SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 11, 2003

                    The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


         Delaware                   1-6686                 13-1024020
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(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File           (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)             Number)             Identification No.)

 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York                  10020
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     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-399-8000

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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

         On November 11, 2003, The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the
"Company") posted a slide show on its website in connection with its quarterly
earnings conference call. A copy of the slide show is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.

         Exhibit 99.1: Investor Presentation of the Company, dated November 11,
2003.




                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.


Date: November 12, 2003                 By:  /s/ Nicholas J. Camera
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                                             Nicholas J. Camera
                                             Senior Vice President,
                                             General Counsel and Secretary