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UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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**FORM 10-Q**

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| **[X]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | ** ** | **QUARTERLY REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**  |
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| For the quarterly period  ended May 1, 2010                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| **[  ]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | ** ** | **TRANSITION REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934** |
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| For  the transition period from ________________to__________________                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Commission  file number                1-31340                        |

 

| **THE CATO CORPORATION**                                                            |
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| (Exact name of registrant as  specified in its charter)                             |
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| Delaware                                                                            | 56-0484485 |
| (State  or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)                     | (I.R.S. Employer Identification  No.) |
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| 8100 Denmark Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28273-5975                             |
| (Address of principal executive  offices)

(Zip Code)                               |
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| (704) 554-8510                                                                      |
| (Registrant's telephone number,  including area code)                               |
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| Not Applicable                                                                      |
| (Former name, former address  and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for suchshorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

| Yes | X | No |   |
|-----|---|----|--------|

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registranthas submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any,every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant toRule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorterperiod that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

| Yes |   | No |   |
|-----|--------|----|--------|

 

Indicateby check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an acceleratedfiler, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  Seedefinitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smallerreporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   ̈   Accelerated filer  þ     Non-accelerated filer   ̈     Smaller reporting company  ̈

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant isa shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

| Yes |   | No | X |
|-----|--------|----|---|

 

Asof May 26, 2010, there were 27,729,309 shares of Class A common stock and1,743,525 shares of Class B common stock outstanding.

 

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