As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2000
Registration No. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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OMNICOM GROUP INC. New York 13-1514814
OMNICOM CAPITAL TRUST I Delaware Applied For
OMNICOM CAPITAL TRUST II Delaware Applied For
OMNICOM CAPITAL TRUST III Delaware Applied For
(Name of registrant) (State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification Numbers)
437 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 415-3600
(Address and telephone number of registrant's principal executive offices)
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BARRY J. WAGNER, ESQ.
Secretary and General Counsel
Omnicom Group Inc.
437 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 415-3600
(Agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
LINDA E. RANSOM, ESQ.
Dewey Ballantine LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
(212) 259-8000
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the
public: At such time (from time to time) after the effective date of this
Registration Statement as Omnicom Group Inc. may determine in light of market
conditions and other factors.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, 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, check the following box. [X]
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [X]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Proposed
Maximum Maximum Amount of
Title of Each Class of Securities Amount to be Offering Price Aggregate Offering Registration
To Be Registered Registered per Unit (1) Price (2) (3) Fee (4)
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Common Stock of Omnicom
Group Inc. (5) ..............................
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Preferred Stock of Omnicom
Group Inc. (6) ..............................
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Depositary Shares of Omnicom
Group Inc. (7) ..............................
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Senior Debt Securities, Subordinated Debt
Securities and Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities of Omnicom Group Inc. (8) ........
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Warrants of Omnicom Group Inc. (9) .............
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Trust Preferred Securities of the Trusts (10)
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Guarantees of Trust Preferred Securities of
the Trusts and certain backup obligations
of Omnicom Group Inc. (11)
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Common Stock of Omnicom Group Inc.
reserved for issuance upon conversion of
Senior Debt Securities Subordinated Debt
Securities, Junior Debt Securities
Preferred Stock or Trust Preferred
Securities (12) .............................
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Total (13) ..................................... $450,000,000 $450,000,000 $118,800
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(1) The proposed maximum offering price per unit will be determined from time
to time by the relevant Registrant in connection with the issuance by such
Registrant of the securities registered hereunder.
(2) The proposed maximum aggregate offering price has been estimated solely for
the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The aggregate public offering price
of the Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares, Senior Debt
Securities, Subordinated Debt Securities and Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities, Warrants and guarantees and other obligations of Omnicom Group
Inc. and the Trust Preferred Securities of the Trusts offered pursuant to
the Prospectus forming a part of this Registration Statement will not
exceed $750,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign
currencies, foreign currency units or composite currencies. As discussed
below, the Prospectus included in this Registration Statement also relates
to $300,000,000 in aggregate amount of securities previously registered by
Omnicom Group Inc.
(3) Exclusive of accrued interest, distributions and dividends, if any.
(4) A filing fee aggregating $147,500 was previously paid in connection with a
registration statement filed earlier relating to the registration of
$500,000,000 in aggregate amount of securities, of which $300,000,000 in
aggregate amount of securities are being covered by the Prospectus included
in this Registration Statement. The filing fee of $118,800 relates solely
to the registration of $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
securities not previously registered.
(5) Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered hereunder an
indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock of Omnicom Group Inc. as
from time to time may be issued at indeterminate prices. Includes Common
Stock which may be purchased by underwriters to cover over-allotments, if
any.
(6) Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered hereunder an
indeterminate number of shares of Preferred Stock of Omnicom Group Inc. as
from time to time may be issued at indeterminate prices. Includes Preferred
Stock which may be purchased by underwriters to cover over-allotments, if
any.
(7) Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered hereunder an
indeterminate number of Depositary Shares as may be issued in the event
that Omnicom Group Inc. elects to offer fractional interests in the
Preferred Stock registered hereby. Includes Depositary Shares which may be
purchased by underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any.
(8) Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered hereunder an
indeterminate principal amount of Senior Debt Securities, Subordinated Debt
Securities and Junior Subordinated Debt Securities as may be sold from time
to time. Includes Debt Securities which may be purchased by underwriters to
cover over-allotments, if any.
(9) Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered hereunder an
indeterminate principal amount of Warrants to purchase Preferred Stock,
Common Stock or Debt Securities of Omnicom Group Inc.
(10) Subject to note (13) below, there is being registered hereunder an
indeterminate number of Trust Preferred Securities of Omnicom Capital Trust
I, Omnicom Capital Trust II, and Omnicom Capital Trust III (each a "Trust")
and such indeterminate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities of Omnicom Group Inc. as from time to time may be issued at
indeterminate prices. Includes Trust Preferred Securities which may be
purchased by underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any. Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities may be issued and sold to any Trust, in which
event such Junior Subordinated Debt Securities may later be distributed to
the holders of Trust Preferred Securities upon a dissolution of such Trust
and the distribution of the assets thereof.
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(11) Includes the rights of holders of the Trust Preferred Securities under any
Guarantees and certain back-up undertakings comprised of the obligations of
Omnicom Group Inc. to provide certain indemnities in respect of, and pay
and be responsible for certain costs, expenses, debts and liabilities of,
each Trust (other than with respect to the Trust Preferred Securities) and
such obligations of Omnicom Group Inc. as set forth in the Amended Trust
Agreement of each Trust and the related Junior Subordinated Debt Indenture,
in each case as further described in the Prospectus forming a part of this
Registration Statement. The Guarantees, when taken together with Omnicom
Group Inc.'s obligations under the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities, the
related Junior Subordinated Debt Indenture and the Amended Trust Agreement,
will provide a full and unconditional guarantee on a subordinated basis by
Omnicom Group Inc. of payments due on the Trust Preferred Securities. No
separate consideration will be received for any Guarantees or such back-up
obligations.
(12) There is being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of shares of
Common Stock as may be issued upon conversion of any Senior Debt
Securities, Subordinated Debt Securities, Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities, Preferred Stock or Trust Preferred Securities that provide for
such conversion. No separate consideration will be received for the Common
Stock issuable upon such conversion.
(13) As described in notes (2) and (4) above and the paragraph below, the
Prospectus included in this Registration Statement relates to the
registration of $450,000,000 in aggregate amount of securities being
registered hereby and an additional $300,000,000 in aggregate amount of
securities previously registered. In no event will the aggregate offering
price of all securities offered pursuant to the Prospectus included in this
Registration Statement exceed $750,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in one
or more foreign currencies, foreign currency units or composite currencies.
Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement included in this Registration Statement
also relate to $300,000,000 in aggregate amount of securities previously
registered by Omnicom Group Inc. under the Registration Statement on Form S-3
(No. 333-46303) of Omnicom Group Inc. A filing fee of $88,500 was paid in
connection with $300,000,000 of securities that remain eligible to be sold under
that Registration Statement as of October 4, 2000.
The Registrants hereby amend this Registration Statement on such date or dates
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrants shall file
a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall
become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section
8(a), may determine.
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This information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. Neither
Omnicom Group Inc. nor any of the Omnicom Capital Trusts may sell these
securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these
securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any
state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER 4, 2000
PROSPECTUS
$750,000,000
OMNICOM GROUP INC.
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Depositary Shares
Debt Securities
Warrants
OMNICOM CAPITAL TRUST I
OMNICOM CAPITAL TRUST II
OMNICOM CAPITAL TRUST III
Trust Preferred Securities
Fully and unconditionally guaranteed, as described in this prospectus,
by Omnicom Group Inc.
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Omnicom will provide the specific terms of these securities in supplements
to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the accompanying
prospectus supplement carefully before you invest.
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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any State Securities
Commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this
prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement is truthful or complete.
Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Prospectus Summary ........................................................ 3
Where You Can Find More Information ....................................... 6
Forward-Looking Information ............................................... 6
Omnicom Group Inc. ........................................................ 7
The Omnicom Capital Trusts ................................................ 7
Use of Proceeds ........................................................... 8
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges ........................................ 8
Description of Common Stock ............................................... 8
Description of Preferred Stock ............................................ 9
Description of Depositary Shares .......................................... 11
Description of Debt Securities ............................................ 13
Description of Warrants ................................................... 19
Description of Trust Preferred Securities and Related Guarantees .......... 21
Book-Entry Procedures and Settlement ...................................... 36
Plan of Distribution ...................................................... 37
Legal Matters ............................................................. 38
Experts ................................................................... 38
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary provides a brief overview of information in this prospectus
and does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. This
prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities Omnicom may
offer. Each time Omnicom offers securities, Omnicom will provide a prospectus
supplement that will contain specific information relating to the terms of the
securities being offered. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or
change information contained in this prospectus. To understand the terms of the
securities, you should carefully read this prospectus with the applicable
prospectus supplement. You should also read the documents that have been
incorporated by reference in this prospectus as described below under "Where You
Can Find More Information."
Omnicom Group Inc.
Omnicom is one of the world's leading communications services companies.
The communications services offered by Omnicom include advertising in various
media such as television, radio, newspaper, magazines, outdoor and the internet,
as well as public relations, specialty advertising, direct response and
promotional marketing, strategic media planning and buying, and internet and
digital media development. Operations cover the major regions of North America,
the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the remainder of Continental Europe, Latin
America, the Far East, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.
Omnicom's principal executive office is at 437 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
10022, and its telephone number is (212) 415-3600.
The Omnicom Capital Trusts
Each of Omnicom Capital Trust I, Omnicom Capital Trust II and Omnicom
Capital Trust III is a statutory business trust newly formed under Delaware law
by Omnicom, as sponsor of each of the trusts, and Chase Manhattan Bank USA,
National Association, as trustee in the State of Delaware pursuant to the
Delaware Business Trust Act. The trusts have been formed to allow for the
possible offer of one or more series of trust preferred securities under this
prospectus.
The principal office of each of the trusts is c/o Omnicom Group Inc., 437
Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, and its telephone number is (212) 415-3600.
The Securities
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that Omnicom filed with
the SEC using the so-called shelf registration process. Under this process,
Omnicom may offer from time to time shares of common stock, shares of preferred
stock, depositary shares, debt securities, warrants and, in conjunction with the
Omnicom Capital Trusts, trust preferred securities and related guarantees, in
one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $750,000,000.
A prospectus supplement will describe the specific types, amounts, prices
and detailed terms of any of the particular securities offered.
Common Stock
Omnicom may offer common stock, par value $.15 per share. Holders of common
stock are entitled to receive dividends when declared by its board of directors.
Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote per share. The holders of
common stock have no preemptive rights or cumulative voting rights.
Preferred Stock
Omnicom may offer preferred stock with various terms to be established by
its board of directors. Each series of preferred stock will be more fully
described in the prospectus supplement relating to the series' issue, including
redemption provisions, rights in the event of liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of Omnicom, voting rights and conversion rights.
Generally, each series of preferred stock will rank on an equal basis with
each other series of preferred stock and will rank prior to Omnicom's common
stock. The prospectus supplement will also describe how and when dividends will
be paid on the series of preferred stock.
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Depositary Shares
Omnicom may offer depositary shares representing fractional shares of
preferred stock. Each particular series of depositary shares will be more fully
described in the prospectus supplement relating to that series of depositary
shares. Depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts and issued
under a depositary agreement between Omnicom and a bank or trust company. You
are encouraged to read the form of the depositary agreement, which will be filed
as an exhibit to one of Omnicom's future SEC reports and incorporated by
reference in the registration statement to which this prospectus relates.
Debt Securities
Omnicom may offer debt securities, which are obligations of Omnicom in the
form of senior or subordinated debt. Senior debt includes Omnicom's notes, debt
and guarantees and any other debt for money borrowed that is not subordinated.
Subordinated debt, so designated at the time it is issued, would not be entitled
to interest and principal payments if interest and principal payments on the
senior debt were not made.
The senior and subordinated debt will be issued under separate indentures
between Omnicom and a trustee. The indentures describe the features of the debt
securities, which are summarized below under "Description of Debt Securities."
You are also encouraged to read the forms of the indentures, which have been
filed with the SEC and are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement to which this prospectus relates. The particular terms of a series of
debt securities will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to that
series of debt securities.
Warrants
Omnicom may offer warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock or
common stock independently or together with securities. Warrants will be issued
under a warrant agreement to be entered into between Omnicom and a bank or trust
company. The prospectus supplement relating to the specific warrants being
offered will contain the applicable warrant agreement. You are encouraged to
read each form of warrant agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to one of
Omnicom's future SEC reports and incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the
registration statement to which this prospectus relates.
Warrants are securities that, when properly exercised by the holder,
entitle the holder to purchase from Omnicom for cash an amount of debt
securities, preferred stock or common stock. The terms of each type of warrant
will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the issue of the
particular warrants.
Trust Preferred Securities and Related Guarantees
Omnicom may offer one or more series of trust preferred securities, which
would be issued by one of the Omnicom Capital Trusts. Each particular series of
trust preferred securities will be more fully described in the prospectus
supplement relating to the series being offered. Each series of trust preferred
securities will be issued under an amended trust agreement to be entered into at
the time the securities are issued. The terms of a series of trust preferred
securities will include those stated in the amended trust agreement and those
made a part of the amended trust agreement by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended, or the Delaware Business Trust Act. The amended trust agreement will
be substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the registration statement
to which this prospectus relates, will be qualified as an indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act, and will be effective upon the initial issuance of the
series of trust preferred securities. You are encouraged to read the form of
amended trust agreement.
Omnicom will enter into a guarantee with respect to each series of trust
preferred securities, under which it will irrevocably and unconditionally agree
to make certain payments to the holders of that series of trust preferred
securities, subject to certain subordination provisions, except that the
guarantee will only apply to such payments when the trust has sufficient funds
legally and immediately available to make those payments but has not made them.
The form of guarantee is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement to
which this prospectus relates. You are encouraged to read the form of guarantee.
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The proceeds from the sale of a series of trust preferred securities will
be used by the trust to purchase a series of Omnicom's junior subordinated debt
securities. The terms of the series of junior subordinated debt securities will
mirror the terms of that series of trust preferred securities. Each series of
junior subordinated debt securities will be issued under the junior subordinated
debt indenture between Omnicom and a trustee. The indenture describes the
features of the junior subordinated debt securities. The features of the junior
subordinated debt securities are similar to the subordinated debt securities
described above under "Debt Securities," with the additional features summarized
below under "Description of Trust Preferred Securities -- Description of
Additional Terms of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to be Issued to the
Trusts." You are also encouraged to read the form of the junior subordinated
debt indenture, which has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement
to which this prospectus relates. The particular terms of a series of junior
subordinated debt securities will be described in the prospectus supplement
relating to that series of junior subordinated debt securities.
