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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0001144204-11-019909
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2011-04-04 12:21:16
Reporting Period:: 2011-03-30

Filing Date:: 2011-04-04
Accepted Time:: 2011-04-04 12:21:16
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
876883	Mdc Partners Inc	MDCA	Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)	980364441

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1283584	E Robert Dickson	C/O Mdc Partners Inc. 45 Hazelton Avenue Toronto Ontario A6 M5R 2E3	Managing Director	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Class A Shares	Acquisiton	2011-03-30	57,150	$8.40	241,242	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Shares	Disposition	2011-03-30	57,150	$16.42	184,092	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Class A Shares	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2011-03-30	57,150	$0.00	57,150	$8.40

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2002-04-10	2012-04-10	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Derivative Holdings

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Price	Date	Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
Class A Shares	Stock Appreciation Rights	$8.95	2008-04-28	2016-04-28	10,000	10,000	Direct
Class A Shares	Stock Appreciation Rights	$3.72	2010-02-12	2014-02-12	188,276	188,276	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	Extraordinary Equity Value Appre. Restricted Stock Awards	$0.00		2013-12-31	45,000	45,000	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
2016-04-28	10,000	10,000	Direct
2014-02-12	188,276	188,276	Direct
2013-12-31	45,000	45,000	Direct

Footnotes

Includes unvested Restricted Stock Units (Class A Shares) of the Issuer.
In connection with the referenced sale, the Reporting Person has reconfirmed his commitment to continue to comply with the Company's Stock Ownership Guidelines. The sale by the Reporting Person represents less than 15% of such individual's holdings, and was made for portfolio diversification purposes.
Stock Options (previously granted on April 10, 2002) expire 10 years from the grant date.
Canadian dollars.
The share price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $16.30 to $16.51, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to MDC Partners Inc., any security holder of MDC Partners Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (5) to this Form 4.
Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") granted April 28, 2006, fully vested on April 28, 2008. These SARs may be settled in cash or stock, at the discretion of the Issuer.
SARs granted February 12, 2009, vested 33% on the first anniversary of the grant date, 33% vest on the second anniversary of the grant date, and 34% vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, and all expire on February 12, 2014. These SARs may be settled in cash or stock, at the discretion of the Issuer.
Extraordinary Equity Value Appreciation Restricted Stock Awards ("EVARs") under the Issuer's EVARs program (previously disclosed by the Issuer on Form 8-K dated January 26, 2011) represent the right to receive Restricted Stock Units on a one-to-one basis upon the Issuer's achievement of stock price targets equal to $20.00 (15,000 EVARs), $22.75 (15,000 EVARs) and $26.25 (15,000 EVARs), as described in greater detail in the EVAR Letter Agreement.