CATO CORP — Director's Dealing 2008

May 6, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CATO CORP (CTR)
CIK: 0000018255
Period of Report: 2008-05-01

Reporting Person: SHOCK JEFFREY R (VP INTERNAL AUDIT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-05-01	CLASS A COMMON STOCK	A	850	—	Acquired	2664.00	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$18.96	2016-01-04	CLASS A COMMON STOCK (2250.00)	2250.00	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Compensation Committee awarded restricted shares on April 1, 2008. The grant was effective 5/1/2008, but the shares remain subject to a time-based vesting schedule.

F2: This option will vest in 5 equal annual increments beginning 01/04/2006.