UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 


FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report: May 25, 2012

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware   000-23702   13-3588231
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

52-16 Barnett Avenue, Long Island City, New York 11104
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (718) 446-1800

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

          Steven Madden, Ltd. (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 25, 2012. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:

 

Proposal Number 1.   To elect the six 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, 2012, 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   37,334,503   1,339,741   2,787,758  
John L. Madden   31,756,804   6,917,440   2,787,758  
Peter Migliorini   30,861,455   7,812,789   2,787,758  
Richard P. Randall   38,463,544      210,700   2,787,758  
Ravi Sachdev   38,464,548      209,696   2,787,758  
Thomas H. Schwartz   32,169,064   6,505,180   2,787,758  
                             

Proposal Number 2.   To approve an amendment of the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, which, among other things, increases by 6,500,000 shares the number of shares of common stock available under the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
25,634,709   13,033,606       5,929   2,787,758

 

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
37,093,473   1,535,993      44,778   2,787,758

 

Proposal Number 4.   To ratify the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
39,906,186   1,549,963   5,853   0

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURE

 

          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 29, 2012 

     
  STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.
   
  By:  /s/ Edward R. Rosenfeld
    Edward R. Rosenfeld
    Chief Executive Officer