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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001562762-25-000152
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250529
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250529
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20250529

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:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-287636
		FILM NUMBER:		251001651

	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
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<div id="a1" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-weight:bold;left:204.99px;top:63.72px;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2025 </div><div id="a3" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-weight:bold;left:598.97px;top:110.96px;">Registration No. 333- </div><div id="a7" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-weight:bold;left:354.79px;top:152.39px;">UNITED STATES </div><div id="a9" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-weight:bold;left:264.39px;top:171.75px;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </div><div id="a11" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-weight:bold;left:325.99px;top:191.11px;">WASHINGTON,<div style="display:inline-block;width:5.38px">&#160;</div>D.C. 20549 </div><div id="a13" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-size:18.72px;font-weight:bold;left:364.23px;top:214.15px;">FORM S-8 </div><div id="a17" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-weight:bold;left:187.71px;top:251.91px;">REGISTRATION<div style="display:inline-block;width:4.71px">&#160;</div>STATEMENT<div style="display:inline-block;width:5.46px">&#160;</div>UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </div><div id="a19" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-size:18.72px;font-weight:bold;left:285.67px;top:274.95px;">THE CATO<div style="display:inline-block;width:6.19px">&#160;</div>CORPORATION </div><div id="a22" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-size:10.72px;font-weight:bold;left:290.15px;top:300.49px;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </div><div id="a25" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-weight:bold;left:172.99px;top:346.99px;">Delaware </div><div id="a27" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-size:10.72px;font-weight:bold;left:133.31px;top:365.97px;">(State or other jurisdiction of </div><div id="a29" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-size:10.72px;font-weight:bold;left:166.75px;top:378.29px;">incorporation) </div><div id="a32" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-weight:bold;left:583.77px;top:346.99px;">56-0484485 </div><div id="a36" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-size:10.72px;font-weight:bold;left:581.53px;top:365.97px;">(IRS Employer </div><div id="a38" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-size:10.72px;font-weight:bold;left:574.33px;top:378.29px;">Identification No.)</div><div id="a40" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-weight:bold;left:349.19px;top:398.83px;">8100 Denmark Road </div><div id="a42" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-weight:bold;left:299.59px;top:415.47px;">Charlotte, North Carolina 28723-5975 </div><div id="a46" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-size:10.72px;font-weight:bold;left:293.67px;top:430.61px;">(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </div><div id="a48" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-weight:bold;left:182.59px;top:450.99px;">THE CATO<div style="display:inline-block;width:4.73px">&#160;</div>CORPORATION<div style="display:inline-block;width:4.87px">&#160;</div>2013 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN </div><div id="a50" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-weight:bold;left:275.75px;top:466.35px;">(Amended and Restated as of October 1, 2025) </div><div id="a52" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-size:10.72px;font-weight:bold;left:359.43px;top:481.49px;">(Full title of the plan) </div><div id="a54" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-weight:bold;left:355.91px;top:502.03px;">Charles D. 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<div id="a135" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;font-weight:bold;left:336.07px;top:48.36px;">EXPLANATORY<div style="display:inline-block;width:5.38px">&#160;</div>NOTE<div style="display:inline-block;width:3.51px">&#160;</div></div><div id="a137" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;left:96.03px;top:79.4px;">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by The Cato Corporation,<div style="display:inline-block;width:4.84px">&#160;</div>a Delaware Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221; </div><div id="a140" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;left:96.03px;top:94.6px;">or the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;), to register an additional 250,000 shares of Class A Common Stock<div style="display:inline-block;width:4.78px">&#160;</div>of the Company issuable </div><div id="a143" style="position:absolute;font-family:&apos;Times New Roman&apos;;left:96.03px;top:110px;">under the Company&#8217;s 2013<div 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