Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 10, 2021, the Board of Directors of Shoe Carnival, Inc. (the "Company") approved an increase in the size of the Board of Directors from six directors to seven directors. Upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, on September 10, 2021, the Board of Directors also appointed Diane Randolph to serve as a member of the Board of Directors, effective on September 16, 2021, with a term to expire at the Company's 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until her successor is elected and has qualified. Ms. Randolph has not been appointed to any of the committees of the Company's Board of Directors.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Randolph and any other persons pursuant to which she was appointed as a director of the Company. There are no transactions in which Ms. Randolph has a material direct or indirect interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As a non-employee director, Ms. Randolph will participate in the non-employee director compensation arrangements described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2021. For calendar year 2021, Ms. Randolph will receive a pro rata portion of the annual cash retainer paid to non-employee directors. On September 16, 2021, Ms. Randolph received an award of 540 shares of restricted stock under the Shoe Carnival, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, which represented a pro rata portion of the annual shares of restricted stock granted to non-employee directors for 2021 (as adjusted for the 2-for-1 stock split completed on July 19, 2021). The restrictions on the shares will lapse on January 2, 2022.

A copy of the Company's press release announcing Ms. Randolph's appointment to the Board of Directors is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the information set forth therein is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d) Exhibits:



Exhibit No.Exhibits



99.1  Press Release of Registrant dated September 16, 2021

104Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL)



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