Edgar Filing: INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.

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 of earliest event reported): March 14, 2008

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	1-6686	13-1024020

(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	Number)	Identification No.)

1114 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York		10036

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s 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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On March 17, 2008, The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the expiration of the put option for the Company’s 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 and reporting the results of the put option. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1:

Press release, dated March 17, 2008 (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 17, 2008	By: /s/ Nicholas J. Camera
		Nicholas J. Camera Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary