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
FEBRUARY 8, 2005
PUBLICIS GROUPE S.A.
133, AVENUE DES CHAMPS-ELYSEE
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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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 document 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: February 8, 2005.