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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
1355445	Gavin Swartzman	C/O Mdc Partners Inc. 45 Hazelton Avenue Toronto A6 M5R 2E3	Managing Director	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Class A Shares	Acquisiton	2011-08-03	300	$18.08	104,205	No	4	P	Direct

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

Reported Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Price	Date	Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
Class A Shares	Stock Appreciation Rights	$3.72	2010-02-12	2014-02-12	182,069	182,069	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
2014-02-12	182,069	182,069	Direct
2013-12-31	45,000	45,000	Direct

Footnotes

Includes unvested Restricted Stock Units (Class A Shares) of the Issuer.
Represents open market purchases.
The price reported in column 4 has been converted from Canadian dollars. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from CAD$17.40 to CAD$17.44, 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 purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (3) to this Form 4.
Stock Appreciation Rights ("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.