SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Cyprus Nick (Last) (First) (Middle) 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 18TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/24/2004	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC. [ IPG ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) SrVP, Controller,ChiefAcctgOff	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

No securities are beneficially owned.

	/s/ Nick Cyprus	05/26/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v).
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, Nick Cyprus, Senior Vice President, Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer of The Interpublic Group of
Companies, Inc. authorize, designate and appoint
Nicholas J. Camera and/or Marjorie Hoey, or either of them,
or the substitute of either, as my true and lawful
attorney to act on my behalf in signing and filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock
Exchange reports on Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 pursuant to
the Securities Act of 1933, and I hereby confirm all that
either of the said attorneys or their substitutes shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

            This instrument may not be changed orally.

            I have signed this Power of Attorney on the
26th day of May, 2004.

/s/  Nick Cyprus