<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000895447-23-000039.txt : 20230426
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000895447-23-000039
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230424
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230426
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230426

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Gast Erik D
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001974536

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21360
		FILM NUMBER:		23849826

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7500 EAST COLUMBIA STREET
		CITY:			EVANSVILLE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			47715

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SHOE CARNIVAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000895447
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-SHOE STORES [5661]
		IRS NUMBER:				351736614
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0128

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7500 EAST COLUMBIA STREET
		CITY:			EVANSVILLE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			47715
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8128676471

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7500 EAST COLUMBIA STREET
		CITY:			EVANSVILLE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			47715
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        <footnote id="F1">Issued as restricted stock units, which represent the contingent right to receive an equivalent number of shares of common stock of Shoe Carnival, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;). One-third of these restricted stock units will vest on March 31, 2025 and the remaining two-thirds will vest on March 31, 2026, subject to the reporting person's continuous service with the Company through such dates.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Issued as restricted stock units, which represent the contingent right to receive an equivalent number of shares of common stock of the Company. The restricted sock units will vest such that 10,000 of these units will vest on April 24, 2027 and the remaining 15,000 units will vest on April 24, 2028, subject to the reporting person's continuous service with the Company through such dates.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Erik D. Gast</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-04-26</signatureDate>
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