REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
ON SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
Our audits of the Supplemental Consolidated Financial Statements referred to in
our report dated February 22, 2000 except for Note 15 which is as of July 13,
2000 and Note 16 which is as of December 22, 2000, which appears in this Current
Report on Form 8-K also included an audit of the Supplemental Consolidated
Financial Statement Schedule listed in Item 7 of this Form 8-K. In our opinion,
this Supplemental Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule presents fairly, in
all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in
conjunction with the related Supplemental Consolidated Financial Statements.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 22, 2000 except for Note 15 which is as of July 13, 2000 and Note 16
which is as of December 22, 2000
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the
"Company"), of our report dated February 22, 2000, except for Note 15, which is
as of July 13, 2000 and Note 16 which is as of December 22, 2000 which appears
in this Current Report on Form 8-K; Registration Statements on Form S-8 No.
2-79071; No. 2-43811; No. 2-56269; No. 2-61346; No. 2-64338; No. 2-67560; No.
2-72093; No. 2-88165; No. 2-90878; No. 2-97440; and No. 33-28143, relating to
the Stock Option Plan (1971), the Stock Option Plan (1981), the Stock Option
Plan (1988) and the Achievement Stock Award Plan of the Company; Registration
Statements on Form 8-S No. 2-53544; No. 2-91564; No. 2-98324; No. 33-22008; No.
33-64062; and No. 33-61371, relating to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1975),
the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1985) and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of
the Company (1995); Registration Statements on Form S-8 No. 33-20291 and No.
33-2830 relating to the Management Incentive Compensation Plan of the Company;
Registration Statements on Form S-8 No. 33-5352; No. 33-21605; No. 333-4747; and
No. 333-23603 relating to the 1986 Stock Incentive Plan, the 1986 United Kingdom
Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan of the Company; Registration
Statements No. 33-10087 and No. 33-25555 relating to the Long-Term Performance
Incentive Plan of the Company; Registration Statement on Form 8-S No. 333-28029
relating to The Interpublic Outside Directors' Stock Incentive Plan of the
Company; and Registration Statement No. 33-42675 relating to the 1997
Performance Incentive Plan of the Company. We also consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report on the Supplemental Consolidated Financial Statement
Schedule, which appears in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
January 5, 2001
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 of The Interpublic Group of
Companies, Inc. (the "Company"), of our reports dated February 25, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of NFO Worldwide, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1999, which appears in this Current Report
on Form 8-K: Registration Statements No. 2-79071; No. 2-43811; No. 2-56269; No.
2-61346; No. 2-64338; No. 2-67560; No. 2-72093; No. 2-88165; No. 2-90878; No.
2-97440 and No. 33-28143, relating variously to the Stock Option Plan (1971),
the Stock Option Plan (1981), the Stock Option Plan (1988) and the Achievement
Stock Award Plan of the Company; Registration Statements No. 2-53544; No.
2-91564; No. 2-98324; No. 33-22008; No. 33-64062 and No. 33-61371, relating
variously to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1975), the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (1985) and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of the Company (1995);
Registration Statements No. 33-20291 and No. 33-2830 relating to the Management
Incentive Compensation Plan of the Company; Registration Statements No. 33-5352;
No. 33-21605; No. 333-4747 and No. 333-23603 relating to the 1986 Stock
Incentive Plan, the 1986 United Kingdom Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Stock
Incentive Plan, of the Company; Registration Statements No. 33-10087 and No.
33-25555 relating to the Long-Term Performance Incentive Plan of the Company;
Registration Statement No. 333-28029 relating to The Interpublic Outside
Directors' Stock Incentive Plan of the Company; and Registration Statement No.
33-42675 relating to the 1997 Performance Incentive Plan of the Company. It
should be noted that we have not audited any financial statements of NFO
Worldwide, Inc. subsequent to December 31, 1999 or performed any audit
procedures subsequent to the date of our report.
Arthur Andersen LLP
New York, New York
January 5, 2001
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration
Statements on Form S-8 of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. ("IPG" or the
"Company"), of our report dated February 23, 1998, included in this Current
Report on Form 8-K, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the
MBL Group PLC for the year ended December 31, 1997, which statements are
included in the supplemental consolidated financial statements of IPG,:
Registration Statements No. 2-79071; No. 2-43811; No. 2-56269; No. 2-61346; No.
2-64338; No. 2-67560; No. 2-72093; No. 2-88165; No. 2-90878; No. 2-97440 and No.
33-28143, relating variously to the Stock Option Plan (1971), the Stock Option
Plan (1981), the Stock Option Plan (1988) and the Achievement Stock Award Plan,
of the Company; Registration Statements No. 2-53544; No. 2-91564; No. 2-98324;
No. 33-22008; No. 33-64062 and No. 33-61371, relating variously to the Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (1975), the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1985) and the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of the Company (1995); Registration Statements No.
