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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
CKS Group, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
12561L109
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(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP No. 12561L109 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
13-1024020
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 1,988,315
SHARES ----------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
N/A
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 1,988,315
PERSON ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
N/A
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,988,315
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* |_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
13.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
CKS Group, Inc. ("CKS")
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
10441 Bandley Drive
Cupertino, California 95014
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
("Interpublic")
Item 2(b). Address or Principal Office or, if none, Residence:
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Item 2(c). Citizenship or Place of Organization:
USA
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
12561L109
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules
13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing
is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15
of the Act;
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19)
of the Act;
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8
of the Investment Company Act;
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203
of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
subject to the provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
Endowment Fund; see ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned as of October 31, 1997:
1,988,315
(b) Percent of Class: 13.5%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
1,988,315
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
N/A
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 1,988,315
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: N/A
As of June 30, 1996, Interpublic held directly
2,471,515 shares of Common Stock of CKS ("Common
Stock"), representing 19.4% of the 12,714,437 shares
of Common Stock reported to have been outstanding as
of May 31, 1996 in CKS's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended May 31, 1996.
As of October 31, 1997, Interpublic held directly
1,988,315 shares of Common Stock, representing 13.5%
of the 14,741,999 shares of Common Stock reported to
have been outstanding as of August 31, 1997 in CKS's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
August 31, 1997.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact
that as of the date hereof the reporting person has
ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the
following [ ].
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person.
Not Applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the
Parent Holding Company.
Not Applicable.
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of
the Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired
for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purpose or effect.
Signature.
After reasonable 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: November 13, 1997
THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.
By /s/ Nicholas J. Camera
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Name: Nicholas J. Camera
Title: Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
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