	Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$21.29	2014-02-01	CLASS A COMMON STOCK (10000)	10000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This option will vest in 5 equal annual increments beginning 11/01/2000.

F2: This option will vest in 5 equal annual increments beginning 2/4/2003.

F3: This option will vest in 5 equal increments beginning 2/24/2001

F4: This option will vest in 5 equal annual increments beginning 2/1/2005.