Cato : 2026 Proxy Card

Published: 2026-04-21 19:38:07 ET CATO

Published on 04/21/2026 at 07:38 pm EDT

PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

COMPANY NUMBER

ACCOUNT NUMBER

United States or +1-201-299-4446 worldwide from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your proxy card available when you call.

Vote online or by phone until 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day before the meeting.

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NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL:

The Notice of Meeting, proxy statement and proxy card are available at https://www.catofashions.com/info/investor-relations

Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or the Internet.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR ALL NOMINEES" IN THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND "FOR" PROPOSALS 2 AND 3.

PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE x

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS:

NOMINEES:

To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation.

FOR

AGAINST ABSTAIN

FOR ALL NOMINEES

WITHHOLD AUTHORITY FOR ALL NOMINEES

FOR ALL EXCEPT

(See instructions below)

O Dr. Pamela L. Davies O Thomas B. Henson O Bryan F. Kennedy

To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027.

To consider and act upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark "FOR ALL EXCEPT"

and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here

To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method.

Signature of Shareholder Date: Signature of Shareholder Date:

Note: Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.

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