STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.

Regulatory Filings • Apr 6, 2018

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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* Exercise Your Right to Vote *Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 25, 2018

| STEVEN
MADDEN, LTD. | Meeting
Information — Meeting
Type: Annual Meeting | |
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| | For
holders as of: March 29, 2018 | |
| | Date: May
25, 2018 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 | You
are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company. This
is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete
proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side). We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy
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How
to Access the Proxy Materials

| Proxy Materials
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| 1. Notice &
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Voting items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:

1.
Nominees

01	Edward R. Rosenfeld	02	Rose Peabody Lynch	03	Mitchell S. Klipper	04	Peter Migliorini
06	Ravi Sachdev	07	Thomas H. Schwartz	08	Robert Smith	09	Amelia Newton Varela

| The
Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3. | |
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| 2 . | TO
RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF EISNERAMPER LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2018. |
| 3 . | TO APPROVE,
BY NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE, THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DESCRIBED IN THE STEVEN MADDEN, LTD PROXY STATEMENT. |
| 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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