UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 2, 2008
THE CATO CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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56-0484485 |
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| 8100 Denmark Road, Charlotte, NC
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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
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240.14d-2(b))
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240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 2, 2008, Thomas W. Stoltz resigned as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer of The Cato Corporation (the “Company”), effective April 18, 2008. The Company will
initiate a search, including a review of internal candidates, for a Chief Financial Officer to
replace Mr. Stoltz following his departure.
John Howe, Senior Vice President and Controller, will temporarily serve as the Principal
Financial Officer of the Company, effective April 18, 2008, until a successor to Mr. Stoltz is
appointed. As the Principal Financial Officer, Mr. Howe will report directly to John Cato, the
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Mr. Howe, age 45, has been employed by the Company as Senior Vice President and Controller
since June 2007. Mr. Howe joined Cato in July 1986 and held several staff positions within the
Company in Financial Planning, Tax and Finance. In August 1999, Mr. Howe was promoted to Vice
President, Assistant Controller and served in that role until he assumed the position of
Controller. Mr. Howe does not have an employment agreement with the Company.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing this event is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Description |
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99.1
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Press Release of The Cato Corporation dated April 4, 2008. |
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