X0306 4 2013-05-01 0000018255 CATO CORP CATO 0001462377 ALMASON SALLY J P.O. BOX 34216 CHARLOTTE NC 282344216 1 EVP, GMM CATO Class A Common Stock 2013-05-01 4 A 0 7231 0 A 32960 D Class A Common Stock 2013-05-01 4 F 0 1507 23.56 D 31453 D Compensation Committee awarded restricted shares on March 27, 2013. The grant was effective May 1, 2013, but the shares remain subject to a time-based vesting schedule. /s/ John R. Howe, Attorney-In-Fact 2013-05-01