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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K ( Mark One ) [ X ] Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended : January 30 , 2021 [ ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number : or Indiana ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 7500 East Columbia Street Evansville , IN ( Address of principal executive offices ) Shoe Carnival , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 0-21360 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share ( 812 ) 867-4034 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) 35-1736614 ( IRS Employer Identification Number ) Trading Symbol ( s ) SCVL Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . [ ] Yes [ X ] No 47715 ( Zip code ) Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . [ X ] No [ ] Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . [ X ] Yes [ ] No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . [ X ] Yes [ ] No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer ” , “ accelerated filer ” , “ smaller reporting company ” , and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . [ ] Large accelerated filer [ ] Emerging growth company [ X ] Accelerated filer [ ] Non - accelerated filer [ ] Smaller reporting company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . [ X ] No [ ] Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . [ X ] The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant based on the last sale price for such stock at July 31 , 2020 ( the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ) was approximately $ 250,858,087 ( assuming solely for the purposes of this calculation that all Directors and executive officers of the registrant are " affiliates " ) . Number of Shares of Common Stock , $ .01 par value , outstanding at March 22 , 2021 was 14,105,551 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain information contained in the Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Registrant to be held on June 10 , 2021 are incorporated by reference into PART III hereof .