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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;28, 2009</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
under the<BR>
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</B></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>13-1024020</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(States or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>1114 Avenue of the Americas<BR>
New York, NY 10036<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>2009 Non-Management Directors&#146; Stock Incentive Plan</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(Full title of the plan)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Nicholas J. Camera, Esq.<BR>
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.<BR>
1114 Avenue of the Americas<BR>
New York, NY 10036<BR>
(212)&nbsp;704-1343<BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>With a copy to:</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>D. Michael Lefever, Esq.<BR>
Covington &#038; Burling<BR>
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20004<BR>
(202)&nbsp;662-6000</B></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Large accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">900,000&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$5.04&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (&#147;Securities Act&#148;), the
number of shares of Common Stock registered hereby is subject to adjustment to prevent
dilution by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar
transaction that results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock.</TD>
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    <TD>Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act based on the
average of the high and low sales prices per share of the Common Stock on May&nbsp;26, 2009, as
reported by the New York Stock Exchange.</TD>
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    <TD>In accordance with Rule 457(p), the entire amount of the registration fee due is being offset by
$14,366 in filing fees previously paid with respect to unsold shares of Common Stock registered under the
registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.&nbsp;333-134498, filed on May 26, 2006.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference
into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed (under Commission File
Number 001-06686) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;):
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Registrant for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2008, filed on February&nbsp;27, 2009 (Film Number 09639817);</TD>
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    <TD>The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant for the quarterly period ended
March&nbsp;31, 2009, filed on April&nbsp;28, 2009 (Film Number 09774207);</TD>
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    <TD>The Current Reports on Form 8-K of the Registrant filed on March&nbsp;3, 2009 (Film
Number 09650998) and May&nbsp;18, 2009 (Film Number 09837134);</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the shares of Common Stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on June&nbsp;29, 1971, and October&nbsp;8, 1975,
pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), including any amendment or report subsequently filed for the purpose
of updating the description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or that
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The consolidated financial statements and the attestation report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
on the Company&#146;s internal control over financial reporting as of December&nbsp;31, 2008 (which is
included in the &#147;Report of Independent Registered Accounting Firm&#148; set forth in Item&nbsp;8 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Registrant for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008) incorporated in
this Registration Statement by reference to said Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Registrant, have
been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent
registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and
accounting.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nicholas J. Camera, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Registrant,
has rendered the opinion filed herewith as to the legality of the shares of the Common Stock being
registered pursuant to this Registration Statement. As of May&nbsp;28, 2009, Mr.&nbsp;Camera owned 117,261
shares of Common Stock, some of which have restrictions on their sale or transfer, and held options
to purchase 293,973 shares of Common Stock.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) permits a corporation
to include in its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating or limiting the personal
liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except that such provision may not eliminate or limit the liability
of a director for (1)&nbsp;any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders, (2)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (3)&nbsp;liability under section 174 of the DGCL for unlawful payment of
dividends or stock purchases or redemptions, or (4)&nbsp;any transaction from which the director derived
an improper personal benefit. Article&nbsp;12 of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation
provides that a director of the Registrant shall not be personally liable to the Registrant or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent
that such exemption from liability or the limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, a corporation is permitted to indemnify any person who was or
is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit
or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than action by or in
the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that the person is or was an officer,
director, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as an officer, director, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees), judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding:
(1)&nbsp;if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (2)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal proceeding, the
person had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A corporation also is permitted to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
corporation to obtain a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was an
officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees) actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the
person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the corporation, except that no such indemnification is permitted with respect to
any claim, issue or matter as to which the person is found liable to the corporation unless and to
the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which the action or suit is brought
determines that, despite the adjudication of liability, the person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnification for such expenses as the court shall deem proper.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A corporation must indemnify any present or former director or officer of the corporation who
is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred
to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, against expenses actually and
reasonably incurred by such person. Expenses incurred by an officer or director, or any employees
or agents as deemed appropriate by the board of directors, in defending civil or criminal
proceedings may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such proceedings
upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if
it shall ultimately be determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified by the
corporation.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s By-laws contain specific authority for indemnification by the Registrant of
current or former directors, officers, employees or agents of the Registrant on terms that have
been derived from Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additionally, the Registrant has entered into agreements with certain of its directors and
executive officers pursuant to which the Registrant has agreed to indemnify such directors and
executive officers to the maximum extent permitted under the DGCL and in accordance with the
Registrant&#146;s By-laws and directors&#146; and officers&#146; insurance policy.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
</TR>

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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended through
November&nbsp;9, 2005 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(i) to the
Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September
30, 2005)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Designations of 5.25% Series&nbsp;B Cumulative Convertible
Perpetual Preferred Stock of the Registrant , as filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware on October&nbsp;24, 2005 (previously filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated October&nbsp;24,
2005, and incorporated herein by reference)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By-laws of the Registrant, as amended and restated through July&nbsp;24, 2008
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(ii) to the Registrant&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2008)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2009 Non-Management Directors&#146; Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by
reference to Appendix&nbsp;B to the Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement for its 2009
Annual Meeting included as part of Schedule&nbsp;14A filed April&nbsp;30, 2009)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Nicholas J. Camera (filed herewith)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Nicholas J. Camera (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney of Directors of the Registrant (included on signature page)</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
Registration Statement; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement;
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b) do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized in the City of New York, State of New York, on May&nbsp;28, 2009.
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD  align="left">THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Nicholas J. Camera
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Nicholas J. Camera&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap colspan="2" align="left">Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Known all men by these presents</FONT>, that each individual whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Nicholas J. Camera and Frank Mergenthaler and each of them, his or her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
him or her, and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, (i)&nbsp;to act on, sign
and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#147;Registration
Statement&#148;), together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, and any subsequent registration
statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii)&nbsp;to act on, sign and file
with the Commission or any state securities commission or regulatory agency all such certificates,
instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with
this registration statement and any amendments thereto, and (iii)&nbsp;to take any and all other actions
that may be necessary or appropriate to effect the registration of the shares pursuant to this
Registration Statement, and any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b)
under the Securities Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requested and necessary to be
done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might do or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Michael I. Roth
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael I. Roth
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive
Officer (principal
executive officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Frank Mergenthaler
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Frank Mergenthaler
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice
President and Chief
Financial Officer
(principal financial
officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Christopher F. Carroll
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Christopher F. Carroll
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice
President,
Controller and
Chief Accounting
Officer (principal
accounting officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Frank J. Borelli
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Frank J. Borelli
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Reginald K. Brack
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reginald K. Brack
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Jocelyn Carter-Miller
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jocelyn Carter-Miller
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Jill M. Considine
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jill M. Considine
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Richard A. Goldstein
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard A. Goldstein
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ H. John Greeniaus
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H. John Greeniaus
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Mary J. Steele Guilfoile
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mary J. Steele Guilfoile
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William T. Kerr
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William T. Kerr
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David M. Thomas
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;David M. Thomas
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;28, 2009</TD>
</TR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2009
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under the
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
13-1024020
(States or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
2009 Non-Management Directors' Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Nicholas J. Camera, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
(212) 704-1343
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
D. Michael Lefever, Esq.
Covington & Burling
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 662-6000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class
Amount to Be
Offering Price per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
of Securities to Be Registered
Registered
Share
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share
900,000  (1)
$5.04  (2)
$4,536,000  (2)
$253  (3)
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), the
number of shares of Common Stock registered hereby is subject to adjustment to prevent
dilution by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar
transaction that results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock.
(2)
Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act based on the
average of the high and low sales prices per share of the Common Stock on May 26, 2009, as
reported by the New York Stock Exchange.
(3)
In accordance with Rule 457(p), the entire amount of the registration fee due is being offset by
$14,366 in filing fees previously paid with respect to unsold shares of Common Stock registered under the
registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-134498, filed on May 26, 2006.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference
into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed (under Commission File
Number 001-06686) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):
•
The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Registrant for the year ended December 31,
2008, filed on February 27, 2009 (Film Number 09639817);
•
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant for the quarterly period ended
March 31, 2009, filed on April 28, 2009 (Film Number 09774207);
•
The Current Reports on Form 8-K of the Registrant filed on March 3, 2009 (Film
Number 09650998) and May 18, 2009 (Film Number 09837134);
•
The description of the shares of Common Stock contained in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on June 29, 1971, and October 8, 1975,
pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), including any amendment or report subsequently filed for the purpose
of updating the description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or that
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
The consolidated financial statements and the attestation report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
on the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008 (which is
included in the "Report of Independent Registered Accounting Firm" set forth in Item 8 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 2008) incorporated in
this Registration Statement by reference to said Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Registrant, have
been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent
registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and
accounting.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Nicholas J. Camera, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Registrant,
has rendered the opinion filed herewith as to the legality of the shares of the Common Stock being
registered pursuant to this Registration Statement. As of May 28, 2009, Mr. Camera owned 117,261
shares of Common Stock, some of which have restrictions on their sale or transfer, and held options
to purchase 293,973 shares of Common Stock.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") permits a corporation
to include in its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating or limiting the personal
liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except that such provision may not eliminate or limit the liability
of a director for (1) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders, (2) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (3) liability under section 174 of the DGCL for unlawful payment of
dividends or stock purchases or redemptions, or (4) any transaction from which the director derived
an improper personal benefit. Article 12 of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
provides that a director of the Registrant shall not be personally liable to the Registrant or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent
that such exemption from liability or the limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL.
Under Section 145 of the DGCL, a corporation is permitted to indemnify any person who was or
is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit
or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than action by or in
the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that the person is or was an officer,
director, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as an officer, director, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding:
(1) if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (2) in the case of a criminal proceeding, the
person had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
A corporation also is permitted to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
corporation to obtain a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was an
officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorney's fees) actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the
person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the corporation, except that no such indemnification is permitted with respect to
any claim, issue or matter as to which the person is found liable to the corporation unless and to
the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which the action or suit is brought
determines that, despite the adjudication of liability, the person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnification for such expenses as the court shall deem proper.
A corporation must indemnify any present or former director or officer of the corporation who
is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred
to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, against expenses actually and
reasonably incurred by such person. Expenses incurred by an officer or director, or any employees
or agents as deemed appropriate by the board of directors, in defending civil or criminal
proceedings may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such proceedings
upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if
it shall ultimately be determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified by the
corporation.
The Registrant's By-laws contain specific authority for indemnification by the Registrant of
current or former directors, officers, employees or agents of the Registrant on terms that have
been derived from Section 145 of the DGCL.
Additionally, the Registrant has entered into agreements with certain of its directors and
executive officers pursuant to which the Registrant has agreed to indemnify such directors and
executive officers to the maximum extent permitted under the DGCL and in accordance with the
Registrant's By-laws and directors' and officers' insurance policy.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended through
November 9, 2005 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
30, 2005)
4.2
Certificate of Designations of 5.25% Series B Cumulative Convertible
Perpetual Preferred Stock of the Registrant , as filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware on October 24, 2005 (previously filed as
Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 24,
2005, and incorporated herein by reference)
4.3
By-laws of the Registrant, as amended and restated through July 24, 2008
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Registrant's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008)
4.4
2009 Non-Management Directors' Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by
reference to Appendix B to the Registrant's Proxy Statement for its 2009
Annual Meeting included as part of Schedule 14A filed April 30, 2009)
5.1
Opinion of Nicholas J. Camera (filed herewith)
23.1
Consent of Nicholas J. Camera (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith)
24.1
Power of Attorney of Directors of the Registrant (included on signature page)
Item 9. Undertakings.
(1) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(a) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(b) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
Registration Statement; and
(c) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement;
provided
,
however
, that paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b) do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
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(4) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized in the City of New York, State of New York, on May 28, 2009.
THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES
By:
/s/ Nicholas J. Camera
Nicholas J. Camera
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Known all men by these presents
, that each individual whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Nicholas J. Camera and Frank Mergenthaler and each of them, his or her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
him or her, and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, (i) to act on, sign
and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration
Statement"), together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, and any subsequent registration
statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) to act on, sign and file
with the Commission or any state securities commission or regulatory agency all such certificates,
instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with
this registration statement and any amendments thereto, and (iii) to take any and all other actions
that may be necessary or appropriate to effect the registration of the shares pursuant to this
Registration Statement, and any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b)
under the Securities Act, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requested and necessary to be
done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might do or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Michael I. Roth
Michael I. Roth
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive
Officer (principal
executive officer)
May 28, 2009
/s/ Frank Mergenthaler
Frank Mergenthaler
Executive Vice
President and Chief
Financial Officer
(principal financial
officer)
May 28, 2009
/s/ Christopher F. Carroll
Christopher F. Carroll
Senior Vice
President,
Controller and
Chief Accounting
Officer (principal
accounting officer)
May 28, 2009
/s/ Frank J. Borelli
Frank J. Borelli
Director
May 28, 2009
/s/ Reginald K. Brack
Reginald K. Brack
Director
May 28, 2009
/s/ Jocelyn Carter-Miller
Jocelyn Carter-Miller
Director
May 28, 2009
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Jill M. Considine
Jill M. Considine
Director
May 28, 2009
/s/ Richard A. Goldstein
Richard A. Goldstein
Director
May 28, 2009
/s/ H. John Greeniaus
H. John Greeniaus
Director
May 28, 2009
/s/ Mary J. Steele Guilfoile
Mary J. Steele Guilfoile
Director
May 28, 2009
/s/ William T. Kerr
William T. Kerr
Director
May 28, 2009
/s/ David M. Thomas
David M. Thomas
Director
May 28, 2009
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Index to Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Nicholas J. Camera (filed herewith)
23.1
Consent of Nicholas J. Camera (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith)
24.1
Power of Attorney of Directors of the Registrant (included on signature page)
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