6-K

                       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

                                 November 13, 2003


                              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
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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.

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                                   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
                                    ------------------------

                                    Jean-Michel Etienne
                                    Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 13, 2003.

EX-99

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PRESS RELEASE
CONTACTS AT PUBLICIS GROUPE:
PIERRE BENAICH, INVESTOR RELATIONS                             +33 1 4443 6500
EVE MAGNANT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS                          +33 1 4443 7025


                     PUBLICIS GROUPE THIRD QUARTER REVENUES
                   GROWTH INCREASES WITH PICK-UP IN US, ASIA;
                           MARGIN OBJECTIVES CONFIRMED

HIGHLIGHTS AT THIRD QUARTER, 2003:

     O    ORGANIC GROWTH : +2%

     O    SIGNIFICANT  GROWTH IN NORTH AMERICA AND ASIA,  WITH SIGNS OF RECOVERY
          IN LATIN AMERICA

     O    NET NEW BUSINESS HITS $600 MILLION

MARGIN OBJECTIVES CONFIRMED

Paris, November 13, 2003--CONSOLIDATED  REVENUES OF PUBLICIS GROUPE REACHED 2.79
BILLION  EUROS AT SEPT 30, 2003,  COMPARED TO 1.77 BILLION EUROS DURING THE SAME
PERIOD LAST YEAR, AN INCREASE OF 58 PER CENT. THE STRONG  INCREASE IS DUE TO THE
CONSOLIDATION OF REVENUES OF BCOM3 ACQUIRED AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, 2002.

ORGANIC REVENUE GROWTH (AT CONSTANT  EXCHANGE RATES AND SCOPE OF  CONSOLIDATION)
GREW BY 0.8 PER CENT  DURING  THE FIRST NINE  MONTHS OF THIS  YEAR.  THE PACE OF
ORGANIC REVENUE GROWTH IS ACCELERATING.  ORGANIC GROWTH DURING THE THIRD QUARTER
WAS +2 PER CENT. IT WAS AT +1.6 PER CENT DURING THE SECOND  QUARTER AND HAD BEEN
AT NEGATIVE 1.2 PER CENT DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR.

In addition to new business won, Publicis Groupe effectively  benefited from the
improvement in the global  advertising  market,  powered by the recovery evident
for the past several  months in North  America and in the  Asia-Pacific  region.
There  are  also  encouraging  signs  in  the  European  market,  with  relative
improvement  in Spain and of  stabilisation  in Germany,  although  the European
marketplace as a whole remains in negative in terms of organic  growth,  notably
in France.

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In Latin America, the noticeable improvement in several markets during the third
quarter made up for a decrease in Brazil.

PUBLICIS CEO MAURICE LEVY COMMENTED:

<< DURING THE THIRD QUARTER, THE GLOBAL ADVERTISING MARKET CONTINUED TO IMPROVE,
THANKS TO CONFIRMED  GROWTH IN NORTH AMERICA,  IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC  REGION,  AND
THROUGH A SLIGHT RECOVERY IN LATIN AMERICA.  ON THE OTHER HAND, THE SITUATION IN
EUROPE  REMAINS A CONCERN  AND, IF THE GERMAN  MARKET  SEEMS TO BE  STABILIZING,
SEVERAL  SIGNIFICANT  EUROPEAN  MARKETS  STILL REMAIN  DIFFICULT.  THE YEAR 2003
SHOULD NEVERTHELESS  PROVIDE US WITH THE FIRST YEAR OF GROWTH IN THE ADVERTISING
MARKET FOR THREE YEARS. >>

<< FOR 2004, THE SIMPLE CONTINUATION OF CURRENT TRENDS, SUPPORTED BY THE U.S.
PRESIDENTIAL  ELECTION  AND THE  POSITIVE  EFFECTS OF MAJOR  SPORTS  EVENTS (THE
OLYMPIC GAMES AND THE EURO 2004 SOCCER  CHAMPIONSHIP)  SHOULD CREATE  CONDITIONS
FOR A GOOD ADVERTISING YEAR. ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE IS CONTINUING  UNCERTAINTY
AS TO THE IMPORTANCE AND TIMING OF THE EUROPEAN RECOVERY. >>

<< THIS OUTLOOK SHOULD HELP PUBLICIS GROUPE, GIVEN ITS STRUCTURAL ADVANTAGES :
MORE THAN 60 PER CENT OF ITS REVENUES ARE GENERATED OUTSIDE OF EUROPE AND 77 PER
CENT OF ITS REVENUES ARE CONCENTRATED ON ADVERTISING AND MEDIA, WITH A PORTFOLIO
OF CLIENTS  FEATURING THE LEADERS IN THEIR NATIONAL AND  INTERNATIONAL  MARKETS.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT PUBLICIS  GROUPE WILL START THE YEAR 2004 AFTER
A GOOD YEAR OF NEW BUSINESS WON. WE CONFIRM THAT,  BARRING ANY UNEXPECTED EVENT,
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE 15 PER CENT IN OPERATING MARGIN FOR THE SECOND HALF
OF 2003. OUR AMBITION IS TO ACHIEVE 15 PER CENT  OPERATING  MARGIN FOR THE WHOLE
OF 2004. >>

REVENUES AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION:

