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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-19-018759
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190408
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190409
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190409

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
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13718
		FILM NUMBER:		19738729

	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; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><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</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)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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 &mdash; April 9, 2019 (April 8, 2019)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>MDC
PARTNERS INC.</B></FONT></P>

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its charter)</P>

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New York, NY 10151<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)</P>

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is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or
Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><U>Appointment of Charlene Barshefsky as
New Independent Director</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On April 8, 2019, the
Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors voted to increase the size of the Board of Directors from nine (9) directors to ten (10) directors
and appoint Charlene Barshefsky as a new director to the Board of Directors. On April 8, 2019, the Company issued a press release
announcing the appointment of Ms. Barshefsky as a new director.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Ms. Barshefsky will
join the Company&rsquo;s Board as an independent director, effective immediately, for a term extending through the date of the
Company&rsquo;s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders. Ms. Barshefsky was nominated and appointed pursuant to that certain Securities
Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Stagwell Agency Holdings LLC, dated as of March 14, 2019. Ms. Barshefsky was
also appointed as a member of the Company&rsquo;s Audit Committee and the Nominating &amp; Corporate Governance Committee.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In connection with
her service on the Board of Directors, Ms. Barshefsky will receive the same reimbursement (including of travel expenses, if applicable),
indemnification and insurance coverage for her service as other non-employee directors.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits.</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 94%; padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: justify"><A HREF="tv518401_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Press release dated April 8, 2019.</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; 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 on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 1.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">MDC Partners Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Mitchell Gendel</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">General Counsel &amp; Corporate Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U><b>PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE ISSUE</b> </U></P>



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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; padding-left: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>FOR:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 35%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">MDC Partners Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>CONTACT:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 38%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Alexandra Delanghe</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 1in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">745 Fifth Avenue, 19<SUP>th</SUP> Floor</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief Communications Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 1in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">New York, NY 10151</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">646-429-1845</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">adelanghe@mdc-partners.com</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>MDC Partners Appoints Ambassador Charlene
Barshefsky to Board of Directors</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><I>Appointment Adds Consumer Company and
International Experience to Board</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>New York, NY, April 8, 2019 (NASDAQ: MDCA)</B> &ndash; MDC
Partners Inc. (&ldquo;MDC Partners&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) announced today that Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky has
been elected to its board of directors, effective&nbsp;today.&nbsp;Ambassador Barshefsky is the former United States Trade Representative
and currently serves as Senior International Partner at WilmerHale. She will also serve on the MDC Partners Audit Committee and
the Nominating &amp; Corporate Governance Committee.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&quot;I am extremely pleased to welcome
Charlene to our Board of Directors,&quot; said&nbsp;Mark Penn, CEO of MDC Partners.&nbsp;&quot;She brings a distinguished record
as a policymaker and negotiator, as well as exceptional Board director experience for some of the world&rsquo;s most respected
consumer companies across a range of sectors. Her perspective will be truly invaluable, and we consider ourselves fortunate to
have her counsel as we enter this next phase of growth.&quot;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&quot;I am delighted to join the Board
of MDC Partners at this pivotal time in the evolution of global marketing and consumer behavior,&quot; said Ambassador Barshefsky.
 &quot;I&rsquo;ve seen first-hand the challenges and opportunities faced by some of the world&rsquo;s largest companies, as well
as the value of customer centricity and digital innovation. MDC Partners has within its family some of the most progressive thinkers
in this space, and I look forward to contributing to its success.&quot;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Ambassador Barshefsky currently serves
on the Boards of Directors of the American Express Company, the Estee Lauder Companies, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
She previously served on the Boards of Directors of Intel Corporation, and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. She is a member
of the Council on Foreign Relations and a non-resident Fellow at Yale&rsquo;s Paul Tsai China Center.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Ambassador Barshefsky is renowned among
governments and policymakers around the world for her negotiating, policy and legal skills in transactions with governments, state-owned
enterprises and private parties. As the United States Trade Representative from 1997 to 2001, Deputy and Acting USTR from 1993
to1996, and a member of the President's Cabinet, she was responsible for the formulation of US trade policy and the negotiation
of hundreds of complex trade and investment agreements that significantly opened markets, removed regulatory barriers, and cemented
protections for US investment from Europe to Asia, Africa to Latin America, and the Middle East. She also led the negotiation of
global agreements to open the financial services and telecommunications sectors, remove global tariffs on information technology
products, ensure duty-free cyberspace, and protect intellectual property rights.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Ambassador Barshefsky is best known
globally as the architect and negotiator of China's WTO agreement, which opened China's economy as a worldwide market and helped
to reshape the global economic landscape. Her agreement to open the Vietnamese market was the cornerstone of the normalization
of relations between the US and Vietnam, and her pursuit of pro-growth trade policies in the Middle East has been recognized as
a foundational element for subsequent free trade initiatives with the Muslim Middle East. As Senior International Partner at WilmerHale,
Ambassador Barshefsky advises multinational corporations on their market access, investment and acquisition strategies across the
globe.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>About MDC Partners Inc.</B><BR>
MDC Partners is one of the most influential marketing and communications networks in the world. As &ldquo;The Place Where Great
Talent Lives,&rdquo; MDC Partners is celebrated for its innovative advertising, public relations, branding, digital, social and
event marketing agency partners, which are responsible for some of the most memorable and effective campaigns for the world&rsquo;s
most respected brands. By leveraging technology, data analytics, insights and strategic consulting solutions, MDC Partners drives
creative excellence, business growth and measurable return on marketing investment for over 1,700 clients worldwide. For more
information about MDC Partners and its partner firms, visit our website at <FONT STYLE="color: blue"><U>www.mdc-partners.com</U></FONT>
and follow us on Twitter at <FONT STYLE="color: blue"><U>http://www.twitter.com/mdcpartners</U></FONT>.</P>



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