The series of junior subordinated debt securities purchased with the
proceeds from the sale of a series of trust preferred securities and related
trust common securities by a trust will be the sole assets of the trust, and
Omnicom's payments under the series of junior subordinated debt securities and
the Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities between Omnicom and the trust will
be the sole revenue of the trust. If Omnicom fails to make a payment on the
series of junior subordinated debt securities, the trust will not have
sufficient funds to make related payments, including distributions, on the
series of trust preferred securities.
Omnicom's guarantee, when taken together with Omnicom's obligations under
the junior subordinated debt securities, the related indenture and the amended
trust agreement, will provide a full and unconditional guarantee on a
subordinated basis by Omnicom of payments due on the trust preferred securities.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
This prospectus is a part of a registration statement filed by Omnicom and
the Omnicom Capital Trusts under the Securities Act of 1933. The registration
statement also includes additional information not contained in this prospectus.
Omnicom files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and
other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document Omnicom files
at the SEC's public reference rooms in Washington, D.C., New York, New York and
Chicago, Illinois. You can also request copies of the documents, upon payment of
a duplicating fee, by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC. Please
call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference
rooms. These SEC filings are also available to the public from the SEC's web
site at http://www.sec.gov.
The SEC allows Omnicom to "incorporate by reference" into this prospectus
and any prospectus supplement (as well as the related registration statement)
the information it files with the SEC, which means that it can disclose
important information to you by referring you to those documents. The
information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this
prospectus as a legal matter. Information that Omnicom files later with the SEC
will automatically update information in this prospectus. In all cases, you
should rely on the later information over different information included in this
prospectus or the prospectus supplement. Omnicom incorporates by reference the
documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC under Section
13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
o Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999;
o Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2000
and June 30, 2000; and
o Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange
Act describing our common stock, including any amendments or reports
filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents Omnicom files pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and before the later of
(1) the completion of the offering of the securities described in this
prospectus and (2) if applicable, the date the underwriters stop offering
securities pursuant to this prospectus will also be incorporated by reference in
this prospectus from the date of filing of such documents.
You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or
telephoning Omnicom at the following address:
Barry J. Wagner
Secretary and General Counsel
Omnicom Group Inc.
437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 415-3600
You should rely only on the information provided in this prospectus and the
prospectus supplement, as well as the information incorporated by reference.
Omnicom has not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. You
should not assume that the information in this prospectus, the prospectus
supplement or any documents incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date
other than the date on the front of the applicable document.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Some of the statements under "Prospectus Summary" and elsewhere in this
prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any documents
incorporated by reference constitute forward-looking statements. These
statements relate to future events or Omnicom's future financial performance and
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
Omnicom's or its industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any
forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "could," "would," "should,"
"expect," "plan," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "estimate," "predict,"
"potential" or "continue" or the negative of those terms or other comparable
terminology. These statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may
differ materially. Moreover, Omnicom and the
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Omnicom Capital Trusts do not, nor does any other person, assume responsibility
for the accuracy and completeness of those statements. Omnicom and the Omnicom
Capital Trusts have no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements
after the date of this prospectus to conform them to actual results.
OMNICOM GROUP INC.
Omnicom is one of the world's leading communications services companies.
The communications services offered by Omnicom include advertising in various
media such as television, radio, newspaper, magazines, outdoor and the internet,
as well as public relations, specialty advertising, direct response and
promotional marketing, strategic media planning and buying, and internet and
digital media development. Operations cover the major regions of North America,
the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the remainder of Continental Europe, Latin
America, the Far East, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.
The principal office of Omnicom is located at 437 Madison Avenue, New York,
NY 10022, and its telephone number is (212) 415-3600.
THE OMNICOM CAPITAL TRUSTS
Each of Omnicom Capital Trust I, Omnicom Capital Trust II and Omnicom
Capital Trust III is a statutory business trust newly formed under Delaware law
by Omnicom, as sponsor of each of the trusts, and Chase Manhattan Bank USA,
National Association, as trustee in the State of Delaware pursuant to the
Business Trust Act.
The exclusive purposes of each trust are to:
o issue two classes of trust securities, trust preferred securities and
trust common securities, which together represent undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the trust;
o invest the gross proceeds of the trust securities in Omnicom's junior
subordinated debt securities;
o make distributions; and
o engage in only those other activities necessary, advisable or
incidental to the purposes listed above.
Each trust's business and affairs will be conducted by its trustees, which
will be appointed by Omnicom. The trustees will consist of two employees of
Omnicom as administrative trustees, a financial institution unaffiliated with
Omnicom as property trustee and as indenture trustee for purposes of the Trust
Indenture Act, and Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National Association, as trustee in
the State of Delaware for purposes of complying with Delaware laws. Each trust
will exist until terminated as provided in its amended trust agreement.
The amended trust agreement will authorize the administrative trustees to
issue, on behalf of the trust, two classes of trust securities, trust preferred
securities and trust common securities, each of which will have the terms
described in this prospectus and in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Omnicom will own, directly or indirectly, all of the trust common securities.
The trust common securities will rank equally in right of payment, and payments
will be made on the trust common securities proportionately with the trust
preferred securities. However, if an event of default occurs and is continuing
under the amended trust agreement, the rights of the holders of the trust common
securities to distributions and to payments upon liquidation, redemption and
otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of the holders of the trust
preferred securities. Omnicom will acquire, directly or indirectly, trust common
securities in a total liquidation amount of approximately 3% of the total
capital of each of the trusts.
The proceeds from the sale of trust preferred securities will be used by a
trust to purchase Omnicom's junior subordinated debt securities. Those junior
subordinated debt securities will be the sole assets of the trust, and Omnicom's
payments under that series of junior subordinated debt securities and under an
agreement as to expenses and liabilities between Omnicom and the trust will be
the sole revenue of the trust.
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None of the trusts has any independent operations or any purpose other than
as described above. Therefore, separate financial statements of each of the
trusts are not included in this prospectus because they would not be material to
holders of trust preferred securities. The trusts are not expected to file
annual, quarterly or special reports with the SEC.
The principal office of each of the trusts is c/o Omnicom Group Inc., 437
Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022 and their telephone number is (212) 415-3600.
Accounting Treatment of Each Trust
Each trust will be treated as a subsidiary of Omnicom for financial
reporting purposes. Accordingly, Omnicom's consolidated financial statements
will include the accounts of each trust. The trust preferred securities issued
by the Omnicom Capital Trusts, along with any other trust preferred securities
that Omnicom may guarantee on an equivalent basis, will be presented as a
separate line item in Omnicom's consolidated balance sheets, and appropriate
disclosure about the trust preferred securities, the guarantee and the junior
subordinated debt securities will be included in the notes to the consolidated
financial statements. Omnicom will record distributions that each trust pays on
the trust preferred securities as an expense in its consolidated statement of
income.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise specified in an applicable prospectus supplement, Omnicom
will use the proceeds it receives from the sale of the offered securities for
general corporate purposes, principally to:
o reduce its short-term indebtedness;
o fund investments in, or extensions of credit or capital contributions
to, its subsidiaries; and
o fund possible acquisitions.
Proceeds may also be used for other purposes as may be stated in the
applicable prospectus supplement. Net proceeds may be temporarily invested prior
to use. The precise amounts and timing of the application of proceeds will
depend upon the funding requirements of Omnicom and its subsidiaries at the time
of issuance and the availability of other funds.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table shows the ratio of earnings to fixed charges of Omnicom
for the six months ended June 30, 2000 and each of the five most recent fiscal
years.
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Ended Year Ended December 31,
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2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges ....... 5.70 4.44 4.03 4.23 4.06 3.55
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The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is computed by dividing fixed
charges into earnings before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges
consist of interest expense and that portion of net rental expense deemed
representative of interest.
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK
The following briefly summarizes the material terms of Omnicom's common
stock. You should read the more detailed provisions of Omnicom's certificate of
incorporation for provisions that may be important to you.
Omnicom's authorized common stock consists of 1 billion shares of common
stock, par value $.15 per share, of which 176.7 million shares were outstanding
as of September 30, 2000. Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote
per share for the election of directors and for all other matters to be voted on
by Omnicom shareholders. Holders of common stock may not cumulate their votes in
the election of directors, and are entitled to share equally in the dividends
that may be declared by the board of directors, but only after payment of
dividends required to be paid on any outstanding shares of preferred stock.
Omnicom's shareholders elect a classified board of directors and may not remove
a director except by an affirmative two-thirds vote of
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all outstanding voting shares. A two-thirds vote of all outstanding voting
shares is also required for Omnicom's shareholders to amend Omnicom's by-laws or
certain provisions of its certificate of incorporation, and to change the number
of directors comprising the full board. The board of directors has power to
amend the by-laws or change the number of directors comprising the full board.
Upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
Omnicom, the holders of the common stock share ratably in the assets remaining
after payments to creditors and provision for the preference of any preferred
stock. There are no preemptive or other subscription rights, conversion rights
or redemption or scheduled installment payment provisions relating to shares of
common stock. All of the outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and
nonassessable.
The transfer agent and registrar for the common stock is ChaseMellon
Shareholder Services. The common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol "OMC."
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK
The following briefly summarizes the material terms of Omnicom's preferred
stock, other than pricing and related terms to be disclosed in a prospectus
supplement. You should read the particular terms of any series of preferred
stock offered by Omnicom which will be described in more detail in any
prospectus supplement relating to such series, together with the more detailed
provisions of Omnicom's certificate of incorporation and the certificate of
designation relating to each particular series of preferred stock, for
provisions that may be important to you. The certificate of incorporation is
incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which
this prospectus forms a part. The certificate of designation relating to the
particular series of preferred stock offered by a prospectus supplement relating
to the series' issue will be filed as an exhibit to one of Omnicom's future
current reports and incorporated by reference in the registration statement to
which this prospectus relates. The prospectus supplement will also state whether
any of the terms summarized below do not apply to the series of preferred stock
being offered.
As of the date of this prospectus, Omnicom's preferred stock consists of
7.5 million shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, none of which
is outstanding.
Under Omnicom's certificate of incorporation, the board of directors of
Omnicom is authorized to issue, without the approval of Omnicom's shareholders,
shares of preferred stock in one or more series, and to establish from time to
time a series of preferred stock having such powers, preferences, rights and
limitations as the board of directors so designates.
Prior to the issuance of any series of preferred stock, the board of
directors of Omnicom will adopt resolutions creating and designating the series
as a series of preferred stock and the resolutions will be filed with the New
York State Secretary of State as an amendment to the certificate of
incorporation.
The resolutions of the board of directors of Omnicom providing for a series
of preferred stock may include the following provisions:
o the title and stated value of the preferred stock;
o the number of shares of the preferred stock offered, the liquidation
preference per share and the purchase price of the preferred stock;
o the dividend rate, period and/or payment date or method of calculation
thereof applicable to the preferred stock;
o whether dividends shall be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if
cumulative, the date from which dividends on the preferred stock shall
accumulate;
o the provisions for a sinking fund, if any, for the preferred stock;
o the provisions for redemption, if applicable, of the preferred stock;
o the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred
stock will be convertible into or exchangeable for other types of
securities, including the conversion price (or a manner of calculation
thereof) and conversion period;
o voting rights, if any, of the preferred stock;
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o whether interests in the preferred stock will be represented by
depositary shares; and
o any other specific terms, preferences, rights, limitations or
restrictions of the preferred stock.
The rights of holders of the preferred stock offered may be affected by the
rights of holders of any shares of preferred stock that may be issued in the
future. Those effects could be adverse. Shares of preferred stock issued by
Omnicom may have the effect of rendering more difficult or discouraging an
acquisition of Omnicom deemed undesirable by the board of directors of Omnicom.
The preferred stock will be, when issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Holders of preferred stock will not have any preemptive or subscription rights
to acquire more stock of Omnicom.
The transfer agent, registrar, dividend disbursing agent and redemption
agent for shares of each series of preferred stock will be named in the
prospectus supplement relating to such series.
Rank
Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement relating to the
shares of any series of preferred stock, the shares will rank on an equal basis
with each other series of preferred stock and prior to the common stock as to
dividends and distributions of assets.
Dividends
Holders of each series of preferred stock will be entitled to receive cash
dividends when, as and if declared by the board of directors of Omnicom out of
funds legally available for dividends. The rates and dates of payment of
dividends will be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to each series
of preferred stock. Dividends will be payable to holders of record of preferred
stock as they appear on the books of Omnicom or, if applicable, the records of
the depositary referred to below under "Description of Depositary Shares," on
the record dates fixed by the board of directors. Dividends on any series of
preferred stock may be cumulative or noncumulative.
Conversion and Exchange
The prospectus supplement for any series of preferred stock will state the
terms, if any, on which shares of that series are convertible into or
exchangeable for other types of securities of Omnicom.
Redemption
If so specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, a series of
preferred stock may be redeemable at any time, in whole or in part, at the
option of Omnicom or the holder thereof and may be mandatorily redeemed.
Any partial redemptions of preferred stock will be made in a way that the
board of directors decides is equitable.
Unless Omnicom defaults in the payment of the redemption price, dividends
will cease to accrue after the redemption date on shares of preferred stock
called for redemption and all rights of holders of such shares will terminate
except for the right to receive the redemption price.
Liquidation Preference
Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
Omnicom, holders of each series of preferred stock will be entitled to receive
distributions upon liquidation in the amount set forth in the prospectus
supplement relating to such series of preferred stock, plus an amount equal to
any accrued and unpaid dividends. Those distributions will be made before any
distribution is made on any securities ranking junior relating to liquidation,
including common stock.
If the liquidation amounts payable relating to the preferred stock of any
series and any other securities ranking on a parity regarding liquidation rights
are not paid in full, the holders of the preferred stock of such series and such
other securities will share in any such distribution of available assets of
Omnicom on a ratable basis in proportion to the full liquidation preferences.
Holders of preferred stock will not be entitled to any other amounts from
Omnicom after they have received their full liquidation preference.
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Voting Rights
The holders of shares of preferred stock will have no voting rights,
except:
o as otherwise stated in the prospectus supplement;
o as otherwise stated in the certificate of designation establishing
such series; or o as required by applicable law.
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
The following briefly summarizes the material provisions of the depositary
shares and depositary receipts, other than pricing and related terms, which will
be disclosed in a prospectus supplement. You should read the particular terms of
any depositary shares and any depositary receipts that are offered by Omnicom
and any depositary agreement relating to a particular series of preferred stock
which will be described in more detail in a prospectus supplement. The
prospectus supplement will also state whether any of the generalized provisions
summarized below do not apply to the depositary shares or depositary receipts
being offered. A copy of the form of depositary agreement, including the form of
depositary receipt, will be filed as an exhibit to one of Omnicom's future SEC
reports and incorporated by reference in the registration statement to which
this prospectus relates. You should read the more detailed provisions of the
depositary agreement and the form of depositary receipt for provisions that may
be important to you.
General
Omnicom may, at its option, elect to offer fractional shares of preferred
stock, rather than full shares of preferred stock. In that event, Omnicom will
issue receipts for depositary shares, each of which will represent a fraction of
a share of a particular series of preferred stock.
The shares of any series of preferred stock represented by depositary
shares will be deposited under a depositary agreement between Omnicom and a bank
or trust company, as preferred stock depositary, selected by Omnicom. The
preferred stock depositary must have its principal office in the United States
and a combined capital and surplus of at least $150,000,000. Each owner of a
depositary share will be entitled to all the rights and preferences of the
underlying preferred stock, including dividend, voting, redemption, conversion
and liquidation rights, in proportion to the applicable fraction of a share of
preferred stock represented by the depositary share.
The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued
pursuant to the depositary agreement. Depositary receipts will be distributed to
those persons purchasing the fractional shares of preferred stock in accordance
with the terms of the applicable prospectus supplement.
Dividends and Other Distributions
The preferred stock depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other
cash distributions received in respect of the deposited preferred stock to the
record holders of depositary shares in proportion to the number of the
depositary shares owned by such holders.
The preferred stock depositary will distribute any property received by it
other than cash to the record holders of depositary shares. If the preferred
stock depositary determines that it is not feasible to make such distribution,
it may, with the approval of Omnicom, sell the property and distribute the net
proceeds from the sale to such holders.
Redemption
If a series of preferred stock represented by depositary shares is to be
redeemed, the depositary shares will be redeemed from the proceeds received by
the preferred stock depositary resulting from the redemption, in whole or in
part, of such series of preferred stock. The depositary shares will be redeemed
by the preferred stock depositary at a price per depositary share equal to the
applicable fraction of the redemption price per share payable in respect of the
shares of preferred stock so redeemed.
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Withdrawal
Unless the related depositary shares have previously been called for
redemption, any holder of depositary shares may receive the number of whole
shares of the related series of preferred stock and any money or other property
represented by such depositary shares after surrendering the depositary receipts
evidencing such depositary shares at the corporate trust office of the preferred
stock depositary. Holders of depositary shares making such withdrawals will be
entitled to receive whole shares of preferred stock on the basis set forth in
the related prospectus supplement for such series of preferred stock.
However, holders of such whole shares of preferred stock will not be
entitled to deposit such preferred stock under the depositary agreement or to
receive depositary receipts for such preferred stock after such withdrawal. If
the depositary shares surrendered by the holder in connection with such
withdrawal exceed the number of depositary shares that represent the number of
whole shares of preferred stock to be withdrawn, the preferred stock depositary
will deliver to such holder at the same time a new depositary receipt evidencing
such excess number of depositary shares.
Voting
Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of any series of
deposited preferred stock are entitled to vote, the preferred stock depositary
will mail the information contained in the notice of meeting to the record
holders of the depositary shares relating to the series of preferred stock. Each
record holder of the depositary shares on the record date will be entitled to
instruct the preferred stock depositary to vote the amount of the preferred
stock represented by the holder's depositary shares. The preferred stock
depositary will try to vote the amount of such series of preferred stock
represented by such depositary shares in accordance with such instructions.
Omnicom will agree to take all reasonable actions that the preferred stock
depositary determines are necessary to enable the preferred stock depositary to
vote as instructed. The preferred stock depositary will abstain from voting the
shares of any series of preferred stock held by it to the extent that it does
not receive specific instructions from the holders of depositary shares relating
to the series of preferred stock.
Amendment and Termination of the Depositary Agreement
The form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares and any
provision of the depositary agreement may at any time be amended by agreement
between Omnicom and the preferred stock depositary. However, any amendment that
imposes additional charges or materially and adversely alters any substantial
existing right of the holders of depositary shares will not be effective unless
the amendment has been approved by the holders of at least a majority of the
affected depositary shares then outstanding. Every holder of an outstanding
depositary receipt at the time any such amendment becomes effective, or any
transferee of such holder, shall be deemed, by continuing to hold the depositary
receipt, or by reason of the acquisition of the depositary receipt, to consent
and agree to the amendment and to be bound by the depositary agreement, as
amended. The depositary agreement may be terminated by Omnicom or the preferred
stock depositary only if:
o all outstanding depositary shares have been redeemed; or
o a final distribution in respect of the preferred stock has been made
to the holders of depositary shares in connection with any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Omnicom.
Charges of Preferred Stock Depositary; Taxes and Other Governmental Charges
No fees, charges and expenses of the preferred stock depositary or any
agent of the preferred stock depositary or of any registrar shall be payable by
any person other than Omnicom, except for any taxes and other governmental
charges and except as provided in the depositary agreement. If the preferred
stock depositary incurs fees, charges or expenses for which it is not otherwise
liable hereunder at the election of a holder of a depositary receipt or other
person, such holder or other person will be liable for such fees, charges and
expenses.
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Resignation and Removal of Depositary
The preferred stock depositary may resign at any time by delivering to
Omnicom notice of its intent to do so, and Omnicom may at any time remove the
preferred stock depositary. Any resignation or removal will take effect upon the
appointment of, and the acceptance of the appointment by, a successor preferred
stock depositary. A successor preferred stock depositary must be appointed
within 60 days after delivery of the notice of resignation or removal.
Miscellaneous
The preferred stock depositary will forward all reports and communications
from Omnicom which are delivered to the preferred stock depositary and which
Omnicom is required to furnish to the holders of the deposited preferred stock.
The preferred stock depositary will also make all reports and communications it
receives as holder of the preferred stock from Omnicom available for inspection
by holders of depositary receipts at its principal office, or such other place
as it deems advisable.
Neither the preferred stock depositary nor Omnicom assumes any obligation
or will be liable under the depositary agreement to holders of depositary
receipts other than for its negligence or willful misconduct. Neither the
preferred stock depositary nor Omnicom will be liable if it is prevented or
delayed by law or any circumstances beyond its control in performing its
obligations under the depositary agreement. The obligations of Omnicom and the
preferred stock depositary under the depositary agreement will be limited to
performance in good faith of their duties thereunder and they will not be
obligated to prosecute or defend any legal proceeding in respect of any
depositary shares, depositary receipts or shares of preferred stock unless
satisfactory indemnity is furnished. Omnicom and the preferred stock depositary
may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or upon information
provided by holders of depositary receipts or other persons believed to be
competent and on documents believed to be genuine.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The debt securities offered by this prospectus will be unsecured
obligations of Omnicom and will be either senior or subordinated debt. Senior
debt will be issued under a senior debt indenture. Subordinated debt will be
issued under a subordinated debt indenture. These indentures are sometimes
referred to in this prospectus individually as an "indenture" and collectively
as the "indentures." Forms of the indentures have been filed with the SEC and
are incorporated by reference in the registration statement to which this
prospectus relates.
The following briefly summarizes the material provisions of the indentures
and the debt securities, other than pricing and related terms disclosed in the
prospectus supplement. You should read the more detailed provisions of the
applicable indenture, including the defined terms, for provisions that may be
important to you. You should also read the particular terms of a series of debt
securities, which will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Copies of the indentures may be obtained from Omnicom or the applicable trustee.
So that you may easily locate the more detailed provisions, the numbers in
parentheses below refer to sections in the applicable indenture or, if no
indenture is specified, to sections in each of the indentures. Wherever
particular sections or defined terms of the applicable indenture are referred
to, the sections or defined terms are incorporated into this prospectus by
reference, and the statements in this prospectus are qualified by that
reference.
General
The indentures provide that debt securities of Omnicom may be issued in one
or more series, with different terms, in each case as authorized from time to
time by Omnicom. Omnicom also has the right to "reopen" a previous issue of a
series of debt securities by issuing additional debt securities of such series.
Federal income tax consequences and other special considerations applicable
to any debt securities issued by Omnicom at a discount will be described in the
applicable prospectus supplement.
Because Omnicom is a holding company, the claims of creditors of Omnicom's
subsidiaries will have a priority over Omnicom's equity rights and the rights of
Omnicom's creditors, including the holders of debt securities, to participate in
the assets of the subsidiary upon the subsidiary's liquidation.
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The applicable prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt
securities will describe the following terms, where applicable:
o the title of the debt securities;
o whether the debt securities will be senior or subordinated debt;
o the percentage of the principal amount at which the debt securities
will be sold and, if applicable, the method of determining the price;
o any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities;
o the maturity date or dates;
o the interest rate or the method of computing the interest rate;
o the date or dates from which any interest will accrue, or how such
date or dates will be determined, and the interest payment date or
dates and any related record dates;
o the location where payments on the debt securities will be made;
o the terms and conditions on which the debt securities may be redeemed
at the option of Omnicom;
o any obligation of Omnicom to redeem or purchase the debt securities
pursuant to sinking fund provisions;
o any obligation of Omnicom to redeem, purchase or repay the debt
securities at the option of a holder upon the happening of any event
and the terms and conditions of redemption, purchase or repayment;
o if other than denominations of $1,000, the denominations in which debt
securities may be issued;
o whether the debt securities are to trade in book-entry form and the
terms and any conditions for exchanging the global security in whole
or in part for paper certificates;
o if other than the principal amount, the portion of the principal
amount of the debt securities payable if the maturity is accelerated;
o the provisions relating to any security provided for the debt
securities;
o any events of default not described in "Defaults" below;
o the terms on which the debt securities may be exchanged or converted
into common stock or preferred stock;
o the terms on which the debt securities and any guarantees may be
subordinated to other debt of Omnicom or any guarantor;
o the form and terms of any guarantee of or security for the debt
securities;
o the indenture trustee;
o any depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, or other agents;
o any material provisions of the applicable indenture described in this
prospectus that do not apply to the debt securities; and
o any other specific terms of the debt securities (Section 2.2).
The terms on which a series of debt securities may be convertible into or
exchangeable for common stock or preferred stock of Omnicom will be set forth in
the prospectus supplement relating to such series. Such terms will include
provisions as to whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of
the holder or at the option of Omnicom. The terms may include provisions
pursuant to which the number of shares of common stock or other securities of
Omnicom to be received by the holders of such series of debt securities may be
adjusted.
The debt securities will be issued only in registered form. Debt securities
of a series will either be global securities registered in book-entry form, or a
physical (paper) certificate issued in definitive, or certificated, registered
form. Procedures relating to global securities are described below under
"Book-Entry Procedures and Settlement." Unless otherwise provided in the
applicable prospectus supplement, debt securities denominated in
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United States dollars will be issued only in denominations of $1,000 and whole
multiples of $1,000 (Section 2.2). The prospectus supplement relating to offered
securities denominated in a foreign or composite currency will specify the
denomination of the offered securities.
Debt securities represented by a paper certificate may be presented for
exchange or transfer at the office of the relevant Registrar. Holders will not
have to pay any service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange of
their certificates, but Omnicom may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with such
registration of transfer (Section 2.7).
The procedures relating to the exchange and transfer of global securities
are described below under "Book-Entry Procedures and Settlement."
Payment and Paying Agents
Distributions on the debt securities other than those represented by global
notes will be made in the designated currency against surrender of the debt
securities at the principal office of the relevant Paying Agent. Payment will be
made to the registered holder at the close of business on the record date for
such payment. Interest payments will be made at the principal corporate trust
office of the relevant trustee in New York City, or by a check mailed to the
holder at his registered address (Exhibit A, page A-2). Payments in any other
manner will be specified in the prospectus supplement.
Senior Debt
The senior debt securities will be issued under the senior debt indenture
and will rank on an equal basis with all other unsecured debt of Omnicom except
subordinated debt.
Subordinated Debt
The subordinated debt securities will be issued under the subordinated debt
indenture and will rank subordinated and junior in right of payment, to the
extent set forth in the subordinated debt indenture, to all senior indebtedness
of Omnicom, as described below.
If Omnicom defaults in the payment of any principal of, or premium, if any,
or interest on any senior indebtedness when it becomes due and payable after any
applicable grace period, then, unless and until the default is cured or waived
or ceases to exist, Omnicom cannot make a payment on account of or redeem or
otherwise acquire the subordinated debt securities. Nevertheless, holders of
subordinated debt securities may still receive and retain:
o securities of Omnicom or any other corporation provided for by a plan
of reorganization or readjustment that are subordinate, at least to
the same extent that the subordinated debt securities are subordinated
to senior indebtedness; and
o payments made from a defeasance trust as described below.
If there is any insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or other similar
proceeding relating to Omnicom, its creditors or its property, then all senior
indebtedness must be paid in full before any payment may be made to any holders
of subordinated debt securities. Holders of subordinated debt securities must
return and deliver any payments received by them, other than in a plan of
reorganization or through a defeasance trust as described below, directly to the
holders of senior indebtedness until all senior indebtedness is paid in full
(Subordinated Debt Indenture, Section 4.2).
For purposes of the subordinated debt securities, senior indebtedness
means:
(1) the principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of
indebtedness of Omnicom for money borrowed;
(2) the principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of
indebtedness evidenced by securities, notes, debentures, bonds or
other similar instruments issued by Omnicom, including the senior debt
securities;
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(3) all capital lease obligations of Omnicom;
(4) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (1) or (2) of other
persons or all lease obligations of others of the type referred to in
clause (3) assumed by or guaranteed by Omnicom or in effect guaranteed
by Omnicom through an agreement to purchase, contingent or otherwise;
and
(5) all renewals, extensions or refundings of indebtedness of the type
referred in clauses (1), (2) or (4) and all renewals or extensions of
leases of the type referred to in clauses (3) or (4);
but senior indebtedness does not include:
(a) any indebtedness or lease obligation that by its terms is subordinated
to, or ranks on an equal basis with, subordinated debt securities;
(b) subordinated debt securities;
(c) any indebtedness or lease obligation of Omnicom to any majority-owned
subsidiary;
(d) Omnicom's 4 1/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2007; and
(e) Omnicom's 2 1/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2013.
The subordinated indenture does not limit the amount of senior indebtedness
that Omnicom may issue.
Covenants
The senior debt indenture provides that as long as any of the senior debt
securities are outstanding (unless provision has been made for the payment of
all amounts due or to become due thereon in accordance with the terms of the
senior debt indenture), Omnicom undertakes not to grant any security interest in
any or all of its present or future assets to secure any other indebtedness of
Omnicom for borrowed money represented by notes, bonds, debentures or other debt
securities, ranking senior to or on a parity with the senior debt securities,
issued pursuant to a distribution (1) in an underwritten public offering
registered under the Securities Act or (2) in an underwritten offering to
institutional investors pursuant to Rule 144A without at the same time securing
all outstanding senior debt securities equally and ratably with such securities
(Senior Debt Indenture, Section 4.7). The subordinated debt indenture does not
contain a similar provision.
Limitations on Mergers and Sales of Assets. The indentures provide that
Omnicom will not merge or consolidate with another corporation or sell or lease
all or substantially all its assets to another corporation, or purchase all or
substantially all the assets of another corporation, unless:
o either (1) Omnicom is the continuing corporation, or (2) the successor
corporation, if other than Omnicom, expressly assumes the obligations
evidenced by the securities issued pursuant to the indenture and
o immediately prior to and after the transaction, there would not be any
events of default in the performance of any covenant or condition of
the indenture (Senior Debt Indenture, Section 5.1; Subordinated Debt
Indenture, Section 6.1).
After the transaction, the successor corporation, if other than Omnicom,
shall be substituted under the indenture. Omnicom will not, however, be released
from its obligations to pay the principal of and interest on the debt securities
(Senior Debt Indenture, Section 5.2; Subordinated Debt Indenture, Section 6.2).
The indentures do not contain any covenants or provisions that would
protect holders of the debt securities in the event of a highly leveraged
transaction.
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Modification of the Indentures
Under the indentures, Omnicom and the relevant trustee can enter into
supplemental indentures without obtaining the consent of any holder of debt
securities:
o to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
o to comply with the indenture's provisions regarding successor
corporations;
o to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection with the
qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;
o to provide for global securities in addition to or in place of
certificated debt securities;
o to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the indenture
with respect to any series of debt securities; although no such
addition, change or elimination may apply to any series of debt
security created prior to the execution of such amendment and entitled
to the benefit of such provision, nor may any such amendment modify
the rights of a holder of any such debt security with respect to such
provision, unless the amendment becomes effective only when there is
no outstanding debt security of any series created prior to such
amendment and entitled to the benefit of such provision;
o to make any change that does not adversely affect in any material
respect the interest of any holder; or
o to establish additional series of debt securities as permitted by the
indenture.
Omnicom and the trustee may, with the consent of the holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the senior or subordinated debt
securities of a series modify the applicable indenture or the rights of the
holders of the securities of the series to be affected.
No such modification may, without the consent of the holder of each
security affected:
o reduce the percentage of securities whose holders need to consent to
the modification;
o reduce the rate or change the time of payment of interest on the
securities;
o reduce the principal amount of or the premium, if any, on the
securities;
o change the fixed maturity of any of the securities;
o reduce the amount of, or postpone the date fixed for, the payment of
any sinking fund;
o reduce the principal amount payable upon acceleration of the maturity
of any securities issued originally at a discount;
o waive a default in the payment of the principal amount of, the
premium, if any, or any interest on the securities;
o change the currency in which any of the securities are payable;
o impair the right to sue for the enforcement of any payment on or after
the maturity of the securities; or
o waive a redemption payment with respect to the securities (Senior Debt
Indenture, Sections 9.2 and 9.3; Subordinated Debt Indenture, Sections
10.2 and 10.3).
Defaults
Each indenture provides that events of default regarding any series of debt
securities will be:
o failure to pay required interest on any debt security of such series
for 30 days;
o failure to pay principal, other than a scheduled installment payment,
or premium, if any, on any debt security of the series when due;
o failure to make any required deposit of any sinking fund payment when
due;
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o failure to perform for 45 days after notice any other covenant in the
relevant indenture (other than a covenant included in the relevant
indenture solely for the benefit of a series of debt securities other
than such series);
o certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, whether voluntary or not;
or
o any other event of default described in the prospectus supplement of
such series of debt securities (Senior Debt Indenture, Section 6.1;
Subordinated Debt Indenture, Section 7.1).
If an event of default regarding debt securities of any series issued under
the indentures should occur and be continuing, either the trustee or the holders
of 25% in the principal amount of outstanding debt securities of such series may
declare each debt security of that series due and payable (Senior Debt
Indenture, Section 6.2; Subordinated Debt Indenture, Section 7.2). Omnicom is
required to file annually with the trustee a statement of an officer as to the
fulfillment by Omnicom of its obligations under the indenture during the
preceding year (Senior Debt Indenture, Section 4.3; Subordinated Debt Indenture,
Section 5.3).
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt
securities of any series will be entitled to control certain actions of the
trustee under the indentures. Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of any series also will be entitled to waive past
defaults regarding the series, except for a default in payment of principal,
premium or interest or a default in a covenant or provision which may not be
modified or amended without the consent of each holder of a debt security of the
affected series. (Senior Debt Indenture, Sections 6.12 and 6.13; Subordinated
Debt Indenture, Sections 7.12 and 7.13). The trustee generally may not be
ordered or directed by any of the holders of debt securities to take any action,
unless one or more of the holders shall have offered to the trustee reasonable
security or indemnity.
If an event of default occurs and is continuing regarding a series of debt
securities, the trustee may use any sums that it holds under the relevant
indenture for its own reasonable compensation and expenses incurred prior to
paying the holders of debt securities of such series (Senior Debt Indenture,
Section 6.6; Subordinated Debt Indenture, Section 7.6).
Before any holder of any series of debt securities may institute action for
any remedy, except payment on the holder's debt security when due, the holders
of not less than 25% in principal amount of the debt securities of that series
outstanding must request the trustee to take action. Holders must also offer and
give the satisfactory security and indemnity against liabilities incurred by the
trustee for taking such action (Senior Debt Indenture, Section 6.7; Subordinated
Debt Indenture, Section 7.7).
Defeasance
Each indenture provides that Omnicom may specify with respect to any series
of debt securities that after Omnicom has deposited with the trustee, cash or
government securities, in trust for the benefit of the holders sufficient to pay
the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on and any mandatory sinking
fund payments in respect of the debt securities of such series when due, then
Omnicom:
o will be deemed to have paid and satisfied its obligations on all
outstanding debt securities of such series, which is known as
"defeasance and discharge"; or
o will cease to be under any obligation, other than to pay when due the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on and any mandatory
sinking fund payments in respect of such debt securities, relating to
the debt securities of such series, which is known as "covenant
defeasance."
In each case, Omnicom must also deliver to the trustee an opinion of
counsel to the effect that the holders of the debt securities of such series
will have no federal income tax consequences as a result of such deposit.
When there is a defeasance and discharge, (1) the indenture will no longer
govern the debt securities of such series, (2) Omnicom will no longer be liable
for payment, and (3) the holders of the debt securities will be entitled only to
the deposited funds. When there is a covenant defeasance, however, Omnicom will
continue to be obligated to make payments when due if the deposited funds are
not sufficient.
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Concerning the Trustees
The trustees may engage in transactions with, or perform services for,
Omnicom and affiliates of Omnicom in the ordinary course of business. The
trustee will perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in each
indenture unless an event of default under the indenture occurs and is
continuing. In case an event of default occurs and is continuing, the trustee
will exercise the same degree of care and skill as a prudent individual would
exercise in the conduct of his or her own affairs (Section 7.1).
Applicable Law
The debt securities and the indentures will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
The following briefly summarizes the material terms and provisions of the
warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock or common stock, other
than pricing and related terms which will be disclosed in a prospectus
supplement. You should read the particular terms of the warrants that are
offered by Omnicom, which will be described in more detail in a prospectus
supplement. The prospectus supplement will also state whether any of the general
provisions summarized below do not apply to the warrants being offered. A copy
of each form of warrant agreement, including the form of certificate that will
represent a particular warrant, will be filed as an exhibit to one of Omnicom's
future SEC reports and incorporated by reference in the registration statement
to which this prospectus relates. You should read the more detailed provisions
of the specific warrant agreement and the warrant certificate for provisions
that may be important to you.
Warrants may be issued independently or together with debt securities,
preferred stock or common stock, as applicable, and may be attached to or
separate from any such offered securities. Each series of warrants will be
issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between Omnicom and
a bank or trust company, as warrant agent. A single bank or trust company may
act as warrant agent for more than one series of warrants. The warrant agent
will act solely as the agent of Omnicom under the applicable warrant agreement
and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or
with any owners of such warrants.
Debt Warrants
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of debt
warrants offered, the debt warrant agreement relating to such debt warrants and
the debt warrant certificates representing such debt warrants, including the
following:
o the title of the debt warrants;
o the aggregate number of the debt warrants;
o the price or prices at which the debt warrants will be issued;
o the designation, aggregate principal amount and terms of the debt
securities purchasable upon exercise of the debt warrants, and the
procedures and conditions relating to the exercise of the debt
warrants;
o the designation and terms of any related debt securities with which
the debt warrants are issued, and the number of the debt warrants
issued with each security;
o if applicable, the date on and after which the debt warrants and the
related debt securities will be separately transferable;
o the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of
each debt warrant, and the price at which such principal amount of
debt securities may be purchased upon exercise of the warrant;
o the date on which the right to exercise the warrants shall commence,
and the date on which the right shall expire;
o the maximum or minimum number of debt warrants which may be exercised
at any time;
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o a discussion of the material United States federal income tax
considerations applicable to the exercise of the debt warrants; and
o any other terms of the debt warrants and terms, procedures and
limitations relating to the exercise of the debt warrants.
Debt warrant certificates will be exchangeable for new debt warrant
certificates of different denominations, and debt warrants may be exercised at
the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in
the applicable prospectus supplement. Prior to the exercise of their debt
warrants, holders of debt warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of
the securities purchasable upon exercise and will not be entitled to payments of
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the securities
purchasable upon exercise.
Preferred Stock Warrants and Common Stock Warrants
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of preferred
stock warrants or common stock warrants offered, the stock warrant agreement
relating to the preferred stock warrants or the common stock warrants, and the
preferred stock warrant certificates or the common stock warrant certificates
representing the preferred stock warrants or the common stock warrants, as
applicable, including the following:
o the title of the warrants;
o the securities for which the warrants are exercisable;
o the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued;
o the number of warrants issued with each share of preferred stock or
common stock;
o any provisions for adjustment of the number or amount of shares of
preferred stock or common stock receivable upon exercise of the
warrants or the exercise price of the warrants;
o if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the
related preferred stock or common stock will be separately
transferable;
o the date on which the right to exercise the warrants shall commence,
and the date on which the right shall expire;
o the maximum or minimum number of warrants which may be exercised at
any time;
o if applicable, a discussion of the material United States federal
income tax considerations applicable to the exercise of the warrants;
and
o any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and
limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.
Exercise Of Warrants
Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase for cash the principal amount
of debt securities or shares of preferred stock or common stock at the exercise
price set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the offered warrants.
The prospectus supplement for the offered warrants will describe the
procedures for exercising the warrants and will set forth the expiration date of
the warrants. Upon exercise of the warrants, Omnicom will forward the debt
securities or shares of preferred stock or common stock purchased. If less than
all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate are exercised, a new
warrant certificate will be issued for the remaining warrants. Warrants may be
exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date set
forth in the prospectus supplement for the offered warrants. After the close of
business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.
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Description of Trust Preferred Securities and Related Guarantees
The following briefly summarizes the general provisions of the trust
preferred securities and related guarantees. You should read the particular
terms of any series of trust preferred securities that are offered, which will
be described in more detail in a prospectus supplement. The prospectus
supplement will also state whether any of the general provisions summarized
below do not apply to the series of trust preferred securities being offered.
The terms of the series of trust preferred securities will include those stated
in the amended trust agreement and those made part of the amended trust
agreement by the Trust Indenture Act or the Delaware Business Trust Act. You
should read the more detailed provisions of the amended trust agreement for
provisions that may be important to you. So that you may more easily locate the
more detailed provisions, the numbers in parentheses below refer to sections in
the amended trust agreement. Wherever particular sections or defined terms are
referred to, the sections or defined terms are incorporated into this prospectus
by reference and the statements in this prospectus are qualified by that
reference.
General
Each trust may issue only one series of trust preferred securities, and
will use the proceeds of sale to purchase junior subordinated debt securities of
Omnicom. See "Description of Additional Terms of Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities to be Issued to the Trusts" below. The applicable prospectus
supplement relating to any series of trust preferred securities will describe
the following terms, where applicable:
o the name of the trust preferred securities;
o the liquidation amount and number of trust preferred securities
issued;
o the annual distribution rate or rates or method of determining the
rate or rates, the payment date or dates and the record dates used to
determine the holders who are to receive distributions;
o the date from which distributions will be cumulative;
o the optional redemption provisions, if any, including the prices, time
periods and other terms and conditions on which the trust preferred
securities will be purchased or redeemed, in whole or in part;
o the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the junior subordinated
debt securities and the related guarantee may be distributed to
holders of those trust preferred securities and trust common
securities;
o any securities exchange on which the trust preferred securities will
be listed;
o whether the trust preferred securities are to be issued in book-entry
form and represented by one or more global certificates, and if so,
the depositary for those global certificates and the specific terms of
the depositary arrangements;
o whether the trust preferred securities or related junior subordinated
debt securities may be converted into or exchanged for common stock or
other securities; and
o any other relevant rights, preferences, privileges, limitations or
restrictions of the trust preferred securities (Article 7).
The interest rate and interest and other payment dates of each series of
junior subordinated debt securities issued to a trust will correspond to the
rate at which distributions will be paid and the distribution and other payment
dates of the trust preferred securities of that trust. Holders of trust
preferred securities will have no preemptive or similar rights (Section 7.1).
Distributions
Distributions on the trust preferred securities will be made on the dates
payable to the extent that the trust has funds available for the payment of
distributions in the property account. The trust's funds available for
distribution to the holders of the trust securities will be limited to payments
received from Omnicom on the
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junior subordinated debt securities issued to the trust in connection with the
issuance of the trust preferred securities. Omnicom has guaranteed the payment
of distributions out of monies held by the trust to the extent set forth under
"Description of the Guarantee" below.
