Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 (Date of earliest event reported): March 25, 2019

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 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

(e) On March 25, 2019, Steven Madden, Ltd. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its existing employment agreement, dated as of July 1, 2005, as previously amended (the “Madden Employment Agreement”), with Steven Madden, the Company's founder, creator and Creative and Design Chief. The Amendment amends the Madden Employment Agreement to extend its term through December 31, 2026. Prior to the Amendment, the Madden Employment Agreement would have terminated three years earlier, on December 31, 2023. In consideration of this extension, the Company granted to Mr. Madden 200,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock, $0.0001 per share, under the Steven Madden, Ltd. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, which shares are to vest in three nearly equal installments as follows: 66,666 shares on December 31, 2024; 66,667 shares on December 31, 2025; and 66,667 shares on December 31, 2026. All other terms of the Madden Employment Agreement remain unchanged.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits:

Exhibit		Description

10.1		Fourth Amendment, dated as of March 25, 2019, to Third Amended Employment Agreement between the Company and Steven Madden.

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 25, 2019