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      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>02/07/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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        <issuerName>Cato Corp.</issuerName>
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        <filingPersonName>Amit Agarwal</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>PO BOX 18861, Tampa, FL 33679</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
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        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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      <reportingPersonName>Amit Agarwal</reportingPersonName>
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        <signature>/s/ Amit Agarwal</signature>
        <title>Private Investor</title>
        <date>03/18/2025</date>
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