Prospectus Supplement filed under Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-82368
Prospectus Supplement
Dated August 21, 2002
The Prospectus dated May 15, 2002 relating to the offer for resale of
up to $701,960,000 aggregate principal amount of The Interpublic Group of
Companies, Inc.'s Zero-Coupon Convertible Senior Notes Due 2021, 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 May 16, 2002:
Aggregate Principal
Amount at Maturity of
Selling Securityholders Notes That May be Sold
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Conseco Annuity Assurance: Multi-Bucket Annuity
Convertible Bond Fund........................... $1,800,000
Conseco Fund Group - Convertible Securities Fund........ $200,000
Pacific Life Insurance Company.......................... $1,000,000
Arbitex Master Fund, L.P................................ $7,000,000
Total of Above(1)............................... $10,000,000
(1) Although the additional holdings of the Selling Securityholders listed in
this prospectus supplement will cause the aggregate principal amount at
maturity of notes whose ownership is listed in the Prospectus dated May 15,
2002 and in related prospectus supplements filed thereafter to exceed
$701,960,000 (the aggregate principal amount at maturity of notes
outstanding), the aggregate principal amount at maturity of notes
outstanding has not been and will not be increased. We believe that the
excess described above was caused by the fact that certain Selling
Securityholders may have transferred the unregistered notes without
notifying us.