Prospectus Supplement filed under Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-84573
Prospectus Supplement
Dated September 2, 1999
The Prospectus dated August 13, 1999 relating to the offer for resale of up
to $361,000,000 aggregate principal amount of The Interpublic Group of
Companies, Inc.'s 1.87% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2006, and such shares
of common stock as may be issued upon conversion of the notes, is hereby
supplemented to include the following information in the "Selling
Securityholders" table in the Prospectus Supplement dated August 13, 1999:
Principal Amount
Selling Securityholders of Registered Notes
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ABN-AMRO Incorporated ................................ $1,000,000
GLG Global Convertible UCITS Fund .................... 300,000
Salomon Brothers Asset Management(1).................. 19,350,000
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Total of Above ....................................... $20,650,000
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(1) Salomon Smith Barney Inc., an affiliate of Salomon Brothers Asset
Management, was an initial purchaser of the 1.87% Convertible Subordinated
Notes due 2006, when the notes were originally sold in a private placement.