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EXHIBIT 32.2
 
 
CERTIFICATION
 
OF PERIODIC REPORT
 
I, John R. Howe, Executive Vice
 
President,
 
Chief Financial
 
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 July
 
31, 2021
 
(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 25, 2021
 
 
 
/s/ John R. Howe
 
John R. Howe
 
Executive Vice President
 
Chief Financial Officer