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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;21, 2015 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>under the </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>13-1024020</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(States or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1114 Avenue of the Americas </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, NY 10036 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212)
704-1200 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2016) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Andrew Bonzani, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>909 Third Avenue </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
York, NY 10021 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) 704-1231 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>With a copy to: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>D.
Michael Lefever, Esq. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Covington&nbsp;&amp; Burling </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20004 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(202) 662-6000 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Title of Each Class<BR>of Securities to Be Registered</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Aggregate<BR>Offering Price</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">10,000,000(1)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$22.76(2)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$227,600,000(2)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$22,919.32</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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 December&nbsp;18, 2015, as reported by the New York
Stock Exchange. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Registrant for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014, filed on February&nbsp;23, 2015 (Film Number 15637957) (the &#147;2014 Form 10-K&#148;); </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of the Registrant (i)&nbsp;for the quarterly period ended March&nbsp;31, 2015, filed on April&nbsp;24, 2015 (Film Number 15790124), (ii)&nbsp;for the quarterly period ended
June&nbsp;30, 2015, filed on July&nbsp;23, 2015 (Film Number 151001339)for the quarterly period ended September&nbsp;30, 2015, filed on October&nbsp;22, 2015 (Film Number 151169224); </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Current Reports on Form 8-K of the Registrant filed on February&nbsp;6, 2015 (Film Number 15581744),&nbsp;May&nbsp;22, 2015 (Film Number 15884913) and October&nbsp;22, 2015 (Film Number 151169215);
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
incorporate or 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> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consolidated financial statements, financial statement schedules and management&#146;s assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting as of December&nbsp;31, 2014 (which is set forth in Item&nbsp;8 under the heading &#147;Management&#146;s Report on Internal Control </P>
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over Financial Reporting&#148; of the 2014 Form 10-K) of the Registrant incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference to the 2014 Form&nbsp;10-K, have been so incorporated in reliance
on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;4.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Description of Securities. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Andrew Bonzani, 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 December&nbsp;21, 2015, Mr.&nbsp;Bonzani owned
42,296 shares of Common Stock, some of which have restrictions on their sale or transfer. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 </P>
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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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 (including attorney&#146;s fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. Such expenses incurred by a present officer or director 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 and such
expenses incurred by a former officer or director or other employee or agent may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding upon the terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate. 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant dated as of October 24, 2013 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(2) to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2013)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By-laws of the Registrant, as amended and restated through October 24, 2013 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2013)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Andrew Bonzani (filed herewith)</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) to include any prospectus
required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><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&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </P>
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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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) 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&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 December&nbsp;10, 2015. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/Andrew Bonzani</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Andrew Bonzani</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">K<SMALL>NOWN</SMALL> <SMALL>ALL</SMALL> <SMALL>MEN</SMALL> <SMALL>BY</SMALL> <SMALL>THESE</SMALL>
<SMALL>PRESENTS</SMALL>, that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Andrew Bonzani 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Michael I. Roth</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chief Executive Officer</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal
Executive Officer)</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Frank Mergenthaler</P></TD>
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Financial Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>/s/ Christopher F. Carroll</I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Christopher F. Carroll</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Controller and Chief Accounting Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Accounting Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>/s/ H. John Greeniaus</I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">H. John Greeniaus</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Mary J. Steele Guilfoile</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>/s/ Dawn Hudson</I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Dawn Hudson</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December 10, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>/s/ William T. Kerr</I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">William T. Kerr</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December 10, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>/s/ Henry S. Miller</I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Henry S. Miller</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December 10, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>/s/ Jonathan F. Miller</I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Jonathan F. Miller</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December 10, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>/s/ David M. Thomas</I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">David M. Thomas</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">December 10, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2016)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Andrew Bonzani (filed herewith)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Andrew Bonzani (included in Exhibit 5.1)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney of Directors of the Registrant (included on signature page)</TD></TR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2015
Registration No. 333-
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
(212)
704-1200
(Address, including zip code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2016)
(Full title of the plan)
Andrew Bonzani, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
909 Third Avenue
New
York, NY 10021
(212) 704-1231
(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
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class
of Securities to Be Registered
Amount
to Be
Registered
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share
10,000,000(1)
$22.76(2)
$227,600,000(2)
$22,919.32
(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 December 18, 2015, as reported by the New York
Stock Exchange.
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, 2014, filed on February 23, 2015 (Film Number 15637957) (the "2014 Form 10-K");
•
The Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of the Registrant (i) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015, filed on April 24, 2015 (Film Number 15790124), (ii) for the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2015, filed on July 23, 2015 (Film Number 151001339)for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015, filed on October 22, 2015 (Film Number 151169224);
•
The Current Reports on Form 8-K of the Registrant filed on February 6, 2015 (Film Number 15581744), May 22, 2015 (Film Number 15884913) and October 22, 2015 (Film Number 151169215);
•
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
incorporate or 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, financial statement schedules and management's assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014 (which is set forth in Item 8 under the heading "Management's Report on Internal Control
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over Financial Reporting" of the 2014 Form 10-K) of the Registrant incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference to the 2014 Form 10-K, have been so incorporated in reliance
on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Andrew Bonzani, 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 December 21, 2015, Mr. Bonzani owned
42,296 shares of Common Stock, some of which have restrictions on their sale or transfer.
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
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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.
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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 (including attorney's fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. Such expenses incurred by a present officer or director 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 and such
expenses incurred by a former officer or director or other employee or agent may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding upon the terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate. 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 dated as of October 24, 2013 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(2) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2013)
4.2
By-laws of the Registrant, as amended and restated through October 24, 2013 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2013)
4.4
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2016)
5.1
Opinion of Andrew Bonzani (filed herewith)
23.1
Consent of Andrew Bonzani (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 of 1933;
(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.
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(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.
(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 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 December 10, 2015.
THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES
By:
/s/Andrew Bonzani
Andrew Bonzani
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
K
NOWN
ALL
MEN
BY
THESE
PRESENTS
, that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Andrew Bonzani 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.
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Michael I. Roth
Michael I. Roth
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
December 10, 2015
/s/ Frank Mergenthaler
Frank Mergenthaler
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial Officer)
December 10, 2015
/s/ Christopher F. Carroll
Christopher F. Carroll
Senior Vice President,
Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
December 10, 2015
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/s/ Jocelyn Carter-Miller
Jocelyn Carter-Miller
Director
December 10, 2015
/s/ Deborah G. Ellinger
Deborah G. Ellinger
Director
December 10, 2015
/s/ H. John Greeniaus
H. John Greeniaus
Director
December 10, 2015
/s/ Mary J. Steele Guilfoile
Mary J. Steele Guilfoile
Director
December 10, 2015
/s/ Dawn Hudson
Dawn Hudson
Director
December 10, 2015
/s/ William T. Kerr
William T. Kerr
Director
December 10, 2015
/s/ Henry S. Miller
Henry S. Miller
Director
December 10, 2015
/s/ Jonathan F. Miller
Jonathan F. Miller
Director
December 10, 2015
/s/ David M. Thomas
David M. Thomas
Director
December 10, 2015
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Index to Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.4
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2016)
5.1
Opinion of Andrew Bonzani (filed herewith)
23.1
Consent of Andrew Bonzani (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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