Exhibit 10-H




SUMMARY COMPENSATION SHEET




The following summarizes certain compensation decisions taken by the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") and/or the Board of Directors ("Board") of Shoe Carnival, Inc. (the "Company"), with respect to the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.




1. 2011 Base Salary




The Committee increased the base salaries of four the Company's executive officers to keep each of their respective salaries competitive. The following base salaries are effective for the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal 2011:




BaseName

Title

SalaryMark L. Lemond

President and Chief Executive

$
775,000OfficerJ. Wayne Weaver

Chairman of the Board

$
300,000Timothy T. Baker

Executive Vice President -

$
435,000Store OperationsW. Kerry Jackson

Executive Vice President - Chief

$
445,000Financial Officer and TreasurerClifton E. Sifford

Executive Vice President -

$
460,000General Merchandise Manager


2. Grants of Restricted Stock and Stock Options




The Committee approved grants of restricted stock to four the Company's named executive officers and other key personnel under the Shoe Carnival, Inc. 2000 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. Grants to the Company's named executive officers were as follows:




Name

Shares AwardedMark L. Lemond

20,000Timothy T. Baker

12,000W. Kerry Jackson

14,000Clifton E. Sifford

15,000


No grant was made to Mr. Weaver. The restricted shares will vest upon the achievement of specified levels of annual earnings per diluted share during a six-year period.




3. Annual Incentive Compensation for Fiscal 2011




The Committee established the performance criteria and targets for the fiscal 2011 bonus payable in fiscal 2012 under the Company's 2006 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. The performance criteria is operating income before bonus expense. Subjective factors based on an executive's individual performance can reduce an executive's bonus. As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Lemond's bonus target is 80% of his salary but he can earn up to 125% of his salary if all performance targets are met. Mr. Weaver, as chairman, is not eligible to receive a bonus. The other named executive officers' bonus target is 60% of their salary but they can earn up to 100% of their salary if all performance targets are met.





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4. Director's Compensation




The Company pays to non-employee Directors an annual retainer of $20,000. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives additional annual compensation of $7,500. The Chairman of the Compensation Committee and the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receive additional annual compensation of $5,000 and the Lead Director receives additional annual compensation of $2,000.




Non-employee Directors receive a per meeting fee of $1,000 for each meeting of the Board and the accompanying committee meetings attended and $1,000 for each committee meeting attended in person in which the full Board does not meet. If the committee meeting is attended by conference call, the non-employee Directors receive $750. The Company reimburses all Directors for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with meetings of the Board.




Non-employee Directors will annually receive restricted shares valued at $17,500 as of the date of grant under the Company's 2000 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. The restrictions on the shares lapse on January 2nd of the year following the year in which the grant was made.




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