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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Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp... $ 20,000
Franklin Asset Allocation Fund................. 1,000,000
Julius Baer Securities......................... 800,000
The Travelers Indemnity Company................ 2,917,000
The Travelers Insurance Company................ 1,875,000
The Travelers Insurance Company Separate
Account TLAC................................. 208,000
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Total of Above................................. $6,820,000
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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 Goldman, Sachs & Co. is decreased from
$1,019,000 to $269,000.
This Prospectus Supplement is dated October 9, 1998.