UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, D.C. 29549
Form
8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANTTO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 18, 2026
THE CATO CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
1-31340
56-0484485
(State or Other Jurisdiction
ofIncorporation
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
8100 Denmark Road
,
Charlotte
,
North Carolina
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
28273-5975
(Zip Code)
(704)
554-8510
(Registrant’s TelephoneNumber, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A - Common Stock, par value $.033 per share
CATO
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth companyas defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933
(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company,indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extendedtransition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards providedpursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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