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Proxy Statement

2020
Annual Meeting
of Shareholders

June 9, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time

ICON International
One East Weaver Street
Greenwich, CT 06831

Shareholders may also attend online at
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OMC2020

A Letter from Omnicom’s Lead Independent Director

To My Fellow Shareholders:

I would like to start by acknowledging the difficult times that our society, shareholders, clients, and the Omnicom family are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During this period, we have been focused first and foremost on ensuring the safety and well-being of our people, while continuing to support our clients and protect our business. Our Board and management team have been actively monitoring and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and while it is too early to understand its full impact on our operations and financial performance, we are confident that we have the right resources in place to weather these challenging times. I encourage you to read the annual letter to shareholders from our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John Wren, that addresses the steps we have taken in response to COVID-19. The letter is available on our website at http://investor.omnicomgroup.com.

In light of public health considerations, we have decided to hold a “hybrid” Annual Meeting of Shareholders this year so that shareholders have the opportunity to attend the Annual Meeting online via live audio webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OMC2020. Additional details on how to participate are included in the Proxy Statement.

2019 In Review:

Our focus and priorities have largely shifted in recent weeks due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We are fortunate that after several years of Board refreshment, our Board and management team have strengthened Omnicom’s governance. The diversity of perspectives and range of skill sets that we now have will serve us well as we respond to the current crisis and will be key to the effective oversight of Omnicom’s long-term strategy. Moving forward, we will continue to adhere to solid corporate governance standards that support the company’s value-creation strategy.

Long-Standing Shareholder Engagement Program Remains a Priority. Maintaining an open dialogue through engagement with our shareholders remains a priority for the entire Board. This past year, we reached out to shareholders holding 68% of our outstanding shares and spoke to every shareholder who accepted our invitation for engagement. In these conversations, we discussed a variety of topics including board leadership and composition, the alignment of director skills with Omnicom’s strategy, succession planning, diversity and inclusion, corporate culture, executive compensation, and sustainability. We value the feedback received during these engagements, which is shared with and discussed by the full Board on a regular basis, and we factor this shareholder input into our evolving governance practices.

Our Board is Highly Engaged, Possesses a Wide Range of Skills and Experiences, and Continues to Focus on Refreshment. Omnicom’s Board is comprised of highly skilled directors with the collective experience and perspectives that together generate strong and effective oversight. This balanced and diverse mix of directors serving on Omnicom’s Board is a result of our ongoing refreshment efforts. Two long-serving directors will not be standing for re-election at this year’s Annual Meeting due to our director retirement policy. As a result, we again conducted a formal analysis of director skill sets, and believe that we continue to have the optimal mix of directors in place to align with Omnicom’s key strategic priorities and critical areas of oversight, including strategic planning, industry experience, finance and accounting, risk management and controls, talent management, and technology.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Drives Progress across the Organization. The strength of our commitment to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion at every level of our organization is demonstrated by the diversity on our Board. At the Board level, a majority of our directors are female, four directors are African American, and three of our four committees are chaired by female directors. We believe the diversity of our Board, together with the many ongoing initiatives across our organization and the progress we have made on diversity throughout Omnicom, reflects the fact that diversity and inclusion are core Omnicom values and essential components of our culture. A diverse workforce supports the success of our business as it creates a robust mix of viewpoints and ideas that enhance our ability to deliver superior services to our clients.

I have shared with you before that it is a privilege to serve as Omnicom’s Lead Independent Director, and that sentiment holds true today. On behalf of the entire Board, I look forward to continuing to work with our management team to navigate present challenges and create sustainable, long-term value for you, our shareholders.

Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.
Lead Independent Director

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NOTICE OF 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS

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Subject:

1.	Elect the directors named in the Proxy Statement accompanying this notice to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until the election and qualification of their respective successors.
2.	Vote on an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation.
3.	Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.
4.	Vote on the shareholder proposal described in the accompanying Proxy Statement, if properly presented at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

The Board unanimously recommends that you vote:

■ FOR each of the director nominees;

■ FOR the advisory resolution to approve executive compensation;

■ FOR the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors; and

■ AGAINST the shareholder proposal described in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

Shareholders will also transact any other business that is properly presented at the meeting. At this time, we know of no other matters that will be presented.

In accordance with the rules promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, we sent a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials on or about April 29, 2020, and provided access to our proxy materials on the Internet, beginning on April 29, 2020, to the holders of record and beneficial owners of our common stock as of the close of business on the record date.

Please sign and return your proxy card or vote by telephone or Internet (instructions are on your proxy card), so that your shares will be represented at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, whether or not you plan to attend. For your convenience, you may attend the meeting in person or online through a live audio webcast of the meeting. If you attend in person, you will be asked to present valid photo identification, such as a driver’s license or passport, before being admitted. Cameras, recording devices and other electronic devices will not be permitted.

You may also attend the 2020 Annual Meeting online by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OMC2020 and entering the 16-digit control number included on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card. Shareholders of record that hold shares directly in their own name through our transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company, or through an Omnicom employee plan, must pre-register to attend the 2020 Annual Meeting online at www.proxypush.com/OMC prior to the deadline of Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Additional information about the meeting is included below in this Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Information About Voting and the Meeting.”

Michael J. O’Brien
Secretary

New York, New York
April 29, 2020

Meeting Date:
Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Time:
10:00 a.m. Eastern
Daylight Time

Place:
ICON International
One East Weaver Street
Greenwich, CT 06831

Shareholders may also
attend online at www.virtualshareholder
meeting.com/OMC2020

Record Date:
April 22, 2020

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PROXY SUMMARY

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This summary highlights selected information about the items to be voted on at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider in deciding how to vote. You should read the entire Proxy Statement carefully before voting.

Meeting Agenda and Voting Recommendations

ITEM 1:  Election of Directors

The Board recommends a vote FOR each of the director nominees. ■We have conducted a comprehensive evaluation of director skill sets to ensure that each director's unique qualifications and attributes collectively support the oversight of Omnicom's management. ■Diversity is a core value at every level of our organization. A majority of our director nominees are female and four are African American. The Audit, Compensation and Finance Committees are all Chaired by female directors, and the Chair of the Governance Committee is African American. ■Eight of Omnicom’s nine director nominees are independent, and each of the Audit, Compensation, Governance and Finance Committees is comprised solely of independent directors. ■Each of our directors is elected annually by a majority of votes cast.   See page 10
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DIRECTOR NOMINEES

Name and Age	Principal Occupation	Director Since	Omnicom Committees	Other Current Public Company Boards
Mary C. Choksi, (I), 69	Former Founding Partner and Senior Manager of Strategic Investment Group	2011	A (Chair) C	■Avis Budget Group ■White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. (I), 71 Lead Independent Director	Former President, National League of Professional Baseball Clubs	1993	C G (Chair)	■Avis Budget Group ■Electronic Arts Inc. ■Hess Corporation
Susan S. Denison, (I), 74	Former Partner, Cook Associates	1997	C (Chair) G
Ronnie S. Hawkins, (I), 51	Managing Director of Global Infrastructure Partners	2018	G F
Deborah J. Kissire, (I), 62	Former Vice Chair and Regional Managing Partner, EY	2016	A F	■Cable One, Inc. ■Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
Gracia C. Martore, (I), 68	Former President and Chief Executive Officer, TEGNA Inc.	2017	A F (Chair)	■WestRock Company ■United Rentals, Inc.
Linda Johnson Rice, (I), 62	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Johnson Publishing Company	2000	C G	■Grubhub Inc.
Valerie M. Williams, (I), 63	Former Southwest Assurance Managing Partner, EY	2016	A F	■WPX Energy, Inc. ■DTE Energy Co.
John D. Wren, 67	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Omnicom	1993

(I): Independent A: Audit C: Compensation F: Finance G: Governance

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Board Snapshot

Independence	Diversity
8 of 9 are independent	Women & Multicultural Directors
Current Tenure of 2020 Nominees	Experience and Skills
	Our director nominees are accomplished leaders who bring a mix of experiences and skills to the Board. Our Board has identified skill categories fundamental to its ability to effectively oversee Omnicom's strategy and management, and undertakes a comprehensive evaluation to ensure these skills are well represented on the Board. See page 11 for further information.

GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS

The Board has adopted, and periodically reviews, policies and procedures to guide it in its oversight responsibilities. These policies and procedures provide a framework for the proper operation of our Company and align with shareholders' interests.

Shareholder Rights	Independent Oversight	Good Governance
Annual election of all directors Majority voting standard in uncontested elections Proxy access rights consistent with overwhelming market practice Right to call a special meeting of the Board with 10% ownership threshold Continued efforts to foster a successful shareholder outreach program	Engaged Lead Independent Director with clear and robust responsibilities All directors are independent except the Chairman, who also serves as CEO Executive sessions of our independent non-management directors are conducted on a regular basis All Board committees are comprised solely of independent directors Comprehensive oversight of strategy and risk	Annual Board and committee evaluations and skill set assessment Director orientation and continuing education Strong equity ownership requirement for executives and directors (3x to 6x base salary for executives; 5x annual cash retainer for directors) Robust processes for confidential and anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding accounting or auditing matters, as well as potential violations of our Code of Business Conduct or Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers

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SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Ongoing shareholder engagement is a priority for our Board and management team. In 2019, we reached out to shareholders holding 68% of our outstanding shares and spoke to shareholders representing 25% of outstanding shares, which was every shareholder who accepted our invitation for engagement. As in prior years, Mr. Coleman, our Lead Independent Director, was an active participant in select shareholder meetings. Broad topics discussed included:

■ Company strategy and performance

■ Board composition, refreshment and leadership

■ Management succession

■ Executive compensation program

■ Diversity and inclusion efforts across the organization

■ Governance practices

■ Sustainability initiatives

We have made a number of changes in recent years in response to the feedback we have received from our ongoing shareholder engagement efforts, including:

Topics discussed with Shareholders	Recent Board actions in response to feedback
Board Leadership – A large majority of our shareholders indicated they are supportive of the combined Chair and CEO positions given our strong Lead Independent Director role, the critical nature of client-chairman relationships in our professional services business, and the complex nature of our rapidly changing industry	■The role and responsibilities of our Lead Independent Director, which were most recently enhanced in February 2019, are robust and clearly defined ■Based on shareholder feedback, the independent members of the Board elected Mr. Coleman to serve as our new Lead Independent Director in December 2015, and Mr. Coleman has since been re-elected by the independent directors annually ■The Board continues to evaluate its leadership structure on an ongoing basis to ensure its structure is in the best interest of shareholders
Board Refreshment – Shareholders are pleased with the level of progress we have shown to meaningfully refresh and further diversify our Board	■The Board has implemented a thoughtful approach to refreshment, including adoption of a mandatory retirement policy, which fostered a smooth transition ■Since March 2016, the Board has appointed four new independent directors ■Two directors will not stand for re-election at the 2020 Annual Meeting and therefore are not included in this Proxy Statement ■The Board anticipates continued Board refreshment on an ongoing basis
Director Skill Sets – Shareholders support the diverse aggregation of skills represented by the members of our Board, and appreciate the deliberate director skill set analysis undertaken by the Board to inform the director recruitment process	■The Board continues its search for qualified director candidates, with ongoing assistance by a third-party search firm ■The current mix of director skills provides effective oversight of management, with those skill categories with the highest levels of director experience, namely Talent Management, Finance & Accounting, and Risk Management & Controls, aligning with the Company’s top priorities and critical areas of oversight that shareholders expect to see represented on the Board ■The Board conducted a deliberate director skill set analysis and has identified and discussed with shareholders certain director skill categories such as Technology and Legal/Regulatory that it intends to prioritize with respect to prospective director candidates

We appreciate the insights and perspectives of our shareholders, which were discussed among the full Board.

