UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101) (Amendment No. 7) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d- 1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) Steven Madden Ltd. ------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ----------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 556269108 --------- (CUSIP Number) Mr. James A. Mitarotonda c/o Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. 888 Seventh Avenue, 17th Floor New York, NY 10019 (212) 974-5700 -------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) July 19, 2005 ------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f), or 13d-1(g), check the following box: |_|. SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. 13-4088890 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 258,687 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 258,687 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 258,687 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.99% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Barington Companies Investors, LLC 13-4126527 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 258,687 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 258,687 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 258,687 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.99% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI) ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION British Virgin Islands ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 45,611 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 45,611 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 45,611 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.35% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Barington Companies Advisors, LLC 20-0327470 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 45,611 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 45,611 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 45,611 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.35% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA, OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Barington Capital Group, L.P. 13-3635132 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 304,298 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 304,298 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 304,298 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.3% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON LNA Capital Corp. 13-3635168 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 304,298 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 304,298 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 304,298 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.3% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON James Mitarotonda ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 304,298 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 304,298 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 304,298 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.3% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Parche, LLC 20-0870632 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 57,496 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 57,496 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 57,496 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.4% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC 37-1484524 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 301,852 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 301,852 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 301,852 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.3% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Admiral Advisors, LLC 37-1484525 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 359,348 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 359,348 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 359,348 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.77% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Ramius Capital Group, LLC 13-3937658 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 359,348 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 359,348 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 359,348 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.77% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA, OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON C4S & Co., LLC 13-3946794 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 359,348 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 359,348 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 359,348 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.77% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Peter A. Cohen ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF none SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 359,348 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON none WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 359,348 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 359,348 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.77% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Morgan B. Stark _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF none SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 359,348 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON none WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 359,348 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 359,348 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.77% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Jeffrey M. Solomon ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF none SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 359,348 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON none WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 359,348 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 359,348 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.77% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Thomas W. Strauss ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF none SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 359,348 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON none WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 359,348 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 359,348 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.77% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON RJG Capital Partners, LP 20-0133443 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 5,700 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 5,700 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,700 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.044% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON RJG Capital Management, LLC 20-0027325 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 5,700 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 5,700 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,700 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.044% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 556269108 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Ronald Gross ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 5,700 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 5,700 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,700 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.044% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ______________________________________________________________________________ This Amendment No. 7 amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 2004, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 filed on November 12, 2004, that certain Amendment No. 2 