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ipg-20211118
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
_______________________
FORM
8-K
_______________________
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 18, 2021
THE
INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-6686
13-1024020
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
909 Third Avenue,
New York,
New York
10022
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212)
704-1200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share
IPG
The New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.
On
November 18, 2021
, The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the "Company" or "IPG") Board of Directors (the "Board") announced that Michael Roth, Executive Chairman, will retire from the Company and the Board on December 31, 2021 and that David Thomas has been elected to serve as non-executive Chairman of the Board, effective January 1, 2022. These actions complete the transition plan announced in October 2020, when Philippe Krakowsky was announced as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2021.
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
99
.1:
Press Release dated
November 18, 2021
, issued by the Company.
Exhibit 104:  Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document (included as Exhibit 101)..
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.
Date: November 18, 2021
By:
/s/ Andrew Bonzani
Name:   Andrew Bonzani
Title:     Executive Vice President and General Counsel