OMNICOM GROUP INC
POS AM, 1995-10-27
ADVERTISING AGENCIES
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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 1995

                                                    Registration Number 33-60167
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                         Post-Effective Amendment No. 2
                                       to
                                    FORM S-4

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                         -------------------------------

                               OMNICOM GROUP INC.

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

           New York                         7311                     13-1514814
(State or other jurisdiction of       (Primary Standard            (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)    Industrial Classification         Ident. No.)
                                         Code Number)

                               437 Madison Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 415-3600
  (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
                      registrant's principal executive offices)

                             BARRY J. WAGNER, ESQ.
                                   Secretary
                               Omnicom Group Inc.
                               437 Madison Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 415-3600
 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                             of agent for service)

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                                   Copies to:
                            MICHAEL D. DITZIAN, ESQ.
                                 Davis & Gilbert
                                  1740 Broadway
                            New York, New York 10019
                                 (212) 468-4800
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     This Amendment is filed by the registrant,  Omnicom Group Inc.  ("Omnicom")
to remove from  registration  shares of Omnicom Common Stock, par value $.50 per
share (the "Common Stock").

     Initially,  600,000  shares of Common Stock were  registered  in connection
with the Asset  Acquisition  Agreement  (the  "Agreement"),  dated May 11, 1995,
among Omnicom,  TBWA  International  Inc.  ("TBWA"),  Chiat/Day  Holdings,  Inc.
("Holdings") and Chiat/Day inc.  Advertising  ("Advertising")  pursuant to which
TBWA purchased the assets of Holdings and  Advertising.  On August 29, 1995, the
transaction was approved by Holdings'  stockholders  and on August 31, 1995, the
transaction was consummated.

     A total of 418,689  shares of Common Stock were issued in  connection  with
this transaction. Accordingly, 181,311 shares of Common Stock are hereby removed
from registration.


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
has  duly  caused  this  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  2 to  the  registration
statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York.

                                  OMNICOM GROUP INC.

Date: October 27, 1995            By: /s/  Bruce Crawford
                                      --------------------
                                            Bruce Crawford
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
has been signed  below by the  following  persons in the  capacities  and on the
dates indicated:

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                       Signature                                    Title                              Date
                       ---------                                    -----                              ----
<S>                                                    <C>                                         <C>
                /S/ Bruce Crawford
- --------------------------------------------------           President and Chief                   October 27, 1995           
                  (Bruce Crawford)                     Executive Officer and Director

                /S/ Fred J. Meyer
- --------------------------------------------------        Chief Financial Officer                  October 27, 1995           
                  (Fred J. Meyer)                              and Director

                /S/ Dale A. Adams
- --------------------------------------------------           Controller (Principal                 October 27, 1995           
                  (Dale A. Adams)                             Accounting Officer)

              /S/ Bernard Brochand*
- --------------------------------------------------                 Director                        October 27, 1995
                (Bernard Brochand)

             /S/ Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.*
- --------------------------------------------------                 Director                        October 27, 1995
             (Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.)         

              /S/ Robert J. Callander*
- --------------------------------------------------                 Director                        October 27, 1995
               (Robert J. Callander) 

                /S/ James A. Cannon*
- --------------------------------------------------                 Director                        October 27, 1995
                  (James A. Cannon) 

                /S/ Peter I. Jones*
- --------------------------------------------------                 Director                        October 27, 1995
                   (Peter I. Jones)  

                /S/ John R. Purcell*
- --------------------------------------------------                 Director                        October 27, 1995
                  (John R. Purcell)    

               /S/ Keith L. Reinhard*
- --------------------------------------------------                 Director                        October 27, 1995
                 (Keith L. Reinhard)   

              /S/ Allen Rosenshine*
- --------------------------------------------------                 Director                        October 27, 1995
                 (Allen Rosenshine) 

                /S/ Gary L. Roubos*
- --------------------------------------------------                 Director                        October 27, 1995
                  (Gary L. Roubos)  

             /S/ Quentin I. Smith, Jr.*
- --------------------------------------------------                 Director                        October 27, 1995
               (Quentin I. Smith, Jr.)   

                /S/ Robin B. Smith*
- --------------------------------------------------                 Director                        October 27, 1995
                  (Robin B. Smith)

                /S/ William G. Tragos*
- --------------------------------------------------                 Director                        October 27, 1995
                 (William G. Tragos) 




                /S/ John D. Wren*
- --------------------------------------------------                 Director                        October 27, 1995
                   (John D. Wren)    

                /S/ Egon P.S. Zehnder*
- --------------------------------------------------                 Director                        October 27, 1995
                 (Egon P.S. Zehnder)       

</TABLE>

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             *By Barry J. Wagner, as Attorney-in-Fact



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