Distributions on the trust preferred securities will be payable to the
holders named on the securities register of the trust at the close of business
on the relevant record dates, which, as long as the trust preferred securities
remain in book-entry only form, will be one business day prior to the relevant
payment dates. Distributions will be paid through the property trustee who will
hold amounts received in respect of the junior subordinated debt securities in
the property account for the benefit of the holders of the trust securities. In
the event that the trust preferred securities do not continue to remain in
book-entry only form, the relevant record dates will conform to the rules of any
securities exchange on which the trust preferred securities are listed and, if
none, the administrative trustees will have the right to select relevant record
dates, which will be more than 14 days but less than 60 days prior to the
relevant payment dates. In the event that any date on which distributions are to
be made on the trust preferred securities is not a business day, then payment of
the distributions payable on that date will be made on the next succeeding day
which is a business day and without any interest or other payment in respect of
that delay, except that, if that business day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, the payment will be made on the immediately preceding business day, in
each case with the same force and effect as if made on the payment date (Section
7.2).
Deferral of Distributions
Omnicom has the right under the junior subordinated debt indenture to defer
payments of interest on the junior subordinated debt securities by extending the
interest payment period from time to time on the junior subordinated debt
securities. As a consequence of Omnicom's extension of the interest payment
period on junior subordinated debt securities held by a trust, distributions on
the trust preferred securities would be deferred during any such extended
interest payment period. The administrative trustees will give the holders of
the trust preferred securities notice of an extension period upon their receipt
of notice from Omnicom. If distributions are deferred, the deferred
distributions and accrued interest will be paid to holders of record of the
trust preferred securities as they appear on the books and records of the trust
on the record date next following the termination of the deferral period. See
"Description of Additional Terms of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to be
Issued to the Trusts" below for more information on Omnicom's right to defer
interest payments.
Mandatory Redemption
The trust preferred securities have no stated maturity date, but will be
redeemed upon the maturity of the junior subordinated debt securities issued to
the trust in connection with the issuance of the trust preferred securities or
to the extent the junior subordinated debt securities are redeemed prior to
maturity. The junior subordinated debt securities will mature on the date
specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. The junior subordinated debt
securities may be redeemed at the option of Omnicom, to the extent specified in
the applicable prospectus supplement and may also be redeemed at any time, in
whole although not in part, in certain circumstances upon the occurrence of a
tax event or an investment company event as described under "Special Event
Redemption" below.
Upon maturity of the junior subordinated debt securities, the proceeds of
their repayment shall simultaneously be applied to redeem all outstanding trust
securities at the redemption price. Upon the redemption of the junior
subordinated debt securities, either at the option of Omnicom or pursuant to a
tax event or investment company event, the trust will use the cash it receives
upon redemption to redeem trust securities having an aggregate principal amount
equal to the aggregate principal amount of the junior subordinated debt
securities so redeemed at the redemption price. Before such redemption, holders
of trust securities will be given not less than 20 nor more than 60 days'
notice. In the event that fewer than all of the outstanding trust securities are
to be redeemed, the trust securities will be redeemed proportionately (Section
7.3).
Special Event Redemption
Both a tax event and an investment company act event constitute special
events for purposes of the redemption provisions described above.
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A tax event means that the administrative trustees have received an opinion
of tax counsel to the effect that, as a result of any amendment to, change or
announced proposed change in, the laws or regulations of the United States or
any of its political subdivisions or taxing authorities, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that:
o the trust is or within 90 days would be subject to U.S. federal income
tax with respect to income accrued or received on the junior
subordinated debt securities;
o interest payable to the trust on the junior subordinated debt
securities is not or within 90 days would not be deductible, in whole
or in part, by Omnicom for U.S. federal income tax purposes; or
o the trust is or within 90 days would be subject to a material amount
of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges.
An investment company event means that the administrative trustees have
received an opinion of counsel to the effect that, as a result of an amendment
to or change in the Investment Company Act or regulations thereunder, there is
more than an insubstantial risk that the trust is or will be considered an
investment company and be required to be registered under the Investment Company
Act (Section 1.1).
Redemption Procedures
A trust may not redeem fewer than all of the outstanding trust securities
unless all accrued and unpaid distributions have been paid on all trust
securities for all distribution periods terminating on or prior to the date of
redemption. If fewer than all of the outstanding trust securities are to be
redeemed, the trust securities will be redeemed proportionately.
If (1) a trust gives a notice of redemption of trust securities (which
notice will be irrevocable), and (2) if Omnicom has paid to the property trustee
a sufficient amount of cash in connection with the related redemption or
maturity of the junior subordinated debt securities, then, by 12:00 noon, New
York City time, on the redemption date, the property trustee will irrevocably
deposit with the depositary funds sufficient to pay the applicable redemption
price. The trust will also give the depositary irrevocable instructions and
authority to pay the redemption price to the holders of the trust preferred
securities, and the paying agent will pay by check the applicable redemption
price to the holders of the trust common securities.
Once notice of redemption is given and funds are irrevocably deposited,
distributions will cease to accrue and all rights of holders of trust preferred
securities called for redemption will cease, except the right of the holders to
receive the redemption price but without interest on such redemption price. If
any redemption date is not a business day, then payment of the redemption price
payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a business
day, without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay.
However, if such business day falls in the next calendar year, such payment will
be made on the immediately preceding business day.
If payment of the redemption price for any trust preferred securities is
improperly withheld or refused and not paid either by the related trust or by
Omnicom pursuant to the guarantee, distributions on such trust securities will
continue to accrue at the then applicable rate from the original redemption date
to the date of payment. In this case, the actual payment date will be the
redemption date for purposes of calculating the redemption price.
Omnicom or its subsidiaries may, at any time, and from time to time,
purchase outstanding trust securities by tender, in the open market or by
private agreement, provided that such purchase complies with United States
federal securities laws and any other applicable laws (Section 7.4).
Conversion or Exchange Rights
The terms on which the trust preferred securities or related junior
subordinated debt securities will be convertible into or exchangeable for
Omnicom common stock or other securities will be set forth in the applicable
prospectus supplement. Those terms will include provisions as to whether
conversion or exchange is
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mandatory, at the option of the holder or at Omnicom's option, and may include
provisions under which the number of shares of Omnicom common stock or other
securities to be received by the holders of trust preferred securities or
related junior subordinated debt securities would be subject to adjustment.
Dissolution
Each amended trust agreement will state that the trust will be dissolved:
o upon Omnicom's bankruptcy;
o upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent with
respect to Omnicom;
o upon obtaining the consent of at least a majority in liquidation
amount of the trust preferred securities, voting together as a single
class;
o 90 days after the revocation of Omnicom's charter, but only if the
charter is not reinstated during that 90-day period;
o upon the distribution of the related junior subordinated debt
securities directly to the holders of the trust securities;
o upon the redemption of all of the trust securities; or
o upon entry of a court order for the dissolution of Omnicom or the
trust (Section 8.1).
In the event of a dissolution, after the trust pays all amounts owed to
creditors, the holders of the trust preferred securities will be entitled to
receive:
o cash equal to the total liquidation amount of each trust preferred
security specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, plus
accumulated and unpaid distributions to the date of payment; or
o junior subordinated debt securities in a total principal amount equal
to the total liquidation amount of the trust preferred securities.
If the trust cannot pay the full amount due on its trust securities because
insufficient assets are available for payment, then the amounts payable by the
trust on its trust securities will be paid proportionately. However, if an event
of default under the related amended trust agreement occurs, the total amounts
due on the trust preferred securities will be paid before any distribution on
the trust common securities (Section 8.2).
Distribution of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
Omnicom will have the right at any time to dissolve a trust and, after
satisfaction of the liabilities of creditors of the trust as provided by
applicable law, to cause junior subordinated debt securities issued to the trust
to be distributed to the holders of the trust preferred securities in a total
stated principal amount equal to the total stated liquidation amount of the
trust preferred securities then outstanding. The right to dissolve the trust and
distribute the junior subordinated debt securities will be conditioned on
Omnicom's receipt of an opinion rendered by tax counsel that the distribution
would not result in the recognition of gain or loss for federal income tax
purposes by the holders (Section 8.1).
Trust Enforcement Events
Upon the occurrence of a trust enforcement event, the property trustee, as
the sole holder of the junior subordinated debt securities, will have the right
under the junior subordinated debt indenture to declare the principal of,
interest and premium, if any, on the junior subordinated debt securities to be
immediately due and payable.
An event of default under the junior subordinated debt indenture will be a
trust enforcement event under the amended trust agreement. See "Description of
Additional Terms of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to be Issued to the
Trusts."
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In addition, the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding up or
termination of the trust is also a trust enforcement event, except in connection
with:
o the distribution of the junior subordinated debt securities to holders
of the trust securities of the trust;
o the redemption of all of the trust securities of the trusts; and
o mergers or consolidations permitted by the amended trust agreement of
the trust.
Under the amended trust agreement, the holder of the trust common
securities will be deemed to have waived any trust enforcement event with
respect to the trust common securities until all trust enforcement events with
respect to the trust preferred securities have been cured, waived, or otherwise
eliminated, the property trustee will be deemed to be acting solely on behalf of
the holders of the trust preferred securities and only the holders of the trust
preferred securities will have the right to direct the property trustee with
respect to certain matters under the amended trust agreement and the junior
subordinated debt indenture. In the event that any trust enforcement event with
respect to the trust preferred securities is waived by the holders of the trust
preferred securities as provided in the amended trust agreement, under the
amended trust agreement the holder of trust common securities has agreed that
the waiver also constitutes a waiver of the trust enforcement event with respect
to the trust common securities for all purposes under the amended trust
agreement without any further act, vote or consent of the holder of trust common
securities (Section 2.6).
Omnicom and the administrative trustees must file annually with the
property trustee a certificate evidencing compliance with all the applicable
conditions and covenants under the amended trust agreement (Section 2.4).
If a property trustee fails to enforce its rights under the amended trust
agreement or the junior subordinated debt indenture to the fullest extent
permitted by law and, subject to the terms of the amended trust agreement and
the junior subordinated debt indenture, any holder of trust preferred securities
may sue Omnicom, or seek other remedies, to enforce the property trustee's
rights under the amended trust agreement or the junior subordinated debt
indenture without first instituting a legal proceeding against the property
trustee or any other person. If a trust enforcement event occurs and is
continuing as a result of Omnicom's failure to pay the principal of or interest
or premium, if any, on the junior subordinated debt securities when payable,
then a holder of the trust preferred securities may directly sue Omnicom or seek
other remedies, to collect its proportionate share of payments owed. See
"Relationship Among the Trust Preferred Securities, the Guarantees and the
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities Held By The Trust" below.
Removal and Replacement of Trustees
Only the holder of trust common securities has the right to remove or
replace the trustees of the trust, except that while an event of default in
respect of the junior subordinated debt securities has occurred or is
continuing, the holders of a majority of the trust preferred securities will
have this right. The resignation or removal of any trustee and the appointment
of a successor trustee will be effective only on the acceptance of appointment
by the successor trustee in accordance with the provisions of the amended trust
agreement (Section 6.6).
Mergers and Sales of Assets
A trust may not consolidate, merge with or into, or be replaced by or
convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to any other entity (each, a merger event), except as described below. A trust
may, with the consent of a majority of its administrative trustees and without
the consent of the holders of its trust securities, consolidate, merge with or
into, or be replaced by another trust, provided that:
o the successor entity either (1) assumes all of the obligations of the
trust relating to its trust securities, or (2) substitutes other
securities for the trust securities that are substantially similar to
the trust securities, so long as the successor securities rank the
same as the trust securities for distributions and payments upon
liquidation, redemption and otherwise;
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o Omnicom acknowledges a trustee of the successor entity who has the
same powers and duties as the property trustee of the trust, as the
holder of the junior subordinated debt securities;
o the trust preferred securities are listed, or any successor securities
will be listed, upon notice of issuance, on the same securities
exchange or other organization that the trust preferred securities are
then listed;
o the merger event does not cause the trust preferred securities or
successor securities to be downgraded by any nationally recognized
rating agency;
o the merger event does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and
privileges of the holders of the trust securities or successor
securities in any material way, other than with respect to any
dilution of the holders' interest in the new entity;
o the successor entity has a purpose identical to that of the trust;
o prior to the merger event, Omnicom has received an opinion of counsel
stating that (1) the merger event does not adversely affect the rights
of the holders of the trust preferred securities or any successor
securities in any material way, other than with respect to any
dilution of the holders' interest in the new entity, and (2) following
the merger event, neither the trust nor the successor entity will be
required to register as an investment company under the Investment
Company Act; and
o Omnicom guarantees the obligations of the successor entity under the
successor securities in the same manner as in the guarantee.
In addition, unless all of the holders of the trust preferred securities
and trust common securities approve otherwise, the trust will not consolidate,
merge with or into, or be replaced by any other entity or permit any other
entity to consolidate, merge with or into, or replace it, if, in the opinion of
tax counsel, the transaction would cause the trust or the successor entity to be
classified other than as a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes
(Section 3.15).
Voting Rights; Amendment of Amended Trust Agreement
The holders of trust preferred securities have no voting rights except as
discussed under "Mergers and Sales of Assets" above and "Description of the
Guarantee--Amendments" below and as otherwise required by law and the amended
trust agreement.
The amended trust agreement may be amended if approved by a majority of the
administrative trustees of the trust. However, if any proposed amendment
provides for, or the administrative trustees otherwise propose to effect:
o any action that would adversely affect the powers, preferences or
special rights of the trust securities, whether by way of amendment to
the amended trust agreement or otherwise; or
o the dissolution, winding-up or termination of the trust other than
under the terms of its amended trust agreement;
then the holders of the trust preferred securities as a single class will be
entitled to vote on the amendment. In that case, the amendment will only be
effective if approved by at least a majority in liquidation amount of the trust
preferred securities affected by the amendment.
No amendment may be made to an amended trust agreement if that amendment
would:
o cause the trust to be characterized as other than a grantor trust for
U.S. federal income tax purposes;
o reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of the property
trustee; or
o cause the trust to be deemed to be an investment company which is
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act (Section
11.1).
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As described in the form of amended trust agreement, the property trustee
may hold a meeting to have holders of trust preferred securities vote on an
amendment or have them approve an amendment by written consent.
If a vote by the holders of trust preferred securities is taken or a
consent is obtained, any trust preferred securities owned by Omnicom or its
affiliates will, for purposes of the vote or consent, be treated as if they were
not outstanding, which will have the following consequences:
o Omnicom and any of its affiliates will not be able to vote on or
consent to matters requiring the vote or consent of holders of trust
preferred securities; and
o any trust preferred securities owned by Omnicom or any of its
affiliates will not be counted in determining whether the required
percentage of votes or consents has been obtained (Section 7.5).
