UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)

 

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 26, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meeting Information

 

 

 

 

 

         STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.

 

  Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

 

 

 

  For holders as of: March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Date: May 26, 2017                Time: 10:00 AM EDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Location:  

Company’s Showroom
1370 Avenue of the Americas
14th Floor
New York, New York 10019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.
ATTN: ARVIND DHARIA
52-16 BARNETT AVENUE
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11104

 

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Voting items

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote
FOR the following:

   
1. Election of Directors
   
  Nominees
   
                   
01 Edward R. Rosenfeld 02 Rose Peabody Lynch 03 Peter Migliorini 04 Richard P. Randall 05 Ravi Sachdev   
06 Thomas H. Schwartz 07 Robert Smith 08 Amelia Newton Varela        
   
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.
   
2.

TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF EISNERAMPER LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2017.

   
3. TO APPROVE, BY NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE, THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DESCRIBED IN THE STEVEN MADDEN, LTD PROXY STATEMENT.
   
The Board of Directors recommends you vote “1 YEAR” on the following proposal.
   
4.

TO RECOMMEND, BY NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE, THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE ADVISORY VOTES ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

 
NOTE: In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly be presented at the meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

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