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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-083599
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200715
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200715
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200715

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:		201028281

	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: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; 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: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date Earliest Event reported)
 &mdash; July 15, 2020</P>

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

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its charter)</P>

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York, NY 10013<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 8.01 &#9;Other Events.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 20.9pt">On July 15, 2020, MDC Partners Inc. (the
 &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued a press release announcing that the Special Committee of its Board of Directors, formed to evaluate
a proposed business combination between the Company and Stagwell Media LP, has retained independent financial and legal advisors.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 20.9pt">A copy of the press release is furnished
herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 20.9pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01 &#9;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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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 Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">MDC Partners Inc.</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Jonathan B. Mirsky<BR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white"><B>MDC
Partners Special Committee Retains Independent Advisors</B></FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white"><B><I>Committee
Engages Moelis &amp; Company LLC and DLA Piper LLP (US) to Assist in Evaluating Potential Business Combination with Stagwell</I></B></FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>NEW YORK, NEW YORK&nbsp; (July 15, 2020)</B>&nbsp;&ndash;
MDC Partners Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) (NASDAQ: MDCA)&nbsp;today announced that the Special Committee formed by its Board
of Directors has retained Moelis &amp; Company LLC and DLA Piper LLP (US) as its independent financial and legal advisors, respectively.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">As previously announced, the Special Committee, chaired by Lead
Independent Director Irwin Simon, was formed to evaluate a preliminary, non-binding proposal made by Stagwell Media LP (&ldquo;Stagwell&rdquo;)
with respect to a potential business combination between the Company and Stagwell (the &ldquo;Potential Transaction&rdquo;)<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">.
The committee consists of Mr. Simon and other independent members of the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors. </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&ldquo;We will act in the best interests of the Company and
our shareholders as we evaluate the Potential Transaction, as well as any alternatives that may become available to the Company,
and are pleased to have enlisted the experience and expertise of independent advisors Moelis &amp; Company and DLA Piper in that
process,&rdquo; said Mr. Simon.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">No assurances can be given regarding the likelihood, terms and
details of any proposal or Potential Transaction, that any proposal made by Stagwell regarding a Potential Transaction will be
accepted by the Special Committee, that definitive documentation relating to any such Potential Transaction will be executed or
that any Potential Transaction, or other business combination, will be completed.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Forward Looking Statements</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Certain statements in this announcement, including statements
regarding a Potential Transaction, are &ldquo;forward-looking statements&rdquo; that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the impact of the announcement of the formation of the special committee
and review of a Potential Transaction on the Company&rsquo;s business, whether any Potential Transaction will occur, and/or the
ability to implement any Potential Transaction or other transaction.&nbsp; A number of important factors could cause actual results
to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including the risks identified in our filings with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>About MDC Partners Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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&nbsp;mdc-partners.com&nbsp;and
follow us on Twitter at&nbsp;<U>twitter.com/mdcpartners</U>.</P>

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