The holders of a majority of the total liquidation amount of the trust
preferred securities have the right to:
o direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy available to the property trustee; or
o direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the property
trustee under the amended trust agreement, including the right to
direct the property trustee, as the holder of the junior subordinated
debt securities, to
o exercise the remedies available under the junior subordinated
debt indenture with respect to the junior subordinated debt
securities,
o waive any event of default under the junior subordinated debt
indenture that is waivable, or
o cancel an acceleration of the principal of the junior
subordinated debt securities.
In addition, before taking any of the foregoing actions, the property
trustee must obtain an opinion of tax counsel stating that, as a result of that
action, the trust will continue to be classified as a grantor trust for U.S.
federal income tax purposes (Section 7.5).
Information Concerning the Property Trustee
For matters relating to compliance with the Trust Indenture Act, the
property trustee will have all of the duties and responsibilities of an
indenture trustee under the Trust Indenture Act. The property trustee, other
than during the occurrence and continuance of a trust enforcement event,
undertakes to perform only the duties that are specifically described in the
amended trust agreement and, upon a trust enforcement event, must use the same
degree of care and skill as a prudent person would exercise or use in the
conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to this provision, the property
trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers given it by the
applicable amended trust agreement at the request of any holder of trust
preferred securities unless it is offered reasonable security or indemnity
against the costs, expenses and liabilities that it might incur. However, the
holders of the trust preferred securities will not be required to offer such an
indemnity where the holders, by exercising their voting rights, direct the
property trustee to take any action following a trust enforcement event (Section
3.9).
Information Concerning the Administrative Trustees
The administrative trustees are authorized and directed to conduct the
affairs of and to operate the trust in a way that:
o will not cause it to be deemed to be an investment company required to
be registered under the Investment Company Act;
o will cause it to be classified as a grantor trust for U.S. federal
income tax purposes; and
o will cause the junior subordinated debt securities it holds to be
treated as Omnicom's indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax
purposes.
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Omnicom and the administrative trustees are authorized to take any action,
so long as it is consistent with applicable law, the certificate of trust and
the amended trust agreement, that Omnicom and the administrative trustees
determine to be necessary or desirable for those purposes (Section 3.6).
Description of the Guarantees
Omnicom will execute a guarantee for the benefit of the holders of each
series of trust preferred securities. Each trust guarantee will be qualified as
an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. The prospectus supplement with
respect to the trust preferred securities will identify the guarantee trustee.
The terms of the guarantee will be those set forth in the guarantee and those
made part of the guarantee by the Trust Indenture Act. The guarantee trustee
will hold each guarantee for the benefit of the holders of the trust preferred
securities to which it relates.
The following briefly summarizes the material terms and provisions of the
guarantee. The form of guarantee is filed as an exhibit to the registration
statement to which this prospectus relates. You should read the more detailed
provisions of the specific guarantee for provisions that may be important to
you. So that you may easily locate the more detailed provisions, the numbers in
parentheses below refer to sections in the guarantee. Wherever particular
sections or defined terms of the guarantee are referred to, such sections or
defined terms are incorporated into this prospectus by reference, and the
statements in this prospectus are qualified by that reference.
General
Omnicom will irrevocably and unconditionally agree under each guarantee to
pay the guarantee payments that are set forth below, to the extent specified in
that guarantee, to the holders of the trust preferred securities to which the
guarantee relates, to the extent that the guarantee payments are not paid by or
on behalf of the related trust. Omnicom is required to pay the guarantee
payments to the extent specified in the relevant guarantee regardless of any
defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that it may have or may assert against
any person (Section 5.1).
The following payments and distributions on the trust preferred securities
of a trust are guarantee payments:
o any accrued and unpaid distributions required to be paid on the trust
preferred securities of the trust, but only to the extent that the
trust has funds legally and immediately available for those
distributions;
o the redemption price for any trust preferred securities that the trust
calls for redemption, including all accrued and unpaid distributions
to the redemption date, but only to the extent that the trust has
funds legally and immediately available for the payment; and
o upon a dissolution, winding-up or termination of the trust, other than
in connection with the distribution of junior subordinated debt
securities to the holders of trust securities of the trust or the
redemption of all the trust preferred securities of the trust, the
lesser of:
o the sum of the liquidation amount and all accrued and unpaid
distributions on the trust preferred securities of the trust to
the payment date, to the extent that the trust has funds legally
and immediately available for the payment; and
o the amount of assets of the trust remaining value for
distribution to holders of the trust preferred securities of the
trust in liquidation of the trust (Section 1.1).
Omnicom may satisfy its obligation to make a guarantee payment by making
that payment directly to the holders of the related trust preferred securities
or by causing the trust to make the payment to those holders (Section 5.1).
Each guarantee will be a full and unconditional guarantee, subject to
certain subordination provisions of the guarantee payments with respect to the
related trust preferred securities from the time of issuance of those trust
preferred securities, except that the guarantee will only apply to the payment
of distributions and other payments on the trust preferred securities when the
trust has sufficient funds legally and immediately available to make those
distributions or other payments.
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If Omnicom does not make the required payments on the junior subordinated
debt securities that the property trustee holds under a trust, that trust will
not make the related payments on its trust preferred securities.
Subordination
Omnicom's obligations under each guarantee will be unsecured obligations of
Omnicom. Those obligations will rank:
o subordinate and junior in right of payment to all of its other
liabilities, other than obligations or liabilities that rank equal in
priority or subordinate by their terms;
o equal in priority with the junior subordinated debt securities that it
may issue and similar guarantees; and
o senior to its common stock (Section 6.2).
Each guarantee will be a guarantee of payment and not of collection. This
means that the guaranteed party may institute a legal proceeding directly
against Omnicom, as guarantor, to enforce its rights under the guarantee without
first instituting a legal proceeding against any other person or entity (Section
5.4).
The terms of the trust preferred securities will provide that each holder
of the trust preferred securities, by accepting those trust preferred
securities, agrees to the subordination provisions and other terms of the
related guarantee.
Amendments
Omnicom may amend the guarantee without the consent of any holder of the
trust preferred securities to which the guarantee relates if the amendment does
not materially and adversely affect the rights of those holders. Omnicom may
otherwise amend the guarantee with the approval of the holders of at least a
majority of the outstanding trust preferred securities to which the guarantee
relates (Section 9.2).
Termination
The guarantee will terminate and be of no further effect when:
o the redemption price of the trust preferred securities to which it
relates is fully paid;
o Omnicom distributes the related junior subordinated debt securities to
the holders of those trust preferred securities; or
o the amounts payable upon liquidation of the related trust are fully
paid (Section 7.1).
Each guarantee will remain in effect or will be reinstated if at any time
any holder of the related trust preferred securities must restore payment of any
sums paid to that holder with respect to those trust preferred securities or
under that guarantee.
Certain Covenants
Omnicom covenants that, so long as any trust preferred securities remain
outstanding, if there is an event of default under the guarantee or the amended
trust agreement:
o it will not make distributions related to its debt securities that
rank equally with or junior to the junior subordinated debt
securities, including any payment of interest, principal or premium,
or repayments, repurchases or redemptions; and
o it will not make distributions related to its capital stock, including
dividends, redemptions, repurchases, liquidation payments, or
guarantee payments. It may, however, make the following types of
distributions:
o dividends paid in common stock;
o dividends in connection with the implementation of a shareholder
rights plan;
o payments to a trust holding securities of the same series under a
guarantee;
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o repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of its
capital stock in connection with any benefit plan or other
similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees,
officers, directors, consultants or advisors; and
o the purchases of fractional interests in shares of capital stock
pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital
stock or the security being converted or exchanged (Section 6.1).
Because Omnicom is a holding company, the claims of creditors of Omnicom's
subsidiaries will have a priority over Omnicom's equity rights and the rights of
Omnicom's creditors, including the trust, as holder of the guarantee and the
junior subordinated debt securities, to participate in the assets of the
subsidiary upon the subsidiary's liquidation.
Events of Default
An event of default will occur under any guarantee if Omnicom fails to
perform any of its payment obligations under the guarantee. The holders of a
majority of the trust preferred securities of any series may waive any such
event of default and its consequences on behalf of all of the holders of the
trust preferred securities of that series (Section 2.6). The guarantee trustee
is entitled to enforce the guarantee for the benefit of the holders of the trust
preferred securities of a series if an event of default occurs under the related
guarantee (Section 3.1).
The holders of a majority of the trust preferred securities to which a
guarantee relates have the right to direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the guarantee trustee with
respect to that guarantee or to direct the exercise of any trust or power that
the guarantee trustee holds under that guarantee. Any holder of the related
trust preferred securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against
Omnicom to enforce that holder's rights under the guarantee without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the guarantee trustee or any other person
or entity (Section 5.4).
Information Concerning the Guarantee Trustee
The trustee may engage in transactions with, or perform services for,
Omnicom and affiliates of Omnicom in the ordinary course of business. The
guarantee trustee will perform only those duties that are specifically set forth
in each guarantee unless an event of default under the guarantee occurs and is
continuing. In case an event of default occurs and is continuing, the guarantee
trustee will exercise the same degree of care as a prudent individual would
exercise in the conduct of his or her own affairs (Section 3.1). Subject to
those provisions, the guarantee trustee is under no obligation to exercise any
of its powers under any guarantee at the request of any holder of the related
trust preferred securities unless that holder offers reasonable indemnity to the
guarantee trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which it might
incur as a result (Section 3.2).
Applicable Law
The guarantees will be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.
Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities
Omnicom will enter into an Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities
pursuant to each amended trust agreement. The Agreement as to Expenses and
Liabilities will provide that Omnicom will, with certain exceptions, irrevocably
and unconditionally guarantee the full payment of any indebtedness, expenses or
liabilities of the related trust to each person or entity to whom that trust
becomes indebted or liable. The exceptions are the obligations of the trust to
pay to the holders of the related trust common or other similar interests in the
trust the amounts due to the holders under the terms of those trust common
securities or those similar interests.
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Description of Additional Terms of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to be
Issued to the Trusts
General
The junior subordinated debt securities, which each trust that issues trust
preferred securities will hold as trust assets, will be issued under the junior
subordinated debt indenture and, generally, will rank subordinated and junior in
right of payment to Omnicom's senior debt securities, subordinated debt
securities, 4 1/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2007 and 2 1/4%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2013.
The features of the junior subordinated debt securities are similar to the
subordinated debt securities described above under "Debt Securities," with the
additional features summarized below. The junior subordinated debt indenture is
similar to the subordinated debt indenture, except as summarized below, and the
section numbers specified in the description of the subordinated debt indenture
above under "Debt Securities" correspond to the section numbers of the junior
subordinated debt indenture. You should read the more detailed provisions of the
junior subordinated debt indenture, including the defined terms, for provisions
that may be important to you. You should also read the particular terms of a
series of the junior subordinated debt securities, which will be described in
more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. Copies of the junior
subordinated debt indenture may be obtained from Omnicom or the trustee. So that
you may easily locate the more detailed provisions, the numbers in parentheses
below refer to sections in the junior subordinated debt indenture. Wherever
particular sections or defined terms of the junior subordinated debt indenture
are referred to, such sections or defined terms are incorporated into this
prospectus by reference, and the statements in this prospectus are qualified by
that reference.
Junior subordinated debt securities will be issued in a principal amount
equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of trust preferred securities
plus Omnicom's investment in trust common securities. The entire principal
amount of the junior subordinated debt securities held by each trust will mature
and become due and payable, together with any accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, on the date set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
If distributed to the holders of trust preferred securities upon
dissolution of trust, junior subordinated debt securities represented by a paper
certificate may be presented for exchange or transfer at the office of the
relevant registrar. Holders will not have to pay any service charge for any
registration of transfer or exchange of their certificates, but Omnicom may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge payable in connection with such registration of transfer (Section 2.7).
The procedures relating to the exchange and transfer of global securities are
described below under "Book-Entry Procedures and Settlement."
Upon a dissolution of a trust, junior subordinated debt securities held by
such trust may be distributed to the holders of trust securities in liquidation
of such trust. If any junior subordinated debt securities are distributed to
holders of trust preferred securities, Omnicom will use its best efforts to have
the junior subordinated debt securities traded on the same stock exchange as the
related trust preferred securities are traded (Section __).
Subordination
The junior subordinated debt securities will rank subordinated and junior
in right of payment, to the extent set forth in the junior subordinated debt
indenture, to all senior indebtedness of Omnicom. For purposes of the junior
subordinated debt securites, senior indebtedness under the junior subordinated
indenture shall include those obligations described as senior indebtedness for
purposes of the subordinated debt securities under "Subordinated Debt" above, as
well as:
o all principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of
subordinated debt securities issued under the subordinated debt
indenture, except for any series of subordinated debt securities that
by its terms is subordinated to, or ranks on an equal basis with,
junior subordinated debt securities;
o Omnicom's 4 1/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2007; and
o Omnicom's 2 1/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2013 (Junior
Subordinated Debt Indenture, Section 4.2).
The junior subordinated indenture does not limit the amount of senior
indebtedness that Omnicom may issue.
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Optional Redemption
To the extent described in the applicable prospectus supplement, Omnicom
shall have the right to redeem the junior subordinated debt securities, in whole
or in part, from time to time, on or after the applicable redemption date at the
applicable redemption price, together with interest, upon not less than 20 nor
more than 60 days' notice.
Omnicom will not be required to:
o issue, register the transfer of or exchange junior subordinated debt
securities of any series during a period of 15 days immediately
preceding the date notice is mailed identifying the junior
subordinated debt securities of such series called for redemption; or
o register the transfer of or exchange any junior subordinated debt
securities so selected for redemption, except the unredeemed portion
of any junior subordinated debt securities being redeemed in part
(Section __).
Deferral of Interest Payments on Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
Omnicom can defer interest payments by extending the interest payment
period for the number of consecutive extension periods specified in the
applicable prospectus supplement. Other details regarding the extension period
will also be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. No extension
period may extend beyond the maturity of the junior subordinated debt
securities. At the end of the extension period (or periods), Omnicom will pay
all interest then accrued and unpaid, together with interest on the deferred
amount compounded quarterly at the rate of the junior subordinated debt
securities, to the extent permitted by the applicable law.
During any extension period, Omnicom will not make distributions related to
its capital stock, including dividends, redemptions, repurchases, liquidation
payments, or guarantee payments. In addition, Omnicom will not make any
payments, redeem or repurchase any debt securities of equal or junior rank to
the junior subordinated debt securities or make any guarantee payments on any
such debt securities of its subsidiaries. Omnicom may, however, make the
following types of distributions:
o dividends or distributions paid in common stock;
o dividends in connection with the implementation of a shareholder
rights plan;
o payments to a trust holding securities of the same series under a
guarantee;
o repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of its
capital stock in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan
or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees,
officers, directors, consultants or advisors; or
o the purchases of fractional interests in shares of capital stock
pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital
stock or the security being converted or exchanged.
