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EXHIBIT 21.1

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

State of

Name under which

Name of Subsidiary

Incorporation/Organization

Subsidiary does Business

CHW LLC

Delaware

CHW LLC

Providence Insurance Company, 

 Limited

North Carolina

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

Cato Land Development, LLC

South Carolina

Cato Land Development, LLC

Cato WO LLC

North Carolina

Cato WO LLC

Cato Overseas Limited

A Hong Kong Company

Cato Overseas Limited

Cato Overseas Services Limited 

A

Hong Kong Company

Cato Overseas Services Limited

Shanghai Cato Overseas Business 

 Consultancy Company, Limited

Cato Employee Services 

 Management, LLC

Cato Employee Services L.P.

A

China Company

Texas

Texas

Cato Shanghai Company, Limited

Cato Employee Services 

 Management, LLC

Cato Employee Services L.P.

Fort Mill Land Development 

North Carolina

Fort Mill Land Development

Cato of Florida, LLC

Florida

Cato of Florida, LLC

Cato of Georgia, LLC

Georgia

Cato of Georgia, LLC

Cato of Illinois, LLC

Illinois

Cato of Illinois, LLC

Cato of North Carolina, LLC

North Carolina

Cato of North Carolina, LLC

Ohio Cato Stores, LLC

Ohio

Ohio Cato Stores, LLC

Cato of South Carolina, LLC

South Carolina

Cato of South Carolina, LLC

Cato of Tennessee, LLC

Tennessee

Cato of Tennessee, LLC

Cato of Virginia, LLC

Virginia

Cato of Virginia, LLC

Cato Services Vietnam Company

 Limited

Vietnam

Cato Services Vietnam Company

 Limited