SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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*
ROTH MICHAEL ISOR

(Last) (First) (Middle)
THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.
909 THIRD

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC. [ IPG ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/27/2018
4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/27/2018 A 260,619(1) A $24.17 920,414(2) D
Common Stock 02/27/2018 F 181,115(3) D $24.17 739,299(2) D
Common Stock 02/28/2018 S 188,732(4) D $23.59(5) 550,567(2) D
Common Stock 02/28/2018 M 78,231(6) A $9.9125 628,798(2) D
Common Stock 02/28/2018 M 78,231(6) D $23.59(5) 550,567(2) D
Common Stock 02/28/2018 A 148,054(7) A $23.64 698,621(2) D
Common Stock 03/01/2018 M 421,769(6) A $9.9125 1,120,390(2) D
Common Stock 03/01/2018 M 421,769(6) D $22.94(8) 698,621(2) D
Common Stock 500,000(9) I Trust
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options $9.9125 02/28/2018 M 78,231 05/30/2008 05/30/2018 Common Stock 78,231 $9.9125 0 D
Stock Options $9.9125 03/01/2018 M 421,769 05/30/2008 05/30/2018 Common Stock 421,769 $9.9125 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Performance based shares awarded to Mr. Roth on Feb 27 2018 after achieving specific performance goals and vesting over the 2015-2018 period.
2. Includes restricted shares that are subject to forfeiture under certain circumstances.
3. This is not an open market sale, rather it represents a surrender of shares to the company to satisfy withholding tax obligations.
4. Open market sale.
5. Reflects average price of multiple sales on Feb 28 2018 ranging from $23.40-$23.84. Mr. Roth undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
6. Involves the exercise of a total of 500,000 options which were set to expire on May 30, 2018 and subsequent sale of underlying options.
7. Restricted shares that will vest on Feb 28 2021.
8. Reflects average price of multiple sales on March 1 2018 ranging from $22.72-$23.21. Mr. Roth undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
9. Shares are held in the Michael I Roth 2015 GRAT.
/s/Robert Dobson POA Michael Roth 03/01/2018
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