Steven Madden, Ltd. Announces Final Results of 'Dutch Auction' Tender Offer

March 25, 2008 at 5:25 PM EDT
- Company purchases 2,600,000 shares of its common stock -
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., March 25, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Steven Madden, Ltd. (Nasdaq: SHOO), a leading designer, wholesaler and marketer of fashion footwear and accessories for women, men and children, today announced the final results of its modified "Dutch Auction" tender offer, which expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time on Tuesday, March 18, 2008.

Steven Madden, Ltd. has accepted for purchase 2,600,000 shares of common stock at a price of $17.00 per share, totaling $44.2 million. These shares represent approximately 12.9% of the shares outstanding. An aggregate of 3,227,534 shares of common stock were properly tendered and not withdrawn at a price of $17.00 or less per share. Steven Madden, Ltd. will purchase 2,600,000 shares, resulting in a proration factor of approximately 80.6% of the shares tendered, other than the "odd lot" shares properly tendered at the $17.00 purchase price, which will be purchased prior to proration.

The depositary will promptly pay for the shares accepted for purchase. With completion of the tender offer, Steven Madden, Ltd. now has approximately 17.6 million shares of common stock outstanding.

The information agent for the tender offer is D.F. King & Co., Inc. and the depositary is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company. Shareholders and investors who have questions or need information about the tender offer may call D.F. King & Co., Inc. toll free at (800) 901-0068.

Steven Madden, Ltd. designs and markets fashion-forward footwear and accessories for women, men and children. The shoes and accessories are sold through company-owned retail stores, department stores, apparel and footwear specialty stores, and online at www.stevemadden.com. The Company has several licensees for its brands, including for outerwear, cold weather accessories, eyewear, and hosiery and owns and operates 100 retail stores, including its online store. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Daniel M. Friedman & Associates, the Company is the licensee for Betsey Johnson handbags and belts and Tracy Reese handbags and belts.

Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements which explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms "believes," "belief," "expects," "intends," "anticipates" or "plans" to be uncertain and forward-looking. The forward looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in the Company's reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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