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 16, 2004
THE CATO CORPORATION
| 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 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
28273-5975 (Zip Code) |
(704) 554-8510
Not Applicable
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THE CATO CORPORATION
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 16, 2004, The Cato Corporation issued a press release regarding its financial results for the third quarter ending October 30, 2004. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. The information being furnished in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is not deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 – Press Released issued November 16, 2004
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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 17, 2004
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/s/ John P. Derham Cato | |
Date
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John P. Derham Cato | |
| Chairman, President and | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
November 17, 2004
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/s/ Michael O. Moore | |
Date
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Michael O. Moore | |
| Executive Vice President | ||
| Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Exhibit No. |
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Press Release issued November 16, 2004
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99.1 | |||
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