UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 30, 2009
THE CATO CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Delaware
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1-31340
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56-0484485 |
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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Identification Number) |
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| 8100 Denmark Road, Charlotte, North Carolina
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28273-5975 |
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(704) 554-8510
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On January 29, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing the promotion of Mr. Jeff Shock
to Senior Vice President-Controller and the Company’s principal accounting officer. A copy of the
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the contents thereof are incorporated herein
by reference.
Mr. Jeff Shock, the Company’s Vice President, Internal Audit, has been promoted to Senior Vice
President-Controller, effective February 1, 2009. As of that date, Mr. Shock will also serve as
the Company’s principal accounting officer, succeeding Mr. John Howe, the Company’s Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, in that role.
Mr. Shock, age 42, has been employed by the Cato Corporation as Vice President-Internal Audit since
January 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Shock served as the Divisional Vice President, Merchandise
Planning Analysis for OfficeMax, Inc. from September 2001 until January 2004.
Mr. Shock does not have an employment agreement with the Company.
In conjunction with the promotion, Mr. Shock will receive a grant of 1,500 shares of restricted
stock effective February 1, 2009.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing this event is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release issued on January 29, 2009.
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