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EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - CATO CORP | Financial_Report.xls |
EX-32 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - CATO CORP | exhibit321.htm |
EX-31 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - CATO CORP | exhibit312.htm |
EX-32 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - CATO CORP | exhibit322.htm |
EX-18 - EXHIBIT 18.1 - CATO CORP | exhibit181.htm |
10-Q - 10-Q - CATO CORP | cato10q2qtr11.htm |
EXHIBIT 31.1
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, John P. D. Cato, certify that:
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I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of The Cato Corporation (the “registrant”); |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial
statements, and other financial information included in this report, |
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and
I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))
and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant |
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Designed such disclosure controls and
procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures |
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the
registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that |
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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All significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s
ability to record, |
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a |
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Date: September 7, 2011
/s/ John P. D. Cato |
John P. D. Cato Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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