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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Lipner William E.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
2 Pickwick Plaza, Suite 400
(Street)
Greenwich CT 06830
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NFO Worldwide, Inc. ("NFO")
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement of Month/Year
4/2000
5. If Amendment, Date or Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
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X Officer (give title Other
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below)
Chairman, President and CEO
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7. Individual or Join/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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TABLE I-- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
1. Title of Security 2. Transaction 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) Date action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
Day/ ------------- ------------------------- End of (D) ficial
Year) (A) Month Indirect Owner-
Code V Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) ship
(D) and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 04/20/2000 J* 397,199 D ** 0 D
Common Stock 04/20/2000 J* 236,548 D ** 0 I ***
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securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1474 (3-99)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exer-
Security (Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities Ac- cisable and Ex-
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Dis- piration Date
Price of posed of (D)
Deriv- (Month/ (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) (Month/Day/
ative Day/ Year)
Security Year) ------------- ------------------------- ----------------------
Date Expira-
Code V (A) (D) Exer- tion
cisable Date
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Non-Qualified Options $10.5555 04/20/00 J* 135,000 vested 12/08/05
Non-Qualified Options $ 14.50 04/20/00 J* 135,000 vested 12/12/06
Non-Qualified Options $ 17.12 04/20/00 J* 125,000 vested 12/01/07
Non-Qualified Options $ 17.56 04/20/00 J* 125,000 vested+ 06/23/08
Non-Qualified Options $ 21.07 04/20/00 J* 100,000 vested++ 06/23/08
Non-Qualified Options $ 11.38 04/20/00 J* 225,000 vested+++ 01/04/09
Non-Qualified Options $ 21.50 04/20/00 J* 150,000 7/1/00++++ 01/04/10
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7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Na-
Underlying Securities Deriv of Deriv- ship ture
ative ative Form of In-
(Instr. 3 and 4) Secur- Secur- of De- direct
ity ities rivative Bene-
(Instr. Bene Secu- ficial
5) ficially rity: Own-
Owned Direct ership
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Amount or of Indi-
Title Number of Month rect (I)
Shares (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 135,000 ****
Common Stock 135,000 ****
Common Stock 125,000 ****
Common Stock 125,000 ****
Common Stock 100,000 ****
Common Stock 225,000 ****
Common Stock 150,000 **** 0
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Explanation of Responses:
* Disposition pursuant to the merger of NFO with a subsidiary of the
Interpublic Group of Companies.
** Pursuant to the merger of NFO with a subsidiary of The Interpublic Group of
Companies (NYSE:IPG) each NFO common share was exchanged for .5503 of a
share of IPG common stock.
*** 151,500 shares owned directly by Mr. Lipner's spouse; 85,048 are held in
custodial accounts and in trust for his 2 sons.
**** Options were disposed in connection with the merger, in exchange for a
number of options of IPG equal to the number of NFO options multiplied by
.5503. A proportionate adjustment to the exercise price was also made.
+ 83,334 are vested, 41,666 to vest on 1/1/01. All options vested upon
consummation of the merger.
++ 66,667 are vested, 33,333 to vest on 1/1/01. All options vested upon
consummation of the merger.
+++ 150,000 are vested, 75,000 to vest on 1/1/01. All options vested upon
consummatioin of the merger.
++++ 49,995 vest 7/1/00, 49,935 vest 12/31/00 and 50,000 vest 12/31/01. All
options vested upon consummation of the merger.
***** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ William E. Lipner May 9, 2000
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*****Signature of Reporting Person Date
William E. Lipner
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