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| EX-99.1 - INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC. | ipg-8kex991_0401.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 1, 2013
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The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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1-6686
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13-1024020
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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1114 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
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10036
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-704-1200
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 1, 2013, the Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.(“IPG”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein, announcing that the IPG Board of Directors had authorized an increase in IPG’s existing share repurchase program from $300 million to $500 million. The increase of $200 million will be used towards the repurchase of IPG common stock shares resulting from the previously announced conversion to common stock in March 2013 of nearly all $200 million in aggregate principal amount of IPG’s previously outstanding 4.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1: Press Release, dated April 1, 2013 (filed pursuant to Item 8.01).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: April 1, 2013
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By:
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/s/ Andrew Bonzani |
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Name: Andrew Bonzani
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary |
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