OMNICOM GROUP INC
POS AM, 1995-08-09
ADVERTISING AGENCIES
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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 1995

                                                      Registration  No. 33-60167
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                    U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       to
                                    FORM S-4

                        REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
                             SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                               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.                              JAMES M. COTTER, ESQ.
      Davis & Gilbert                                Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
       1740 Broadway                                     425 Lexington Avenue
 New York, New York  10019                            New York, New York  10017
      (212) 468-4800                                        (212) 455-2000
                           
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     Approximate  date of commencement of proposed sale to public:  From time to
time after this Post-Effective  Amendment to the Registration  Statement becomes
effective  and all other  conditions  to the purchase of assets  pursuant to the
Acquisition   Agreement  described  in  the  enclosed  Prospectus/   Information
Statement have been satisfied or waived.

     If the  securities  being  registered  on this  Form are being  offered  in
connection  with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with
General Instruction G, please check the following box: [ ]

     If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous  basis  pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, please check the following box: [ ]

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                                    PART II
                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
has duly caused this  Registration  Statement  No.  33-60167 to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized,  in the City of New York,
State of New York, on August 8, 1995.




                                           OMNICOM GROUP INC.
                                           Registrant


                                           By: /s/ BRUCE CRAWFORD
                                              --------------------
                                                   Bruce Crawford
                                                   President and Chief
                                                   Executive Officer


                                      II-3
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                                   SIGNATURES

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

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<CAPTION>


                       Signature                                    Title                              Date
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<S>                                                    <C>                                         <C>
                /S/ BRUCE CRAWFORD
--------------------------------------------------           President and Chief                   August 8, 1995           
                  (Bruce Crawford)                     Executive Officer and Director

                /S/ FRED J. MEYER
--------------------------------------------------        Chief Financial Officer                  August 8, 1995           
                  (Fred J. Meyer)                              and Director

                /S/ DALE A. ADAMS
--------------------------------------------------           Controller (Principal                 August 8, 1995           
                  (Dale A. Adams)                             Accounting Officer)


--------------------------------------------------                 Director                                                 
                (Bernard Brochand)

             /S/ LEONARD S. COLEMAN JR.*
--------------------------------------------------                 Director                        August 8, 1995
             (Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.)         

              /S/ ROBERT J. CALLANDER*
--------------------------------------------------                 Director                        August 8, 1995
               (Robert J. Callander) 

                /S/ JAMES A. CANNON*
--------------------------------------------------                 Director                        August 8, 1995
                  (James A. Cannon) 

                /S/ PETER I. JONES*
--------------------------------------------------                 Director                        August 8, 1995
                   (Peter I. Jones)  

                /S/ JOHN R. PURCELL*
--------------------------------------------------                 Director                        August 8, 1995
                  (John R. Purcell)    

               /S/ KEITH L. REINHARD*
--------------------------------------------------                 Director                        August 8, 1995
                 (Keith L. Reinhard)   

              /S/ ALLEN ROSENSHINE*
--------------------------------------------------                 Director                        August 8, 1995
                 (Allen Rosenshine) 

                /S/ GARY L. ROUBOS*
--------------------------------------------------                 Director                        August 8, 1995
                  (Gary L. Roubos)  

                
--------------------------------------------------                 Director
               (Quentin I. Smith, Jr.)   

                /S/ ROBIN B. SMITH*
--------------------------------------------------                 Director                        August 8, 1995
                  (Robin B. Smith)

                /S/ JOHN D. WREN*
--------------------------------------------------                 Director                        August 8, 1995
                   (John D. Wren)    

                /S/ WILLIAM G. TRAGOS*
--------------------------------------------------                 Director                        August 8, 1995
                 (William G. Tragos) 

                /S/ EGON P.S. ZEHNDER*
--------------------------------------------------                 Director                        August 8, 1995
                 (Egon P.S. Zehnder)       

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



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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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<CAPTION>

Exhibit
 Number                                     Description Of Exhibit                                      Page
<S>       <C>                                                                                          <C>

  2.1*    Asset Purchase Agreement dated May 11, 1995, among Chiat/Day Holdings, Inc.,
          Chiat/Day inc. Advertising, Omnicom Group Inc. and TBWA International Inc.

  2.2*    Plan of Liquidation of Chiat/Day Holdings, Inc.

  2.3*    Form of Escrow Agreement by and between Chiat/Day inc. Advertising, Chiat/Day
          Holdings, Inc., TBWA International and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.,
          as Escrow Agent

  2.4*    Form of Liquidating Trust Agreement by and between Chiat/Day Holdings, Inc., on
          behalf of its stockholders, and Thomas Patty and David C. Wiener, as Trustees

  2.5*    Form of Deposit and Pledge Agreement among Chiat/Day inc. Advertising Chiat/Day
          Holdings, Inc., Omnicom Group Inc., TBWA International and The Chase Manhattan
          Bank, as Deposit Agent

  2.6*    Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 11, 1995 between Chiat/Day Holdings, Inc.
          and Adelaide Horton (a/k/a the Advertising Stock Sale Agreement)

  2.7*    Profit Sharing Plan Purchase Agreement dated as of May 9, 1995 between Chiat/Day
          Holdings, Inc. and Michael Kooper, as Trustee

  2.8*    Form of Liquidating Trust Escrow Agreement among Holdings, Advertising and
          David C. Wiener, as Escrow Agent

  5.1*    Opinion of Davis & Gilbert as to the legality of the Omnicom Common Stock
          registered hereunder

  23.1    Consent of Arthur  Andersen LLP as to  financial  statements  of Omnicom
          Group Inc.

  23.2    Consent  of  Coopers  &  Lybrand  LLP as to  financial  statements  of
          Chiat/Day Holdings, Inc.

  23.3*   Consent of Davis & Gilbert (included in Exhibit 5.1)

  24*     Powers of Attorney (included on signature page)

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 *   Previously filed


                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the inclusion in
this  Prospectus/Information  Statement and the Registration  Statement of which
this Prospectus/Information Statement is a part of our report dated February 20,
1995 on the financial  statements  of Omnicom and to all  references to our Firm
included in or made part of this Registration Statement.




                                         /S/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


New York, New York
August 8, 1995



                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                        [LETTERHEAD OF COOPERS & LYBRAND]

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We consent to the  inclusion in this  Prospectus/Information  Statement and
the  Registration   Statement  on  Form  S-4  (File  #33-60167)  of  which  this
Prospectus/Information  Statement  is a part of our  report,  which  includes an
explanatory  paragraph  concerning the Company's  ability to continue as a going
concern dated April 7, 1995,  except for Note 10 as to which the date is June 7,
1995,  on our  audit  of the  consolidated  financial  statements  of  Chiat/Day
Holdings,  Inc. We also  consent to the  reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts".


                                            /S/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
                                                Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
Sherman Oaks, California
August 8, 1995




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