{"id":531918,"date":"2021-08-27T07:03:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T11:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-cato-corporation-announces-a-55-increase-in-quarterly-dividend\/"},"modified":"2021-08-27T07:03:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T11:03:16","slug":"the-cato-corporation-announces-a-55-increase-in-quarterly-dividend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-cato-corporation-announces-a-55-increase-in-quarterly-dividend\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cato Corporation Announces A 55% Increase In Quarterly Dividend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-location\">CHARLOTTE, N.C.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 27, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0The Board of Directors of The Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) declared a regular quarterly dividend of <span class=\"xn-money\">$0.17<\/span> per share.\u00a0 The dividend will be payable on <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 27, 2021<\/span> to shareholders of record on <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 13<\/span>, 2021.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"xn-money\">$0.17<\/span> dividend, or <span class=\"xn-money\">$0.68<\/span> on an annualized basis, is an increase of 55% above the current dividend of <span class=\"xn-money\">$0.44<\/span>, and represents an annualized yield of 4.1% at the closing market price on <span class=\"xn-chron\">August 26, 2021<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The Cato Corporation is a leading specialty retailer of value-priced fashion apparel and accessories operating three concepts, &#8220;Cato,&#8221; &#8220;Versona&#8221; and &#8220;It&#8217;s Fashion.&#8221;\u00a0 The Company&#8217;s Cato stores offer exclusive merchandise with fashion and quality comparable to mall specialty stores at low prices every day.\u00a0 The Company also offers exclusive merchandise found in its Cato stores at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catofashions.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.catofashions.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Versona is a unique fashion destination offering apparel and accessories including jewelry, handbags and shoes at exceptional prices every day.\u00a0 Select Versona merchandise can also be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopversona.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.shopversona.com<\/a>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s Fashion offers fashion with a focus on the latest trendy styles for the entire family at low prices every day.<\/p>\n<p id=\"PURL\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=CL88210&amp;sd=2021-08-27\" \/> View original content:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/the-cato-corporation-announces-a-55-increase-in-quarterly-dividend-301364027.html\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/the-cato-corporation-announces-a-55-increase-in-quarterly-dividend-301364027.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  The Cato Corporation<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=CL88210&amp;Transmission_Id=202108270700PR_NEWS_USPR_____CL88210&amp;DateId=20210827\" style=\"border:0px;width:1px;height:1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PR Newswire CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 27, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0The Board of Directors of The Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share.\u00a0 The dividend will be payable on September 27, 2021 to shareholders of record on September 13, 2021.\u00a0 The $0.17 dividend, or $0.68 on an annualized basis, is an increase of 55% above the current dividend of $0.44, and represents an annualized yield of 4.1% at the closing market price on August 26, 2021. 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