UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, D.C. 29549
Washington, D.C. 29549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 3, 2006
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 August 3, 2006, The Cato Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release disclosing material nonpublic information regarding the Company’s sales results for the four-week period, quarter and six-month period ending July 29, 2006. In the press release the Company also updated its earnings estimate for the second quarter ending July 29, 2006.
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.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release issued August 3, 2006.
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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 9, 2006 | /s/ John P. D. Cato | |
| Date | John P. D. Cato Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | |
| August 9, 2006 | /s/ Reynolds C. Faulkner | |
| Date | Reynolds C. Faulkner Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit | Exhibit No. | |||
| Press Release issued August 3, 2006 | 99.1 | |||
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