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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
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 27, 2000
Modem Media . Poppe Tyson, Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 0-21935 06-1464807
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Identification No.)
Incorporation)
230 East Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06855
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(Address of Principal Executive Officers) (Zip Code)
(203) 299-7000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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This Form 8-K/A amends the Form 8-K filing made on April 27, 2000
Item 5. Other Events
On April 27, 2000, Modem Media . Poppe Tyson, Inc. (the "Company") filed a Form
8-K with the Securities Exchange Commission announcing that effective April 26,
2000, True North Communications Inc. ("True North") and its subsidiaries
converted all of their Class B common shares of the Company to Class A common
shares. The percentage ownership of the Company's outstanding shares was
incorrectly reported as 41%. The correct percentage of ownership of True North
in the Company's outstanding shares as of April 27, 2000 was approximately 46%.
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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.
MODEM MEDIA . POPPE TYSON, INC.
/s/ Sloane Levy
Name: Sloane Levy
Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary
Dated: May 5, 2000
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