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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001019056-16-001342
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160516
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160516
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160516

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000913241
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FOOTWEAR, (NO RUBBER) [3140]
		IRS NUMBER:				133588231
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23702
		FILM NUMBER:		161655163

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		52-16 BARNETT AVE
		CITY:			LONG ISLAND CITY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11104
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7184461800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		52-16 BARNETT AVENUE
		CITY:			LONG ISLAND CITY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11104

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MADDEN STEVEN LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19931008
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<FONT STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B></FONT></P>

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8-K</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>CURRENT
REPORT</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Securities Exchange Act of 1934&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Date
of Report: May 16, 2016<BR>
(Date of earliest event reported)</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>STEVEN
MADDEN, LTD.</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Delaware</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">000-23702</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">13-3588231</FONT></TD></TR>
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    or Other Jurisdiction <BR>
    of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Commission
    File Number)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(IRS
    Employer<BR>
    Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">52-16
    Barnett Avenue, Long Island City, New York 11104</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Address
    of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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telephone number, including area code: (718) 446-1800</U></FONT></P>

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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:</FONT></P>

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    pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Soliciting material
    pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Pre-commencement
    communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD></TR>
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    5.02.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Departure
    of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
    Officers. </B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(e)
On May 16, 2016, Steven Madden, Ltd. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) entered into an amendment (the &ldquo;Amendment&rdquo;) to its
existing employment agreement, dated December 31, 2015 (the &ldquo;Rosenfeld Employment Agreement&rdquo;), with Edward R. Rosenfeld,
the Company&rsquo;s Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of
the Amendment, in the event that Mr. Rosenfeld&rsquo;s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (as defined in the
Rosenfeld Employment Agreement) or by the resignation of Mr. Rosenfeld for Good Reason (as defined in the Rosenfeld Employment
Agreement) during the period commencing 90 days prior to a Change of Control (as defined in the Rosenfeld Employment Agreement)
and ending 180 days after a Change of Control, Mr. Rosenfeld would be entitled to receive a cash payment within ten days of the
date of his termination or resignation of employment in an amount equal to 2.5 times the sum of (i) the annual base salary to
which Mr. Rosenfeld was entitled as of the date of such termination or resignation of employment plus (ii) the average cash bonus
paid to him during the preceding three-year period ending on the last previous December 31<SUP>st</SUP>.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">All
other terms of the Rosenfeld Employment Agreement remain unchanged.</FONT></P>

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

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    9.01.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Financial
    Statements and Exhibits.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 0%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">10.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">First Amendment
    to Employment Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2016, between the Company and Edward R. Rosenfeld.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>



<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">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.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Dated: May
16, 2016</FONT></P>





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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 30%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/ Edward
    R. Rosenfeld</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Edward R. Rosenfeld</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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10.1</B></FONT></P>

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AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">First
Amendment dated as of May 16, 2016 (this &ldquo;<U>Amendment</U>&rdquo;) to that certain Employment Agreement dated as of December
31, 2015 by and between Steven Madden, Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;) and Edward R. Rosenfeld
(the &ldquo;<U>Executive</U>&rdquo;), as amended.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>W
I T N E S S E T H:</B></FONT></P>

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</B>the Company and the Executive are parties to that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2015 (the &ldquo;<U>Original
Agreement</U>&rdquo;); and</FONT></P>

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</B>the Executive and the Company desire to amend the Original Agreement in certain respects;</FONT></P>

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THEREFORE,</B> in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Effective
                                         as of the date of this Amendment, the Original Agreement is amended by the deletion of
                                         the first sentence of Section 9.6(a) in its entirety and the insertion of the following
                                         sentence in lieu thereof:</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>



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the event that during the period commencing 90 days prior to a Change of Control (as hereinafter defined) and ending 180 days
after a Change of Control, the Executive&rsquo;s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company (other than for death,
Total Disability or Cause) or by the resignation of the Executive for Good Reason, the Executive shall receive in cash, within
ten days of the date of termination or resignation of employment, an amount equal to two and one-half (2.5) times the sum of (i)
the annual Base Salary to which the Executive was entitled under Section 4.1 as of the date of termination or resignation of employment
plus (ii) the average cash bonus received by the Executive for the preceding three-year period ending on the last previous December
31<SUP>st</SUP>.&rdquo;</FONT></P>



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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">As
                                         hereinabove modified, all of the terms and provisions of the Original Agreement shall
                                         remain in full force and effect.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>


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WITNESS WHEREOF,<I> </I></B>the parties hereto have executed this First Amendment to Employment Agreement on the date first set
forth above.</FONT></P>



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