SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
January 15, 2004
PUBLICIS GROUPE S.A.
133, avenue des Champs-Elysees
75008 Paris
France
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes ___ No X
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
Content: Press Release
EXHIBIT LIST
Exhibit Description
99.1 Press Release
The attached document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. The use of the words "aim(s)," "expect(s)," "feel(s)," "will," "may,"
"believe(s),""anticipate(s)" and similar expressions in the attached document
are intended to identify those statements as forward looking. Forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected. You should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of
the attached document. Other than in connection with applicable securities laws,
the Company undertakes no obligation to publish revised forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the attached
document or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. The Company urges
you to review and consider the various disclosures it made concerning the
factors that may affect its business carefully, including the disclosures made
under the heading "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" in documents
the Company has filed with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission.
The information and documents furnished in this report shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act or
otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
PUBLICIS GROUPE S.A.
By: /s/ Jean-Michel Etienne
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Jean-Michel Etienne
Chief Financial Officer
Date: January 15, 2004