UNITED STATES
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): March 30, 2005
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware1-668613-1024020
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer of Incorporation)Number)Identification No.)1114 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York10036
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 212-704-1200
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 30, 2005, The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release (the Press Release), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein, announcing further developments in its solicitation of consents to proposed amendments to certain indentures governing notes issued by the Company.
Item 9.01
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated March 30, 2005 (filed pursuant to Item 8.01)
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: March 30, 2005
By: /s/ Nicholas J. Camera
Nicholas J. Camera
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary