AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
    BETWEEN THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.
                    AND TRUST COMPANY BANK


    AMENDMENT, No. 6 (this "Amendment"), dated as of August 3,
1995 between The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (The
"Borrower") and Trust Company Bank (the "Bank").

                   W I T N E S S E T H

    WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that certain Credit
Agreement dated as of March 14, 1991 between the Borrower and the
Bank, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 21,
1992, Amendment No. 2 dated as of March 15, 1993, Amendment No. 3
dated as of April 30, 1993, Amendment No. 4 dated as of October
5, 1993 and Amendment No. 5 dated as of August 15, 1994 between
the Borrower and the Bank (collectively, the "Agreement"), the
Bank extended a $25,000,000.00 loan (the "Loan") to the Borrower;

    WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Credit
Agreement be amended so that the minimum net worth covenant,
definition of Cash Flow and negative covenant regarding liens are
modified as set forth herein.

    WHEREAS, the Bank is willing to consent to such amendments,
subject to the terms and conditions here.

    NOW THEREFORE, for value received, the parties hereto agree
as follows:

    1.   The definition of "Cash Flow" set forth in Section 1.1
         of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its
         entirety as follows:
    
         "Cash Flow" means the sum of net income (plus any
         amount by which net income has been reduced by reason
         of the recognition of post-retirement and 
         post-employment benefit costs prior to the period in
         which such benefits are paid), depreciation expenses,
         amortization costs and changes in deferred taxes,
         PROVIDED that such sum shall not be adjusted for any
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         increase or decrease in deferred taxes resulting from
         Quest & Associates, Inc., a Subsidiary of the Borrower,
         investing in a portfolio of computer equipment leases
         (it being further understood that such increase or
         decrease in deferred taxes relating to such investment
         shall not exceed $25,000,000).

    2.   The "Minimum Consolidated Net Worth" requirement in
         Section 6.8 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read
         in its entirety as follows:

         "Consolidated Net Worth" will at no time be less than
         $550,000,000  plus 25% of the consolidated net income
         of the Borrower at the end of each fiscal quarter for
         each fiscal year commencing after the fiscal year
         ending December 31, 1994.

    3.   The "Negative Pledge" in Section 6.9 of the Agreement
         is hereby amended to add a new subsection (j) as
         follows:

         Any Lien(s) on any asset of Quest & Associates, Inc., a
         subsidiary of Borrower, created in connection with the
         August 1995 investment by Quest & Associates, Inc. in a
         portfolio of computer equipment leases.

         Additionally, the word "and" shall be deleted from the
         end of subsection (h) and the word "; and" shall be
         added at the end of subsection (i).

    4.   Except as specifically amended above, the Agreement
         shall remain in full force and effect.

    5.   This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in
         accordance with the law of the State of New York.

    6.   This Amendment may be signed in any number of
         counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with
         the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto
         were upon the same instrument.
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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by the
parties hereto and is intended to be and hereby delivered on the
date first above written.

                                  THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF
                                  COMPANIES, INC.


                                  By: ALAN M. FORSTER
                                      ALAN M. FORSTER
                                      Vice President & Treasurer

                                  TRUST COMPANY BANK


                                  By: ALLISON L. VELLA
                                      ALLISON L. VELLA
                                      Vice President