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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 May 3, 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: May 29, 2025
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer