Consent of Independent Accountants
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the
"Company"), of our report dated February 26, 2001, except for Note 15 which is
as of March 19, 2001, which appears in the 2000 Annual Report to Stockholders
which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K: Registration
Statements on Form S-8 No. 2-79071; No. 2-43811; No. 2-56269; No. 2-61346; No.
2-64338; No. 2-67560; No. 2-72093; No. 2-88165; No. 2-90878; No. 2-97440; and
No. 33-28143, relating to the Stock Option Plan (1971), the Stock Option Plan
(1981), the Stock Option Plan (1988) and the Achievement Stock Award Plan of the
Company; Registration Statements on Form S-8 No. 2-53544; No. 2-91564; No.
2-98324; No. 33-22008; No. 33-64062; and No. 33-61371, relating to the Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (1975), the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1985) and the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of the Company (1995); Registration Statements on
Form S-8 No. 33-20291 and No. 33-2830 relating to the Management Incentive
Compensation Plan of the Company; Registration Statements on Form S-8 No.
33-5352; No. 33-21605; No. 333-4747; and No. 333-23603 relating to the 1986
Stock Incentive Plan, the 1986 United Kingdom Stock Option Plan and the 1996
Stock Incentive Plan of the Company; Registration Statements on Form S-8 No.
33-10087 and No. 33-25555 relating to the Long-Term Performance Incentive Plan
of the Company; Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-28029 relating to The
Interpublic Outside Directors' Stock Incentive Plan of the Company; Registration
Statement on Form S-8 No. 33-42675 relating to the 1997 Performance Incentive
Plan of the Company; and Registration Statement on Form S-3 No. 333-53592
related to the public offering of shares of the Company. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated February 26, 2001 relating to the
financial statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
March 27, 2001
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 of The Interpublic Group of
Companies, Inc. (the "Company"), of our reports dated February 25, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of NFO Worldwide, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999, and for each of the years in the two-year
period ended December 31, 1999, which appears in the Company's 2000 Annual
Report on Form 10-K: Registration Statements No. 2-79071; No. 2-43811; No.
2-56269; No. 2-61346; No. 2-64338; No. 2-67560; No. 2-72093; No. 2-88165; No.
2-90878; No. 2-97440 and No. 33-28143, relating variously to the Stock Option
Plan (1971), the Stock Option Plan (1981), the Stock Option Plan (1988) and the
Achievement Stock Award Plan of the Company; Registration Statements No.
2-53544; No. 2-91564; No. 2-98324; No. 33-22008; No. 33-64062 and No. 33-61371,
relating variously to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1975), the Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (1985) and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of the Company
(1995); Registration Statements No. 33-20291 and No. 33-2830 relating to the
Management Incentive Compensation Plan of the Company; Registration Statements
No. 33-5352; No. 33-21605; No. 333-4747 and No. 333-23603 relating to the 1986
Stock Incentive Plan, the 1986 United Kingdom Stock Option Plan and the 1996
Stock Incentive Plan, of the Company; Registration Statements No. 33-10087 and
No. 33-25555 relating to the Long-Term Performance Incentive Plan of the
Company; Registration Statement No. 333-28029 relating to The Interpublic
Outside Directors' Stock Incentive Plan of the Company; Registration Statement
No. 33-42675 relating to the 1997 Performance Incentive Plan of the Company; and
Registration Statement on Form S-3 No. 333-53592 relating to the public offering
of shares. It should be noted that we have not audited any financial statements
of NFO Worldwide, Inc. subsequent to December 31, 1999 or performed any audit
procedures subsequent to the date of our report.
Arthur Andersen LLP
New York, New York
March 27, 2001
Consent of Independent Public Accountants
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Form S-8 of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the "Company"), of our
report dated February 13, 2001, included in the Company's 2000 Annual Report as
Form 10-K; Registration Statements No. 2-79071; No. 2-43811; No. 2-56269; No.
2-61346; No. 2-64338; No. 2-67560; No. 2-72093; No. 2-88165; No. 2-90878; No.
2-97440; and No. 33-28143, relating variously to the Stock Option Plan (1971),
the Stock Option Plan (1981), the Stock Option Plan (1988) and the Achievement
Stock Award Plan of the Company; Registration Statements No. 2-53544; No.
2-91564; No. 2-98324; No. 33-22008; No. 33-64062; and No. 33-61371, relating
variously to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1975), the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (1985) and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of the Company (1995);
Registration Statements No. 33-20291 and No. 33-2830 relating to the Management
Incentive Compensation Plan of the Company; Registration Statements No. 33-5352;
No. 33-21605; No. 333-4747; and No. 333-23603 relating to the 1986 Stock
Incentive Plan, the 1986 United Kingdom Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Stock
Incentive Plan of the Company; Registration Statements No. 33-10087 and No.
33-25555 relating to the Long-Term Performance Incentive Plan of the Company;
Registration Statement No. 333-28029 relating to The Interpublic Outside
Directors' Stock Incentive Plan of the Company; Registration Statement No.
33-42675 relating to the 1997 Performance Incentive Plan of the Company; and
Registration Statement on Form S-3 No. 333-53592 relating to the public offering
of shares.
J.H. Cohn LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
March 27, 2001