FORM 8-K
 
 
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): November 20, 2008
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) 		  (I.R.S. Employer
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 November 20, 2008, The Cato Corporation issued a press release regarding its financial results for the third quarter ending November 1, 2008. 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 November 20, 2008.

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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
 
    
November 21, 2008
  /s/ John P. D. Cato
 
   
Date
  John P. D. Cato
 
  Chairman, President and
 
  Chief Executive Officer
 
    
November 21, 2008
  /s/ John R. Howe
 
   
Date
  John R. Howe
 
  Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index
         
Exhibit   Exhibit No.
 
Press Release issued November 20, 2008
    99.1  

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