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ITEM 2:  Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation

The Board recommends a vote FOR this voting item. ■We closely tie pay to current and long-term Company performance; ■We maintain a high degree of variable, “at-risk” compensation; ■We establish challenging performance metrics that align with our business strategy; and ■We sustain competitive compensation levels.   See page 33
for further
information

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION HIGHLIGHTS

Omnicom strives to closely link executive compensation to performance by making a significant portion of potential compensation variable, or “at-risk” as well as long-term performance driven. In 2019, we compensated our CEO using the following elements for total target direct compensation.

	Description
Base Salary	Fixed amount based on responsibilities, experiences and market data.	5% of our CEO’s 2019 compensation was base salary. For each NEO, as described below in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Proxy Statement, the majority of total compensation is variable and based on performance.
Annual Cash Incentive	Awards are earned based on goals that are meaningful and challenging, and designed to drive shareholder value.
		95% of our CEO’s 2019 compensation was variable and based on performance
Performance Restricted Stock Units (2023 vesting)
	The Incentive Award, based on quantitative performance measures, is allocated between short-term cash and long-term equity-based awards; for our CEO and CFO, Performance Restricted Stock Units (the “PRSUs”) are subject to further performance conditions over a three-year period from 2020 to 2022.	41% of our CEO’s 2019 compensation was also contingent upon the future performance of the Company.

Compensation Best Practices
	Emphasis on performance-based compensation
	Executive and director stock ownership guidelines (6x base salary for CEO; 3x base salary for CFO)
	Policy adopting equity grant best practices
	Compensation forfeiture/clawback policy
	Policy prohibiting hedging of company equity securities
	Policy prohibiting pledging and margin transactions

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ITEM 3:  Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020

The Board recommends a vote FOR this voting item. See page 66
for further
information

ITEM 4:  Shareholder Proposal Regarding Proxy Access Amendment

The Board recommends a vote AGAINST this voting item. See page 68
for further
information

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Notice of 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders		3
Proxy Summary		4
Proxy Statement		10
ITEM 1	Election of Directors	10
Omnicom Board of Directors		10
Board’s Role and Responsibilities		20
Diversity and Corporate Responsibility		22
Communications with Shareholders		24
Board Leadership Structure		25
Board Policies and Processes		29
Directors’ Compensation for Fiscal Year 2019		31
ITEM 2	Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation	33
2019 CEO Compensation		33
Executive Compensation		35
Executive Summary		36
Compensation Committee Report		42
Compensation Discussion & Analysis		43
Summary Compensation Table for 2019		58
Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2019		59
Outstanding Equity Awards at 2019 Year-End		60
Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2019		61
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in 2019		61
Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or Change in Control		61
Pay Ratio Disclosure		65
ITEM 3	Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditors	66
Fees Paid to Independent Auditors		66
Audit Committee Report		67
ITEM 4	Shareholder Proposal Regarding Proxy Access Amendment	68
Stock Ownership Information		70
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management		70
Equity Compensation Plans		71
Information About Voting and the Meeting		73
Hybrid Meeting		73
Record Date Shares Outstanding		73
Quorum; Required Vote; Effect of Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes		73
Voting Prior to the Meeting		74
Voting at the Meeting		74
“Default” Voting		75
Right to Revoke		75
Tabulation of Votes		75
Additional Information		76
Expense of Solicitation		76
Incorporation by Reference		76
Availability of Certain Documents		76
Delivery of Documents to Shareholders Sharing an Address		76
Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations for the 2021 Annual Meeting		77
Annex A		78
Non-GAAP Financial Information		78

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ITEM 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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Omnicom Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Omnicom Group Inc., a New York corporation (“Omnicom,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), currently consists of 11 directors: 10 independent directors, and John D. Wren, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Each director stands for election annually and is elected by a majority of votes cast (in an uncontested election). Our Board values the views of our investors regarding board composition and, in response to investor input, has made board refreshment a priority.

■ Our Board succession planning process resulted in the addition of four new independent directors since 2016 who bring important and complementary skills to the Board’s overall composition.

	Deborah J. Kissire, a former Vice Chair and Regional Managing Partner of EY, joined our Board and Audit Committee in March 2016 and Finance Committee in May 2017.
	Valerie M. Williams, a former Southwest Assurance Managing Partner for EY, joined our Board in October 2016, Audit Committee in December 2016 and Finance Committee in December 2017.
	Gracia C. Martore, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of TEGNA Inc., joined our Board and Audit Committee in July 2017, joined the Finance Committee in May 2019 and became Chair of the Finance Committee in March 2020.
	Ronnie S. Hawkins, a Managing Director of Global Infrastructure Partners, joined our Board and Finance Committee in February 2018 and Governance Committee in February 2019.

■ Pursuant to the Board’s mandatory retirement age policy, two independent Board members will not stand for re-election at our 2020 Annual Meeting.

We anticipate continued Board refreshment and remain focused on ensuring a smooth transition and onboarding process for new directors.

DIRECTOR TENURE

A balanced mix of fresh perspectives and institutional knowledge enables strong Board oversight of management. The 2020 director tenure chart below illustrates this balance and reflects the meaningful board refreshment that has been underway over the last several years.

Current Tenure of 2020 Nominees

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QUALIFICATIONS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

In determining the nominees for the Board, our Governance Committee considers the criteria outlined in our Corporate Governance Guidelines including a nominee’s independence, his or her background and experience in relation to other members of the Board, and his or her ability to commit the time and focus required to discharge Board duties. In addition, our Governance Committee considers the composition of the Board as a whole and diversity in its broadest sense, including persons diverse in gender and ethnicity as well as diversity of viewpoints, ages, and professional and life experiences. The Governance Committee considers a broad spectrum of skills and experience to ensure a strong and effective Board and nominees are neither chosen nor excluded solely or largely based on any one factor.

Our Board seeks to align our directors’ collective expertise with those areas most important to strong oversight of management at Omnicom. Accordingly, we periodically evaluate Board composition to help inform Board succession planning efforts, maintain close alignment between Board skills and Omnicom’s long-term strategy, and promote Board effectiveness. We have implemented a rigorous skills analysis for each of our directors and have found that those skill categories with the highest aggregate level of director experience, namely Talent Management, Finance & Accounting, and Risk Management & Controls, align with the areas most critical to Board oversight at Omnicom. The chart below outlines the skill and experience categories our Board periodically evaluates, as well as the importance of each category to overall Board effectiveness.

Risk Management & Controls		Robust risk management is a foundational component of strong Board oversight, and we believe that the Board must include directors who possess a sophisticated ability to understand, measure and mitigate risk.
Finance & Accounting		Financial and accounting expertise is essential to ensuring the integrity of our internal controls, critically evaluating our performance, and providing insight and counsel with respect to our financial reporting, capital structure and approach to capital allocation.
Talent Management		Our ability to attract and retain the most talented professionals is fundamental to the success of a professional services business such as ours, and the Board’s oversight function is particularly critical with respect to succession planning for our senior leadership team, and ensuring that we continue to prioritize diversity and inclusion.
Strategic Planning		Our Board’s ability to effectively review and assess the long-term strategic priorities developed by management, as well as management’s execution against those priorities, is fundamental to our capacity to grow, innovate and create shareholder value.
Industry Experience		Directors with experience relevant to our industry are well-suited to help guide the Company in key areas of our business such as advertising, customer relationship management, media buying, public relations and healthcare, and to assess growth opportunities, whether organic or through acquisitions.
CEO Experience		We believe that experience serving as a CEO enables directors to contribute deep insight into business strategy and operations, positioning the Board to serve as a valuable thought leader and challenge key assumptions while overseeing management.
Legal / Regulatory		Our Board must be able to effectively evaluate Omnicom‘s legal risks and obligations, as well as the complex, multinational regulatory environments in which our businesses operate, to help protect Omnicom’s reputational integrity and promote long-term success.

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International Business		Because of Omnicom’s global scale, it is key for our directors to bring experience in international markets and business operations, so that our Board is well-positioned to oversee global strategies and evaluate opportunities for growth outside of the U.S.
Technology		Technological experience enables our directors to provide important insight regarding cybersecurity, data privacy and other matters related to our information security and technology systems as we navigate a time of rapid technological advancement industry-wide.
Public Company Board Experience		Through their experience serving on the boards of other large publicly traded companies, directors bring a valuable understanding of board functions and effective independent oversight.

In addition to possessing the skills discussed above, each of our directors must also demonstrate sound judgment, integrity of thought, ethical behavior, critical insight into Omnicom’s businesses, the ability to ask challenging questions of management, and a healthy respect for their fellow Board members.

2020 DIRECTOR NOMINEES: 9 TOTAL

Independence: eight of our director nominees are independent	Diversity: six of our director nominees are female and four are African American
89%	89%
Director Independence	Women & Multicultural Directors

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2020 DIRECTOR NOMINEES

Of the current 11 members of the Board, nine have been nominated to continue to serve as directors for another year. All of the director nominees have been recommended for election to the Board by our Governance Committee and approved and nominated for election by the Board. We periodically engage a third-party search firm to assist with the evaluation of director candidates.

The Board has no reason to believe that any of the nominees would be unable or unwilling to serve if elected. If a nominee becomes unable or unwilling to accept nomination or election, the Board may, prior to the meeting, select a substitute nominee or undertake to locate another director after the meeting. If you have submitted a proxy and a substitute nominee is selected, your shares will be voted for the substitute nominee.

The Board UNANIMOUSLY recommends that shareholders vote FOR all nominees.

John D. Wren Age 67 Director since 1993 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Mr. Wren is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom, a position he has held since May 2018. He was named Chief Executive Officer in 1997 and elected Chairman in 2018. Mr. Wren also served as President of Omnicom for twenty-two years, having been appointed to this role in 1996. Under his direction, Omnicom has become a premier global provider of marketing communications services and has achieved status as a world-class company with one of the best corporate and divisional management leadership teams in our industry. Mr. Wren was part of the team that created Omnicom in 1986, and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom’s DAS Group of Companies division in 1990. KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS: Through the positions he has held at Omnicom and its networks, Mr. Wren possesses a combination of broad strategic vision and extensive industry knowledge that is fundamental to the Board’s oversight role and uniquely positions him to serve as Chairman. Mr. Wren’s comprehension of Omnicom, its businesses, its clients and its people is invaluable to the Board’s mix of skills and enables him to provide critical insights to the Board. Over the past several years, Mr. Wren has designed and implemented a significant organizational realignment of Omnicom’s businesses and management, and his leadership in the boardroom greatly enhances the Board’s ability to oversee the development of strategy and guide Omnicom’s future success in an industry that is experiencing rapid change, disruption and market-wide technological advancements. As the former Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom’s DAS Group of Companies division, Mr. Wren has tremendous advertising, marketing and corporate communications experience. Under his leadership, the DAS Group of Companies grew to become Omnicom’s largest operating group, comprised of companies in a wide array of communication disciplines ranging from public relations to branding. Mr. Wren’s deep understanding of our industry gained through his extensive experience, long-term relationships he has developed with key clients, and his relationships with key management around the world contribute to robust Board discussion on a variety of topics central to Omnicom’s success, including identifying competitive advantages, retaining top talent and navigating relationships with our most important clients. Mr. Wren is also a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum, and as such, he has direct exposure to the dynamic issues facing a myriad of international companies. This exposure is a valuable asset to Omnicom and enhances the Board’s ability to judiciously oversee management of Omnicom’s own complex global businesses.

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Mary C. Choksi Age 69 Director since 2011 Chair of the Audit Committee and Member of the Compensation Committee PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: From 1987 to 2017, Ms. Choksi was a founding partner and Senior Manager of Strategic Investment Group, an investment management enterprise which designs and implements global investment strategies for large institutional and individual investors. In addition, Ms. Choksi is a trustee of a number of funds in the Franklin Templeton Funds family. Ms. Choksi was also a founder and, until May 2011, a Managing Director of Emerging Markets Management LLC, which manages portfolios of emerging market equity securities, primarily for institutional investors. Prior to 1987, Ms. Choksi worked in the Pension Investment Division of the World Bank. OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: Ms. Choksi is a director and member of the Compensation Committee of Avis Budget Group, a leading rental car supplier, and a director and Chair of the Finance Committee of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd., a company whose principal businesses are conducted through its insurance subsidiaries and other affiliates.
KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS: With her extensive investment management experience, Ms. Choksi brings to the Board a sophisticated comprehension of the financial matters inherent to running a global business enterprise. It is central to Omnicom’s growth and successful financial performance that the Board of Directors’ knowledge base includes Ms. Choksi’s understanding of the utilization of assets to generate growth. Ms. Choksi was a founding partner and Senior Managing Director of the investment management enterprise Strategic Investment Group and a founder, and, until May 2011, a Managing Director of Emerging Markets Management, which manages portfolios of emerging markets securities, primarily for institutional investors. As such, Ms. Choksi has the highest level of experience managing assets, evaluating investment risk, developing investment strategies and determining the optimal use of corporate assets. In addition, Ms. Choksi’s career includes 10 years of experience at the World Bank, primarily working in the Bank’s development arm focusing on projects in South and Southeast Asia. Through this role, Ms. Choksi acquired a keen appreciation of the many challenges facing a multinational institution as it navigates foreign markets and hones its global investment strategies. Ms. Choksi also has considerable experience as a member of the board and audit committees of other public companies. Collectively, this experience and learning significantly enhances the function of Omnicom’s Audit Committee on which Ms. Choksi serves as Chair. In addition, Ms. Choksi’s breadth of experience is an extremely valuable component of the overall mix of skills necessary for the Board to effectively oversee the development of Omnicom’s diversified global businesses.

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Leonard S.
Coleman, Jr. Age 71 Director since 1993 Lead Independent Director, Chair of the Governance Committee and Member of the Compensation Committee PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Mr. Coleman was Senior Advisor, Major League Baseball, from 1999 through 2005. Previously, he was Chairman of Arena Co., a subsidiary of Yankees/Nets, until September 2002. Before that, he was President of The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs from 1994 to 1999, having previously served since 1992 as Executive Director, Market Development of Major League Baseball. Additionally, Mr. Coleman was previously a municipal finance banker for Kidder, Peabody & Company. Prior to joining Kidder, Mr. Coleman served as Commissioner of both the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and Department of Energy, and Chairman of the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission and the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency. Mr. Coleman was also the Vice Chairman of the State Commission on Ethical Standards and a member of the Economic Development Authority, Urban Enterprise Zone Authority, Urban Development Authority, State Planning Commission and New Jersey Public Television Commission. He has also served as President of the Greater Newark Urban Coalition and worked in a management consulting capacity throughout Africa. OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: Mr. Coleman is a director and member of the Executive and Corporate Governance Committees of Avis Budget Group, a leading rental car supplier. Mr. Coleman also serves as a director and member of the Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees of Electronic Arts Inc., a company that develops, markets, publishes and distributes video games, and as a director and member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating and Environmental Health and Safety Committees of Hess Corporation, an energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. Mr. Coleman also served as a director of Aramark Corporation during the last five years. KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Mr. Coleman brings a diverse array of senior-level business experience to Omnicom’s Board of Directors, enhancing the effectiveness of its independent oversight of management. The experience acquired throughout Mr. Coleman’s career includes more than a decade of senior management experience in Major League Baseball, including as President of the National League. Mr. Coleman’s qualifications also include service on the boards of several large public companies, providing him with a sophisticated understanding of the operational and financial aspects of businesses, both domestic and international. Mr. Coleman possesses tremendous governance experience gained through various leadership roles he has held on these public company boards, a background which is valuable to his Lead Independent Director role and service as Chair of the Governance Committee, and enhances Omnicom’s shareholder engagement efforts in which Mr. Coleman directly participates each year. Further, he has extensive government and finance experience having served as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs where his responsibilities included overseeing all local and county budgets. As Commissioner of New Jersey’s Department of Energy, he developed energy policy for the state. In addition, Mr. Coleman was Chairman of the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission developing zoning regulations for the area. Collectively, these roles have imbued Mr. Coleman with a keen sense of managing risks, which is an important skill for service as a director. Mr. Coleman also lived overseas for several years serving as a management consultant. The breadth of Mr. Coleman’s leadership experience, coupled with the extent of his public company board service, provides him with the knowledge, skills and judgement that make him an extremely effective Lead Independent Director for Omnicom’s Board.

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Susan S. Denison Age 74 Director since 1997 Chair of the Compensation Committee and Member of the Governance Committee PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Ms. Denison is a former partner of Cook Associates, a retained executive search firm, a position she held from June 2001 to April 2015. Ms. Denison has more than twenty years of senior executive experience within the media, entertainment and consumer products industries. She formerly served as a Partner at TASA Worldwide/Johnson, Smith & Knisely and the Cheyenne Group. She has also served as Executive Vice President, Entertainment and Marketing for Madison Square Garden, Executive Vice President and General Manager at Showtime Networks’ Direct-To-Home Division, Vice President, Marketing for Showtime Networks and Senior Vice President, Revlon. In addition, Ms. Denison previously held marketing positions at Charles of the Ritz, Clairol and Richardson-Vicks. KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
With her many years of experience in media and marketing, including multiple senior management roles for companies as varied as Richardson-Vicks, Clairol, Showtime Networks, Revlon and Madison Square Garden, Ms. Denison provides Omnicom and its Board with a deep understanding of consumer behavior and a strategic vision of the business operations of Omnicom’s agencies. As former Partner of an executive search firm and an executive within the media, entertainment and consumer products industries, Ms. Denison brings to the Board an intimate familiarity with executive compensation practices, as well as an extensive knowledge of complex media strategies, the oversight of management, and consumer market insights. Ms. Denison’s leadership experience as a Partner at Cook Associates where she was involved in executive recruiting of the most senior executives, generally at the “C Suite” level, provides her with unparalleled knowledge of the compensation policies and practices of large public companies. This knowledge is an extremely valuable contribution to her role as Chair of Omnicom’s Compensation Committee and better enables the Board to perform its function of overseeing management retention and succession. Ms. Denison also brings an international perspective to the Board through her prior service on the Board and Compensation Committee of a company listed on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange.

Ronnie S. Hawkins Age 51 Director since
2018 Member of the Governance and Finance Committees PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Hawkins is a Managing Director of Global Infrastructure Partners, a position he has held since April 2018. Global Infrastructure Partners is an infrastructure focused private equity firm with over $72 billion of assets under management. In this role, Mr. Hawkins focuses on international investments primarily in the energy sector. Until April 2018, Mr. Hawkins was a Managing Director, Head of International Investments and member of the Investment Committee of EIG Global Energy Partners, which he joined in 2014. From 2009 to 2013, Mr. Hawkins was an Executive Vice President of General Electric where he led GE Energy’s Global Business Development activities and served as Chair of the GE Energy Investment Committee. Prior to that, Mr. Hawkins spent 19 years as a senior member of the energy investment banking departments at Citigroup and Credit Suisse, completing corporate advisory assignments in over 50 countries, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings. Mr. Hawkins has also led numerous corporate financings for large companies including equity, debt and structured financings. KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Mr. Hawkins has extensive strategic planning and corporate advisory experience developed over many years of identifying and managing energy investments for EIG Global Energy Partners and, more recently, for Global Infrastructure Partners. With a focus on investments outside of the U.S., Mr. Hawkins possesses an in-depth understanding of the complex regulations governing international business operations and contributes the highest level of international experience to the Board’s mix of skill sets. Mr. Hawkins also served as a senior executive at General Electric for several years where he managed acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures while leading GE Energy’s Global Business Development activities. Having structured and overseen a great number of business transactions encompassing varied and complex business strategies, Mr. Hawkins has honed an acute understanding of strategic planning, business operations and the role of management. This background and knowledge serves as a key component of the Board’s effective oversight of Omnicom and its management. Having held several senior positions at Citigroup and Credit Suisse leading corporate financings and advising public companies on large transactions, Mr. Hawkins brings valuable investment banking expertise to the Board and the Finance Committee on which he serves. Through his considerable experience advising corporate clients, Mr. Hawkins has developed an expert knowledge of corporate compliance best practices which is additive to his service on the Governance Committee and strengthens its oversight of related risks. The experience gained through advising clients on mergers, acquisitions and other strategic corporate transactions provides Mr. Hawkins with a sophisticated ability to evaluate businesses and discern opportunities for growth that greatly enhances the collective skills of the Board and is particularly valuable to his role as a member of the Finance Committee.

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Deborah J. Kissire Age 62 Director since 2016
Member of the Audit and Finance Committees PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Ms. Kissire held multiple senior leadership positions at EY during her career from 1979 to 2015, serving most recently as Vice Chair and Regional Managing Partner, member of the Americas Executive Board and member of the Global Practice Group. Other positions held include the U.S. Vice Chair of Sales and Business Development and National Director of Retail and Consumer Products Tax Services. Throughout her career at EY, Ms. Kissire’s leadership skills and vision were leveraged for strategic firm initiatives and programs such as their Partner Advisory Council, Strategy Task Force, Gender Equity Task Force, Vision 2000 Sales Task Force, and global Vision 2020. OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: Ms. Kissire is a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Cable One, Inc., a company that provides customers with cable television, high-speed Internet and telephone services, and a director, Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and member of the Compensation Committee of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., a manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings. KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS: Ms. Kissire brings several key skills to the Board’s overall mix of knowledge and experience. Throughout a career of 36 years at EY, an internationally recognized accounting firm, Ms. Kissire distinguished herself in a variety of roles. She gained extensive experience serving in senior positions at EY and developed a sophisticated ability to gauge risk in financial, accounting and tax matters. Under Ms. Kissire’s leadership, the size of EY’s Mid-Atlantic practice more than doubled. Through her experience and leadership capabilities, Ms. Kissire has proven herself to possess not only an in-depth understanding of the global financial and taxation regulations facing a business such as Omnicom, but also a keen understanding of how to effectively grow a complex business. Among her leadership roles at EY, Ms. Kissire served as an executive advisor for the firm’s offering in Cyber Economic Security, giving her a unique perspective on digital vulnerabilities and methods of preventing and mitigating cyber-attacks. Taken together, these skills comprise an important component of the Board’s aggregation of skill-sets and make Ms. Kissire an extremely effective member of the Board and Audit and Finance Committees. Further, Ms. Kissire also serves as a director on two other public company boards, including serving as Chair of both an audit and a nominating and corporate governance committee.

Gracia C. Martore Age 68 Director since 2017
Chair of the Finance Committee and Member of the Audit Committee PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Ms. Martore is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of TEGNA Inc., one of the nation’s largest local media companies formerly known as Gannett Co., Inc., a position she held from October 2011 to June 2017. Ms. Martore held various leadership roles over her 32-year career at TEGNA, including as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2010 to 2011, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2005 to 2010 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2005. Prior to TEGNA, Ms. Martore worked for 12 years in the banking industry. Ms. Martore is also a member of the Board of Directors of FM Global and The Associated Press. OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: Ms. Martore is a director, Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation and Executive Committees of WestRock Company, a multinational provider of paper and packaging solutions for the consumer and corrugated packaging markets, and a director and member of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of United Rentals, Inc., the world’s largest equipment rental company. In addition, Ms. Martore served as a director of TEGNA Inc. during the last five years. KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS: Having served as President and Chief Executive Officer of TEGNA Inc., formerly Gannett Co., one of the nation’s largest local media companies, Ms. Martore brings strong leadership skills, broad strategic vision, financial expertise and proven business acumen to the Board. Ms. Martore’s successful navigation of TEGNA’s strategy through a period of significant technological disruption within its industry strengthens the collective oversight function of Omnicom’s Board as it assesses risk and evaluates strategies regarding technological advances implemented by our agencies. Under her leadership, TEGNA doubled its broadcast portfolio and acquired full ownership of Cars.com. Ms. Martore’s experience running TEGNA adds to the Board the highest level of industry experience and a keen understanding of the media buying perspective, which is a crucial component of Omnicom’s businesses. Ms. Martore also led the separation of TEGNA into two separate publicly traded companies. The strategic vision evidenced by Ms. Martore’s successes in transforming TEGNA and generating value for shareholders is a critical skill for the Board’s overall mix of skill sets. Prior to serving as President and Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Martore served in a variety of leadership roles at TEGNA, including Treasurer, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Martore’s experience in these varied roles brings invaluable financial, accounting, and risk management skills to the Board that is directly leveraged through her service as Chair of the Finance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. In addition, Ms. Martore’s extensive business and financial expertise enhance the Board’s overall ability to guide business development strategy and oversee management of financial and operational matters. Ms. Martore also brings to the Board her experience serving on the board, audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee of other public companies.

