Stagwell Inc — Director's Dealing 2021

Aug 3, 2021

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Stagwell Inc (MDC)
CIK: 0000876883
Period of Report: 2020-06-16

Reporting Person: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: StoneBridge 2017, L.P. (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: StoneBridge 2017 Offshore, L.P. (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: Bridge Street Opportunity Advisors, L.L.C. (10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2020-06-16	Class A Subordinate Voting Shares	P	8887	$1.4075	Acquired	16523	Indirect
2020-06-16	Class A Subordinate Voting Shares	S	8887	$1.4075	Disposed	7636	Indirect
2020-06-17	Class A Subordinate Voting Shares	P	18260	$1.3626	Acquired	25899	Indirect
2020-06-17	Class A Subordinate Voting Shares	S	18260	$1.3626	Disposed	7639	Indirect
2020-07-07	Class A Subordinate Voting Shares	P	4613	$2.0589	Acquired	12316	Indirect
2020-07-07	Class A Subordinate Voting Shares	S	4613	$2.0589	Disposed	7703	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These transactions in the Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (the "Class A Shares") of MDC Partners Inc. (the "Issuer") have not previously been reported on Form 4 and were effected by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC ("Goldman Sachs") acting as agent on behalf of certain international affiliates that had entered into riskless principal trades in connection with client trade facilitation in the ordinary course of their business.

F2: Without conceding riskless principal trades in connection with client trade facilitation in the ordinary course of business can result in liability under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), the amount of profit potentially recoverable by the Issuer from the reported transactions in the event that they were subject to Section 16(b) will be remitted to the Issuer.

F3: This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"), Goldman Sachs, Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. ("BSPI"), StoneBridge 2017, L.P. ("StoneBridge 2017"), StoneBridge 2017 Offshore, L.P. ("StoneBridge 2017 Offshore", together with "StoneBridge 2017", the "GS Funds") and Bridge Street Opportunity Advisors, L.L.C ("Bridge Street"). Goldman Sachs is a subsidiary of GS Group. Goldman Sachs is the direct manager and owner of BSPI and Bridge Street and the investment manager of the GS Funds. Bridge Street is the general partner of the GS Funds.

F4: Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own 7,703 Class A Shares acquired by Goldman Sachs or another wholly-owned broker or dealer subsidiary of GS Group in ordinary course trading activities.

F5: Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose.