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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 17, 1997
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True North Communications Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-5029 36-1088161
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(Commission File Number (I.R.S. Employer Identification)
101 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2897
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(312) 425-6500
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On November 17, 1997 the Registrant issued a release in the form
attached to this Report as an Exhibit.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press release dated November 17, 1997
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TRUE NORTH COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Date: November 17, 1997 By: /s/ John J. Rezich
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John J. Rezich
Vice President, Controller
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Exhibit 99.1
[LETTERHEAD OF TRUE NORTH]
Date: November 17, 1997
Contact: Sue Geanuleas: 312/425-6570
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TRUE NORTH FILES FOR INJUNCTION
Chicago, IL--True North Communications Inc. (TNO) disclosed that it filed, in
Delaware Chancery Court, a request for a preliminary injunction against Publicis
Communication to provide customary historical financial documentation it is
contractually obligated to give to True North under the terms of the settlement
agreement, dated May 19, 1997, that dissolved the alliance between True North
and Publicis.
This financial documentation will be part of the historical information supplied
to the SEC in regard to True North's intended acquisition of Bozell, Jacobs,
Kenyon & Eckhardt. In the May 19, 1997 settlement agreement Publicis and True
North contractually committed to cooperate with each other in such transactions.
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