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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 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