---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-001108"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SHOO"
cik: "0000913241"
company_name: "STEVEN MADDEN, LTD."
filed_at: "2026-01-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T11:09:16.024616+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Steven Madden enters new 3-year employment agreement with President Amelia Newton Varela; salary steps to $875k by 2028

## Summary
- Term runs Jan 1, 2026 through Dec 31, 2028; base salary: $825k (2026), $850k (2027), $875k (2028).
- Restricted stock grant of $1.1M in Jan 2026, vesting 25% annually over four years.
- Annual performance bonus tied to EBIT: threshold (90% of plan) = 30% of salary, target (100%) = 50%, max (130%) = 80%.
- Car allowance of $1,250/month throughout the term.
- Severance without cause: 12 months salary continuation plus prior-year bonus; change of control: 2.5x salary + avg bonus, capped by IRC §280G.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-001108
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SHOO
- cik: 0000913241
- company_name: STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.
- filed_at: 2026-01-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/913241/000149315226001108/0001493152-26-001108-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/913241/000149315226001108/form8-k.htm

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