FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MDC PARTNERS INC [ MDCA ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/26/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Class A Shares | 108,427(1) | D | ||||||||
Restricted Stock Units(2) | 02/27/2008 | A | 19,182 | A | $0 | 127,609(1) | D |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Stock Options(3) | $10.66(4) | 06/11/2003 | 06/11/2008 | Class A Shares | 25,000 | 25,000 | D | ||||||||
Stock Options(3) | $10.66(4) | 06/11/2003 | 06/11/2008 | Class A Shares | 4,000 | 4,000 | D | ||||||||
Stock Options(5) | $56.43(5) | 02/22/2000 | 03/22/2010 | Class A Shares | 1,905 | 1,905 | D | ||||||||
Stock Options(6) | $9.19(5) | 04/29/2002 | 04/28/2012 | Class A Shares | 1,905 | 1,905 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Includes 29,553 unvested Restricted Stock Units (Class A Shares) of the Issuer, a portion of which are subject to achievement by the Issuer of financial performance targets. |
2. All 19,182 of the Restricted Stock Units (Class A Shares) of the Issuer awarded on February 26, 2008 will vest in February 2011, subject to accelerated vesting in 2009 and / or 2010, if the Issuer achieves specified financial performance targets in 2009 and 2010, subject to continued employment. |
3. Stock Options granted on June 11, 2003 expire five (5) years from the grant date. |
4. Canadian dollars. |
5. These 1,905 Stock Options granted on July 31, 2003 vested as of February 22, 2000 and expire on March 22, 2010. |
6. These 1,905 Stock Options granted on July 31, 2003 expire on April 28, 2012. |
/s/ Stephen M. Pustil | 02/26/2008 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |