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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-098464"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SCVL"
cik: "0000895447"
company_name: "SHOE CARNIVAL INC"
filed_at: "2026-03-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T18:28:20.089680+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shoe Carnival names Clifton Sifford interim CEO; grants 112,220 RSUs

## Summary
- Clifton E. Sifford appointed Interim President & CEO effective Feb 24, 2026; continues as Executive Vice Chairman.
- Sifford receives $1M base salary, $2,957 monthly stipend, $1,100 auto allowance, and 112,220 RSUs vesting March 31, 2027.
- Fiscal 2026 EICP based on Adjusted Operating Income; payout ranges 25%-175% of target; Sifford target 100% of salary.
- Other execs (Jackson, Chilton, Gordon, Edwards) receive RSUs and PSUs tied to fiscal 2026 adjusted net income per share.
- EICP amended to include Operating Income before Nonrecurring Items, allow adjustments, extend term five years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-098464
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SCVL
- cik: 0000895447
- company_name: SHOE CARNIVAL INC
- filed_at: 2026-03-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895447/000119312526098464/0001193125-26-098464-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895447/000119312526098464/scvl-20260303.htm

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