UNITED STATES 

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 

    

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    FORM 8-K

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    CURRENT REPORT 

    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 


 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 5, 2005      

  
    The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. 
        

  
  
    

    
  
  
    (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  




  
     Delaware  
    
      
1-6686  
     13-1024020  
  
  
    
      

    
    
      

    
    
      

    
  
  
     (State or Other Jurisdiction  
     (Commission File  
     (IRS Employer  
  
  
     of Incorporation)  
    
      
Number)  
     Identification No.)  
  
  
      
  
  
    
      
1114 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York  
     10036  
  
  
    
      

    
    
      

    
  
  
    
      
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  
     (Zip Code)  
  



 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-704-1200



  
    

  
  
    
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) 
  


 
      Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 2.02           Results of Operations and Financial Condition.  

 On April 5, 2005, The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) held a conference call to announce certain unaudited preliminary financial information for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and to provide an update on the status of the Company’s financial reporting process. A copy of the conference call transcript is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. 
Item 9.01           Financial Statements and Exhibits.  
(c) Exhibits  

  
 
    Exhibit 99.1:        Copy of conference call transcript of April 5, 2005.
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.

  
    
Date: April 5, 2005
    
By:     /s/ Nicholas J. Camera              
  

  Nicholas J. Camera
  Senior Vice President, General Counsel
  and Secretary