Shareholder Vote

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 450 Fifth Street NW Washington, D.C. 29549 Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 24, 2012 THE CATO CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 1-31340 56-0484485 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 8100 Denmark Road, Charlotte, NC (Address of Principal Executive Offices) 28273-5975 (Zip Code) (704) 554-8510 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a‑12)    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) THE CATO CORPORATION Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. On May 24, 2012, the Registrant held its Annual Meeting.  The following are the voting results on each matter submitted to the Registrant’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.  The proposals below are described in detail in the Proxy Statement. At the Annual Meeting, the three nominees for director were elected to the Registrant’s Board of Directors (Proposal 1 below). In addition, management’s proposal regarding ratification of the retention of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Registrant’s registered independent public accounting firm for 2012 was approved (Proposal 2 below). Summary Of Voting By Proposal 1. To elect John P. D. Cato, Thomas E. Meckley and Bailey W. Patrick, each for a term expiring in 2015 and until their successors are elected and qualified.  Votes recorded, by nominee, were as follows:                         Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes John P. D. Cato 40,797,423 1,809,018 671,423 Thomas E. Meckley 40,822,355 1,784,086 671,423 Bailey W. Patrick 40,782,621 1,823,820 671,423 2. To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2013.  The Company’s shareholders voted to approve this proposal with 42,120,075 votes for and 116,223 votes against.  There were 1,041,566 abstentions.             2 Signatures Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.                                                                                     THE CATO CORPORATION May 29, 2012 /s/ John P. D. Cato Date John P. D. Cato Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer May 29, 2012 /s/ John R. Howe Date John R. Howe Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer 3