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Cato Corp. (CATO)At 3:53PM ET: 21.15  Up 0.03 (0.14%)  
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Cato Corp.
8100 Denmark Road
Charlotte, NC 28273-5975
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Phone: 704-554-8510
Fax: 704-551-7321
Web Site: http://www.catofashions.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 600 SmallCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Services
Industry:Apparel Stores
Full Time Employees:9,100

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
The Cato Corporation operates as a fashion specialty retailer for fashion and value conscious females principally in the southeastern United States. The company’s stores offer an assortment of apparel and accessory items, including dressy, career, and casual sportswear; dresses; coats; shoes; lingerie; costume jewelry; and handbags. As of January 31, 2009, it operated 1,281 women’s fashion specialty stores in 31 states under the names Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus, It’s Fashion, and It’s Fashion Metro. The Cato Corporation also provides its own credit card and a layaway plan for customers to purchase its merchandise. The company was founded in 1946 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Cato Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 3-Jan-10 is better than 11.3% of S&P 600 companies and 33.5% of Retailing companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. John P. Derham Cato , 60
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    $ 1.88M $ 0
    Mr. John R. Howe , 47
    Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 277.00K $ 68.00K
    Mr. Howard A. Severson , 62
    Chief Real Estate & Store Devel. Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 423.00K $ 0
    Mr. Michael Timothy Greer , 47
    Exec. VP of Stores
    $ 394.00K $ 0
    Ms. Sally J. Almason ,
    Exec. VP and Gen. Merchandise Mang. of Cato Division
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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