Prior to the termination of any extension period for a series of junior
subordinated debt securities, Omnicom may further defer payments of interest on
the junior subordinated debt securities by extending the interest payment
period, provided that such extension period together with all such previous and
further extensions thereof for such series of junior subordinated debt
securities may not exceed 20 consecutive quarters or extend beyond the maturity
of the series. Upon the termination of any extension period, and the payment of
all accrued and unpaid interest on the junior subordinated debt securities then
due, Omnicom may select a new extension period for such series of junior
subordinated debt securities, subject to the above requirements. No interest on
a series of junior subordinated debt securities during an extension period,
except at the end thereof, will be due and payable.
If the property trustee is the sole holder of the junior subordinated debt
securities, Omnicom will give the property trustee notice of the selection of an
extension period for such series of junior subordinated debt securities one
business day prior to the earlier of:
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o the regular record date for the interest payment on which the
extension period is to commence or relating to the interest payment on
which an extension period that is being extended would otherwise
terminate; or
o the date a trust is required to give notice to the applicable
self-regulatory organization or to holders of such trust preferred
securities on the record date or the date such distribution is
payable, but in any event not less than one business day prior to such
record date.
The administrative trustees shall give notice of the selection of an extension
period to the holders of trust preferred securities. If the property trustee is
not the sole holder of a series of junior subordinated debt securities, Omnicom
will give the holders of such junior subordinated debt securities notice of the
selection of an extension period ten business days prior to the earlier of:
o the regular record date for the interest payment on which the
extension period is to commence or relating to the interest payment on
which an extension period that is being extended would otherwise
terminate; or
o the date Omnicom is required to give notice to the applicable
self-regulatory organization or to holders of such subordinated debt
securities, but in any event at least two business days before such
record date (Section __).
Omnicom has no present intention to defer interest payments.
Certain Covenants
Under the junior subordinated debt indenture Omnicom will be required to:
o maintain 100% ownership of any trust to which the junior subordinated
debt securities have been issued while the junior subordinated debt
securities remain outstanding; and
o pay to any trust to which the junior subordinated debt securities have
been issued any taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of
whatever nature (other than withholding taxes) imposed by the United
States or any other taxing authority on that trust, so that the net
amounts received and retained by that trust (after paying any taxes,
duties, assessments or other governmental charges) will be not less
than the trust would have received had no such taxes, duties,
assessments or other governmental charges been imposed (Section __).
If there has occurred any event of default, then Omnicom may not:
o declare or pay any dividend on, make any distributions with respect
to, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with
respect to, any of its capital stock; or
o make any payment of interest, principal or premium, on or repay,
repurchase or redeem any, debt securities (including guarantees other
than the trust guarantee) issued by Omnicom which rank pari passu with
or junior to the junior subordinated debt securities.
The preceding sentence, however, shall not restrict:
o dividends or distributions paid in common stock;
o dividends in connection with the implementation of a shareholder
rights plan;
o payments to a trust holding securities of the same series under a
guarantee;
o repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of Omnicom
capital stock in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan
or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees,
officers, directors, consultants or advisors; or
o the purchase of fractional interests in shares of capital stock
pursuant to the conversion or exchange provision of such capital stock
or the security being converted or exchanged (Section __).
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The indentures provide that Omnicom will not merge or consolidate with
another corporation or sell or lease all or substantially all its assets to
another corporation, or purchase all or substantially all the assets of another
corporation unless:
o either (1) Omnicom is the continuing corporation, or (2) the successor
corporation, if other than Omnicom, expressly assumes the obligations
evidenced by the junior subordinated debt securities issued pursuant
to the junior subordinated debt indenture and Omnicom's obligations
under the trust guarantees; and
o immediately prior to and after the transaction, there would not be any
events of default in the performance of any covenant or condition of
the junior subordinated debt indenture (Section __).
Modification of the Junior Subordinated Indenture
If Omnicom and the trustee propose a modification of the junior
subordinated debt indenture or the rights of the holders of a series of junior
subordinated indenture that requires the consent of the holders of the junior
subordinated debt securities and the modification relates to a series of junior
subordinated debt securities held by or on behalf of an Omnicom Capital Trust,
then:
o if the consent of a majority in aggregate principal amount of junior
subordinated debt securities is required, the modification will not be
effective until the holders of a majority in liquidation preference of
trust preferred securities issued by the affected trust have consented
to the modification; and
o if the consent of each outstanding junior subordinated debt security
is required, the modification will not be effective until each holder
of the trust securities of the affected trust has consented to the
modification (Section __).
Junior Subordinated Debt Indenture Additional Events of Default
In addition to the events of default described under "Description of Debt
Securities -- Events of Default," the voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
winding up or termination of a trust will be an additional event of default
regarding any series of junior subordinated debt securities held as trust
assets, unless the dissolution, winding up or termination is in connection with:
o the distribution of junior subordinated debt securities to holders of
trust securities in liquidation of a trust;
o the redemption of all outstanding trust securities of such trust; or
o certain mergers or consolidations permitted by the amended of trust
agreement.
Holders of a majority in principal amount of junior subordinated debt
securities of any series may waive any past default, except a default in payment
of principal, premium or interest or a default in a covenant or provision which
may not be modified or amended without the consent of each holder of a junior
subordinated debt security of the affected series. The holders of trust
preferred securities in certain circumstances have the right to direct the
property trustee to exercise its rights as holder of junior subordinated debt
securities (Section __).
Enforcement of Certain Rights by Holders of Trust Preferred Securities
To the extent any action under the junior subordinated debt indenture is
entitled to be taken by the holders of at least a specified percentage of junior
subordinated debt securities, holders of the corresponding trust preferred
securities may take such action if it is not taken by the property trustee of
the related Omnicom trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a event of default
has occurred and is continuing and is attributable either to:
o the failure of Omnicom to pay the principal of or premium, if any, on
or interest on the junior subordinated debt securities on the due
date; or
o the failure by Omnicom to deliver the required securities or other
rights upon an appropriate conversion or exchange right election;
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a holder of the related trust preferred securities may institute a legal
proceeding directly against Omnicom for enforcement of payment to such holder of
the principal of or premium, if any, on or interest on such junior subordinated
debt securities having a principal amount equal to the liquidation amount of the
trust preferred securities held by such holder or for enforcement of such
conversion or exchange rights, as the case may be, which is referred to as a
direct action. Omnicom may not amend the junior subordinated debt indenture to
remove the foregoing right to bring a direct action without the prior written
consent of the holders of all of the trust preferred securities outstanding. If
the right to bring a direct action is removed, the applicable Omnicom trust may
become subject to the reporting obligations under the Exchange Act.
Notwithstanding any payments made to a holder of trust preferred securities by
Omnicom in connection with a direct action, Omnicom shall remain obligated to
pay the principal of and premium, if any, on and interest on the related junior
subordinated debt securities, and Omnicom shall be subrogated to the rights of
the holder of such trust preferred securities with respect to payments on the
trust preferred securities to the extent of any payments made by Omnicom to such
holder in any direct action (Section __).
The holders of the trust preferred securities will not be able to exercise
directly any remedies, other than those set forth in the preceding paragraph,
available to the holders of the related junior subordinated debt securities
unless an event of default has occurred and is continuing under the applicable
declaration of trust. See "Description of Trust Preferred Securities -- Trust
Enforcement Events."
Relationship Among the Trust Preferred Securities, the Guarantees and the Junior
Subordinated Debt Securities Held by the
Trust
Omnicom will guarantee payments of distributions and redemption and
liquidation payments due on the trust preferred securities, to the extent the
trust has funds available for the payments, to the extent described under
"Description of the Guarantees." No single document executed by Omnicom in
connection with the issuance of the trust preferred securities will provide for
Omnicom's full, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of the trust preferred
securities. It is only the combined operation of Omnicom's obligations under the
guarantee, the amended trust agreement and the junior subordinated debt
indenture that has the effect of providing a full, irrevocable and unconditional
guarantee of the trust's obligations under the trust preferred securities.
As long as Omnicom makes payments of interest and other payments when due
on the junior subordinated debt securities held by the trust, those payments
will be sufficient to cover the payment of distributions and redemption and
liquidation payments due on the trust preferred securities issued by the trust,
primarily because:
o the total principal amount of the junior subordinated debt securities
will be equal to the sum of the total liquidation amount of the trust
securities;
o the interest rate and interest and other payment dates on the junior
subordinated debt securities will match the distribution rate and
distribution and other payment dates for the trust securities;
o Omnicom will pay for any and all costs, expenses and liabilities of
the trust except its obligations under its trust preferred securities;
and
o each amended trust agreement will provide that the trust will not
engage in any activity that is not consistent with the limited
purposes of the trust.
If and to the extent that Omnicom does not make payments of the junior
subordinated debt securities, the trust will not have funds available to make
payments of distributions or other amounts due on its trust preferred
securities. In those circumstances, holders will not be able to rely upon the
guarantee for payment of these amounts. Instead, holders may directly sue
Omnicom or seek other remedies to collect their proportionate share of payments
owed. If holders sue Omnicom to collect payment, then Omnicom will assume rights
as a holder of trust preferred securities under the amended trust agreement to
the extent Omnicom makes a payment to holders in any such legal action.
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BOOK-ENTRY PROCEDURES AND SETTLEMENT
Most series of debt securities and trust preferred securities will be
book-entry securities. Upon issuance, all book-entry securities of the same
issue will be represented by one or more fully registered global securities,
without interest coupons. Each global security will be deposited with, or on
behalf of, The Depository Trust Company, a securities depository, and will be
registered in the name of DTC or a nominee of DTC. DTC will thus be the only
registered holder of these debt securities or trust preferred securities and
will be considered the sole owner of the securities for purposes of the
indenture.
Purchasers may only hold interests in the global securities through DTC if
they are a participant in the DTC system. Purchasers may also hold interests
through a securities intermediary--banks, brokerage houses and other
institutions that maintain securities accounts for customers--that has an
account with DTC or its nominee. DTC will maintain accounts showing the
securities holdings of its participants, and these participants will in turn
maintain accounts showing the securities holdings of their customers. Some of
these customers may themselves be securities intermediaries holding debt
securities or trust preferred securities for their customers. Thus, each
beneficial owner of a book-entry security will hold that security indirectly
through a hierarchy of intermediaries, with DTC at the "top" and the beneficial
owner's own securities intermediary at the "bottom."
The securities of each beneficial owner of a book-entry security will be
evidenced solely by entries on the books of the beneficial owner's securities
intermediary. The actual purchaser of the securities will generally not be
entitled to have the securities represented by the global securities registered
in its name and will not be considered the owner under the indenture. In most
cases, a beneficial owner will also not be able to obtain a paper certificate
evidencing the holder's ownership of securities. The book-entry system for
holding securities eliminates the need for physical movement of certificates and
is the system through which most publicly traded common stock is held in the
United States. However, the laws of some jurisdictions require some purchasers
of securities to take physical delivery of their securities in definitive form.
These laws may impair the ability to transfer book-entry securities.
A beneficial owner of book-entry securities represented by a global
security may exchange the securities for definitive (paper) securities only if:
(1) DTC is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such global
security and Omnicom is unable to find a qualified replacement for DTC
within 90 days;
(2) at any time DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
(3) Omnicom in its sole discretion decides to allow some or all book-entry
securities to be exchangeable for definitive securities in registered
form; or
(4) an event of default with respect to the debt securities represented by
the global securities has happened and is continuing.
Unless indicated otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, any
global security that is exchangeable will be exchangeable in whole for
definitive securities in registered form, with the same terms and of an equal
aggregate principal or liquidation amount, in denominations of $1,000 and whole
multiples of $1,000. Definitive notes or trust certificates will be registered
in the name or names of the person or persons specified by DTC in a written
instruction to the registrar of the securities. DTC may base its written
instruction upon directions it receives from its participants.
In this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, for book-entry
securities, references to actions taken by security holders will mean actions
taken by DTC upon instructions from its participants, and references to payments
and notices of redemption to security holders and notices of redemption to DTC
as the registered holder of the securities for distribution to participants in
accordance with DTC's procedures.
DTC is a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the
State of New York, a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York
banking law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation"
within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a "clearing
agency" registered under section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
rules applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC.
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Omnicom will not have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the
records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership
interests in the book-entry securities or for maintaining, supervising or
reviewing any records relating to the beneficial ownership interests.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Each of Omnicom and the Omnicom Capital Trusts may offer the offered
securities in one or more of the following ways from time to time:
o by itself directly;
o to or through underwriters or dealers;
o through agents; or
o through a combination of any of these methods of sale.
The prospectus supplement relating to an offering of offered securities
will set forth the terms of such offering, including:
o the purchase price of the offered securities and the proceeds to
Omnicom or the Omnicom Capital Trusts from such sale;
o the initial public offering price;
o if applicable, the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or
agents;
o if applicable, any underwriting discounts and commissions or agency
fees and other items constituting underwriters' or agents'
compensation;
o any discounts or concessions to be allowed or reallowed or paid to
dealers; and
o any securities exchanges on which such offered securities may be
listed.
Any initial public offering prices, discounts or concessions allowed or
reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.
If underwriters are used in an offering of offered securities, such offered
securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be
resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated
transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined
at the time of sale. The securities may be offered either to the public through
underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or by
one or more underwriters without a syndicate. Unless otherwise set forth in the
prospectus supplement, the underwriters will not be obligated to purchase
offered securities unless specified conditions are satisfied, and if the
underwriters do purchase any offered securities, they will purchase all offered
securities.
In connection with underwritten offerings of the offered securities and in
accordance with applicable law and industry practice, underwriters may
over-allot or effect transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect
the market price of the offered securities at levels above those that might
otherwise prevail in the open market, including by entering stabilizing bids,
effecting syndicate covering transactions or imposing penalty bids, each of
which is described below.
o A stabilizing bid means the placing of any bid, or the effecting of
any purchase, for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the
price of a security.
o A syndicate covering transaction means the placing of any bid on
behalf of the underwriting syndicate or the effecting of any purchase
to reduce a short position created in connection with the offering.
o A penalty bid means an arrangement that permits the managing
underwriter to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member in
connection with the offering when offered securities originally sold
by the syndicate member are purchased in syndicate covering
transactions.
