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: August 19, 2013
(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:

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

 

On August 19, 2013, 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 September 20, 2013 (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 September 30, 2013 to stockholders of record as of the Record Date.

 

On August 20, 2013, the Company issued a press release in which it announced the stock split. The full text of the press release containing the announcement of the stock split 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 August 20, 2013, 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: August 20, 2013

	STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.
	By:	/s/ Arvind Dharia
		Arvind Dharia
		Chief Financial Officer