CLOSER TO THE FUTURE

December 20, 2006

Exhibit 99.3

1

Notice to Investors:

This

announcement

is

neither

an

offer

to

purchase

nor

a

solicitation

of

an

offer

to

sell

securities.

The

tender

offer

for

the

outstanding

shares

of

Digitas

Inc.

(“Digitas”)

common

stock

described

in

this

press

release

has

not

commenced.

At

the

time

the

offer

is

commenced

an

indirect,

wholly

owned

subsidiary

of

Publicis

will

file

a

tender

offer

statement

on

Schedule

TO

with

the

Securities

and

Exchange

Commission

and

Digitas

will

file

a

solicitation/recommendation

statement

on

Schedule

14D-9

with

respect

to

the

offer.

The

tender

offer

statement

(including

an

offer

to

purchase,

a

related

letter

of

transmittal

and

other

offer

documents)

and

the

solicitation/recommendation

statement

will

contain

important

information

that

should

be

read

carefully

before

any

decision

is

made

with

respect

to

the

tender

offer.

All

of

these

materials

will

be

sent

free

of

charge

to

all

stockholders

of

Digitas

upon

request

by

contacting

Digitas

Investor

Relations

at

617.867.1988

or

investors@digitasinc.com.

In

addition,

all

of

those

materials

(and

all

other

offer

documents

filed

with

the

SEC)

will

be

available

at

no

charge

on

the

SEC’s

Website:www.sec.gov.

Statements

in

this

document

regarding

the

proposed

acquisition

of

Digitas,

the

expected

timetable

for

completing

the

transaction,

future

financial

and

operating

results,

benefits

and

synergies

of

the

transaction,

future

opportunities

for

the

combined

company

and

any

other

statements

about

managements’

future

expectations,

beliefs,

goals,

plans

or

prospects

constitute

forward

looking

statements

the

meaning

of

the

Private

Securities

Litigation

Re-form

Act

of

1995

that

are

based

on

management’s

beliefs,

certain

assumptions

and

current

expectations.

Any

statements

that

are

not

statements

of

historical

fact

(including

statements

containing

the

words

“believes,”

“will,”

“plans,”

“anticipates,”

“expects”

and

similar

expressions)

should

also

be

considered

to

be

forward

looking

statements.

There

are

a

number

of

important

factors

that

could

cause

actual

results

or

events

to

differ

materially

from

those

indicated

by

such

forward

looking

statements,

including:

the

ability

to

satisfy

the

merger

agreement

conditions

and

consummate

the

transaction,

the

timing

of

consummation

of

the

transaction,

the

ability

of

Publicis

to

successfully

integrate

Digitas’

operations

and

employees;

the

ability

to

realize

anticipated

synergies

and

cost

savings;

and

the

other

factors

described

in

Publicis’

Annual

Report

on

Form

10-K

for

the

year

ended

December

31,

2005.

Publicis

disclaims

any

intention

or

obligation

to

update

any

forward

looking

statements

as

a

result

of

developments

occurring

after

the

date

of

this

document.

2

Publicis Groupe

launches friendly offer

to acquire Digitas

A $1.3 billion transaction

3

A leader in the digital

and interactive space

A 100% digital integrated

communication and marketing

services group

Digitas

4

Introduction

Digitas:

•

2006E Revenues of nearly $400 million

•

One of the most successful players in the interactive field

•

More than 2,000 additional talents

•

A world-class client portfolio

•

Strong and steady growth

A unique opportunity in the sector

5

Digitas,

headquartered in Boston, founded in 1980 and publicly

listed at the beginning of 2000, is the parent of three leading direct

and digital marketing agencies:

•

founded in 1980, direct marketing services,

CRM and e-CRM digital agency

•

founded in 1987, one of the very first

interactive agencies

•

founded in 1990, digital marketing services,

integrated marketing programs, specialized in

healthcare communications

Digitas

at a glance

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More than 2,050 talents spread between Boston, Norwalk,

New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and London

Laura Lang

President

Digitas

LLC

Martin Reidy

President

Modem Media

David Kramer

CEO

MBC

Cella

Irvine

CAO

David Kenny

CEO

Management and talents

Digitas

Inc.

7

Top 20 clients

8

Digitas

Financial Highlights (in $ million)

Revenues and Growth (%)

EBITA and Margin (%)

A growing revenue base

And an operating margin of 10.7% in 2006

(2)

(1)

Source:

Thomson

Consensus

as

at

December

19

2006

(2)

EBITA

presented

post

restructuring

expenses

($2.4

million

in

2006E)

and

stock-based

compensation

($9.0

million

in

2006E)

209.5

251.6

340.5

390.0

na

20.1%

35.3%

14.5%

2003A

2004A

2005A

2006E(1)

17.6

31.2

40.3

41.7

8.4%

12.4%

11.8%

10.7%

2003A

2004A

2005A

2006E(1)

9

The digital communication market:

•

Size of the market in 2006:

$24 billion

•

Growth rate in 2007:

+28 %

•

Estimated size in 2009:

$43 billion

Investments in digital communication will represent:

•

In 2006:

6% of world advertising spending

•

In 2010:

–

10% of world advertising spending

–

Over

10% of advertising spending in the United States,

United Kingdom, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Australia,

Canada, Israel, Norway, Sweden …

Why Digitas

?

Digital Communication: what is at stake?

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Digital and interactive represent an increasing portion of advertisers’

communication plans

The role of the Internet and mobile communications in the

development of e-commerce and m-commerce

The leading role of digital marketing in certain sectors: financial

services, tourism, mail-order, leisure and transportation

The important role of digital in the automotive industry, healthcare,

new technologies, …

A fundamental and irreversible evolution

A significant growth driver for communication groups

A strong and comprehensive digital and

interactive offer has become vital

Why

Digitas ?

The Transaction

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The Transaction

The deal

•

Publicis Groupe

launches a friendly offer to acquire 100% of

the shares of Digitas

Description of the offer:

•

Cash Tender Offer of $13.50 for each Digitas

share                     

Amount of the transaction:

•

$1,295 million (€981 million), taking into account the fully

diluted capital

Key Points

13

Publicis Group will launch a Two-step Cash Tender Offer for 100%

of Digitas

securities. This offer will be shortly filed with the U.S.

Securities and Exchange Commission

The commencement of the offer is expected to take place before

the end of December 2006 and the offer will remain open for 20

business days

If all conditions to the offer are satisfied, including the tender of a

majority of the fully diluted shares of Digitas, Publicis Groupe

will

purchase all of the shares tendered. The balance of the Digitas

shares would be acquired in one of two ways

•

If at least 90% of the outstanding shares are purchased in

the offer, a “short form merger”

would be completed in

February 2007

•

If more than 50% but less than 90% of the shares are

tendered into the offer, a shareholders meeting of Digitas

will be necessary and a “long form merger”

would be

completed late in the first quarter or early in the second

quarter of 2007

The Transaction

A 2-step process

The Strategic Rationale

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Publicis Groupe

+

Digitas

=

A world leader in

digital marketing services

The Strategic Rationale

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Today, digital and interactive is present in all of Publicis Groupe’s

activities (advertising networks, media agencies, healthcare

communications, direct marketing)

Technology is evolving and creating the need to have additional

entities 100% focused on the digital/interactive/mobile world

Several internal developments including the launch of Denuo

2006: more acquisitions contributing to the development of digital

expertise:

•

Solutions (India)

•

Betterway

(China)

•

Pôle

Nord

(France)

•

Moxie Interactive (USA)

The major step: Digitas

The Strategic Rationale

Publicis Groupe’s

digital strategy

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To provide the most comprehensive digital offer in the most

important market in the world

To increase the share of marketing services in the overall revenue

mix: 34% of its revenues in SAMS with the Digitas

transaction,

compared to 28% currently, and share of digital

communication/CRM at nearly 15%

To benefit from the strongest growth opportunity in the most

promising segment of the coming years and to arm itself with a new

growth driver

To increase its human and creative capital with a branch entirely

dedicated to digital, making it even more attractive to new talents

To deepen and widen its global presence in this sector, by launching

Digitas

brands in key markets

The Strategic Rationale

The acquisition of Digitas

would enable

Publicis Groupe

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A solid portfolio of clients, complementary to those of Publicis

Groupe

Reinforcing its position as global leader in healthcare

communications, a key sector for Publicis Groupe

with Medical

Broadcasting LLC

Technological and trade agreements with the most powerful search

engines in the world: Google, Yahoo! and MSN, three who represent

85% of the trade activity of key word searches

A unique combination of talents in the digital sector

The Strategic Rationale

Digitas, the best strategic opportunity for

Publicis Groupe

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For Publicis Groupe

shareholders:

•

A price which compares favorably with multiples of Digitas’

peers

—

2.7x 2007E revenues

(1)

—

16.2x 2007E EBITDA

(1)

•

An accretive transaction on an EBITA per share (4% in 2007

and 6% in 2008) and accretive on a fully diluted EPS basis as

early as 2008

—

based on cautious cost synergies assumptions

—

before any revenue synergies resulting either from

internationalization of Digitas

services offering or from

cross fertilization of shared customer base between the

two groups

For Digitas

shareholders:

