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EXHIBIT 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

Name of	State of	Name under which
Subsidiary	Incorporation/Organization	Subsidiary does Business
CHW LLC	Delaware	CHW LLC
Providence Insurance Company, Limited	A Bermudian Company	Providence Insurance Company, Limited
CatoSouth LLC	North Carolina	CatoSouth LLC
Cato of Texas L.P.	Texas	Cato of Texas L.P.
Cato Southwest, Inc.	Delaware	Cato Southwest, Inc.
CaDel LLC	Delaware	CaDel LLC
CatoWest LLC	Nevada	CatoWest LLC
Cedar Hill National Bank	A Nationally Chartered Bank	Cedar Hill National Bank
catocorp.com, LLC	Delaware	catocorp.com, LLC