# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000018255
**File Stem:** 0001562762-25-000224
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 9757
**Document Hash:** 3295ec01a1e465bec319bb51a276fee7
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001562762-25-000224.hdr.sgml**: 20250828

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001562762-25-000224

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 10-Q

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 65

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250802

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250828

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250828

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CATO CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000018255
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** RETAIL-WOMEN'S CLOTHING STORES [5621]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 560484485
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0131

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 10-Q
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-31340
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251268329

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 8100 DENMARK ROAD
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28273-5975
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 7045517352

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 8100 DENMARK ROAD
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28273-5975

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CATO STORES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19701002

## Exhibit 31.1

#### EXHIBIT 31.1

#### PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

#### SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), AS ADOPTED

#### PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, John P. D. Cato, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of The Cato Corporation (the "registrant");

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to

state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which

such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,

fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of,

and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and

procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as

defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant

and have:

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures

to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its

consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,

particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be

designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the

preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our

conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end

of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that

occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the

case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's

internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over

financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons

performing the equivalent functions):

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial

reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,

process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a

significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 28, 2025

/s/ John P. D. Cato

John P. D. Cato

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

## Exhibit 31.2

#### EXHIBIT 31.2

#### PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

#### SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), AS ADOPTED

#### PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Charles D. Knight, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of The Cato Corporation (the "registrant");

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to

state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which

such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,

fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of,

and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and

procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as

defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant

and have:

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures

to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its

consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,

particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be

designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the

preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our

conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end

of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that

occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the

case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's

internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over

financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons

performing the equivalent functions):

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial

reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,

process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a

significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 28, 2025

/s/ Charles D. Knight

Charles D. Knight

Executive Vice President

Chief Financial Officer

## Exhibit 32.1

#### EXHIBIT 32.1

#### CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT
I, John P. D. Cato, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Cato Corporation (the

"Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

that on the date of this Certification:

1. the Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended August 2, 2025 (the "Report") fully complies with

the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and

results of operations of the Company.

Dated: August 28, 2025

/s/ John P. D. Cato

John P. D. Cato

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

## Exhibit 32.2

#### EXHIBIT 32.2

#### CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT
I, Charles D. Knight, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of The Cato Corporation (the

"Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

that on the date of this Certification:

1. the Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended August 2, 2025 (the "Report") fully complies with

the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and

results of operations of the Company.

Dated: August 28, 2025

/s/ Charles D. Knight

Charles D. Knight

Executive Vice President

Chief Financial Officer