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Linda
Johnson Rice Age 62 Director since 2000
Member of the Governance and Compensation Committees PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Ms. Rice is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Publishing Company, formerly the parent company for EBONY and Jet magazines and Fashion Fair Cosmetics. In 2016, Ms. Rice became Chairman Emeritus of Ebony Media Holdings, the parent company for the Ebony and Jet brands and, in 2018, she was named Chairman Emeritus of Ebony Media Operations, after having served as Chief Executive Officer since 2017. Ms. Rice joined Johnson Publishing Company in 1980, was elected President and Chief Operating Officer in 1987 and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to 2019. Johnson Publishing Company filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on April 9, 2019. OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: Ms. Rice is a director and member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Grubhub Inc., a leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery platform. Ms. Rice also served as a director of Tesla, Inc. and Kimberly-Clark Corporation during the last five years. KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS: Ms. Rice’s deep understanding of advertising and brand management and substantial knowledge of consumer businesses developed during her tenure as President and Chief Operating Officer of Johnson Publishing Company brings to the Board valuable insight into Omnicom’s businesses and the concerns of its clients, a matter of paramount importance to Omnicom’s global business growth. Ms. Rice’s industry expertise is a key Board skill that allows her to contribute a sophisticated oversight capability with respect to the complex business strategies driving Omnicom’s success and underpinning its commitment to long-term shareholder value creation. The experience and knowledge base Ms. Rice developed through her leadership role as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Publishing Company, in which she oversaw the organization’s largest and most critical business relationships, serves as a valuable component of the Board’s overall mix of business expertise, particularly in light of the importance of client relationships to Omnicom’s continued success. Ms. Rice also has very broad experience through having served for more than 25 years on the boards, audit committees, compensation committees and nominating and governance committees of several other large public companies in a variety of industries. The breadth of this board experience adds to the strength of Omnicom’s Board and contributes to the oversight function of its Governance and Compensation Committees on which Ms. Rice serves.

Valerie M. Williams Age 63 Director since 2016
Member of the Audit and
Finance Committees PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Ms. Williams is a former Southwest Assurance Managing Partner for EY, a position she held from 2006 to 2016. She joined EY in 1981 and has over 35 years of audit and public accounting experience, serving numerous global and multi-location companies in various industries. Ms. Williams held several senior leadership positions at EY and served on multiple strategic committees, including the firm’s Partner Advisory Council, Inclusiveness Council, Audit Innovation Taskforce and the Diversity Taskforce. OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS: Ms. Williams is a director and member of the Audit Committee of WPX Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company engaged in the exploitation and development of long-life unconventional properties, and a director, Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Corporate Governance Committee of DTE Energy Co., a diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services. KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS: Ms. Williams has extensive audit practice experience gained over the course of her career and through this experience has developed risk management skills that are a key component of the Board’s oversight role. The significant financial reporting expertise developed by Ms. Williams through 35 years of audit and public accounting experience serving numerous global and multi-location companies in various industries is a valuable contribution to the Board’s overall mix of skill-sets and is particularly additive to Ms. Williams’s service as a member of the Audit Committee. Ms. Williams distinguished herself in various senior roles throughout her career at EY, and successfully grew a large audit practice group through expert oversight of operations and strategy development. These achievements underscore the business expertise and leadership skills that Ms. Williams possesses and that will better enable the Board to effectively oversee the growth of Omnicom’s businesses. Ours is a global business, and through her experience representing international businesses, Ms. Williams will contribute significantly to the Board’s oversight of Omnicom’s multinational strategies for growth. Ms. Williams also served on several important committees at EY, including the Inclusiveness Council and the Diversity Taskforce, and brings to the Board additional knowledge of the strategies regarding diversity and inclusion. Further, Ms. Williams has experience serving on other public company boards and audit committees.

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DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Our outside directors, including those not nominated for re-election, are Alan R. Batkin, Mary C. Choksi, Robert Charles Clark, Leonard S. Coleman, Jr., Susan S. Denison, Ronnie S. Hawkins, Deborah J. Kissire, Gracia C. Martore, Linda Johnson Rice and Valerie M. Williams. Our Board has determined that all of our outside directors are “independent” within the meaning of the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), as well as under our Corporate Governance Guidelines. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines are posted on our website at http://www.omnicomgroup.com. In determining that each of our outside directors is independent, the Board took into consideration the answers to annual questionnaires completed by each of the directors, which covered any transactions with director-affiliated entities. The Board also considered that Omnicom and its subsidiaries occasionally and in the ordinary course of business, sell products and services to, and/or purchase products and services from, entities (including charitable foundations) with which certain directors are affiliated. The Board determined that these transactions were not material to Omnicom or the entity and that none of our directors had a material interest in the transactions with these entities. The Board therefore determined that none of these relationships impaired the independence of any outside director. John D. Wren, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is not independent due to his position as an executive officer.

SHAREHOLDER NOMINATION PROCESS

Nominations for directors at our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders may be made only by the Board, or by a shareholder entitled to do so pursuant to our By-laws not later than the deadlines set forth on page 77 in the section entitled “Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations for the 2021 Annual Meeting.”

Our By-laws provide that shareholders may present director nominations directly at the annual meeting (and not for inclusion in our proxy statement) by satisfying certain advance notice requirements, and providing information as to such nominee and submitting shareholder as specified in our By-laws. Our By-laws also permit a shareholder or group of up to 20 shareholders owning 3% or more of the Company’s common stock continuously for at least three years to nominate and include in the Company’s proxy statement director candidates constituting up to 20% of the Board, but no less than two, to be considered for election by the holders of the Company’s common stock, provided that the shareholder (or group) and each nominee satisfy the requirements and provide information as to such nominee and submitting shareholder as specified in our By-laws.

You can obtain a copy of the full text of the By-law provisions noted above by writing to our Corporate Secretary at our address listed below in the section entitled “Availability of Certain Documents,” or on our website at http://www.omnicomgroup.com. Our By-laws have also been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

The Governance Committee will consider all candidates recommended by our shareholders in accordance with the procedures included in our By-laws and this Proxy Statement. We did not receive any nominee recommendations from shareholders this year. Any future director candidate recommendations made by shareholders that are properly submitted will be considered by the Governance Committee in the same manner as those submitted by the Board or the Governance Committee itself.

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MAJORITY VOTING STANDARD FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

In accordance with our By-laws, directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast. That means the nominees will be elected if the number of votes cast “for” a director’s election exceeds the number of votes cast “against” such nominee. For this purpose, broker non-votes will not count as a vote cast and will have no effect on the elections of directors. Our form of proxy permits you to abstain from voting “for” or “against” a particular nominee. However, shares represented by proxies so designated will count as being present for purposes of determining a quorum but will not count as a vote cast and will have no effect on the election of directors. Such proxies may also be voted on other matters, if any, that may be properly presented at the meeting.

If an incumbent nominee is not re-elected, New York law provides that the director would continue to serve on the Board as a “holdover director.” Under our By-laws and a policy adopted by the Board, such a director is required to promptly tender his or her resignation to the Board. The Governance Committee of the Board must then consider whether to accept the director’s resignation and make a recommendation to the Board. The Board will then consider the resignation, and within 90 days after the date of certification of the election results, publicly disclose its decision and the reasons for its decision.

A director whose resignation is under consideration may not participate in any deliberation regarding his or her resignation unless none of the directors received a majority of the votes cast. If the Board accepts a director’s resignation, the Board will then elect a replacement in accordance with the By-laws.

Board’s Role and Responsibilities

STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT

The Board oversees Omnicom’s strategy setting and review process, which is led by the Company’s management team and is focused on execution of a long-term strategy to deliver value to our shareholders. The Board reviews and assesses the strategic priorities developed and implemented by management under the direction of Omnicom’s Chairman and CEO, John Wren. The Board reviews Omnicom’s financial performance throughout the year and evaluates strategy in light of results, with an industry focus that includes peer comparisons and our competitive ability to attract and retain the most talented workforce. At least annually, the Board has a more detailed discussion, generally over two days, which is informed by reports from management on a variety of strategic matters and input regarding strategic goals of Omnicom’s networks and practice areas. At this meeting, the Board receives a complete analysis of the strategies with respect to the multiple business components integral to Omnicom’s comprehensive long-term strategic direction. This meeting also includes management presentations on important topics such as risk management, diversity and inclusion, information technology, cybersecurity and our data breach incident plan, human capital management, and top clients. Our Board believes this comprehensive process greatly strengthens its ability to effectively oversee management as Mr. Wren and senior leadership drive the future success of our Company.

RISK OVERSIGHT

Our Board oversees an enterprise-wide approach to risk management, designed to support the achievement of organizational objectives, including strategic objectives, to improve long-term organizational performance and enhance shareholder value. The principal oversight function of the Board and its committees includes understanding the material risks the Company confronts and methods to mitigate or manage those risks. Management is responsible for identifying and assessing the related risks and establishing appropriate risk management practices. Our Board reviews management’s assessment of the related risk, and discusses with management the appropriate level of risk for the Company.

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	OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Administers its risk oversight function with respect to our operating risk as a whole, and the Board and its committees meet with management at least quarterly to receive updates with respect to our business operations and strategies, financial results and the monitoring of related risks. The Board also delegates oversight to the Audit, Governance, Compensation and Finance Committees to oversee selected elements of risk:
	OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE Oversees financial risk exposures, including monitoring the integrity of the financial statements, internal control over financial reporting, and the independence of the independent auditors of the Company. The Audit Committee inquires of management and the independent auditors about significant risks or exposures and assesses management’s actions in light of any such risks, and also discusses guidelines and policies governing the process by which management of the Company assesses and manages the Company’s exposure to risk. The Audit Committee receives an assessment report from the Company’s internal auditors on at least an annual basis and more frequently as appropriate. The Audit Committee oversees the Company’s cybersecurity risk management programs and receives periodic updates from management regarding cybersecurity, data privacy and other risks relevant to the Company’s information technology systems. The Audit Committee also assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibility with respect to compliance with legal and regulatory matters related to the Company’s financial statements and meets at least quarterly with our financial management, independent auditors and legal advisors for updates on risks related to our financial reporting function.
	OUR GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE Oversees governance-related risk by working with management to establish Corporate Governance Guidelines and policies applicable to the Company and our management, including recommendations regarding director nominees, the determination of director independence, Board leadership structure and membership on Board committees. The Company’s Governance Committee also oversees risk by working with management to adopt codes of conduct and business ethics designed to encourage the highest standards of business conduct and ethics.
	OUR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE Oversees compensation-related risk by working with management in the creation of compensation structures that create incentives to encourage a level of risk-taking behavior consistent with the Company’s business strategy.
	OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE Oversees financial, credit and liquidity risk by overseeing our Treasury function to evaluate elements of financial and credit risk and advise on our financial strategy, capital structure, capital allocation and long-term liquidity needs, and the implementation of risk mitigating strategies.
	THE COMPANY’S MANAGEMENT Responsible for day-to-day risk management. The CEO, CFO and General Counsel periodically report on the Company’s risk management policies and practices to relevant Board committees and to the full Board. Our Treasury, Legal, Controller, Information Technology, and Internal Audit functions work with management at the agency level, serving as the primary monitoring and testing function for company-wide policies and procedures, and managing the day-to-day oversight of risk management strategy for the ongoing business of the Company. We believe the division of risk management responsibilities described above is an effective approach for addressing the risks facing the Company and that our Board leadership structure supports our approach.

