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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 27, 2011
(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 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 27, 2011.  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, 2011, 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
  
24,504,073
  
1,268,024
  
1,295,485
John L. Madden
  
19,907,893
  
5,864,204
  
1,295,485
Peter Migliorini
  
24,429,090
  
1,343,007
  
1,295,485
Richard P. Randall
  
25,127,942
  
644,155
  
1,295,485
Ravi Sachdev
  
25,102,530
  
669,567
  
1,295,485
Thomas H. Schwartz
  
25,233,806
  
538,291
  
1,295,485
 
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, 2011.  The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:
 
Votes For
  
Votes Against
  
Abstentions
  
Broker Non-Votes
25,782,479
  
1,275,804
  
9,299
  
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
25,618,988
  
137,687
  
15,422
  
1,295,485
 
Proposal Number 4.     To recommend, on a non-binding advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.  The stockholders voted in favor of holding an advisory vote to approve executive compensation every year.  The final results of this advisory vote were as follows:
 
1 Year
  
2 Years
  
3 Years
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-Votes
18,414,093
  
105,988
  
7,238,676
  
13,340
  
1,295,485
 
 
 
 

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: June 3, 2011
 
 
STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.
   
 
By: 
/s/ Edward R. Rosenfeld
   
Edward R. Rosenfeld
   
Chief Executive Officer