CATO CORP — Earnings Release 2007

Aug 24, 2007

8-K 1 g09213ke8vk.htm THE CATO CORPORATION The Cato Corporation PAGEBREAK

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): August 23, 2007

THE CATO CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	1-31340	56-0484485
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification Number)

8100 Denmark Road, Charlotte, North Carolina	28273-5975
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(704) 554-8510

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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THE CATO CORPORATION

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 23, 2007, The Cato Corporation issued a press release regarding its financial results for the second quarter ending August 4, 2007. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release issued August 23, 2007.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

	THE CATO CORPORATION
August 24, 2007	/s/ John P. D. Cato
Date	John P. D. Cato Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
August 24, 2007	/s/ Thomas W. Stoltz
Date	Thomas W. Stoltz Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit	Exhibit No.
Press Release issued August 23, 2007	99.1

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