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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Commission File Number 0-23702 STEVEN MADDEN , LTD . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) to Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ .0001 per share 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 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading symbol ( s ) SHOO ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 13-3588231 Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer " , " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act .