smadden_8k.htm
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: March 24, 2010
(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 8.01.
Other Events.
 
       On March 24, 2010, the Board of Directors of Steven Madden, Ltd. (the “Company”) declared a 3-for-2 stock split, to be effected in the form of a stock dividend, on the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Common Stock”). As a result of the stock split, stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 20, 2010 (the “Record Date”) will receive one additional share of Common Stock for every two shares of Common Stock held. Stockholders will receive cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Common Stock that they would otherwise have been entitled to receive in connection with the dividend. The price paid for fractional shares will be based on the closing price of the Common Stock on the Record Date, as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The dividend will be payable on or about April 30, 2010 to stockholders of record as of the Record Date.
 
       On March 25, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing the stock split. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits:

Exhibit
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Press Release, dated March 25, 2010, issued by Steven Madden, Ltd.
 
 
 

 
 
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: March 30, 2010
 
 
STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.
   
 
By:
/s/ Awadhesh K. Sinha
   
Awadhesh K. Sinha
   
Chief Operating Officer