These transactions may be effected on the New York Stock Exchange, in the
over-the-counter market, or otherwise. Underwriters are not required to engage
in any of these activities, or to continue such activities if commenced.
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If dealers are utilized in the sale of offered securities, Omnicom or the
applicable Omnicom Capital Trust will sell such offered securities to the
dealers as principals. The dealers may then resell such offered securities to
the public at varying prices to be determined by such dealers at the time of
resale. The names of the dealers and the terms of the resales will be set forth
in the prospectus supplement relating to the offered securities.
Offered securities may be sold directly by Omnicom or an Omnicom Capital
Trust to one or more institutional purchasers, or through agents designated by
Omnicom or an Omnicom Capital Trust from time to time, at a fixed price or
prices, which may be changed, or at varying prices determined at the time of
sale. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of the offered securities in
respect of which this prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions
payable by Omnicom or an Omnicom Capital Trust to such agent will be set forth,
in the prospectus supplement relating to the offered securities. Unless
otherwise indicated in such prospectus supplement, any such agent will be acting
on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
As one of the means of direct issuance of offered securities, Omnicom or an
Omnicom Capital Trust may utilize the services of an entity through which it may
conduct an electronic "dutch auction" or similar offering of the offered
securities among potential purchasers who are eligible to participate in the
auction or offering of the offered securities, if so described in the applicable
prospectus supplement.
If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, Omnicom or an
Omnicom Capital Trust may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit
offers from certain types of institutions to purchase offered securities from
Omnicom or an Omnicom Capital Trust at the public offering price set forth in
such prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for
payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. Such contracts will be
subject only to those conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement and the
prospectus supplement will set forth the commission payable for solicitation of
such contracts.
Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled, under agreements with
Omnicom or an Omnicom Capital Trust, to indemnification by Omnicom or an Omnicom
Capital Trust relating to material misstatements and omissions. Underwriters,
dealers and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform
services for, Omnicom and affiliates of Omnicom in the ordinary course of
business.
Each series of offered securities will be a new issue of securities and
will have no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom offered
securities are sold for public offering and sale may make a market in such
offered securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may
discontinue any market making at any time without notice. The offered securities
may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange. No assurance can be
given that there will be a market for the offered securities.
LEGAL MATTERS
Except as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, certain legal
matters in connection with the legality of the securities offered hereby will be
passed upon for Omnicom by its general counsel. Certain legal matters in
connection with the validity of the trust preferred securities will be passed
upon for Omnicom by Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Delaware counsel.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and schedules incorporated by
reference in this prospectus have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP,
independent public accountants, as indicated in their reports with respect
thereto, and are included herein in reliance upon the authority of said firm as
experts in accounting and auditing in giving these reports.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
Expenses payable in connection with the distribution of the securities
being registered (estimated except for the registration fee), all of which will
be borne by the registrant, are as follows:
Registration Fee ........................................... $118,800
Trustee's Fees and Expenses ................................ $ *
Printing and Engraving Fees ................................ $ *
Legal Fees And Expenses .................................... $ *
Blue Sky Fees and Expenses ................................. $ *
Accounting Fees and Expenses ............................... $ *
Warrant Agent's Fees and Expenses .......................... $ *
Transfer Agent and Registration Fees and Expenses .......... $ *
Rating Agency Fees ......................................... $ *
Miscellaneous Expenses ..................................... $ *
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Total ................................................. $ *
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* To be filed by amendment (estimated).
Item l5. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant's certificate of incorporation contains a provision limiting
the liability of directors (except for approving statutorily prohibited
dividends, share repurchases or redemptions, distributions of assets on
dissolution or loans to directors) to acts or omissions determined by a judgment
or other final adjudication to have been in bad faith, involving intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, or resulting in personal gain to
which the director was not legally entitled. The Registrant's By-Laws provide
that an officer or director will be indemnified against any costs or
liabilities, including attorneys' fees and amounts paid in settlement with the
consent of the registrant in connection with any claim, action or proceeding to
the fullest extent permitted by the New York Business Corporation Law.
Section 722(a) of the New York Business Corporation Law provides that a
corporation may indemnify any officer or director, made or threatened to be
made, a party to an action or proceeding other than one by or in the right of
the corporation, including an action by or on the right of any other corporation
or other enterprise, which any director or officer of the corporation served in
any capacity at the request of the corporation, because he was a director or
officer of the corporation, or served such other corporation or other enterprise
in any capacity, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and
reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees actually and necessarily incurred
as a result of such action or proceeding, or any appeal therein, if such
director or officer acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably
believed to be in, or in the case of service for any other corporation or other
enterprise, not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, in
criminal actions or proceedings, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe
that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 722(c) of the New York Business Corporation Law provides that a
corporation may indemnify any officer or director made, or threatened to be
made, a party to an action by or in the right of the corporation by reason of
the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or
was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of any
other corporation of any type or kind, or other enterprise, against amounts paid
in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees actually and
necessarily incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action, or in connection with an appeal therein, if such director or officer
acted, in good faith, for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or,
in the case of service for another corporation or other enterprise, not opposed
to, the best interests of the corporation. The corporation may not, however,
indemnify any officer or director pursuant to Section 722(c) in respect of (1) a
threatened action, or a pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed
of, or (2) any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the
court in which the action was brought or, if no action was brought, any court of
competent jurisdiction, determines upon application, that the person is fairly
and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such portion of the settlement and
expenses as the court deems proper.
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Section 723 of the New York Business Corporation Law provides that an
officer or director who has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the
defense of a civil or criminal action of the character set forth in Section 722
is entitled to indemnification as permitted in such section. Section 724 of the
New York Business Corporation Law permits a court to award the indemnification
required by Section 722.
The Registrant has entered into agreements with its directors to indemnify
them for liabilities or costs arising out of any alleged or actual breach of
duty, neglect, errors or omissions while serving as a director. The Registrant
also maintains and pays premiums for directors' and officers' liability
insurance policies.
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibit
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1.1 Form of Underwriting Agreement (for Debt Securities and
Warrants).*
1.2 Form of Underwriting Agreement (for Common Stock and
Preferred Stock).*
1.3 Form of Underwriting Agreement (for Trust Preferred
Securities).*
4.1(a) Certificate of Incorporation (as amended on December 4, 1997
and as restated for filing purposes) (incorporated by
reference to Omnicom Group Inc.'s Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (No. 333-46303)).
4.1(b) Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation
(incorporated by reference to Omnicom Group Inc.'s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000).
4.2 Bylaws (incorporated by reference in Omnicom Group Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1987).
4.3 Form of Certificate of Designation with Respect to Preferred
Stock.*
4.4 Form of Senior Indenture (incorporated by reference to
Omnicom Group Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.
333-46303).
4.5 Form of Senior Debt Security (included in Exhibit 4.4).
4.6 Form of Subordinated Indenture (incorporated by reference to
Omnicom Group Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.
333-46303).
4.7 Form of Subordinated Debt Security (included in Exhibit
4.6).
4.8 Form of Junior Subordinated Debt Indenture.*
4.9 Form of Junior Subordinated Debt Security (included in
Exhibit 4.8).
4.10 Form of Depositary Agreement.*
4.11 Form of Stock Warrant Agreement, together with Form of
Warrant.*
4.12 Form of Debt Warrant Agreement, together with Form of
Warrant.*
4.13 Form of Guarantee Agreement of Omnicom Group Inc.*
4.14 Certificate of Trust of Omnicom Capital Trust I.
4.15 Trust Agreement of Omnicom Capital Trust I.
4.16 Certificate of Trust of Omnicom Capital Trust II.
4.17 Trust Agreement of Omnicom Capital Trust II.
4.18 Certificate of Trust of Omnicom Capital Trust III.
4.19 Trust Agreement of Omnicom Capital Trust III.
4.20 Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement.*
4.21 Form of Trust Preferred Security (included in Exhibit
4.20).*
4.22 Form of Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities.*
5.1 Opinion of Counsel as to the legality of the securities
registered hereunder.*
5.2 Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Delaware
Counsel, as to the validity of the trust preferred
securities.*
12 Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to
Fixed Charges.
23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.2 Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).*
23.3 Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (included in
Exhibit 5.2)*
24.1 Power of Attorney (included on Signature Page).
25 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1.**
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* To be filed by amendment or by a report on Form 8-K pursuant to Item 601 of
Regulations S-K under the Securities Act of 1933.
** To be filed separately pursuant to Trust Indenture Act Section 305(b)(2).
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Item 17. Undertakings.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) 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; and
(iii) 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)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such 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) To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
The undersigned Registrant further undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement 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.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the
Registrant pursuant to the provisions described under Item 15 above, or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the 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 Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the
purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection
(a) of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and
regulations prescribed by the Commission under section 305(b)(2) of the Trust
Indenture Act.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 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 October 4, 2000.
Omnicom Group Inc.
By: /s/ JOHN WREN
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John Wren
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated. Each person whose signature appears below
does hereby constitute and appoint John Wren and Barry J. Wagner, and each of
them, with full powers of substitution, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute
any and all instruments which said attorneys-in-fact and agents may deem
necessary or advisable to enable the Registrant to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
registration under said Act of securities registered pursuant hereto, including
specifically, but without limitation thereof, power and authority to sign his or
her name, in any and all capacities set forth beneath his or her name, to any
amendment to this Registration Statement in respect of said securities and to
any documents filed as part of or in connection with this Registration Statement
or amendments thereto; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
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Signature Title Date
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<S> <C> <C>
/s/ JOHN WREN President, Chief Executive October 4, 2000
-------------------------------------------- Officer and Director
John Wren (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ RANDALL WEISENBURGER Executive Vice President and October 4, 2000
-------------------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer
Randall Weisenburger (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ PHILIP J. ANGELASTRO Controller (Principal October 4, 2000
-------------------------------------------- Accounting Officer)
Philip J. Angelastro
/s/ RICHARD I. BEATTIE Director October 4, 2000
--------------------------------------------
Richard I. Beattie
/s/ BERNARD BROCHAND Director October 4, 2000
--------------------------------------------
Bernard Brochand
/s/ ROBERT J. CALLANDER Director October 4, 2000
--------------------------------------------
Robert J. Callander
/s/ JAMES A. CANNON Director October 4, 2000
--------------------------------------------
James A. Cannon
/s/ LEONARD S. COLEMAN, JR. Director October 4, 2000
--------------------------------------------
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.
/s/ BRUCE CRAWFORD Director October 4, 2000
--------------------------------------------
Bruce Crawford
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
Signature Title Date
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<S> <C> <C>
/s/ SUSAN S. DENISON Director October 4, 2000
--------------------------------------------
Susan S. Denison
/s/ PETER FOY Director October 4, 2000
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Peter Foy
/s/ MICHAEL GREENLEES Director October 4, 2000
--------------------------------------------
Michael Greenlees
/s/ THOMAS L. HARRISON Director October 4, 2000
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Thomas L. Harrison
Director
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John R. Murphy
/s/ JOHN R. PURCELL Director October 4, 2000
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John R. Purcell
/s/ KEITH L. REINHARD Director October 4, 2000
--------------------------------------------
Keith L. Reinhard
Director
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Linda Johnson Rice
/s/ ALLEN ROSENSHINE Director October 4, 2000
--------------------------------------------
Allen Rosenshine
/s/ GARY L. ROUBOS Director October 4, 2000
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Gary L. Roubos
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
Omnicom Capital Trust I certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 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 October 4,
2000.
OMNICOM CAPITAL TRUST I
By Omnicom Group Inc., as Depositor
By: /s/ Robert A. Profusek
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Robert A. Profusek
Executive Vice President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
Omnicom Capital Trust II certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 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
October 4, 2000.
OMNICOM CAPITAL TRUST II
By Omnicom Group Inc., as Depositor
By: /s/ Robert A. Profusek
-------------------------------
Robert A. Profusek
Executive Vice President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
Omnicom Capital Trust III certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 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
October 4, 2000.
OMNICOM CAPITAL TRUST III
By Omnicom Group Inc., as Depositor
By: /s/ Robert A. Profusek
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Robert A. Profusek
Executive Vice President
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibit
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1.1 Form of Underwriting Agreement (for Debt Securities and
Warrants).*
1.2 Form of Underwriting Agreement (for Common Stock and
Preferred Stock).*
1.3 Form of Underwriting Agreement (for Trust Preferred
Securities).*
4.1(a) Certificate of Incorporation (as amended on December 4, 1997
and as restated for filing purposes) (incorporated by
reference to Omnicom Group Inc.'s Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (No. 333-46303)).
4.1(b) Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation
(incorporated by reference to Omnicom Group Inc.'s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000).
4.2 Bylaws (incorporated by reference in Omnicom Group Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1987).
4.3 Form of Certificate of Designation with Respect to Preferred
Stock.*
4.4 Form of Senior Debt Indenture (incorporated by reference to
Omnicom Group Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.
333-46303).
4.5 Form of Senior Debt Security (included in Exhibit 4.4).
4.6 Form of Subordinated Debt Indenture (incorporated by
reference to Omnicom Group Inc.'s Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (No. 333-46303).
4.7 Form of Subordinated Debt Security (included in Exhibit
4.6).
4.8 Form of Junior Subordinated Debt Indenture.*
4.9 Form of Junior Subordinated Debt Security (included in
Exhibit 4.8).*
4.10 Form of Depositary Agreement.*
4.11 Form of Stock Warrant Agreement, together with Form of
Warrant.*
4.12 Form of Debt Warrant Agreement, together with Form of
Warrant.*
4.13 Form of Guarantee Agreement of Omnicom Group Inc.*
4.14 Certificate of Trust of Omnicom Capital Trust I.
4.15 Trust Agreement of Omnicom Capital Trust I.
4.16 Certificate of Trust of Omnicom Capital Trust II.
4.17 Trust Agreement of Omnicom Capital Trust II.
4.18 Certificate of Trust of Omnicom Capital Trust III.
4.19 Trust Agreement of Omnicom Capital Trust III.
4.20 Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement.*
4.21 Form of Trust Preferred Security (included in Exhibit
4.20).*
4.22 Form of Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities.*
5.1 Opinion of Counsel as to the legality of the securities
registered hereunder.*
5.2 Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Delaware
counsel, as to the validity of the trust preferred
securities.*
12 Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to
Fixed Charges.
23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.2 Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).*
23.3 Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (included in
Exhibit 5.2)*
24.1 Power of Attorney (included on Signature Page).
25 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1.**
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* To be filed by amendment or by a report on Form 8-K pursuant to Item 601 of
Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933.
** To be filed separately pursuant to Trust Indenture Act Section 305(b)(2).
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