UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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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):    June 30, 2011     

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: 
⁭  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) 
⁭  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a‑12) 
⁭  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) 
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THE CATO CORPORATION
 
Item 5.02.       Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 30, 2011, Mr. Howard A. Severson, Executive Vice President, Chief Real Estate and Store Development Officer, retired from The Cato Corporation. 
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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

July 11, 2011 | | /s/ John P. D. Cato
Date | | John P. D. Cato Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
July 11, 2011 | | /s/ John R. Howe
Date | | John R. Howe Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer
 
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