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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Date of Report (Date Earliest
Event reported) &mdash; February 27, 2012 (February 27, 2012)</P>

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

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charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">Canada<BR> (Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">001-13718</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(Commission File Number)</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">98-0364441<BR> (IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">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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(Registrant&rsquo;s Telephone Number)</P>

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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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(17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Act (17 CFR 240.14a&minus;12)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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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: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On February
27, 2012, MDC Partners Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued an earnings release reporting its financial results for the three
and twelve months ended December 31, 2011. A copy of this earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Following the issuance
of this earnings release, the Company will host an earnings call in which its financial results for the three and twelve months
ended December 31, 2011 will be discussed. The investor presentation materials that will be used for the call are attached as Exhibit
99.2 hereto.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On February 27, 2012, the Company posted
the materials attached as Exhibit 99.2 on its web site (<FONT STYLE="color: windowtext">www.mdc-partners.com</FONT>). The information
found on, or otherwise accessible through, the Company&rsquo;s website is not incorporated into, and does not form a part of,
this Current Report on Form 8-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The foregoing information (including
the exhibits hereto) is being furnished under &ldquo;Item 2.02 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition&rdquo;. Such information
(including the exhibits hereto) shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The foregoing information
and the exhibits hereto contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements
are based on present expectations, and are subject to the limitations listed therein and in the Company's other SEC reports, including
that actual events or results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.</P>

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Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 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: February 27, 2012</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top">MDC Partners Inc.</TD></TR>
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Associate General Counsel <BR>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date Earliest
Event reported) — February 27, 2012 (February 27, 2012)
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.)
745 Fifth Avenue, 19
th
Floor, New York, NY 10151
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(646) 429-1800
(Registrant's Telephone Number)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form
8−K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
£
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)
£
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a−12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a−12)
£
Pre−commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d−2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d−2(b))
£
Pre−commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e−4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e− 4(c))
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.
On February
27, 2012, MDC Partners Inc. (the "Company") issued an earnings release reporting its financial results for the three
and twelve months ended December 31, 2011. A copy of this earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Following the issuance
of this earnings release, the Company will host an earnings call in which its financial results for the three and twelve months
ended December 31, 2011 will be discussed. The investor presentation materials that will be used for the call are attached as Exhibit
99.2 hereto.
On February 27, 2012, the Company posted
the materials attached as Exhibit 99.2 on its web site (
www.mdc-partners.com
). The information
found on, or otherwise accessible through, the Company's website is not incorporated into, and does not form a part of,
this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The foregoing information (including
the exhibits hereto) is being furnished under "Item 2.02 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition". Such information
(including the exhibits hereto) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
The foregoing information
and the exhibits hereto contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements
are based on present expectations, and are subject to the limitations listed therein and in the Company's other SEC reports, including
that actual events or results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
2
Item 9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
99.1
Press release dated February 27, 2012, relating to the announcement of the Company's financial
results for the period ended December 31, 2011.
99.2
Slideshow presentation dated February 27, 2012.
3
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: February 27, 2012
MDC Partners Inc.
By:
/s/ David C. Ross
David C. Ross
Associate General Counsel
& Assistant Secretary
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