filed on November 18, 2004, that certain Amendment No. 3 filed on December 13, 2004, that certain Amendment No. 4 filed on December 20, 2004, that certain Amendment No. 5 filed on January 3, 2005 and that certain Amendment No. 6 filed on February 3, 2005 (together, the "Statement"), by and on behalf of Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., Barington Companies Investors, LLC, Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI), Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P., LNA Capital Corp., James Mitarotonda, Parche, LLC, Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, Admiral Advisors, LLC, Ramius Capital Group, LLC, C4S & Co., LLC, Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon, Thomas W. Strauss, RJG Capital Partners, L.P., RJG Capital Management, LLC, and Ronald Gross (each, a "Reporting Entity" and, collectively, the "Reporting Entities") with respect to the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Steven Madden, Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 52-16 Barnett Avenue, Long Island City, New York 11104. Item 2. Identity and Background. The second paragraph of Item 2(a)-(c) of the Statement is hereby amended and restated as follows: As of the date of this filing, the Reporting Entities are the beneficial owners of, in the aggregate, 669,346 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 5.15% of the shares of Common Stock presently outstanding. Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. The information contained in Item 3 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Since the filing of the Statement, the Reporting Entities purchased an aggregate of 41,826 shares of Common Stock. The amount of funds expended for such purchases was approximately $144,800.00 by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., $69,058.53 by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI), $99,944.00 by Parche, LLC and $524,706.00 by Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC. All purchases of Common Stock by the Reporting Entities, as described in the preceding paragraph, were made in open market transactions. All transactions effected within the last 60 days are described in the Schedule attached hereto. All such purchases of Common Stock were funded by working capital, which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. Items 5(a) - (c) of the Statement are hereby amended and restated as follows: (a) As of the date hereof, Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. beneficially owns an aggregate of 258,687 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 1.99% of the shares of Common Stock presently outstanding based upon the 12,995,317 shares of Common Stock reported by the Company to be issued and outstanding as of May 5, 2005 in its Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2005 (the "Issued and Outstanding Shares"). As the general partner of Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., Barington Companies Investors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 258,687 shares of Common Stock owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. As of the date hereof, Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI) beneficially owns 45,611 shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 0.35% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the investment advisor to Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI), Barington Companies Advisors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 45,611 shares of Common Stock owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI), constituting approximately 0.35% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the Managing Member of Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P. may be deemed to beneficially own the 45,611 shares of Common Stock owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI). As the majority member of Barington Companies Investors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P. may also be deemed to beneficially own the 258,687 shares of Common Stock owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., representing an aggregate of 304,298 shares, constituting approximately 2.3% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the general partner of Barington Capital Group, L.P., LNA Capital Corp. may be deemed to beneficially own the 258,687 shares owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. and the 45,611 shares owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI), representing an aggregate of 304,298 shares, constituting approximately 2.3% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the sole stockholder and director of LNA Capital Corp., Mr. Mitarotonda may be deemed to beneficially own the 258,687 shares owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. and the 45,611 shares owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI), representing an aggregate of 304,298 shares, constituting approximately 2.3% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. Mr. Mitarotonda has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the 258,687 shares owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. and the 45,611 shares owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI) by virtue of his authority to vote and dispose of such shares. Mr. Mitarotonda disclaims beneficial ownership of any such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. As of the date hereof, each of Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC beneficially own 57,496 shares and 301,852 shares of Common Stock, respectively, constituting approximately 0.4% and 2.3%, respectively, of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the Managing Member of each of Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, Admiral Advisors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 57,496 shares and the 301,852 shares, respectively, of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, representing an aggregate of 359,348 shares, constituting approximately 2.77% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the sole member of Admiral Advisors, LLC, Ramius Capital Group, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 57,496 shares and the 301,852 shares of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, respectively, representing an aggregate of 359,348 shares, constituting approximately 2.77% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the Managing Member of Ramius Capital Group, LLC, C4S & Co., LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 57,496 shares and the 301,852 shares of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, respectively, representing an aggregate of 359,348 shares, constituting approximately 2.77% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the Managing Members of C4S & Co., LLC, each of Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon and Thomas W. Strauss may be deemed to beneficially own the 57,496 shares and the 301,852 shares of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, respectively, representing an aggregate of 359,348 shares, constituting approximately 2.77% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. Each of Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss share voting and dispositive power with respect to the 57,496 shares and the 301,852 shares, owned by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, respectively, by virtue of their shared authority to vote and dispose of such shares. Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares. As of the date hereof, RJG Capital Partners, L.P. beneficially owns 5,700 shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 0.044% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the general partner of RJG Capital Partners, L.P., RJG Capital Management, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 5,700 shares owned by RJG Capital Partners, L.P., constituting approximately 0.044% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the managing member of RJG Capital Management, LLC, which in turn is the general partner of RJG Capital Partners, L.P., Mr. Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the 5,700 shares owned by RJG Capital Partners, L.P., constituting approximately 0.044% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. Mr. Gross has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the 5,700 shares owned by RJG Capital Partners, L.P. by virtue of his authority to vote and dispose of such shares. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The Reporting Entities do not believe that certain of the foregoing information is called for by the Items of Schedule 13D and are disclosing it for supplemental informational purposes only. Information with respect to each of the Reporting Entities is given solely by such Reporting Entity and no Reporting Entity shall have responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Entity. (b) Each of the Reporting Entities may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock reported as beneficially owned by such person by virtue of its respective positions as described in paragraph (a), with the exception of Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss, who have shared authority to vote and dispose of the shares reported as beneficially owned by them. Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares. With the exception of Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss, each of the other Reporting Entities may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares each reports as beneficially owned by such person, regardless of the fact that multiple Reporting Entities within the same chain of ownership report sole voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares. Each such Reporting Entity reports sole voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares based on such person's relationship to the other Reporting Entities within the same chain of ownership. (c) No person identified in Item 2 hereof has effected any transaction in shares of such Common Stock during the 60 days preceding the date hereof, except to the extent disclosed hereto. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits. Item 7 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Exhibit No. Exhibit Description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 99.7 Power of attorney for Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Thomas W. Strauss and Jeffrey M. Solomon dated March 11, 2005. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNATURES ---------- After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: July 22, 2005 BARINGTON COMPANIES EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P. By: Barington Companies Investors, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ----------------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Managing Member BARINGTON COMPANIES INVESTORS, LLC By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ----------------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Managing Member /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------------------- James A. Mitarotonda BARINGTON COMPANIES OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. (BVI) By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ----------------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: President BARINGTON COMPANIES ADVISORS, LLC By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ----------------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Authorized Signatory BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. By: LNA Capital Corp., its general partner By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ---------------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: President and CEO LNA CAPITAL CORP. By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ---------------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: President and CEO PARCHE, LLC By: Admiral Advisors, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon ---------------------------------- Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon Title: Authorized Signatory STARBOARD VALUE & OPPORTUNITY FUND, LLC By: Admiral Advisors, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon ---------------------------------- Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon Title: Authorized Signatory ADMIRAL ADVISORS, LLC By: Ramius Capital Group, LLC, its sole member By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon ---------------------------------- Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon Title: Authorized Signatory RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, LLC By: C4S & Co., LLC, its Managing Member By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon ---------------------------------- Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon Title: Managing Member C4S & CO., LLC By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon ---------------------------------- Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon Title: Managing Member /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon ------------------------------------- Jeffrey M. Solomon, individually and as attorney-in-fact for Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, and Thomas W. Strauss RJG CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. By: RJG Capital Management, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Ronald J. Gross ---------------------------------- Name: Ronald J. Gross Title: Managing Member RJG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC By: /s/ Ronald J. Gross ---------------------------------- Name: Ronald J. Gross Title: Managing Member /s/ Ronald J. Gross ------------------------------------- Ronald J. Gross SCHEDULE This schedule sets forth information with respect to each transaction of Common Stock which was effectuated by a Reporting Entity within the last 60 days. All transactions were effectuated in the open market through a broker. Shares sold by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. Number of Date Shares Price Per Share Proceeds(1) ---- ---------- --------------- ------------ 7/19/2005 (21,250) $ 21.9099 $ 465,585.37 7/20/2005 (17,000) $ 21.8930 $ 372,181.00 ---------- (1) Excludes commissions and other execution-related costs. Shares sold by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. Number of Date Shares Price Per Share Proceeds(2) ------- --------- --------------- ----------- 7/19/2005 (3,750) $ 21.9099 $ 82,162.13 7/20/2005 (3,000) $ 21.8930 $ 65,679.00 ---------- (2) Excludes commissions and other execution-related costs. Shares transacted by Parche, LLC Number of Cost/ Date Shares Price Per Share Proceeds(3) ---- --------- --------------- ------------ 7/19/2005 (22,400) $ 21.9099 $ 490,781.76 7/20/2005 (9,600) $ 21.8930 $ 210,172.80 7/21/2005 3,200 $ 22.1825 $ 70,984.00 ---------- (3) Excludes commissions and other execution-related costs. Shares transacted by Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC Number of Cost/ Date Shares Price Per Share Proceeds(4) ---- --------- --------------- ------------- 7/19/2005 (117,600) $ 21.9099 $2,576,604.24 7/20/2005 (50,400) $ 21.8930 $1,103,407.20 7/21/2005 16,800 $ 22.1825 $ 372,666.00 ---------- (4) Excludes commissions and other execution-related costs. Shares sold by RJG Capital Partners, LP Number of Date Shares Price Per Share Proceeds(5) ---- --------- --------------- ----------- 7/19/2005 (2,900) $ 21.916 $ 63,556.40 ---------- (5) Excludes commissions and other execution-related costs.