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     <!-- Project Name:   NY13263                                                          -->
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Report Pursuant to Section 13 <BR>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934  </FONT></H1></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="600" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Date of Report (Date Earliest Event reported) - August 27, 2004 (August 25, 2004) </FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="600" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>MDC PARTNERS INC.<!-- Name of Registrant --></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=33%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Ontario<!-- STATE--> </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=34%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>001-13718<!-- FILE NO.--> </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=33%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>98-0364441<!-- IRS NO.--> </FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="600" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">45 Hazelton Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5R 2E3
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     <TD WIDTH="600" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(416) 960-9000<!-- TELEPHONE NO. --></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
August 25, 2004 MDC Partners Inc. announced that it had agreed to the material
terms of an Employment Agreement that it will enter into with
Steven Berns. Mr. Berns will serve as Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President and will
be responsible for overseeing all of MDC&#146;s treasury, capital markets, financial
management, acquisition and administrative activities. He will replace Peter Lewis,
MDC&#146;s former Vice-Chairman and Executive Vice President, who is retiring from MDC
after ten years of service. Mr. Berns&#146; initial term of employment will
expire three years from the date of the agreement. He will receive an annualized base salary
of $475,000, a sign-on bonus of $100,000, a calendar year 2004 bonus of $200,000, and will
be eligible to receive an annual discretionary cash bonus in an amount up to 100% of his
base salary thereafter. </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>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. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>


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    <TD WIDTH="40%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  August 27, 2004<!-- TYPE "DATE:" HERE--> </FONT></TD>
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8-K
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) - August 27, 2004 (August 25, 2004)
MDC PARTNERS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ontario
001-13718
98-0364441
(Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
( 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)
Item
1.01
On
August 25, 2004 MDC Partners Inc. announced that it had agreed to the material
terms of an Employment Agreement that it will enter into with
Steven Berns. Mr. Berns will serve as Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President and will
be responsible for overseeing all of MDC's treasury, capital markets, financial
management, acquisition and administrative activities. He will replace Peter Lewis,
MDC's former Vice-Chairman and Executive Vice President, who is retiring from MDC
after ten years of service. Mr. Berns' initial term of employment will
expire three years from the date of the agreement. He will receive an annualized base salary
of $475,000, a sign-on bonus of $100,000, a calendar year 2004 bonus of $200,000, and will
be eligible to receive an annual discretionary cash bonus in an amount up to 100% of his
base salary thereafter.
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:     August 27, 2004
MDC Partners Inc.
By:
/s/ Walter Campbell
Walter Campbell
Chief Financial Officer