Cato Corporation
 

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 17, 2005     

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)

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THE CATO CORPORATION

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 17, 2005, The Cato Corporation issued a press release regarding its financial results for the first quarter ending April 30, 2005. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits

     Exhibit 99.1 – Press Released issued May 17, 2005

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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
 
    
May 19, 2005
  /s/ John P. Derham Cato
 
   
Date
  John P. Derham Cato
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
 
    
May 19, 2005
  /s/ Michael O. Moore
 
   
Date
  Michael O. Moore
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

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Exhibit Index

         
Exhibit   Exhibit No.
 
        
Press Release issued May 17, 2005
    99.1  

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