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):
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August 17, 2004 | |
THE CATO CORPORATION
| 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
Not Applicable
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THE CATO CORPORATION
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 – Press Released issued August 17, 2004
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure; and
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 17, 2004, The Cato Corporation issued a press release regarding its financial results for the second quarter ending July 31, 2004. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. The information being furnished in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is not deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.
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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 18, 2004
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/s/ John P. Derham Cato | |
Date
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John P. Derham Cato | |
| Chairman, President and | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
August 18, 2004
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/s/ Michael O. Moore | |
Date
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Michael O. Moore | |
| Executive Vice President | ||
| Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Exhibit No. |
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Press Release issued August 17, 2004
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99.1 | |||
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