UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date Earliest Event reported) — June 18, 2018 (June 18, 2018)
MDC PARTNERS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Canada (Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
001-13718 (Commission File Number)
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98-0364441 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
745 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10151
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(646) 429-1800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Dismissal of Canadian Class Action
On June 4, 2018, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice rendered a decision in the ongoing class action case filed by Roberto Paniccia (as plaintiff) against the Company and certain other individual defendants. Specifically, the Court dismissed (with costs) the putative class members’ motion for leave to proceed with the plaintiff’s claims for misrepresentations of material facts pursuant to the Ontario Securities Act.
The referenced class action claim was commenced by Roberto Paniccia on June 5, 2015, alleging violations of the Ontario Securities Act (and equivalent legislation in other Canadian provinces and territories) as well as common law misrepresentations based on allegedly materially false and misleading statements and omissions in the Company’s public statements. Following the Court’s decision, on June 18, 2018, the plaintiff and each of the defendants consented to the dismissal of the action with prejudice (and without costs), subject to the Court’s formal approval.
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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: June 18, 2018 | MDC Partners Inc. | |||
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By: |
/s/ Mitchell Gendel Mitchell Gendel, | |||
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