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 22, 2015
(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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

   
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Steven Madden, Ltd. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 22, 2015. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:

 

Proposal Number 1.    To elect the eight nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2015, 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   54,308,752    1,022,673    3,264,968 
Rose Peabody Lynch   55,296,309    35,116    3,264,968 
John L. Madden   47,447,076    7,884,349    3,264,968 
Peter Migliorini   48,171,993    7,159,432    3,264,968 
Richard P. Randall   55,196,998    134,427    3,264,968 
Ravi Sachdev   55,295,534    35,891    3,264,968 
Thomas H. Schwartz   48,247,732    7,083,693    3,264,968 
Robert Smith   55,294,267    37,158    3,264,968 

 

Proposal Number 2.    To ratify the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.  The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
58,048,251   530,281   17,861   -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
54,205,983   984,279   141,163   3,264,968
 
 

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 26, 2015

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