UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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): April 17, 2009
THE CATO CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| Delaware
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1-31340
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56-0484485 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(IRS Employer
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| 8100 Denmark Road, Charlotte, NC
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28273-5975 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 21, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing that B. Allen Weinstein, its
Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer, has retired as of April 17, 2009. A copy of
the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the contents thereof are incorporated
herein by reference.
The terms of any severance for Mr. Weinstein have not been finalized, but will be disclosed as
required by applicable securities regulations when they are determined.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press Release of The Cato Corporation dated April 21, 2009. |
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