UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 13, 2018
OMNICOM GROUP INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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New York (State or other jurisdiction |
1-10551 (Commission |
13-1514814 (IRS Employer |
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437 Madison Avenue, New York, NY (Address of principal executive offices) |
10022 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 415-3600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
As previously reported by Omnicom Group Inc. (the “Company”), two of the Company’s subsidiaries received subpoenas in December 2016 from the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the “Division”) concerning its investigation of video production and post-production practices in the advertising industry.
The Company received confirmation from the Division that its investigation of the Company’s subsidiaries has been closed without any action taken against the Company, its subsidiaries or employees.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Omnicom Group Inc. | ||
| Date: November 13, 2018 | ||
| By: /s/ Michael J. O’Brien | ||
| Name: | Michael J. O’Brien | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |