UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO
SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
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(Name of Subject Company (issuer))
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
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(Name of Filing Person (issuer))
Zero-Coupon Convertible Senior Notes due 2021
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(Title of Class of Securities)
460690AP5
460690AQ3
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(CUSIP Numbers of Classes of Securities)
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Nicholas J. Camera, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
(212) 399-8000
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(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized
to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
Copies to:
David Lopez
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
(212) 225-2000
Calculation of Filing Fee
Transaction valuation* Amount of filing fee
$582,539,756.96 $116,507.95
*For the purpose of calculating amount of filing fee only. The amount
assumes that all outstanding Notes are purchased at a price of 82.9876% of their
principal amount at maturity.
|X| Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid: $116,507.95
Form or Registration No.: 005-04764
Filing Party: The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
Date Filed: March 10, 2003
|_| Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:
|_| third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
|X| issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
|_| going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
|_| amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting
the results of the tender offer: |X|
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Interpublic"), hereby amends the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the
"Schedule TO"), originally filed on March 10, 2003 and amended by Amendment 1,
dated March 10, 2003, Amendment 2, dated March 19, 2003, Amendment 3, dated
March 25, 2003, Amendment 4, dated March 31, 2003 and Amendment 5, dated April
3, 2003, with respect to the offer to purchase for cash any and all of its
outstanding Zero-Coupon Convertible Senior Notes due 2021 (the "Notes") at a
purchase price of 82.9876% of their principal amount at maturity. Interpublic's
offer for the Notes is being made on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated March 10, 2003, and the related Letter of
Transmittal. Copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal are
included as Exhibits (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii), respectively, to this Schedule
TO. The offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Friday, April 4,
2003. The Schedule TO, as amended, is intended to satisfy the reporting
requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
Item 4. Terms of the Transaction.
Item 4 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding
the following language:
The offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Friday, April 4,
2003. Based on information provided by the Depositary, $700,458,000 in aggregate
principal amount at maturity of the Notes (or 99.79% of the outstanding Notes)
were validly tendered and not withdrawn in the offer. On Monday, April 7, 2003,
Interpublic issued a press release announcing the final results of the offer. A
copy of this release is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(iii) to the Schedule TO and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Exhbits.
Item 12 is hereby amended and supplemented to add Exhibit (a)(5)(iii), as
follows:
(a)(5)(iii) Press Release issued by Interpublic on April 7, 2003.
SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: April 10, 2003
THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP
OF COMPANIES, INC.
By: /s/ Nicholas J. Camera
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Name: Nicholas J. Camera
Title: Senior Vice President,
General Counsel & Secretary
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
(a)(1)(i)* Offer to Purchase, dated March 10, 2003
(a)(1)(ii)* Form of Letter of Transmittal.
(a)(1)(iii)* Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks,
Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(iv)* Form of Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers,
Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(v)* Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
(a)(2)-(a)(4) None.
(a)(5)(i)* Press Release issued by Interpublic dated March 10,
2003.
(a)(5)(ii)* Press Release issued by Interpublic dated March 17,
2003 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1
to our Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 18,
2003).
(a)(5)(iii) Press Release issued by Interpublic dated April 7, 2003
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to
our Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 9, 2003).
(b)(i)* Indenture, dated as of October 20, 2000, between
Interpublic and The Bank of New York, as trustee
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to
our Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 24,
2000).
(b)(ii)* Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 13, 2003
between The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. and
The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on
Form 8-K, dated March 18, 2003).
(d)(i)* Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated February
28, 2003, among Interpublic, UBS AG and UBS Warburg,
LLC (incorporated herein by reference to our Current
Report on Form 8-K, dated March 7, 2003).
(d)(ii)* Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 13,
2003 between The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
and Salomon Smith Barney Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities
Inc. and UBS Warburg LLC, as representatives of the
initial purchasers named therein (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Current Report on
Form 8-K, dated March 18, 2003)
(g) None.
(h) None.
*Previously Filed