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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Steven Madden, Ltd. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 25, 2022. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:
Proposal Number 1. To elect the eleven nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2022, to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the stockholders as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Edward R. Rosenfeld | 68,491,578 | 1,800,551 | 5,147,355 | |||||||||
| Peter A. Davis | 69,953,218 | 338,911 | 5,147,355 | |||||||||
| Al Ferrara | 70,037,148 | 254,981 | 5,147,355 | |||||||||
| Mitchell S. Klipper | 70,123,269 | 168,860 | 5,147,355 | |||||||||
| Maria Teresa Kumar | 70,123,249 | 168,880 | 5,147,355 | |||||||||
| Rose Peabody Lynch | 69,605,065 | 687,064 | 5,147,355 | |||||||||
| Peter Migliorini | 64,004,051 | 6,288,078 | 5,147,355 | |||||||||
| Arian Simone Reed | 70,200,481 | 91,648 | 5,147,355 | |||||||||
| Ravi Sachdev | 68,895,505 | 1,396,624 | 5,147,355 | |||||||||
| Robert Smith | 69,554,369 | 737,760 | 5,147,355 | |||||||||
| Amelia Newton Varela | 68,827,691 | 1,464,438 | 5,147,355 | |||||||||
Proposal Number 2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 75,315,276 | 66,885 | 57,323 | 0 | |||||||||||
Proposal Number 3. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of certain executive officers of the Company as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 66,317,122 | 3,910,256 | 64,751 | 5,147,355 | |||||||||||
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.
Dated: May 27, 2022
| STEVEN MADDEN, LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ Edward R. Rosenfeld | |
| Edward R. Rosenfeld | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
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May 25, 2022 |
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| Document Type | 8-K |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Document Period End Date | May 25, 2022 |
| Entity File Number | 000-23702 |
| Entity Registrant Name | STEVEN MADDEN, LTD. |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000913241 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 13-3588231 |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 52-16 Barnett Avenue |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Long Island City |
| Entity Address, State or Province | NY |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 11104 |
| City Area Code | (718) |
| Local Phone Number | 446-1800 |
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| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
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| Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
| Trading Symbol | SHOO |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
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