Prospectus Supplement filed under Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-45569
Prospectus Supplement
The Prospectus dated February 4, 1998 relating to the offer
for resale of up to $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.'s 1.80% Convertible
Subordinated Notes due September 16, 2004 is hereby supplemented
to include the following information in the "Selling Security-
holders" table in the Prospectus Supplement dated February 25,
1998:
Principal Amount
of Registered
Selling Holders Notes
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Key Asset Management, Inc..................... $200,000
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Total of Above................................ $200,000
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The "Selling Securityholder" table in the Prospectus, as
supplemented, is amended so that the principal amount of
registered Notes held by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter is decreased
from $2,530,000 to $2,250,000.
This Prospectus Supplement is dated December 28, 1998.