EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated March 8, 2004, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Valassis Communications, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2003 in the following Registration Statements of Valassis Communications, Inc.:
Form | Registration No. | Description | ||
Form S-8 | 33-59670 | 1992 Long-Term Incentive Plan | ||
| 1992 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Compensation Plan | ||||
Form S-8 | 333-00022 | 1992 Long-Term Incentive Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-00024 | Employees’ 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan | ||
| Employee Stock Purchase Plan | ||||
| Employee and Director Restricted Stock Award Plan | ||||
| Executive Restricted Stock Award Plan | ||||
Form S-8 | 333-52919 | 1992 Long-Term Incentive Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-50466 | Broad-Based Incentive Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-74263 | Amended and Restated 1992 Long-Term Incentive Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-87162 | Amended and Restated 1992 Long-Term Incentive Plan and Broad-Based Incentive Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-104072 | 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan | ||
Form S-3 | 333-65824 | Zero Coupon Senior Convertible Notes due 2021 | ||
Form S-3 | 333-107787 | Senior Convertible Notes due 2033 |
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Detroit, Michigan
March 8, 2004