Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
:
From time
to time,
claims are
asserted against
the Company
arising out
of operations
in the
ordinary
course
of
business.
The
Company
currently
is
not
a
party
to
any
pending
litigation
that
it
believes
is
likely to have a
material adverse effect on
the Company’s
financial position, results of
operations or cash
flows. See Note 15, “Commitments and Contingencies,” for more
information.
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Item 3A.
Executive Officers of the Registrant:
The executive officers of the Company and their ages as of March 23, 2022
are as follows:
Name
Age
Position
John P.
D. Cato............................
71
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Charles D. Knight........................
57
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
John R. Howe
..............................
59
Executive Vice President
Gordon Smith
..............................
66
Executive Vice President, Chief Real Estate and
Store Development Officer
John
P.
D.
Cato
has
been
employed
as
an
officer
of
the
Company
since
1981
and
has
been
a
director of the Company since 1986. Since January 2004,
he has served as Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer.
From May 1999 to
January 2004, he served
as President, Vice
Chairman of the
Board
and Chief Executive Officer.
From June 1997 to May 1999,
he served as President, Vice
Chairman of the
Board and
Chief Operating Officer.
From August 1996
to June
1997, he served
as Vice
Chairman of the
Board
and Chief
Operating Officer.
From 1989
to
1996, he
managed the
Company’s
off-price
concept,
serving
as
Executive Vice
President
and
as
President and
General Manager
of
the
It’s
Fashion
concept
from 1993
to
August 1996.
Mr. Cato
is
a former
director of
Harris Teeter
Supermarkets, Inc.,
formerly
Ruddick Corporation.
Charles D. Knight
has been employed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer by the
Company
since
January
of
2022.
From
2018
to
2020,
he
served
in
various
roles
with
The
Vitamin
Shoppe,
first
as
Senior
Vice
President,
Chief
Accounting
Officer
from
2018
to
2019,
and
then
as
Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial
Officer from 2019
to 2020.
Prior to
that, he
served in various
roles with Toys
“R” Us for 28
years, including as Senior Vice
President, Corporate Controller from 2010
to 2018.
John R. Howe
has been employed by the Company since 1986.
Since January 2022 he has served
as
Executive Vice
President.
From
September
2008 to
January
2022, he
has
served
as
Executive Vice
President,
Chief
Financial
Officer.
From
June
2007
until
September
2008,
he
served
as
Senior
Vice
President, Controller.
From 1999 to 2007,
he served as Vice
President, Assistant Controller.
From 1997
to 1999,
he served
as Assistant Vice
President, Budgets and
Planning.
From 1995
to 1997,
he served
as
Director, Budgets and Planning.
From 1990 to 1995, he served as
Assistant Tax Manager.
From 1986 to
1990, Mr. Howe held various positions within the finance area.
Gordon Smith
has been employed by the
Company since 1989. Since July
2011, he has
served as
Executive Vice
President, Chief
Real
Estate and
Store Development
Officer.
From February
2008 until
July 2011
Mr. Smith served
as Senior Vice
President, Real Estate. From
October 1989 to
February 2008,
Mr. Smith served as Assistant Vice President, Corporate Real Estate.
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures:
No matters requiring disclosure.
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