CATO CORP — Earnings Release 2012

May 18, 2012

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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): May 18, 2012

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)

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:

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 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

THE CATO CORPORATION

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 17, 2012, The Cato Corporation issued a press release regarding its financial results for the first quarter ending May 28, 2012. 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 May 17, 2012.

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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

May 18, 2012	/s/ John P. D. Cato
Date	John P. D. Cato Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
May 18, 2012	/s/ John R. Howe
Date	John R. Howe Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Press Release issued May 17, 2012.	99.1

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