UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date Earliest Event reported) — September 10, 2007 (September 5, 2007)
 
MDC PARTNERS INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Canada
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-13718
(Commission File Number)
98-0364441
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
45 Hazelton Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5R 2E3
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 
(416) 960-9000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
 
 
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 5, 2007, MDC Partners Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amended employment agreement with Gavin Swartzman. Mr. Swartzman will continue to serve as a Managing Director of the Company under his new employment agreement, for a new term of employment through May 31, 2010. He will receive an annual base salary of Cdn$450,000, and will be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus in an amount up to 100% of his base salary, to be determined in accordance with such criteria as are approved by the Human Resources & Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 
Signatures

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.
 
     
Date: September 10, 2007
MDC Partners Inc.
 
 		  
 		  
 
  By:   /s/ Mitchell Gendel
 
Mitchell Gendel
 
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary