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EX-32 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - CATO CORP | exhibit322.htm |
EX-32 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - CATO CORP | exhibit321.htm |
EX-31 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - CATO CORP | exhibit312.htm |
10-Q - FORM 10-Q - CATO CORP | cato10q3qtr16.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: November 22, 2016
/s/ John P. D. Cato |
John P. D. Cato Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |