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<P align=right>Registration No. 333-_____</P>
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<P align=center><B>UNITED STATES<br>
  </B><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B><BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</P>
<P align=center><B>FORM S-8</B><BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
under<BR>
the Securities Act of 1933</P>
<P align=center><B>Omnicom Group Inc.<br>
  </B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>
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     <TD align=center><B><FONT size=2>New York</FONT></B> </TD>
     <TD align=center><B><FONT size=2>13-1514814</FONT></B> </TD></TR>
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     <TD align=center><FONT size=2>(State or other jurisdiction</FONT> </TD>
     <TD align=center><FONT size=2>(I.R.S. Employer</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD align=center><FONT size=2>of incorporation or organization)</FONT> </TD>
     <TD align=center><FONT size=2>Identification No.)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
<P align=center><B>437 Madison Avenue</B><BR>
<B>New York, NY 10022</B><BR>
<B>(212) 415-3600</B><BR>
(Address of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</P>
<P align=center><B>Omnicom Group Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan<br>
  </B>(Full title of Plan)</P>
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      <P><B>Copy to: <br>
        Michael J. O&#146;Brien, Esq.</B><br>
        <B>Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary <br>
        Omnicom Group Inc.<br>
        </B><B>437 Madison Avenue <br>
        New York, NY 10022 <br>
        (212) 415-3600</B></P>
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      <P><B>Copy to: <br>
        Joel H. Trotter, Esq.</B><br>
        <B>Latham &amp; Watkins LLP <br>
        555 Eleventh Street, N.W.</B><br>
        <B>Washington, D.C. 20004 <br>
        (202) 637-2200</B></P>
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<P align=center>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</P>
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    <TD align=left width="52%">Large accelerated filer <B>[X]</B> </TD>
    <TD align=left width="48%">Accelerated filer <B>[ &nbsp;&nbsp;]</B> </TD>
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    <TD align=left width="52%">Non-accelerated filer <B>&nbsp;&nbsp;[ &nbsp;&nbsp;]</B> </TD>
    <TD align=left width="48%">Smaller reporting company <b>[&nbsp;&nbsp; ]</b></TD>
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    <TD align=left width="52%">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) </TD>
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    <TD align=center colSpan=5><B><FONT size=2>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT></B></TD>
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    <TD align=center rowSpan=3><FONT size=2>Title of Each Class</FONT><BR>
      <FONT size=2>of Securities to</FONT><BR>
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    <TD align=center rowSpan=3><FONT size=2>Amount</FONT><BR>
      <FONT size=2>to be</FONT><BR>
      <FONT size=2>Registered </FONT><SUP><FONT size=2>(1)</FONT></SUP></TD>
    <TD align=center rowSpan=3><FONT size=2>Proposed</FONT><BR>
      <FONT size=2>Maximum</FONT><BR>
      <FONT size=2>Offering Price</FONT><BR>
      <FONT size=2>Per Share</FONT><SUP><FONT size=2>(2)</FONT></SUP></TD>
    <TD align=center rowSpan=3><FONT size=2>Proposed</FONT><BR>
      <FONT size=2>Maximum</FONT><BR>
      <FONT size=2>Aggregate Offering</FONT><BR>
      <FONT size=2>Price</FONT><SUP><FONT size=2>(2)</FONT></SUP></TD>
    <TD align=center rowSpan=3><FONT size=2>Amount of</FONT><BR>
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      <FONT size=2>Fee</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size=2>Common Stock,</FONT> </TD>
    <TD><FONT size=2>10,000,000 shares</FONT> </TD>
    <TD><FONT size=2>$30.56</FONT> </TD>
    <TD>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<FONT size=2>$305,600,000</FONT> </TD>
    <TD><FONT size=2>$17,052.48</FONT> </TD>
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    <TD><FONT size=2>$0.15 par value</FONT> </TD>
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     <TD vAlign=top nowrap>(1)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </TD>
     <TD width="100%">The registration statement registers the issuance of 10,000,000 shares of common stock, which are issuable under the Omnicom Group Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and adjustments to shares to account for any changes in capitalization such as, a stock split, stock dividend, or similar transaction involving the registrant&#146;s common stock, in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;). </TD></TR>
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     <TD vAlign=top nowrap>(2)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </TD>
     <TD width="100%">Estimated solely for calculating the amount of the registration fee, pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act, on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices of such securities on the New York Stock Exchange on May 28, 2009, within five business days prior to filing. </TD></TR>
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<B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On August 3, 1999, Omnicom Group Inc., a New York corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) registered 3,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value &#36;0.15 per share, (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), to be offered or sold
to participants under the Omnicom Group Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended from time to time (the &#147;Plan&#148;) pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-84349), the contents of which are
incorporated by reference herein to the extent not modified or superseded hereby or by any subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference herein or therein. The number of registered shares of Common Stock under the Plan was increased
to 6,000,000 to reflect a two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend distributed on June 25, 2007. The Amendment to the Plan, as approved by the Company&#146;s shareholders on May 19, 2009, amended the Plan to increase the
number of shares available for issuance under the Plan by 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock. This Registration Statement is being filed in order to register such additional 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock which may be offered or sold to
participants under the Plan. The Plan is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Registration Statement.</P>
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<B>PART I</B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information called for in Part I of Form S-8 is not being filed with or included in this Form S-8 (by incorporation by reference or otherwise) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;).</P>
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<B>PART II</B></P>
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<B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Commission by us are incorporated as of their respective dates in this Registration Statement by reference:</P>
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The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed on February 27, 2009, including all material incorporated by reference therein;<br>
    <br>
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The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 filed on April 29, 2009, including all material incorporated by reference therein;<br>
    <br>
  </LI>
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The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 23, 2009, February 10, 2009, February 27, 2009, and April 27, 2009, including all material incorporated by reference therein;<br>
    <br>
  </LI>
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The Company&#146;s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 8, 2009, including all material incorporated by reference therein; and<br>
    <br>
  </LI>
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The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form S- 3 filed with the Commission on March 18, 2009, including any subsequently filed amendments and reports updating such description.</LI>
</UL>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), subsequent to the date of this registration statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and are a part hereof
from the date of filing such documents; except as to any portion of any future annual or quarterly report to stockholders or document or current report furnished under current Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K that is not deemed filed under such
provisions. 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 other subsequently filed document which also is or 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.</P>

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<B>Item 4. Description of Securities</B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required to be filed with this registration.</P>
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<B>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</P>
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<B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required to be filed with this registration.</P>
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<B>Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</P>
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<B>Item 8. Exhibits</B><BR>
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    <TD width=91%><u>Description</u>
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4.1        </TD>
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended effective May 20, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 filed on August 8, 2003, and incorporated herein by
reference).     </TD>
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4.2        </TD>
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By-laws of the Company, as amended May 20, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 filed on August 8, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference).        </TD>
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5.1</TD>
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Opinion of Counsel (filed herewith).    </TD>
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10.1       </TD>
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Omnicom Group Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (filed herewith).  </TD>
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23.1       </TD>
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Consent of Independent Registered Accounting Firm (filed herewith).     </TD>
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23.2       </TD>
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Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).   </TD>
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24.1       </TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement).  </TD>
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<B>Item 9. Undertakings</B></P>
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(a)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;         </TD>
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:   </TD>
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(1)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;         </TD>
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:  </TD>
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(i)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;         </TD>
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To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;   </TD>
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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 20
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  </TD>
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(iii)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;       </TD>
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To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.   </TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) shall not apply to information contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.</P>
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That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such 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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.  </TD>
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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.       </TD>
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(b)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;         </TD>
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any 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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.    </TD>
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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.  </TD>
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<B>SIGNATURES</B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 this 29th day of May, 2009.</P>
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    <TD colspan=2>OMNICOM GROUP INC.</TD>
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    <TD colspan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width=5% colspan=1>By:</TD>
    <TD width=48%>/s/ John D. Wren</TD>
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    <TD width=48%>John D. Wren</TD>
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    <TD width=48%>Chief Executive Officer and President and Director</TD>
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<B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes and appoints John D. Wren and Michael J. O&#146;Brien, and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as attorney-in-fact and agent, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign on his or her behalf, individually and in the capacities stated below, and to file any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Commission, granting to said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to perform any other act on behalf of the undersigned required to be done in the premises.</P>
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&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.</P>
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 <U><FONT size=2>Signature</FONT></U>
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<FONT size=2>/s/ Bruce Crawford</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">
<FONT size=2>Chairman and Director</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=right width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=right width="22%">
<FONT size=2>May 29, 2009</FONT>
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD width="26%">
      <HR noshade size=1>
        </TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>Bruce Crawford</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD colspan=5>&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>/s/ John D. Wren</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">
<FONT size=2>Chief Executive Officer and President and</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=right width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=right width="22%">
<FONT size=2>May 29, 2009</FONT>
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align=left width="26%">
      <hr noshade size=1>
    </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%"><font size=2>Director</font>
<i><font size=2>(Principal Executive Officer)</font></i>
</TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>John D. Wren</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>/s/ Randall J. Weisenburger</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">
<FONT size=2>Executive Vice President and Chief Financial</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=right width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=right width="22%">
<FONT size=2>May 29, 2009</FONT>
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD width="26%">
      <HR noshade size=1>
        </TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%"><font size=2>Officer </font><i><font size=2>(Principal Financial Officer)</font></i>

        </TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>Randall J. Weisenburger</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD colspan=5>&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>/s/ Philip J. Angelastro</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">
<FONT size=2>Senior Vice President Finance and Controller</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=right width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=right width="22%">
<FONT size=2>May 29, 2009</FONT>
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD width="26%">
      <HR noshade size=1>
        </TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%"><i><font size=2>(Principal Accounting Officer)</font></i>

        </TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>Philip J. Angelastro</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD colspan=5>&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>/s/ Alan R. Batkin</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">
<FONT size=2>Director</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=right width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=right width="22%">
<FONT size=2>May 29, 2009</FONT>
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD width="26%">
      <HR noshade size=1>
        </TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>Alan R. Batkin</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD colspan=5>&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>/s/ Robert Charles Clark</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">
<FONT size=2>Director</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=right width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=right width="22%">
<FONT size=2>May 29, 2009</FONT>
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD width="26%">
      <HR noshade size=1>
        </TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>Robert Charles Clark</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD colspan=5>&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>/s/ Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">
<FONT size=2>Director</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=right width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=right width="22%">
<FONT size=2>May 29, 2009</FONT>
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD width="26%">
      <HR noshade size=1>
        </TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD colspan=5>&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>/s/ Errol M. Cook</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">
<FONT size=2>Director</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=right width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=right width="22%">
<FONT size=2>May 29, 2009</FONT>
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD width="26%">
      <HR noshade size=1>
        </TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>Errol M. Cook</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD colspan=5>&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>/s/ Susan S. Denison</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">
<FONT size=2>Director</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=right width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=right width="22%">
<FONT size=2>May 29, 2009</FONT>
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD width="26%">
      <HR noshade size=1>
        </TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>Susan S. Denison</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD colspan=5>&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>/s/ Michael A. Henning</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">
<FONT size=2>Director</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=right width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=right width="22%">
<FONT size=2>May 29, 2009</FONT>
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD width="26%">
      <HR noshade size=1>
        </TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>Michael A. Henning</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD colspan=5>&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>/s/ John R. Murphy</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">
<FONT size=2>Director</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=right width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=right width="22%">
<FONT size=2>May 29, 2009</FONT>
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD width="26%">
      <HR noshade size=1>
        </TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>John R. Murphy</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD colspan=5>&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>/s/ John R. Purcell</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">
<FONT size=2>Director</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=right width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=right width="22%">
<FONT size=2>May 29, 2009</FONT>
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD width="26%">
      <HR noshade size=1>
        </TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>John R. Purcell</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD colspan=5>&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>/s/ Linda Johnson Rice</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">
<FONT size=2>Director</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=right width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=right width="22%">
<FONT size=2>May 29, 2009</FONT>
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD width="26%">
      <HR noshade size=1>
        </TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>Linda Johnson Rice</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD colspan=5>&nbsp;

        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>/s/ Gary L. Roubos</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">
<FONT size=2>Director</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=right width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=right width="22%">
<FONT size=2>May 29, 2009</FONT>
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD width="26%">
      <HR noshade size=1>
        </TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="22%">&nbsp;
        </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align=left width="26%">
<FONT size=2>Gary L. Roubos</FONT>
        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="40%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
    <TD align=left width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="22%">&nbsp;

        </TD>
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<B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
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  <TR>
    <TD nowrap valign=top width="5%" align="center"><u>Exhibit</u></TD>
    <TD width=3%>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width=92%><u>Description</u></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD nowrap valign=top width="5%" align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width=3%>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width=92%>&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD nowrap valign=top width="5%" align="center">
4.1        </TD>
    <TD width=3%>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width=92%>
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended effective May 20, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 filed on August 8, 2003, and incorporated herein by
reference).     </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD colspan=3 align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD nowrap valign=top width="5%" align="center">
4.2        </TD>
    <TD width=3%>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width=92%>
By-laws of the Company, as amended May 20, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 filed on August 8, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference).        </TD>
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  <TR>
    <TD colspan=3 align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD nowrap valign=top width="5%" align="center">
5.1        </TD>
    <TD width=3%>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width=92%>
Opinion of Counsel (filed herewith).    </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD colspan=3 align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD nowrap valign=top width="5%" align="center">
10.1       </TD>
    <TD width=3%>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width=92%>
Omnicom Group Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (filed herewith).  </TD>
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  <TR>
    <TD colspan=3 align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>

    <TD nowrap valign=top width="5%" align="center">
23.1       </TD>
    <TD width=3%>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width=92%>
Consent of Independent Registered Accounting Firm (filed herewith).     </TD>
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  <TR>
    <TD colspan=3 align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap valign=top width="5%" align="center">
23.2       </TD>
    <TD width=3%>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width=92%>
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).   </TD>
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  <TR>
    <TD colspan=3 align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap valign=top width="5%" align="center">
24.1       </TD>
    <TD width=3%>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width=92%>
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement).  </TD>
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Registration No. 333-_____
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
the Securities Act of 1933
Omnicom Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
13-1514814
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 415-3600
(Address of registrant's principal executive offices)
Omnicom Group Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of Plan)
Copy to:
Michael J. O'Brien, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Omnicom Group Inc.
437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 415-3600
Copy to:
Joel H. Trotter, Esq.
Latham & Watkins LLP
555 Eleventh Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 637-2200
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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.
Large accelerated filer
[X]
Accelerated filer
[   ]
Non-accelerated filer
[   ]
Smaller reporting company
[   ]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class
of Securities to
be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
(2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
(2)
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock,
10,000,000 shares
$30.56
$305,600,000
$17,052.48
$0.15 par value
(1)
The registration statement registers the issuance of 10,000,000 shares of common stock, which are issuable under the Omnicom Group Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and adjustments to shares to account for any changes in capitalization such as, a stock split, stock dividend, or similar transaction involving the registrant's common stock, in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act
").
(2)
Estimated solely for calculating the amount of the registration fee, pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act, on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices of such securities on the New York Stock Exchange on May 28, 2009, within five business days prior to filing.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On August 3, 1999, Omnicom Group Inc., a New York corporation (the "Company") registered 3,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.15 per share, ("Common Stock"), to be offered or sold
to participants under the Omnicom Group Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended from time to time (the "Plan") pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-84349), the contents of which are
incorporated by reference herein to the extent not modified or superseded hereby or by any subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference herein or therein. The number of registered shares of Common Stock under the Plan was increased
to 6,000,000 to reflect a two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend distributed on June 25, 2007. The Amendment to the Plan, as approved by the Company's shareholders on May 19, 2009, amended the Plan to increase the
number of shares available for issuance under the Plan by 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock. This Registration Statement is being filed in order to register such additional 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock which may be offered or sold to
participants under the Plan. The Plan is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Registration Statement.
PART I
The information called for in Part I of Form S-8 is not being filed with or included in this Form S-8 (by incorporation by reference or otherwise) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission").
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed with the Commission by us are incorporated as of their respective dates in this Registration Statement by reference:
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed on February 27, 2009, including all material incorporated by reference therein;
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 filed on April 29, 2009, including all material incorporated by reference therein;
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 23, 2009, February 10, 2009, February 27, 2009, and April 27, 2009, including all material incorporated by reference therein;
The Company's definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 8, 2009, including all material incorporated by reference therein; and
The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form S- 3 filed with the Commission on March 18, 2009, including any subsequently filed amendments and reports updating such description.
All documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), subsequent to the date of this registration statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and are a part hereof
from the date of filing such documents; except as to any portion of any future annual or quarterly report to stockholders or document or current report furnished under current Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K that is not deemed filed under such
provisions. 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 other subsequently filed document which also is or 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.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not required to be filed with this registration.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Not required to be filed with this registration.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended effective May 20, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 filed on August 8, 2003, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4.2
By-laws of the Company, as amended May 20, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 filed on August 8, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference).
5.1
Opinion of Counsel (filed herewith).
10.1
Omnicom Group Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Accounting Firm (filed herewith).
23.2
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement).
Item 9. Undertakings
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
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 20
percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) shall not apply to information contained in periodic reports filed 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)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such 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)
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.
(b)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any 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.
(c)
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.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 this 29th day of May, 2009.
OMNICOM GROUP INC.
By:
/s/ John D. Wren
John D. Wren
Chief Executive Officer and President and Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes and appoints John D. Wren and Michael J. O'Brien, and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as attorney-in-fact and agent, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign on his or her behalf, individually and in the capacities stated below, and to file any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Commission, granting to said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to perform any other act on behalf of the undersigned required to be done in the premises.
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/ Bruce Crawford
Chairman and Director
May 29, 2009
Bruce Crawford
/s/ John D. Wren
Chief Executive Officer and President and
May 29, 2009
Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
John D. Wren
/s/ Randall J. Weisenburger
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
May 29, 2009
Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Randall J. Weisenburger
/s/ Philip J. Angelastro
Senior Vice President Finance and Controller
May 29, 2009
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Philip J. Angelastro
/s/ Alan R. Batkin
Director
May 29, 2009
Alan R. Batkin
/s/ Robert Charles Clark
Director
May 29, 2009
Robert Charles Clark
/s/ Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.
Director
May 29, 2009
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.
/s/ Errol M. Cook
Director
May 29, 2009
Errol M. Cook
/s/ Susan S. Denison
Director
May 29, 2009
Susan S. Denison
/s/ Michael A. Henning
Director
May 29, 2009
Michael A. Henning
/s/ John R. Murphy
Director
May 29, 2009
John R. Murphy
/s/ John R. Purcell
Director
May 29, 2009
John R. Purcell
/s/ Linda Johnson Rice
Director
May 29, 2009
Linda Johnson Rice
/s/ Gary L. Roubos
Director
May 29, 2009
Gary L. Roubos
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended effective May 20, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 filed on August 8, 2003, and incorporated herein by
reference).
4.2
By-laws of the Company, as amended May 20, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 filed on August 8, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference).
5.1
Opinion of Counsel (filed herewith).
10.1
Omnicom Group Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Accounting Firm (filed herewith).
23.2
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement).