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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-15-052700
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150826
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150828
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150828

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MDC PARTNERS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000876883
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-ADVERTISING AGENCIES [7311]
		IRS NUMBER:				980364441
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A6
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13718
		FILM NUMBER:		151082214

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		745 FIFTH AVENUE, 19TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10151
		BUSINESS PHONE:		646 429 1800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		745 FIFTH AVENUE, 19TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10151

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MDC CORP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20001204

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MDC COMMUNICATIONS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19961028

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MDC CORPORATION
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950419
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K/A</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d)<BR>
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date Earliest Event reported)
&mdash; August 28, 2015 (August 26, 2015)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>MDC PARTNERS INC.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">745 Fifth Avenue, 19<SUP>th</SUP> Floor,
New York, NY 10151<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(646) 429-1800<BR>
(Registrant&rsquo;s Telephone Number)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8&minus;K filing
is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d&minus;2(b))</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Explanatory Note</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company is filing this Form 8-K/A to
amend the Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K originally filed on July 20, 2015 with respect to the appointment of Scott
Kauffman as the Company&rsquo;s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. This Form 8-K/A includes the compensation terms and conditions
between the Company and Mr. Kauffman.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.02. Departures of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">(e)&#9;On July 20, 2015, the Board of the
Directors of MDC Partners Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) appointed Scott Kauffman to become Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company. On August 26, 2015, the Company and Mr. Kauffman entered into an employment agreement with respect to the terms
and conditions of Mr. Kauffman&rsquo;s employment with the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Pursuant to the terms of this new employment
agreement, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Kauffman will receive an annualized base salary of $1,100,000 for the
period beginning July 20, 2015, increasing to $1,200,000 effective on January 1, 2016. For the period of time commencing on July
20, 2015 through and until December 31, 2015, Mr. Kauffman will receive a perquisite allowance of $6,250 per month. Mr. Kauffman
will also be eligible for an annual discretionary cash bonus equal to up to 100% of his then-current base salary, and will be eligible
for potential future grants under the Company&rsquo;s 2014 Cash LTIP Plan beginning in 2016. Mr. Kauffman received a grant of 100,000
restricted shares of the Company&rsquo;s Class A common stock on August 26, 2015.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">In the event of Mr. Kauffman&rsquo;s involuntary
termination without cause or voluntary termination for &ldquo;good reason&rdquo; on or prior to December 31, 2015, he will be entitled
to severance equal to one (1) year base salary, plus the accrued amount of his annual discretionary bonus as of the applicable
date of termination. In the event of Mr. Kauffman&rsquo;s involuntary termination without cause or voluntary termination for &ldquo;good
reason&rdquo; on or after January 1, 2016, he will be entitled to severance equal to the product of 1.5 times the sum of his then-current
base salary plus the amount of his annual discretionary bonus paid or accrued in respect of the year immediately prior to the applicable
date of termination.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Signatures</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Date: August 28, 2015</td>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">By:</td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Mitchell Gendel</td>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Mitchell Gendel<BR>General Counsel &amp; Corporate Secretary</TD>
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