X0303 5 2011-01-31 0 1 0000018255 CATO CORP CATO 0001212933 CATO JOHN P D P.O. BOX 34216 CHARLOTTE NC 282344216 1 1 CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/CEO Class A Common Stock 2007-03-29 4 A 0 L 500 0 A 12012 I By Spouse Class A Common Stock 2007-05-01 4 A 0 L 250 0 A 215887 D Grant of restricted shares that were subject to a performance measurement. The grant was effective 5/1/2006 but carried a risk of forfeiture unless the performance measurement was met. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors certified the performance measurement was met on March 29, 2007. The shares remain subject to a time-based vesting schedule. Award of restricted shares. The grant of the award was contingent upon the company meeting a previously established performance measurement. On March 29, 2007, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors certified the performance measurement was met. The grant was effective 5/1/2007, but the shares remain subject to a time-based vesting schedule. /s/ Stuart L. Uselton, Attorney-In-Fact 2011-01-31