shoecarnival_8k.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  January 11, 2010 

SHOE CARNIVAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana      0-21360        35-1736614
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File  (IRS Employer 
of incorporation)  Number)  Identification No.) 

7500 East Columbia Street, Evansville, IN       47715
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code) 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code          (812) 867-6471

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report) 

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Section 7--Regulation FD
 
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
 
       On January 11, 2010, Shoe Carnival, Inc. issued a press release announcing revised earnings guidance for its fourth fiscal quarter ended January 30, 2010. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Section 9--Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(c) Exhibits:
 
Exhibit No.         Exhibits 
 
99.1  Press Release – January 11, 2010. 

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SIGNATURES
 
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
    SHOE CARNIVAL, INC. 
    (Registrant) 
 
 
Dated: January 11, 2010  By:         /s/ W. Kerry Jackson 
    W. Kerry Jackson 
    Executive Vice President and 
    Chief Financial Officer 

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