33-20291 and No. 33-2830 relating to the Management Incentive Compensation Plan,
of the Company; Registration Statements No. 33-5352; No. 33-21605; No. 333-4747
and No. 333-23603 relating to the 1986 Stock Incentive Plan, the 1986 United
Kingdom Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, of the Company;
Registration Statements No. 33-10087 and No. 33-25555 relating to the Long-Term
Performance Incentive Plan, of the Company; Registration Statement No. 333-28029
relating to The Interpublic Outside Directors' Stock Incentive Plan, of the
Company; and Registration Statement No. 33-42675 relating to the 1997
Performance Incentive Plan, of the Company.
Soteriou Banerji
London, England
January 5, 2001
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration
Statements on Form S-8 of the Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. ("IPG" or the
"Company") of our report dated February 3, 1999, which appears in this Current
Report on Form 8-K with respect to the consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows of International Public Relations
plc and subsidiaries for the fourteen-month period ended December 31, 1997 (not
separately presented) which statements are included in the consolidated
financial statements of IPG in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999; Registration Statements No. 2-79071, 2-43811, 2-56269,
2-61346, 2-64338, 2-67560, 2-72093, 2-88165, 2-90878, 2-97440 and 33-28143
relating variously to the Stock Option Plan (1971), the Stock Option Plan
(1981), the Stock Option Plan (1988) and the Achievement Stock Award Plan of The
Company, Registration Statements No. 2-53544, 2-91564, 2-98324, 33-22008,
33-64062, and 33-61371 relating variously to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(1975), the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1985) and the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (1995) of The Company, Registration Statements No. 33-20291 and 33-2830
relating to the Management Incentive Compensation Plan of The Company,
Registration Statements No. 33-5352, 33-21605, 333-4747 and 333-23603 relating
to the 1986 Stock Incentive Plan, the 1986 United Kingdom Stock Option Plan and
the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, of The Company, Registration Statements No.
33-10087 and No. 33-25555 relating to the Long-Term Performance Incentive Plan
of The Company, Inc., Registration Statement No. 333-28029 relating to The
Interpublic Outside Directors' Stock Incentive Plan of The Company, and
Registration Statement No. 33-42675 relating to the 1997 Performance Incentive
Plan of The Company.
Ernst & Young
London, England
January 5, 2001
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration
Statements on Form S-8 of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. ("IPG" or the
"Company"), of our report dated March 13, 1998, with respect to the consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows of Hill,
Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc. for the twelve-month period ended December
31, 1997 (not presented separately herein), included in this Current Report of
the Company on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:
Registration Statements No. 2-79071; No. 2-43811; No. 2-56269; No. 2-61346; No.
2-64338; No. 2-67560; No. 2-72093; No. 2-88165; No. 2-90878; No. 2-97440 and No.
33-28143, relating variously to the Stock Option Plan (1971), the Stock Option
Plan (1981), the Stock Option Plan (1988) and the Achievement Stock Award Plan
of the Company; Registration Statements No. 2-53544; No. 2-91564; No. 2-98324;
No. 33-22008; No. 33-64062 and No. 33-61371, relating variously to the Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (1975), the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1985) and the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1995) of the Company; Registration Statements No.
33-20291 and No. 33-2830 relating to the Management Incentive Compensation Plan
of the Company; Registration Statements No. 33-5352; No. 33-21605; No. 333-4747
and No. 333-23603 relating to the 1986 Stock Incentive Plan, the 1986 United
Kingdom Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan of the Company;
Registration Statements No. 33-10087 and No. 33-25555 relating to the Long-Term
Performance Incentive Plan of the Company; Registration Statement No. 333-28029
relating to The Interpublic Outside Directors' Stock Incentive Plan of the
Company; and Registration Statement No. 33-42675 relating to the 1997
Performance Incentive Plan of the Company.
Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 5, 2001
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Consent of Independent Public Accountants
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Form S-8 of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the "Company"), of our
report dated November 28, 2000, which appears in this Current Report on Form
8-K; Registration Statements No. 2-79071; No. 2-43811; No. 2-56269; No. 2-61346;
No. 2-64338; No. 2-67560; No. 2-72093; No. 2-88165; No. 2-90878; No. 2-97440;
and No. 33-28143, relating variously to the Stock Option Plan (1971), the Stock
Option Plan (1981), the Stock Option Plan (1988) and the Achievement Stock Award
Plan of the Company; Registration Statements No. 2-53544; No. 2-91564; No.
2-98324; No. 33-22008; No. 33-64062; and No. 33-61371, relating variously to the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1975), the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1985) and
the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of the Company (1995); Registration Statements
No. 33-20291 and No. 33-2830 relating to the Management Incentive Compensation
Plan of the Company; Registration Statements No. 33-5352; No. 33-21605; No.
333-4747; and No. 333-23603 relating to the 1986 Stock Incentive Plan, the 1986
United Kingdom Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan of the
Company; Registration Statements No. 33-10087 and No. 33-25555 relating to the
Long-Term Performance Incentive Plan of the Company; Registration Statement No.
333-28029 relating to The Interpublic Outside Directors' Stock Incentive Plan of
the Company; Registration Statement No. 33-42675 relating to the 1997
Performance Incentive Plan of the Company.
J.H. Cohn LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
January 5, 2001
