Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer

EX-32 8 dex32.htm CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

The quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in the quarterly report on Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ MICHAEL I. ROTH

Michael I. Roth

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: October 28, 2008

/s/ FRANK MERGENTHALER

Frank Mergenthaler

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Dated: October 28, 2008