Omnicom Prices $500.0 Million Senior Notes Offering

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Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:17pm EDT

NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC),
together with its wholly owned direct finance subsidiaries, Omnicom Capital
Inc. and Omnicom Finance Inc., today announced the pricing of their public
offering of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes. The
notes will mature on July 15, 2019. The transaction is expected to close on
July 1, 2009. The issuers intend to use the net proceeds from the offering to
repay indebtedness outstanding under their $2.5 billion revolving credit
facility. Any net proceeds not used to repay such indebtedness will be used
for general corporate purposes, which could include working capital
expenditures, acquisitions, refinancing of other debt or other capital
transactions.

The notes will bear interest at a rate of 6.250 percent per annum, will be the
joint and several unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Omnicom Group
Inc., Omnicom Capital Inc. and Omnicom Finance Inc., and will rank equal in
right of payment to all of their respective existing and future unsecured
senior indebtedness.

The notes are being offered pursuant to an effective shelf registration
statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a
preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus describing the
terms of the offering have been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation
of an offer to buy any securities and shall not constitute an offer,
solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful. Any offers for the notes will be made exclusively by
means of a prospectus and prospectus supplement. The notes will not be listed
on any securities exchange. Copies of the prospectus supplement and prospectus
relating to the offer and sale of the notes may be obtained for free by
visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the
issuers, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will
arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc. collect at 1-212-834-4533, Barclays Capital Inc. toll-free at
1-888-603-5847, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll-free at 1-800-831-9146 or
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. toll-free at 1-800-503-4611.

Omnicom Group Inc. (http://www.omnicomgroup.com) is a leading global marketing
and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous
specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying,
direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty
communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.

SOURCE  Omnicom Group Inc.

Randall Weisenburger of Omnicom Group Inc., +1-212-415-3393
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