SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ___________________ SCHEDULE 13G INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. 1, Exiting)* MDC PARTNERS INC. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 552697104 (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2003 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1 (b) [ X ] Rule 13d-1 (c) [ ] Rule 13d-1 (d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to the "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). SCHEDULE 13G 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Caxton International Limited 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) o (b) o 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION British Virgin Islands NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 450,429 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 450,429 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 450,429 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* o 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 2.4% 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SCHEDULE 13G 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON. Caxton Associates, L.L.C. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) o (b) o 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 450,429 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 450,429 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 450,429 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* o 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 2.4% 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SCHEDULE 13G 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON. Bruce S. Kovner 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) o (b) o 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 450,429 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 450,429 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 450,429 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* o 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 2.4% 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! This Amendment 1 (Exiting) to Schedule 13G relates to the Common Stock (the "Common Stock") of MDC Partners Inc., a Canadian corporation, 45 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, ON M5R 2E3, Canada. Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount beneficially owned: The amount of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Caxton International Limited ("Caxton International") is 450,429. The amount of shares of Common Stock considered to be beneficially owned by Caxton Associates, L.L.C. ("Caxton Associates") by reason of its voting and dispositive powers is 450,429. Mr. Kovner may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. (b) Percent of Class: Caxton International beneficially owns 2.4% of the Class of Common Stock. By reason of its voting and dispositive powers, Caxton Associates is deemed to beneficially own 2.4% of the Class of Common Stock. Mr. Kovner may be deemed to beneficially own such percentage of shares. (c) Number of shares as to which Caxton International has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 450,429 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 450,429 Number of shares as to which Caxton Associates has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 450,429 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 450,429 Number of shares as to which Mr. Kovner has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 450,429 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 450,429 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. [X] Item 10. Certification. By signing below, each of the reporting persons hereby certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not being held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct. January 14, 2004 CAXTON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED By: ____________________________ Name: Maxwell Quin Title: Vice President & Secretary By: ____________________________ Name: Joseph Kelly Title: Vice President and Treasurer CAXTON ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. By: _____________________________ Name: Scott B. Bernstein Title: Secretary _____________________________ Bruce S. Kovner, by Scott B. Bernstein as Attorney-in-Fact Certification The undersigned hereby certifies that the shares of MDC Corporation Inc purchased on behalf of Caxton International were not acquired and are not being held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. _____________________ Ross Taylor Date: January 14, 2004