U.S.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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OMB
APPROVAL
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Washington,
D.C. 20549
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OMB Number:
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3235-0101
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Expires:
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December 31, 2009
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FORM
144
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Estimated
average burden
hours
per response . . .2.00
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SEC
USE ONLY
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NOTICE
OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT
TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
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ATTENTION: Transmit
for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing
an order
with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a
market
maker.
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CUSIP
NUMBER
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1(a)
NAME OF ISSUER
MDC
Partners Inc.
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(b) IRS IDENT. NO.
98-0364441
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(c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
001-13718
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WORK
LOCATION
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1(d)
ADDRESS OF ISSUER
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STREET
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CITY
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STATE
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ZIP CODE
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(e)
TELEPHONE NO.
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AREA
CODE
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NUMBER
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45
Hazelton Avenue
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Toronto
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ON
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M5R
2E3
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(416)
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960-9000
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2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE
ACCOUNT
THE SECURITIES
ARE
TO BE SOLD
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(b)
IRS IDENT. NO.
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(c) RELATIONSHIP
TO
ISSUER
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(d) ADDRESS |
CITY
STATE
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ZIP CODE | |
Miles S. Nadal |
Director;
Officer
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See 1(d) above |
3(a)
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(b)
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SEC
USE ONLY
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I
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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(g)
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Title of the
Class
of
Securities
To Be Sold
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Name and Address of Each Broker
Through
Whom
the Securities are to be
Offered
or Each Market Maker
who
is Acquiring the Securities
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Broker-Dealer
File
Number
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Number
of Shares
or
Other Units
To
Be Sold
(See
instr. 3I)
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Aggregate
Market
Value
(See
instr. 3(d))
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Number
of Shares
or
Other Units
Outstanding
(See
instr. 3(e))
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Approximate
Date
of Sale
(See
instr. 3(f))
(M0.
DAY YR.)
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Name of Each
Securities
Exchange
(See instr. 3(g))
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Class
A Shares
*(See
Note 1 and 2 below)
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William
Blair
222
W. Adams St.
Chicago,
IL 60606
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463,940
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$5,066,225
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25,373,980
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09/17/07
to
12/15/07
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Nasdaq
and
TSX
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1.
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3. | ||||
(a)
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Name
of issuer.
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(a)
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Title
of the class of securities to be sold.
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(b)
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Issuer’s
IRS Identification Number.
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(b)
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Name
and address of each broker through whom the securities
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Issuer’s
SEC file number, if any.
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are intended to be sold. | |||
(d)
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Issuer’s
address, including zip code.
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Number
of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities,
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(e)
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Issuer’s
telephone number, including area code.
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give the aggregate face amount). | |||
2.
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(d)
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Aggregate
market value of the securities to be sold as of a
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(a)
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Name
of person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
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specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice. | |||
(b)
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Such
person’s or I.R.S. Identification number, if such a person is an
entity.
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(e)
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Number
of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if
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Such
person’s relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10 percent
stockholder,
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debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by | |||
or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing). | the most recent report or statement published by the issuer. | ||||
(d)
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Such
person’s address, including zip code.
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(f)
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Approximate
date on which the securities are to be sold.
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(g)
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Name
of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are
intended
to be sold.
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Title of
the Class
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Date
you
Acquired
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Nature of Acquisition Transaction
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Name of Person from Whom Acquired
(If gift, also give date donor acquired)
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Amount of
Securities Acquired
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Date
of
Payment
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Nature of
Payment
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Class
A Shares
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September
17, October 1, and October 3, 2007
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Shares
acquired upon exercise of options that expire on November 10,
2007.
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MDC
Partners Inc.
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Up
to 463,940, upon exercise of options
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Same
date as option exercise
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cash
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INSTRUCTIONS:
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If
the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not
made in
cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto
the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted
of
any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments
describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation
was
discharged in full or the last installment
paid.
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TABLE
II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish
the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold
during
the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities
are to be
sold.
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Name
and Address of Seller
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Title of Securities Sold
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Date of Sale
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Amount of
Securities Sold
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Gross Proceeds
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Miles
S. Nadal 45 Hazelton Ave.
Toronto,
ON M5R 2E3 Canada
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Class
A Shares
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Sept.
17, 2007
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165,000
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$1,815,000
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INSTRUCTIONS:
See
the definition of “person” in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to
be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities
are to
be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition.
In
addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose
sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated
with
sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
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ATTENTION:
The
person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates
are
to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does
not know
any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective
operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not
been
publicly disclosed.
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October
3, 2007
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/s/
Miles S. Nadal
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Date
of Notice
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(Signature)
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ATTENTION:
Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal
Criminal
Violations (See 18 U.S.C.
1001)
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