MDC PARTNERS INC·4

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DICKSON ROBERT E 4

4 · MDC PARTNERS INC · Filed Mar 8, 2010

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2010-03-04
DICKSON ROBERT E
Managing Director
Transactions
  • Tax Payment

    Class A Shares

    2010-03-04$10.12/sh12,172$123,181170,623 total
Holdings
  • Class A Shares

    182,795
  • Stock Appreciation Rights

    Exercise: $8.95From: 2008-04-28Exp: 2016-04-28Class A Shares (10,000 underlying)
    10,000
  • Stock Options

    Exercise: $8.40From: 2002-04-10Exp: 2012-04-10Class A Shares (57,150 underlying)
    57,150
  • Stock Appreciation Rights

    Exercise: $3.72From: 2010-02-12Exp: 2014-02-12Class A Shares (188,276 underlying)
    188,276
Footnotes (6)
  • [F1]Includes unvested Restricted Stock Units (Class A Shares) of the Issuer.
  • [F2]A total of 22,378 Restricted Stock Units (Class A Shares) of the Issuer granted February 26, 2008 vested on March 4, 2010. The Reporting Person elected to have a total of 12,172 Class A Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding requirements.
  • [F3]Stock Options (previously granted on April 10, 2002) expire 10 years from the grant date.
  • [F4]Canadian dollars.
  • [F5]Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") granted April 28, 2006, fully vested on April 28, 2008. These SARs may be settled in cash or stock, at the discretion of the Issuer.
  • [F6]SARs granted February 12, 2009, vest 33% on the first anniversary of the grant date, 33% on the second anniversary of the grant date, and 34% on the third anniversary of the grant date, and expire on February 12, 2014. These SARs may be settled in cash or stock, at the discretion of the Issuer.

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