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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)
  
May 19, 2011

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

Indiana
  
0-21360
  
35-1736614
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer 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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Section 2--Financial Information

Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The following information shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On May 19, 2011, Shoe Carnival, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its operating and financial results for its first quarter ended April 30, 2011.  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.

(d)
Exhibits:

 
Exhibit No.
Exhibits
 
Earnings Release – First Quarter Ended April 30, 2011.

 
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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:  May 19, 2011
By:
/s/ W. Kerry Jackson
   
W. Kerry Jackson
   
Executive Vice President and
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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