- ------------------- ------------ --------- --------------
                    IN MILLIONS  ORGANIC      TOTAL
                     OF EUROS     GROWTH      GROWTH
- ------------------- ------------ --------- --------------
Europe                 1,079      -3.6%       +37.6%
- ------------------- ------------ --------- --------------
North America          1,290      +2.6%       +70.5%
- ------------------- ------------ --------- --------------
Asia-Pacific             264      +9.8%       +91.1%
- ------------------- ------------ --------- --------------
Latin America            106      +1.5%       +79.1%
- ------------------- ------------ --------- --------------
Other regions             49      +9.1%       +89.0%
=================== ============ ========= ==============
TOTAL                  2,788      +0.8%       +58.0%
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THIRD QUARTER REVENUES BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION:

- --------------------- ------------ --------- -----------
                      In millions   Organic    Total
                       of euros      growth    growth
- --------------------- ------------ --------- -----------
Europe                     345       -3.3%     +35.7%
- --------------------- ------------ --------- -----------
North America              426       +4.1%     +66.9%
- --------------------- ------------ --------- -----------
Asia-Pacific                92       +9.9%     +80.9%
- --------------------- ------------ --------- -----------
Latin America               39       +7.9%     +77.6%
- --------------------- ------------ --------- -----------
Other regions               16       +8.5%    +101.9%
===================== ============ ========= ===========
Total                      918       +2.0%     +55.8%
- ------------------------------ -------------------------

BILLINGS:

Consolidated  billings  for Publicis  Groupe at September  30, 2003 reached 22.9
BILLION  EUROS,  compared to 14.6 billion  euros for the same period of 2002, AN
INCREASE OF 57 PER CENT. This growth is due to the integration of the activities
of the former Bcom3 group.

NEW BUSINESS:

In the third  quarter of 2003,  Publicis  Groupe  experienced  once again strong
activity  in winning new  business.  The amount of net new  business  won by all
networks of the Groupe in the third  quarter  rose to $600  million (515 million
euros),  This  figure  includes  the loss of the global  Philips  account and of
Carrefour in France.  THIS BRINGS TO $2.7 BILLION (2.3 BILLION  EUROS) THE TOTAL
NET NEW  BUSINESS  WON DURING THE FIRST  THREE  QUARTERS  OF THE YEAR,  OF WHICH
NEARLY 60 PER CENT IS IN ADVERTISING.

Highlights of new business won during the third quarter:

PUBLICIS WORLDWIDE:

Minute Maid  worldwide  (outside of the US),  Canada Post and Hitachi in Canada,
Sara Lee / Deli/Meat/Cheeses in the US, Deutsche Telekom (Corporate) in Germany,
Fortis (Corporate) in the Netherlands and L'Oreal/Garnier in India.

LEO BURNETT:

Canon in Australia,  Mobinil in Egypt, McDonald's in Indonesia,  Petronas Dagang
in Malaysia and Uni/President in Taiwan.

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SAATCHI & SAATCHI:

The  International  Olympic  Committee  worldwide  (outside of the US), Emirates
Airlines  in  Europe,  Danone  in  Asia,  several  Toyota  accounts  in the U.S.
including that of the New York Dealers' Association, Procter & Gamble/Pharmavite
in the US, Deutsche Telekom/T-Com in Germany.

FALLON:

Subway globally, Simon Malls and David & Busters in the US, Citibank in Asia and
Sony (concept retail store and QRIO) in Japan and in China.

KAPLAN THALER GROUP:

Pfizer/Zoloft in the US.

ZENITHOPTIMEDIA GROUP (MEDIA COUNSEL AND BUYING):

LVMH in Asia,  Wyeth (ext.) in the US, Canada Post in Canada,  Cadbury/Wedel  in
Poland, the Spanish government, JianLiBao in China, Procter & Gamble in Vietnam,
Goodman Fielder in New Zealand, Westfield in Australia and Leapfrog in the UK.

STARCOM MEDIAVEST GROUP (MEDIA COUNSEL AND BUYING):

Procter & Gamble, Debitel and General  Motors/Cadillac in Germany, Avon, British
Telecom  (extension),  Scottish Power,  Barclay Card in the UK, Tele2 in France,
Ramenka in Russia,  Cyfra Plus in Poland,  Stivoro  and  British  Telecom in the
Netherlands.

SAMS (specialized agencies and marketing services):

     o    FRANKEL: Several Coca-Cola accounts as well as London Fog in the US.

     o    MANNING  SELVAGE AND LEE:  extensions  accounts with Procter & Gamble,
          Philips and Kraft.

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PUBLICIS GROUPE (Euronext Paris: 13057, NYSE: PUB) is the world's fourth largest
communications  group, as well as world leader in media counsel and buying.  Its
activities span 109 countries on six continents.

Groupe activities cover ADVERTISING, through three autonomous global advertising
networks:  Leo  Burnett  Worldwide,   Publicis  Worldwide,   Saatchi  &  Saatchi
Worldwide,  as well as through its two multi-hub  networks Fallon  Worldwide and
Bartle Bogle Hegarty, 49%-owned; MEDIA COUNSEL AND BUYING through two worldwide
networks  ZenithOptimedia  and Starcom MediaVest Group;  MARKETING  SERVICES and
specialized   communications  including  direct  marketing,   public  relations,
corporate   and   financial   communications,   multicultural   and   healthcare
communications.

Web sites:  www.publicis.com and www.finance.publicis.com
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