•

A price that offers a premium

–

of 23.5% compared to the closing price on Dec. 19, 2006

–

of

29.1% compared to the last 3 month average

The Strategic Rationale

A good transaction for both Publicis Groupe

and Digitas

shareholders

(1) Based

on Thomson Consensus 2007

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Reinforcing the digital offer to Publicis Groupe

clients

Enriching Publicis Groupe’s

client portfolio

Activating Digitas’

capabilities on a global basis through Publicis

Groupe’s

various entities

The Strategic Rationale

Operational synergies

21

Media operations technology development to serve all Publicis media

agencies. Use of combined offerings to strengthen relationships with

major portals and online media companies such as Google, Yahoo!

and MSN

Digital production savings by building capabilities to serve website

and flash development across all Publicis Groupe

agencies

Cross-selling opportunities into each other’s bases and international

expansion opportunities for Digitas’

clients across Publicis Groupe’s

global networks

The Strategic Rationale

Organizational synergies

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Creation of a center of recruitment expertise

Unique digital training programme developed by Digitas

and

applicable to all Groupe’s

entities

Mixing cultures and enriching talents, and new career opportunities

for all the employees in this field

The Strategic Rationale

Talent synergies

23

Public company costs (Compensation and related expenses,

insurance and professional fees)

Corporate infrastructure costs leveraging Publicis Groupe’s

shared

services such as finance, legal, and Information Technology

Potential real estate savings

The Strategic Rationale

Cost synergies

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Publicis Groupe

after the transaction

Segmentation of revenue by activity

Before

After

SAMS 28%

Advertising

46%

Media 26%

SAMS 34%

Advertising

42%

Media 24%

After the transaction, Digital

and Interactive activities will

represent more than 15% of

Publicis Groupe’s

revenue

Financial impact

of the transaction

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Financial Impact

Equity Value:

•

$13.50 per share offer price x 85.8 million of shares =

$1,158 million (€877 million)

•

Plus: 1.1 million of restricted shares rolled over into Publicis

shares for a cost of $14.7 million (€11.2 million)

•

Plus: 780,000 warrants and 13.5 million of options in-the-

money with a net cost of $122 million (€92 million)

(1)

$1,158 (€877) + 14.7 (€11.2)+ $122 (€92) =

$1,295 (€981)

Transaction Amount:

1€=1,3200$

(1) Net of proceeds from conversion

An Equity Value of $1,295 million (€981 million)

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Financial Impact

Required Financing:

•

Digitas’

restricted shares and options (vested and non-

vested) are converted into, respectively, Publicis’

shares and

options and do not have to be funded

—

Implies an attribution of 3.2 million of treasury shares

underlying the new options

(1)

—

No new issuance of Publicis Groupe

shares

•

Only the warrants are paid at a cost of $9 million (€6 million)

•

Less: Digitas’

cash estimated at $129 million (€98 million)

$1,158 (€877) + $9 (€6) -

$129 (€98) = $1,038 (€786)

1€=1.3200$

(1) Net of proceeds from conversion

A “cash”

cost of $1,038 million (€786 million)

Transaction Amount

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15.6%

11.8%

15.8%

EBITA (%)

41,850

2,050

39,800

Staff

18.2%

14.8%

18.5%

EBITDA (%)

719

44

684

Operating margin

(EBITA)

843

55

799

Operating profit before

depreciation (EBITDA)

4,614

370

4,317

Net revenues

Publicis Groupe

+

Digitas

(in €

million)

Digitas

(1)

(in $ million)

Publicis Groupe

(in €

million)

June 30, 2006

(last 12 months)

Publicis Groupe

and Digitas

Pro Forma

Financial Impact

1€=1.245$ (average rate on the period)

(1)

EBITDA and EBITA presented post restructuring expenses and stock-based compensation

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Financial Impact

on financial ratios of Publicis Groupe:

•

Publicis Groupe

confirms that it maintains its financial policy

within the limit of the ratios previously communicated to

market

•

It also expects to return back

in the limits of its financial

ratios within 18 to 24 months

on the results of the Group:

•

The transaction is expected to be accretive on EBITA per

share (4% in 2007 and 6% in 2008) and is expected to be

accretive on a fully diluted EPS basis as early as 2008

—

with cautious assumptions in terms of cost synergies

—

and before any revenues synergies

Impact of the transaction:

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Publicis Groupe

after the transaction

Objective:

Taking into account the synergies and the growth expected in 2007

and 2008, Publicis Groupe

should be able to maintain its operating

margin objective (16.7% in 2008) while

integrating Digitas

Operating margin target by 2008 unchanged

at 16.7%

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Publicis Groupe

+

Digitas

Closer to the Future

Publicis Groupe

Post-merger

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Viva La Difference

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