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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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PUBLICIS GROUPE S.A.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
PUBLICIS GROUPE S.A.
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
EQUITY WARRANTS
(Title of Class of Securities)
F76080146
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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JEAN-MICHEL ETIENNE
PUBLICIS GROUPE S.A.
133, AVENUE DES CHAMPS-ELYSEES
75008 PARIS, FRANCE
33 1 44 43 70 00
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive
notices and communications on behalf of the filing person)
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COPY TO:
ELLIOTT V. STEIN
WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ
51 WEST 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
(212) 403-1000
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CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction Valuation: Not Amount of Filing Fee: Not
Applicable Applicable
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|X|Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:
|_| third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
|X| issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
|X| going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
|_| amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer: |_|
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ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1)(A) Press Release issued in France, dated January 3, 2006 (English
translation).
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NO. DESCRIPTION
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(a)(1)(A) Press Release issued in France, dated January 3, 2006
(English translation).