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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)
December 7, 2012
   

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)

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Item 8.01.    Other Events.

On December 7, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a special cash dividend in the amount of $1.00 per share and a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share to shareholders.  The combined cash dividend of $1.05 per share will be paid on December 28, 2012, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 17, 2012. A copy of this press release 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:
 
    The following item is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

           Exhibit No.
Exhibit
           99.1
Press Release of the Company dated December 7, 2012.


 
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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.
               
       
       
Dated:  December 7, 2012
  
By:
/s/ W. Kerry Jackson
     
W. Kerry Jackson
     
Senior Executive Vice President
Chief Operating and Financial Officer and Treasurer
       

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