--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-26-266625" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "SCVL" cik: "0000895447" company_name: "SHOE CARNIVAL INC" filed_at: "2026-06-11T10:15:16+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-11T10:20:30.154874+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "positive" materiality_score: 0.6 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Shoe Carnival shareholders OK name change to Shoe Station Group; ticker SHOE; declares quarterly dividend ## Summary - Shareholders approved name change to Shoe Station Group, Inc. effective June 12, 2026; stock ticker changes to SHOE. - Board declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share, payable July 20, 2026 to holders of record July 6, 2026. - CEO Cliff Sifford stated Shoe Station is primary growth vehicle; company plans to pursue acquisitions. - Name change reflects multi-banner strategy; Shoe Carnival will continue where dominant. - Shareholder vote: 24.9M for, 161k against, 130k abstain on name change amendment. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-26-266625 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: SCVL - cik: 0000895447 - company_name: SHOE CARNIVAL INC - filed_at: 2026-06-11T10:15:16+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: positive - materiality_score: 0.6 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895447/000119312526266625/0001193125-26-266625-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895447/000119312526266625/scvl-20260610.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-266625 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-266625.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-266625.txt ## Key facts - Governance Changes SHOE CARNIVAL INC: Amended articles of incorporation to change company name to Shoe Station Group, Inc (effective 2026-06-12). - Change: charter amendment - Effective: 2026-06-12 source text: On June 10, 2026, the shareholders of Shoe Carnival, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles”) to change the name of the Company to Shoe Station Group, Inc. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895447/000119312526266625/0001193125-26-266625-index.htm - Governance Changes SHOE CARNIVAL INC: Amended bylaws to reflect the company name change to Shoe Station Group, Inc (effective 2026-06-12). - Change: bylaw amendment - Effective: 2026-06-12 source text: The Board of Directors of the Company approved the amendment of the Company’s By-laws (as amended, the “By-laws”) solely to reflect the change of the Company’s name to Shoe Station Group, Inc., which amendment will become effective immediately after the Company's name changes to Shoe Station Group, Inc. on June 12, 2026. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895447/000119312526266625/0001193125-26-266625-index.htm - Shareholder Votes SHOE CARNIVAL INC shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 at the 2026-06-10 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-06-10 source text: The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 was ratified by the following shareholder vote: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 25,071,774 152,109 57,061 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895447/000119312526266625/0001193125-26-266625-index.htm - Shareholder Votes SHOE CARNIVAL INC shareholders approved Election of directors to serve three-year terms expiring at the 2029 annual meeting at the 2026-06-10 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-06-10 source text: The nominees for director were elected to serve three-year terms expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and have qualified, as follows: Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Diane E. Randolph 20,690,085 2,467,029 5,610 2,118,220 J. Wayne Weaver 22,858,639 295,944 8,141 2,118,220 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895447/000119312526266625/0001193125-26-266625-index.htm - Shareholder Votes SHOE CARNIVAL INC shareholders approved Amendment to the Company's articles of incorporation to change the Company's name to Shoe Station Group, Inc. at the 2026-06-10 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-06-10 source text: By the following vote, the shareholders approved the amendment to the Company's articles of incorporation to change the Company's name to Shoe Station Group, Inc.: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 24,988,428 161,725 130,791 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895447/000119312526266625/0001193125-26-266625-index.htm - Shareholder Votes SHOE CARNIVAL INC shareholders approved Advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers at the 2026-06-10 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-06-10 source text: By the following vote, the shareholders approved the advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 22,116,632 854,835 191,257 2,118,220 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895447/000119312526266625/0001193125-26-266625-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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