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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 21, 2002
OMNICOM GROUP INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
New York
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-10551 13-1514814
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
437 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 415-3600
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5. Other Events.
Changes in Omnicom's Board of Directors are:
o On May 22, 2002, Robert J. Callander, an outside director (age
72; Board member since 1992), resigned from the Board of
Directors.
o On May 21, 2002, Keith L. Reinhard (age 67; Board member since
1986) and Allen Rosenshine (age 63; Board member since 1986),
employee directors, resigned from the Board of Directors.
o On May 21, 2002, five additional employee directors--Bernard
Brochand (age 63; Board member since 1993); James A. Cannon
(age 63; Board member since 1986); Jean-Marie Dru (age 55;
Board member since 2001); Michael Greenlees (age 55; Board
member since 2000) and Thomas L. Harrison (age 54; Board
member since 1999)--left the Board as a result of not standing
for re-election.
Giving effect to the above changes and the election of directors at
Omnicom's 2002 annual meeting, Omnicom's Board of Directors consists of ten
members--the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and eight
outside directors. They are:
Board
Name Age Member Since
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John R. Purcell 70 1986
Gary L. Roubos 63 1986
Bruce Crawford (Chairman) 73 1989
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. 53 1993
John Wren (CEO) 49 1993
John R. Murphy 68 1996
Susan S. Denison 56 1997
Peter Foy 61 1999
Linda Johnson Rice 44 2000
Robert Charles Clark 58 2002
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
OMNICOM GROUP INC.
By: /s/ Philip J. Angelastro
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Philip J. Angelastro
Senior Vice President,
Finance and Controller
Date: June 5, 2002
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