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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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) 09/08/2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Subordinate Voting Shares(1) | 09/08/2005 | J | 2,235,342 | D | $0(1)(2) | 0(3) | I | See footnote(4) | ||
Class A Subordinate Voting Shares | 1,805,811 | 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 | ||||||||
Pledge of Class A Subordinate Voting Shares | $0(1) | 05/31/2005 | (1) | Class A Subordinate Voting Shares | 2,235,342(1) | 0 | I | See footnote(4) |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. On February 25, 2000, Amadeus Capital Corporation, a company wholly-owned by Mr. Nadal, entered into a monetization program for proceeds of Cdn$35,000,000 and pledged as security to the lender a portfolio of shares that included 2,235,342 Class A subordinate voting shares of the Issuer, together with securities of other companies. Under this previously-disclosed monetization arrangement, the lender's recourse is limited to the pledged portfolio of shares. On September 8, 2005, Amadeus Capital Corporation transferred beneficial ownership of the pledged securities, including 2,235,342 Class A subordinate voting shares of the Issuer, to CIBC Capital Partners, the lender under this monetization arrangement. |
2. Amadeus Capital Corporation did not receive any proceeds from this transfer of shares, which were transferred in satisfaction of the obligations under the monetization arangement described in footnote (1) above. |
3. Following the transfer described in footnote (1) above, (a) Amadeus Capital Corporation does not directly or indirectly own or control any securities of the Issuer; and (b) Miles Nadal directly owns 1,805,811 Class A subordinate voting shares of the Issuer. |
4. The Beneficial Owner of the shares of the Issuer, prior to transfer, was Amadeus Capital Corporation. |
Miles Nadal | 09/09/2005 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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