Interpublic Declares Common Stock Dividend and Announces New Share Repurchase Program
Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) has announced two significant shareholder-focused initiatives.
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Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) has announced two significant shareholder-focused initiatives. The Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share, payable on March 17, 2025, to shareholders of record as of March 3, 2025.
Additionally, the Board authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $155 million of IPG common stock. This program supplements the existing 2024 repurchase program and has no expiration date. The timing and volume of repurchases will be determined by market conditions and funding requirements.
Both the dividend and repurchase program align with the merger agreement IPG entered into with Omnicom Group Inc. on December 8, 2024. IPG reported total revenue of $10.7 billion in 2024.
Positive
- Declared quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share
- New $155 million share repurchase program authorized
- Strong revenue performance of $10.7 billion in 2024
- Flexible repurchase program with no expiration date
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News Market Reaction – IPG
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New York, NY, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) today announced that the company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend on IPG common stock of
Additionally, the company's Board of Directors authorized a new program to repurchase, from time to time, up to
The dividend and new repurchase program are consistent with the provisions relating to these matters contained in the Agreement and Plan of Merger the company entered into with Omnicom Group Inc. on December 8, 2024.
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About Interpublic
Interpublic (NYSE: IPG) (www.interpublic.com) is a values-based, data-fueled, and creatively-driven provider of marketing solutions. Home to some of the world’s best-known and most innovative communications specialists, IPG global brands include Acxiom, Craft, FCB, FutureBrand, Golin, Initiative, IPG Health, IPG Mediabrands, Jack Morton, KINESSO, MAGNA, McCann, Mediahub, Momentum, MRM, MullenLowe Global, Octagon, UM, Weber Shandwick and more. IPG is an S&P 500 company with total revenue of
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Contact Information
Tom Cunningham
(Press)
(212) 704-1326
Jerry Leshne
(Analysts, Investors)
(212) 704-1439
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