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Diversity and Corporate Responsibility

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Omnicom believes that workplace diversity creates value for the Company, enhances the quality of work we create for clients and is a cornerstone of our positive corporate culture. We know that a workforce reflecting the demographics of our society is better poised to create effective campaigns for our clients that resonate with a diverse population. With our global presence, we believe it is important that our workforce reflects our global community. This commitment to diversity starts within the boardroom. Our Board includes six women and four African Americans, including Leonard S. Coleman, Jr., our Lead Independent Director. Our Audit, Compensation and Finance Committees are Chaired by female directors, and the Chair of our Governance Committee is African American. The diversity of our Board was recognized by Fortune Magazine, with Omnicom being named one of only six Fortune 500 companies that has more women than men on its Board of Directors. Across the Company, we are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent from diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives and have implemented key programs and initiatives to ensure we deliver on this commitment. These efforts include:

■ Internal focus and accountability – Omnicom created the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at our corporate office in 2009, reporting directly to the CEO, and this role has since been expanded throughout our Company. Our individual networks now employ their own Directors of Diversity or Chief Diversity Officers, and throughout Omnicom and its networks, 14 professionals are dedicated full-time to overseeing and advancing diversity and inclusion efforts at every level of our organization.

■ Omnicom People Engagement Network (OPEN) – led by three senior-level Chief Diversity Champions, meets quarterly to share best practices and develop tools to efficiently and effectively incorporate diversity and inclusion initiatives at Omnicom offices.

■ OPEN Pride – with multiple chapters around the globe, this sub-group of OPEN specifically strives to identify and develop LGBTQ talent and promote awareness, acceptance and advocacy by creating opportunities for leadership, visibility, community involvement, networking and business throughout our networks.

■ OPEN DisAbility – launched in May 2019, this sub-group of OPEN is Omnicom’s disability business resource group that seeks to drive disability representation, raise awareness of those who have a visible or invisible disability, and build a community approach towards helping our agencies become truly inclusive of persons with disabilities.

■ Omniwomen – is a global initiative with multiple chapters around the world intended to serve as a catalyst to increase the influence and number of women leaders across the Omnicom networks. Leading this initiative are the most senior women executives across Omnicom and its agencies.

■ ADCOLOR – Omnicom supports this network of outstanding diverse professionals and champions of diversity and inclusion. At the annual ADCOLOR Conference, diverse professionals at all levels within the industry are honored for their personal contributions and efforts to open doors for other high-potential, diverse professionals.

■ Supplier diversity – In partnership with TBWA\Worldwide, we are leveraging One Sandbox across our network of agencies in order to expand access to diverse suppliers. One Sandbox is a resource that spurs collaboration with clients and diverse suppliers by simplifying the process of identifying and evaluating minority- and women-owned vendors. By successfully utilizing these mutually beneficial business relationships, we help meet the supplier diversity goals that we have set for Omnicom as well as those of our clients.

We have been publicly recognized for our commitment to inclusion and diversity initiatives. In October 2019, The Wall Street Journal released its own diversity and inclusion ranking of companies in the S&P 500. Omnicom was tied for third place overall and ranked first for the Communication Services industry. We were also named to the Forbes 2019 America’s Best Employers List for the fourth straight year and included in the Forbes 2020 list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity. In 2019, Omnicom was a proud Platinum sponsor for the first-ever, groundbreaking WorldPride celebration in New York City. Working closely with NYC Pride, several Omnicom agencies joined forces to provide branding and public relations work for the 2019 celebration, a project that took place over the course of two years. For these reasons and more, Omnicom achieved a perfect score of 100 percent for the fourth consecutive year on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. This index is a nationally recognized benchmarking tool for corporate inclusivity policies, benefits and practices pertinent to LGBTQ employees. Due to our high score, we were designated as a 2020 “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality.”

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Omnicom shares the following key diversity statistics on its website:

■ 22% of U.S. “Officials and Managers” are multicultural, an increase of 29% from five years ago with improvement among each of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Hispanic/Latino, Black/African American and Asian designations.

■ The U.S. “Professional” talent base is 29% multicultural, an increase of 12% from five years ago with improvement among all but one of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Hispanic/Latino, Black/African American and Asian designations.

■ Women make up 57% of U.S. “Officials and Managers.”

■ Of the approximately 21,000 U.S. employees who are “Professionals” and “Officials and Managers,” 26% are multicultural, 58% are women, and only 31% are white men.

■ Of the nine members of Omnicom’s Board of Directors nominated for re-election, six are women and four are African American.

We believe that these statistics clearly reflect the value Omnicom places on workplace diversity and the strength of its efforts to promote professional opportunities for women and diverse individuals.

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

At Omnicom, we’re committed to promoting sustainable practices and making positive contributions to society around the globe. Our corporate responsibility efforts spread across four key areas: supporting our communities, creating a dynamic and diverse workforce, managing our environmental footprint and ensuring a strong governance structure.

■ Omnicom has set corporate responsibility goals relating to our people, environment, and governance helping guide our sustainability initiatives across the business.

■ Omnicom is a signatory to the United Nation’s Global Compact (UNGC).

■ Omnicom and its global agencies are supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through a variety of initiatives. As a pro bono global marketing and communications partner for Theirworld, Omnicom is working to ensure inclusive and quality education for children around the world, contributing to SDG 4.

■ As a strategic partner and member, Omnicom was one of the first companies to support The Valuable 500, a global movement putting disability inclusion on the global business leadership agenda. The Valuable 500 is comprised of businesses who have firmly committed to championing disability inclusion and removing barriers to success for people living with disabilities.

■ Omnicom is committed to supporting and respecting human rights, including the right of our employees to be hired and promoted based on their qualifications and merit. Please see our Human Rights Policy, which is available on our website at http://www.omnicomgroup.com for more information.

■ Omnicom is committed to reducing our environmental footprint, primarily by consolidating office space and installing more energy-efficient heating and cooling systems, as detailed in our Environmental Policy which is available on our website at http://www.omnicomgroup.com.

Our 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report, scheduled for release in fall 2020, includes the following highlights:

■ As a signatory to the UNGC, we have pledged to support ten universal principles, including protecting human rights, promoting fair labor practices, protecting the environment and rooting out corruption.

■ Launched in January 2019, we continued our collaboration as a signatory and strategic partner to The Valuable 500, which encourages Fortune 500 companies to add disability inclusion to their leadership agendas.

■ In 2019, we reduced our overall carbon emissions by more than 5% through a reduction in air travel, automobile usage, and the use of fuel oil and natural gas.

Learn more at http://csr.omnicomgroup.com.

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Communications with Shareholders

SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

We are strongly committed to shareholder outreach, supported and overseen by the Board, and believe regular, transparent communication with our shareholders is important to our long-term success. Mr. Coleman, our Lead Independent Director, actively participates in selected investor meetings each year. To ensure that we fully address any shareholder concerns, shareholder feedback is shared with the Governance and Compensation Committees, as appropriate, as well as with the full Board.

Spring Pre-annual meeting shareholder engagement: meet with shareholders to solicit feedback and answer questions regarding matters addressed in the proxy statement		Summer Assess results of annual meeting: determine any responsive actions to be taken and formulate engagement priorities for the coming year
Winter Incorporate shareholder input into annual meeting planning: weigh governance enhancements as warranted, and reflect changes in proxy statement disclosure		Fall Conduct shareholder meetings: discuss engagement priorities, gather input through shareholder meetings, and report feedback to the Board and Governance and Compensation Committees

During the last year, we reached out to shareholders representing 68% of our outstanding shares and engaged with shareholders representing 25% of our outstanding shares, or every shareholder that accepted our invitation for engagement, in a continued effort to foster a successful shareholder outreach program, establishing and deepening the relationships with the governance teams at many of our largest investors. As in prior years, Mr. Coleman was a participant in select shareholder meetings and shared feedback with the full Board.

In recent years, the Board has taken significant steps to be responsive to concerns raised by shareholders, including adopting a board retirement policy described in the section entitled “Director Retirement Policy” on page 30 that has resulted in eight of our Board members stepping down from the Board since May of 2016, including the two directors not standing for re-election at the 2020 Annual Meeting. For a more complete summary of the feedback we heard from shareholders and actions taken by the Board, please refer to page 6 of our Proxy Summary. We value our investors’ views regarding our Company, as well as their opinions on corporate governance best practices and have enhanced our corporate responsibility and diversity disclosure in response to input received. Our Board and management found this engagement constructive and informative, and we will continue our engagement efforts. In addition to the direct input of our shareholders, we also consider the Investor Stewardship Group’s six corporate governance principles for U.S. listed companies.

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH BOARD MEMBERS

Interested parties, including shareholders, may communicate (if they wish on a confidential, anonymous basis) with the outside directors, the Chairs of our Audit, Compensation, Finance and Governance Committees or any individual director (including our Lead Independent Director who presides over the executive sessions of our independent non-management directors) on board-related issues by writing to such director, the Committee Chair or to the outside directors as a group c/o Corporate Secretary at Omnicom Group Inc., 437 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022. The envelope should clearly indicate the person or persons to whom the Corporate Secretary should forward the communication. Communications will be distributed to the Board, or to any individual director or directors as appropriate, depending on the facts and circumstances outlined in the communications.

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Board Leadership Structure

LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN AND CEO ROLES

Our Governance Committee, as well as the full Board when appropriate, regularly evaluates the leadership structure of our Board to determine what arrangement is most appropriate for the Company and shareholders. The Board believes that it is important to maintain flexibility to determine the appropriate leadership structure based on Company circumstances at the time, and that our directors are best positioned to lead this evaluation given their unique insight into Omnicom’s business, leadership team, culture, opportunities and challenges. Our Board is currently led by a Lead Independent Director, our Chairman and CEO, and four independent Committee Chairs. The Board believes this to be the optimal Board leadership structure for Omnicom at present, combining strong independent leadership with the benefits of having our CEO chair Board meetings in which strategic business matters are routinely discussed.

While the Board regularly evaluates its leadership structure and assesses various options, the Board strongly believes that it is critical to the success of our Company that our CEO, Mr. Wren, serve as Chairman at this time. The Board evaluates a range of factors in determining its leadership structure, including the complexity of our business, our ongoing organizational realignment, our robust Lead Independent Director role, and feedback from our shareholders regarding Omnicom’s leadership structure:

■ Business Complexity: The Board considers the complex nature of our Company and our business, and that the success of a professional services business such as ours is based on retaining the most talented individuals to best serve our clients. Ensuring executive-level continuity in the CEO and Chair roles is integral to supporting the transition of hundreds of client relationships, which have been built on trust and support over many years. These chairman-client relationships are particularly relevant at the time considering the client losses our industry peers are experiencing and the ability for Omnicom to benefit from the opportunities this creates. 

■ Organizational Realignment: The Board also takes into consideration our Company’s organizational realignment, which Mr. Wren designed and implemented to successfully guide Omnicom through a time of rapid change and disruption within our industry. Market-wide acceleration of technological advances and a shifting competitive landscape that affect Omnicom’s businesses underscore the importance of the changes to Omnicom’s networks and practice areas and the reconstituted reporting structure that Mr. Wren has spearheaded. Mr. Wren’s focus is on leveraging the Company’s existing network and client service matrix organizational structures to build a best in class leadership team and position Omnicom for sustainable long-term growth in an increasingly complex global landscape. As we continue the strategic realignment of our businesses, Mr. Wren’s guidance and leadership will remain critical.

■ Robust Lead Independent Director Role: Our Lead Independent Director role at Omnicom has evolved to include significant responsibilities, similar to those typically overseen by an independent Chair (see page 26 for a full list of these responsibilities). The Board annually reviews the responsibilities assigned to the Lead Independent Director role, and most recently enhanced the already robust responsibilities assigned to this role in February 2019. 

■ Shareholder Feedback: The Board carefully considers shareholder perspectives on Omnicom’s leadership structure through extensive engagement conducted annually. During discussions with our investors, the vast majority have expressed support for our combined Chair and CEO positions at this time – particularly in light of the critical nature of chairman-client relationships in a professional services business such as ours, and our strong Lead Independent Director role.

While the Board is confident that this leadership structure is best suited to the current needs of the business, the Board remains committed to rigorously evaluating Omnicom’s leadership structure each year and to gathering shareholder feedback on this matter through ongoing engagement.

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LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Our Board is committed to improving the Company’s corporate governance practices, and we have significantly enhanced the responsibilities of our Lead Independent Director’s role to strengthen the Board’s independent oversight of management. This individual would typically also serve as a member of the Governance Committee and, as such, participate in director and CEO succession planning. Currently, our Lead Independent Director also serves as Chair of the Governance Committee. The responsibilities of the Lead Independent Director were most recently enhanced in February 2019. In addition to the responsibilities of all directors, our Lead Independent Director’s other duties, which the Board continues to evaluate through engagement with shareholders, include:

■ Preside at executive sessions of the independent directors;

■ Preside at all meetings of the Board at which the Chairman is not present;

■ Serve as principal liaison between the independent directors and the Chairman and CEO;

■ Participate in director recruitment, mentoring and development;

■ Oversee the annual Board and committee evaluations;

■ Participate in developing agendas for Board meetings, with the authority to add agenda items;

■ Approve the schedule of Board meetings, with the authority to call meetings of independent directors;

■ Oversee conflicts of interest of all directors, including the Chairman and CEO;

■ Advise the Chairman, including providing input as to the quality, quantity and timeliness of information provided to the Board;

■ Engage and consult with shareholders as part of our shareholder engagement process; and

■ Perform such other duties as the Board may from time to time delegate.

We believe that this leadership structure enhances the accountability of the Chairman and CEO to the Board and strengthens the Board’s independence from management.

On the recommendation of the Governance Committee, the independent members of our Board designate the Lead Independent Director annually. In May 2019, the independent members of our Board re-elected Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. to serve as the Company’s Lead Independent Director. During his tenure as a member of the Board, Mr. Coleman has consistently demonstrated thoughtful leadership and intelligent decision making. Each year in which he has served as Lead Independent Director, Mr. Coleman has committed to being personally involved in our shareholder engagement efforts. Mr. Coleman’s proven integrity and values align perfectly with the important role of Lead Independent Director. Coupled with his extensive senior management, financial, government, development and public company board experience, the independent members of the Board determined that Mr. Coleman continues to be the ideal candidate to serve as the Company’s Lead Independent Director.

BOARD OPERATIONS AND COMMITTEE STRUCTURE

Our Board met six times during 2019. The Board generally conducts specific oversight tasks through committees so that the Board as a whole can focus on strategic matters and those particular tasks that by law or custom require the attention of the full Board. Our Board has established four standing committees, functioning in these areas, as explained more fully below:

■ audit and financial reporting

■ management/compensation

■ corporate governance

■ finance and acquisitions/divestitures

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Each of the committees operates under a written charter recommended by the Governance Committee and approved by the Board. The Board operates pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines. Each Board committee is authorized to retain its own outside advisors. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines and committee charters, which have been approved by the Board, are posted on our website at http://www.omnicomgroup.com. The table below provides current membership for each Board committee.

Director	Audit	Compensation	Governance	Finance
Alan R. Batkin
Mary C. Choksi
Robert Charles Clark
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.
Susan S. Denison
Ronnie S. Hawkins
Deborah J. Kissire
Gracia C. Martore
Linda Johnson Rice
Valerie M. Williams
John D. Wren
Number of Meetings in 2019	12	8	6	7

	Member
	Chair

AUDIT COMMITTEE  Meetings in 2019: 12

The Audit Committee’s purpose is to assist the Board in carrying out its financial reporting and oversight responsibilities, including oversight of risk as described in “Risk Oversight” beginning on page 20 above. In this regard, the Audit Committee assists the Board in its oversight of (a) the integrity of our financial statements, (b) compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (c) the qualifications and independence of our independent auditors, and (d) the performance of our internal audit function and independent auditors. Furthermore, the Audit Committee prepares the report included below in the section entitled “Audit Committee Report.” The Audit Committee also has the power to retain or dismiss our independent auditors and to approve their compensation. The Board has determined that each member of our Audit Committee is “independent” within the meaning of both the rules of the NYSE and Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Board has also determined that each member of our Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert,” is “financially literate” and has “accounting or related financial management expertise,” as such qualifications are defined by SEC regulations and the rules of the NYSE, respectively.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE   Meetings in 2019: 8

The Compensation Committee’s purpose is (a) to assist the Board in carrying out its oversight responsibilities relating to compensation matters, including oversight of risk as described in “Risk Oversight” beginning on page 20 above, (b) to prepare a report on executive compensation for inclusion in our annual Proxy Statement and (c) to administer and approve awards under our equity and other compensation plans. The report of the Compensation Committee is included below in the section entitled “Compensation Committee Report.” The Board has determined that each member of our Compensation Committee is “independent” within the meaning of the rules of the NYSE and a “non-employee director” within the meaning of the rules of the SEC.

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GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE  Meetings in 2019: 6

The Governance Committee’s purpose is to assist the Board in carrying out its oversight responsibilities, including oversight of risk as described in “Risk Oversight” beginning on page 20 above, relating to (a) the composition of the Board and (b) certain corporate governance matters. As part of its responsibilities, the Governance Committee considers and makes recommendations to the full Board with respect to the following matters: ■director nominees and underlying criteria for election to the Board and its committees; ■the structure, responsibilities and composition of the Board committees; ■standards and procedures for review of the performance of the Board and its committees, as well as any actions to be taken in response to the performance evaluation results; ■the election of the Chief Executive Officer and other officers required to be elected by the Board; ■our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws; ■our Corporate Governance Guidelines generally, including with respect to director qualification standards, responsibilities, access to management and independent advisors, orientation and continuing education, and management succession; ■shareholder proposals made under SEC rules; ■the Code of Business Conduct applicable to our directors, officers and employees; ■the Code of Ethics applicable to our senior financial officers; ■the charters of the Board committees; and ■the Governance Committee’s performance of its own responsibilities. The Governance Committee also oversees our shareholder engagement efforts and periodically receives reports from management on shareholder feedback. The Board has determined that each member of our Governance Committee is “independent” within the meaning of the rules of the NYSE.

FINANCE COMMITTEE  Meetings in 2019: 7

The Finance Committee’s purpose is to assist the Board in carrying out its oversight responsibilities relating to financial matters affecting Omnicom, including in respect of acquisitions, divestitures and financings and the oversight of risk as described in “Risk Oversight” beginning on page 20 above.

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EXECUTIVE SESSIONS

As a matter of policy, the independent, non-management directors regularly meet in executive session, without management present. The independent directors met six times in 2019. Mr. Coleman, our Lead Independent Director, presides over executive sessions of the Board.

DIRECTOR ATTENDANCE

Attendance at Board and committee meetings during 2019 averaged 99% for the directors as a group. Except for two directors who each missed one committee meeting, and had a 96% attendance record, each of our other directors attended 100% of the meetings of the Board and the committees of the Board on which he or she served during 2019. We encourage our directors to attend our annual meetings of shareholders, and all of our directors attended the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Board Policies and Processes

BOARD AND COMMITTEE EVALUATION PROCESS

Every year, the Board and its committees each conduct a self-evaluation to help promote Board and committee effectiveness. The Governance Committee leads the evaluation process, which is overseen by our Lead Independent Director. The process allows directors to evaluate the Board as a whole and the standing committees of the Board on which each director serves through questionnaires covering topics such as: ■the effectiveness of the Board’s leadership structure and the composition and responsibilities of its committees; ■the adequacy of the number and length of Board and committee meetings and the appropriateness of topics discussed; and ■the dynamic between the Board and management, and the quality of management’s presentations and information provided to the Board and its committees.

Our Governance Committee recommends to the full Board a plan for any changes to the functions of our Board or its committees including on structure, responsibilities, performance and composition.

The Governance Committee reviews the composition of the Board and recommends to the full Board nominees for election. The Governance Committee identifies the skills and experience needed to replace any departing director and performs research, either itself or by engaging third parties to do so on its behalf, to identify and evaluate director candidates.

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DIRECTOR RETIREMENT POLICY

Our mandatory retirement age policy for directors provides that no director shall be nominated for election or re-election to the Board if the director has reached 75 years of age on or before December 31st of the year preceding election or reelection. The Board, upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee, may waive this limitation for any director if the Board determines that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to extend the director’s service. The Board has not previously waived the policy, and in the event of a waiver, the Board will provide shareholders with rationale for its decision.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

The following directors served as members of our Compensation Committee during all or a portion of 2019: Susan S. Denison, Alan R. Batkin, Mary C. Choksi, Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. and Linda Johnson Rice. None of the Compensation Committee members serving during 2019 is a current or former employee or officer of Omnicom or its subsidiaries. None of the Compensation Committee members serving during 2019 has ever had any relationship requiring disclosure by Omnicom under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. During 2019, none of our executive officers served as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee (or other committee performing equivalent functions) of any other company that had an executive officer serving as a member of our Board or its Compensation Committee.

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS

We review all relationships and transactions between Omnicom or its subsidiaries and related persons to determine whether such persons have a direct or indirect material interest. Related persons include any director, nominee for director, officer or their immediate family members. Although we do not have a written policy governing such transactions, Omnicom’s legal staff is primarily responsible for the development and implementation of processes and controls to obtain information from the directors and officers with respect to related person transactions and for then determining, based on the facts and circumstances, whether the Company or a related person has a direct or indirect material interest in the transaction. As part of this process, and pursuant to our Audit Committee’s charter, the Audit Committee reviews our policies and procedures with respect to related person transactions. These policies and procedures have been communicated to, and are periodically reviewed with, our directors and executive officers, and the Audit Committee documents in its minutes any actions that it takes with respect to such matters. Under SEC rules, transactions that are determined to be directly or indirectly material to Omnicom, its subsidiaries or a related person are required to be disclosed in Omnicom’s Proxy Statement. In the course of reviewing a related party transaction, Omnicom considers (a) the nature of the related person’s interest in the transaction, (b) the material terms of the transaction, (c) the importance of the transaction to the related person and Omnicom or its subsidiaries, (d) whether the transaction would impair the judgment of a director or officer to act in the best interest of Omnicom, and (e) any other matters deemed appropriate.

Based on the information available to us and provided to us by our directors and officers, we do not believe that there were any such material transactions in effect since January 1, 2019, or any such material transactions proposed to be entered into during 2020, with the following exception. Mr. Wren’s brother, Christopher Wren, is employed as the Financial Systems Director for RAPP, a subsidiary of Omnicom. In 2019, his total compensation was $244,902, including salary, bonus and other benefits.

ETHICAL BUSINESS CONDUCT

We have a Code of Business Conduct designed to assure that our business is carried out in an honest and ethical way. The Code of Business Conduct applies to all of our directors, officers and employees, as well as all of the directors, officers and employees of our majority-owned subsidiaries, and requires that they avoid conflicts of interest, comply with all laws and other legal requirements and otherwise act with integrity. In addition, we have adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers regarding ethical action and integrity relating to financial matters applicable to our senior financial officers. Our Code of Business Conduct and Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers are available on our website at

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http://www.omnicomgroup.com, and are also available in print to any shareholder that requests them. We will disclose any future amendments to, or waivers from, certain provisions of these ethical policies and standards for senior financial officers, executive officers and directors on our website within the time period required by the SEC and the NYSE.

We also have procedures to receive, retain and treat complaints regarding accounting, financial reporting and disclosure, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and to allow for the confidential and anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters, as well as possible violations of our Code of Business Conduct or Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers. The procedures are posted on our website at http://www.omnicomgroup.com and the websites of our various global networks.

Directors’ Compensation for Fiscal Year 2019

Directors who are also current or former employees of Omnicom or its subsidiaries receive no compensation for serving as directors. The compensation program for directors who are not current or former employees of Omnicom or its subsidiaries is designed to compensate directors in a manner that reflects the work required for a company of Omnicom’s size and composition and to align directors’ interests with the long-term interests of shareholders. The table below includes the following compensation elements with respect to non-employee directors:

Annual Compensation. For 2019, non-employee directors were paid a cash annual retainer of $90,000 and $2,000 for attendance at each Board or Committee meeting. Non-employee directors are also paid $10,000 for attendance in person at a Board meeting held outside of the U.S. that requires international travel from his or her residence, but no such international meetings were held in 2019, and therefore this additional fee was not paid. In addition, directors receive reimbursement for customary travel expenses.

In accordance with our 2013 Incentive Award Plan (the “2013 Plan”), and our Director Compensation and Deferred Stock Program adopted by our Board on December 4, 2008 (as amended), non-employee directors also receive fully vested common stock each fiscal quarter. For each of the four quarters in 2019, such directors received common stock with a grant date fair value of $36,250 based on the per share closing price of our common stock on the first trading day immediately prior to grant. Effective January 1, 2020, the amount of common stock to be received by non-employee directors each quarter was increased to $43,750.

Our Director Compensation and Deferred Stock Program and 2013 Plan provide that each director may elect to receive all or a portion of his or her cash director compensation for the following year’s service in common stock. Ms. Martore elected to receive all of her 2019 cash director compensation in common stock.

Directors may also elect to defer any common shares payable to them, which will be credited to a bookkeeping account in the directors’ names. These elections must be made prior to the start of the calendar year for which the fees would be payable. The number of shares of common stock delivered or credited to a director’s account is based on the fair market value of our common stock on the first trading day immediately preceding the date the fees would have been paid to the director. Each director other than Mr. Coleman and Ms. Rice elected to defer all of the common shares payable to them in 2019.

Lead Independent Director and Committee Chair Fees. The Chairs of our committees and our Lead Independent Director receive the following additional annual fees in cash due to the workload and the additional responsibilities of their positions. Our Lead Independent Director received an additional fee of $35,000 for 2019. The Chairs of our Audit, Compensation, Governance and Finance Committees receive an additional fee of $20,000 each year, as long as such Chair is not also an executive officer of Omnicom.

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Name of Director	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)(1)		Stock Awards ($)(2)		Total ($)
Alan R. Batkin	$	132,000	$	145,000	$	277,000
Mary C. Choksi	$	162,000	$	145,000	$	307,000
Robert Charles Clark	$	156,000	$	145,000	$	301,000
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.	$	199,000	$	145,000	$	344,000
Susan S. Denison	$	150,000	$	145,000	$	295,000
Ronnie S. Hawkins	$	126,000	$	145,000	$	271,000
Deborah J. Kissire	$	140,000	$	145,000	$	285,000
Gracia C. Martore	$	136,000	$	145,000	$	281,000
Linda Johnson Rice	$	130,000	$	145,000	$	275,000
Valerie M. Williams	$	140,000	$	145,000	$	285,000

(1)

This column reports the amount of cash compensation earned in 2019 for Board and Committee service. The amounts shown include $90,000 in cash compensation which Ms. Martore elected to receive in common stock.

(2)

The amount reported in the “Stock Awards” column for each director reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of the stock granted in 2019, computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (“ASC Topic 718”). For a discussion of the assumptions used to calculate the fair value of stock awards, refer to notes 2 and 10 to the consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “2019 10-K”). The grant date fair market value for each quarterly stock award was $36,250 for each individual reported in the table above. All stock awards held by directors were fully vested as of December 31, 2019.

No Other Compensation. Directors received no compensation in 2019 other than that described above. We do not have a retirement plan for directors and they receive no pension benefits.

Stock Ownership Requirement. The Board encourages stock ownership by directors and, in 2004, we adopted stock ownership guidelines for our directors. The director guidelines provide, in general, that our directors must own Omnicom stock equal to or greater than five times their annual cash retainer within five years of their joining the Board. As of December 31, 2019, each member of our Board that has served on the Board five years or more was in compliance with these guidelines.

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APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

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In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Section 14A of the Exchange Act, we are asking shareholders to approve an advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as reported in this Proxy Statement. Three years ago, the Board recommended that this advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation be conducted annually and shareholders voted in favor of this recommendation by a substantial majority. Accordingly, the Board has determined that it will hold an advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation annually until the next vote to determine the frequency of such an advisory vote. Subsequent to the advisory vote reflected in this proposal, the next advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation is expected to occur at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Our executive compensation programs are designed to support the Company’s long-term success. As described below in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Proxy Statement, the Compensation Committee has structured our executive compensation program to achieve the following key objectives:

■attract, motivate and retain the talented executives who are a critical component of Omnicom’s long-term success by providing each with a competitive total rewards package;

■support talent development in a rapidly evolving industry;

■maintain a balanced approach to building long-term shareholder value that does not overemphasize a single metric; and

■ensure that executive compensation is aligned with both the short and long-term interests of shareholders.

The majority of each NEO’s total compensation was variable and based on performance. With respect to our Chief Executive Officer, 95% of his 2019 compensation was variable and based on performance and 41% is also contingent upon the future performance of the Company.

2019 CEO Compensation

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We urge shareholders to read the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” below, which describes in more detail how our executive compensation policies and procedures operate and are designed to achieve our compensation objectives, as well as the Summary Compensation Table and related compensation tables and narrative below, which provide detailed information on the compensation of our named executive officers. The Compensation Committee and the Board believe that the policies and procedures articulated in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” are effective in achieving our goals and that the compensation of our named executive officers reported in this Proxy Statement has supported and contributed to our success.

We are asking shareholders to approve the following advisory resolution at the 2020 Annual Meeting.

RESOLVED, that the shareholders of Omnicom Group Inc. (the “Company”) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table for 2019 and the other related tables and disclosure.

This advisory resolution, commonly referred to as a “say-on-pay” resolution, is non-binding on the Board. Although non-binding, the Board and the Compensation Committee will carefully review and consider the voting results when evaluating our executive compensation program.

The Board UNANIMOUSLY recommends that shareholders vote FOR the advisory resolution
to approve executive compensation.

Approval of this item requires the favorable vote of the holders of a majority of the shares voting on the item. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this item.

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Table of Contents

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Executive Summary	36
Overall Compensation Objectives and Principles	36
About Our Business	36
Overview of 2019 Company Performance	37
Compensation Decisions Reflect Performance	41
2019 CEO Compensation	41
Last Year’s Say on Pay Vote and Shareholder Engagement	42
Compensation Committee Report	42
Compensation Discussion & Analysis	43
Objectives	43
Elements of Omnicom Compensation and Fiscal Year 2019 Decisions	44
Other Executive Compensation Arrangements	54
Executive Compensation Related Practices, Policies and Guidelines	55
Summary Compensation Table for 2019	58
Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2019	59
Outstanding Equity Awards at 2019 Year-End	60
Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2019	61
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in 2019	61
Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or Change in Control	61
Pay Ratio Disclosure	65

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Executive Summary

OVERALL COMPENSATION OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES

The Compensation Committee is responsible for establishing, implementing and monitoring Omnicom’s executive compensation policies and program. The overarching goals of our compensation program are to:

Attract, motivate and retain	Support talent development	Maintain a balanced approach	Ensure that executive compensation is aligned
the talented executives who are a critical component of Omnicom’s long-term success by providing each with a competitive total rewards package;	in a rapidly evolving industry;	to building long-term shareholder value that does not overemphasize a single metric; and	with both the short and long-term interests of shareholders.

We accomplish this by:

■closely tying pay to current and long-term performance;

■maintaining a high degree of variable compensation;

■establishing challenging performance metrics that are targeted to the Company, our industry and our business strategy; and

■sustaining competitive compensation levels.

ABOUT OUR BUSINESS

Omnicom is a strategic holding company formed in 1986 and through its branded networks and agencies is a leading global provider of advertising, marketing and corporate communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries. We operate in a highly competitive industry and compete against other global, national and regional advertising and marketing services companies, as well as technology, social media and professional services companies. The proliferation of media channels, including the rapid development and integration of interactive technologies and mediums, has fragmented consumer audiences targeted by our clients. These developments make it more complex for marketers to reach their target audiences in a cost-effective way, causing them to turn to global service providers such as Omnicom for a customized mix of advertising and marketing services designed to optimize their total marketing expenditure.

On a global, pan-regional and local basis, our networks and agencies provide a comprehensive range of services in the following fundamental disciplines: advertising, customer relationship management (CRM), which includes CRM Consumer Experience and CRM Execution & Support, public relations and healthcare. Our business model was built and continues to evolve around our clients. Our fundamental business principle is that our clients’ specific marketing requirements are the central focus of how we structure our service offerings and allocate our resources. This client-centric business model requires that multiple agencies within Omnicom collaborate in formal and informal virtual client networks utilizing our key client matrix organization structure. This collaboration allows us to cut across our internal organizational structures to execute our clients’ marketing requirements in a consistent and comprehensive manner. We use our client-centric approach to grow our business by expanding our service offerings to existing clients, moving into new markets and obtaining new clients. In addition to collaborating through our client service models, our agencies and networks collaborate across internally developed technology platforms, including Annalect, our proprietary data and analytics platform, and Omni, our people-based precision marketing and insights platform.

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As clients increase their demands for marketing effectiveness and efficiency, they continue to consolidate their business within one or a small number of service providers in the pursuit of a single engagement covering all consumer touch points. We have structured our business around these trends. We believe that our key client matrix organization structure approach to collaboration and integration of our services and solutions provides a competitive advantage to our business in the past and we expect this to continue over the medium and long term. Our key client matrix organization structure facilitates superior client management and allows for greater integration of the services required by the world’s largest brands. Our over-arching strategy is to continue to use our virtual client networks to grow our business relationships with our largest clients by serving them across our networks, disciplines and geographies.

OVERVIEW OF 2019 COMPANY PERFORMANCE

In a dynamic, yet challenging, environment, our strategies, talent and execution allowed Omnicom to consistently deliver solid financial results and creative achievements in 2019. We focused on key strategic and operational objectives that have consistently served us well. These strategies are centered around hiring and retaining the best talent; driving organic growth by evolving and expanding our service offerings; investing in areas of growth with particular focus on data, analytics, digital transformation, CRM and precision marketing, e-Commerce and healthcare; and remaining vigilant in managing our costs and improving operational efficiencies in areas such as real estate, accounting, purchasing and information technology.

To meet our clients’ desire for simplicity and to be better able to recruit and deliver the best talent to them, we have structured our service offerings around our practice areas and our Global Client Leaders Group. The Global Client Leaders Group proves clients with a single point of access to our network of thousands of industry specialists in a variety of marketing disciplines. From late 2017 through early 2019, we established 12 practice areas, which bring together strong expertise within a particular discipline, provide our people greater opportunities for training and development, better match the needs of our clients with our service offerings, and help develop strategies for internal investment and acquisition. Together, we believe the Global Client Leaders Group and strong leadership in each of our practice areas deliver expertise and talent to our clients that is aligned with their business strategies and tackle their marketing challenges. We are positioned to better grow with existing clients, strengthen our new business efforts, better target our internal investments, as well as create more career opportunities for our employees.

One of our longstanding practice areas, which is very well aligned with our Global Client Leaders Group, is Omnicom Health Group. This group had an outstanding year, which contributed to our overall growth in 2019. Omnicom Health Group is one of the largest healthcare communications groups in the world. The group is able to manage communications across the entire healthcare ecosystem due to its breadth and depth of specialty healthcare agencies that are focused on four key healthcare customers: healthcare professionals, payer organizations, patients and consumers, and medical experts and regulatory stakeholders. The group’s success is driven by its talent. In 2019, the group added 300 healthcare specialists to its roster, which now numbers more than 4,300 people. The group’s success is also due to its use of our data and analytical tools. Over the past year, it has begun to use Omni, our people-based precision marketing and insights platform, to better understanding professionals and patients’ online behavior. In doing so, Omnicom Health Group has successfully created more insightful, targeted and personalized communication strategies for its clients.

All of our agencies have access to our data and analytics tools, which we have invested in for over a decade. Omni is now available globally in the majority of markets in which we operate. Many of our agencies deploy Omni to create, plan and execute personalized customer experiences at scale for some of our largest clients. The platform is also transforming the way our teams work by providing a single view of their client’s consumers, enabling them to drive precision and marketing across creative, CRM and media. Omni’s open platform allows us to continually evolve and expand its capabilities to serve the specific needs of our agencies and clients.

While data and analytics remain a top investment and priority for us, we believe it is our creativity that truly sets us apart. It is creativity and innovation, informed by data and analytics, that drive the most meaningful business results. The growth of Omnicom’s business in 2019 underscores the distinctive talents of our people and the strength of our agency brands, as well as our differentiated structure and service offerings. The following highlights some key achievements that reflect our performance in 2019, orchestrated and led by our CEO.

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Omnicom Financial Results and Shareholder Return.

$15.0 billion	$1.3 billion	2.8%
Revenues	Net Income	Organic Growth

$1.7 billion	$2.1 billion	49.6%	29.5%
Free Cash Flow	Operating Profit	ROE	ROIC

Net income for 2019 increased $12.7 million, or 1.0% to $1,339.1 million from $1,326.4 million in 2018. Diluted net income per share increased 3.9% to $6.06 in 2019, compared to $5.83 in 2018. We disposed of certain businesses in 2018, primarily in our CRM Execution & Support discipline in 2018, and recorded a net gain of $178.4 million. Further, in 2018 we took certain repositioning actions in an effort to continue to improve our strategic position and achieve operating efficiencies and recorded charges of $149.4 million. In 2018 we also recorded net additional income tax expense of $3.9 million from the finalization of the provisional estimate of the effect of the Tax Act, which was substantially offset by the impact of a lower tax rate on the net gain on disposition of subsidiaries. As a result, after income taxes and the allocation of $6.9 million to noncontrolling interests, net income increased by $18.2 million and diluted net income per share increased by $0.08 in 2018 and diluted net income per share in 2019 increased by 5.4% compared to 2018 adjusted for these items. Adjusted 2018 net income and diluted net income per share are Non-GAAP measures. See Appendix A for a reconciliation of these amounts to the respective GAAP amounts.

As reported in the 2019 10-K, revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 decreased by 2.2% to $14,953.7 million from $15,290.2 million in the same period of 2018. Changes in foreign exchange rates reduced revenue $315.9 million, or 2.1%, acquisition revenue, net of disposition revenue, reduced revenue $445.1 million, or 2.9%, reflecting the disposition of certain non-strategic businesses, and organic growth increased revenue $424.5 million, or 2.8%.

Operating profit decreased 0.5% to $2,122.3 million. Earnings before interest, taxes and amortization of intangible assets (“EBITA”) decreased 1.3% to $2,206.1 million. Our operating margin increased to 14.2% versus 14.0% for the same period in 2018. Our EBITA margin increased to 14.8% from 14.6% for the same period in 2018. See Annex A for a discussion of EBITA and EBITA margin, which are Non-GAAP measures, and a reconciliation of net income to EBITA.

We generated over $1.7 billion of free cash flow during 2019. See Annex A for the definition of free cash flow, which is a Non-GAAP measure, and a reconciliation of free cash flow to net income. For the year, we returned more than $1.2 billion of cash to shareholders through dividends and net share repurchases. Our cumulative net income from fiscal years 2010 to 2019 totaled $10.9 billion, during which time our cumulative return of cash to shareholders, including both dividends and net share repurchases, totaled $11.7 billion for a cumulative payout ratio of 108%.

For the year ended December 31, 2019, our return on invested capital was 29.5%, while our return on equity was 49.6%. Return on invested capital is defined as after-tax operating profit divided by the average of invested capital for the period (the sum of total debt, long-term liabilities, deferred tax liabilities and shareholders’ equity; less cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments). See Annex A for the definition of after-tax operating profit and a reconciliation of after-tax operating profit to operating profit.

We Remained Focused on Delivering Efficiencies through Our Operational Initiatives.

As always, our agencies remain sharply focused on managing their agency cost structures in an efficient manner. We also continue to see the positive effects of our ongoing company-wide efforts to identify opportunities for improvement and efficiencies across our organization. As part of that process, we strive to ensure each member of our management team is implementing strategies to grow their businesses. On a regional and global basis, the Company continued to make progress on leveraging our scale in areas such as real estate, information technology, back office services and procurement to be as efficient and effective as possible. Importantly, we achieved the improvement in our margins discussed in greater detail above while continuing to invest in our talent and our analytic capabilities.

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We Were Recognized for Our Extraordinary Creative Talents.

We believe it is our creativity that truly sets us apart, and in 2019, the depth and diversity of our talent and the collaboration of our agencies from around the world generated the creative excellence reflected in a meaningful share of the industry’s recognition and awards. The following are just a few of the highlights:

At the 2019 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Omnicom was named Holding Company of the Year for the second year in a row. In addition, all three Omnicom creative networks placed in the top five, with DDB Worldwide as #2, BBDO Worldwide as #4 and TBWA\Worldwide as #5.

Adweek named OMD its Global Media Agency of the Year for the second consecutive year.

For Ad Age’s Agency A-List, both Goodby Silverstein & Partners and TBWA\Worldwide were honored in the top five.

For the third year in a row, BBDO Worldwide was named the most awarded agency network for the The Drum’s 2019 Big Won rankings, and Omnicom was named most awarded holding company.

At the 2019 One Show Awards, Omnicom was named Creative Holding Company of the Year and DDB Worldwide was named Network of the Year.

In Europe, two of our networks came in the top three for Eurobest 2019. BBDO Worldwide placed in first and DDB Worldwide came in third. In addition, AMV BBDO took the top spot for Agency of the Year and DDB Paris came in second. PHD also won Media Network of the Year for the second year in a row.

For the WARC Creative 100, three of Omnicom’s networks were in the top five: BBDO Worldwide #1 for the 14th consecutive year, DDB Worldwide #2 and TBWA\Worldwide #4. This put Omnicom in the #1 spot for holding companies for the second year in a row.

At the 2019 Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity, BBDO Worldwide was named Network of the Year for the sixth year in a row and TBWA Worldwide placed third. BBDO Worldwide had two agencies in the top three for APAC Agency of the Year, with Colenso BBDO coming in first and BBDO Pakistan coming in third.

MediaPost named Omnicom Holding Company of the Year for the second year in a row while BBDO Worldwide won Agency of the Year.

We continued to make selective acquisitions to broaden our capabilities.

We continue to realign and optimize our portfolio agencies through acquisitions and dispositions. Some of our notable 2019 acquisitions and dispositions are as follows:

TBWA\Worldwide acquired a majority interest in De Vloer, an independent creative agency located in Antwerp, Belgium. Founded in 2013, De Vloer is a full-service creative agency offering a range of advertising and marketing services. De Vloer will operate as a separate brand within the TBWA\Belgium group, along with TBWA\Brussels.

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Omnicom Precision Marketing Group, our digital and customer relationship management (CRM) specialist group, acquired a majority stake in Smart Digital GmbH. Smart Digital is a leading consulting and marketing technology company with a proprietary AI platform and data capabilities powering real-time customer experiences. Smart Digital's technology is able to recognize users across online digital touchpoints and deliver personalized customer interactions in real-time, resulting in more effective marketing and greater ROI. We believe partnering with Smart Digital is a strong strategic move for Omnicom, as we grow and leverage proprietary tools, like Omni, to strengthen our AI and personalization capabilities, and important for our clients – for whom we'll be better able to deliver powerful end-to-end customer experience solutions. Smart Digital's service portfolio ranges from the deployment of real-time personalization and optimization, to data management services and the development of end-to-end digital strategies, to cross-channel marketing.

The DAS Group of Companies, a division of Omnicom, sold MarketStar to Wasatch Group, a Utah-based investment company. The sale is the result of Omnicom's continuing evaluation of its portfolio of businesses and is consistent with its strategic plan and investment priorities.

We maintained our commitment to fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces.

Our commitment to attracting, retaining and developing talent remains our top priority, and we believe this commitment starts at the top with Omnicom’s Board of Directors. Our Board nominees consist of eight independent directors, with six women and four African Americans, including our Lead Independent Director. The diversity of this group was recognized by Fortune Magazine, with Omnicom being named one of only six Fortune 500 companies that have more women than men on its Board of Directors. Our diversity in leadership strengthens our governance structure and demonstrates our dedication to onboarding exceptional candidates who bring a wealth of experience and different points of view.

In addition to building a strong Board, we remain steadfast on fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces where all employees feel comfortable, confident and supported. While this is a long-standing and continuous effort, we achieved several milestones in 2019. Of note, in May 2019, we launched a new employee resource group titled OPEN DisAbility + Allies. The launch of this group went hand in hand with our ongoing strategic partnership with the Valuable 500, a global initiative putting disability inclusion on business leadership’s agenda.

Additionally, Omniwomen, our employee resource group (ERG) dedicated to increasing the number and influence of women leaders throughout the Omnicom network, grew to a total of 14 chapters around the world. Similarly, OPEN Pride—our ERG focused on the personal growth, organizational inclusion and business success of Omnicom’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) employees and allies—expanded to 11 chapters across the globe, with several others in the works. In 2019, Omnicom was a proud Platinum sponsor for the first-ever, groundbreaking WorldPride celebration in New York City. Working closely with NYC Pride, several Omnicom agencies joined forces to provide branding and PR work for the 2019 celebration, a project that took place over the course of two years.

For these reasons and more, Omnicom achieved a perfect score for the fourth consecutive year on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. This index is a nationally recognized benchmarking tool for corporate inclusive policies, benefits and practices pertinent to LGBTQ employees. Due to our high score, we were designated as a 2020 “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality.”

Additionally, in October, The Wall Street Journal released its own diversity and inclusion ranking of companies in the S&P 500. Omnicom was tied for third place overall and placed first for the Communication Services industry. We were also named to the Forbes 2019 America’s Best Employers List for the fourth straight year and included in the Forbes 2020 list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity.

Our commitment to hiring and developing the best talent is unwavering. As part of that, we continually invest in first-rate professional development opportunities. This includes our management development program, Omnicom University, which was founded in 1995 and celebrated its 25^th anniversary in 2019. This prestigious program has grown to offer 12 programs a year on three continents with nearly 5,400 global alumni, and in December 2019, we announced Karen van Bergen as its newest Dean.

Additional information on our diversity efforts is set forth above in the section entitled “Diversity and Inclusion.”

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COMPENSATION DECISIONS REFLECT PERFORMANCE

These and other 2019 achievements were a direct result of the leadership of our named executive officers, or “NEOs”, and other senior executives and provide significant context for the Compensation Committee’s pay-for-performance approach and key 2019 compensation decisions. Our NEOs for fiscal year 2019 were:

■ John D. Wren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

■ Philip J. Angelastro, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

■ Jonathan B. Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, Omnicom Digital

■ Michael J. O’Brien, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

■ Rochelle M. Tarlowe, Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Omnicom strives to link closely executive compensation to performance by making a significant portion of potential compensation variable, as well as long-term performance driven. The more senior the executive, the lower his or her base pay will be as a proportion of his or her entire compensation package and the higher the executive’s incentive-based and long-term retention components will be as a proportion of his or her entire compensation package. We believe this approach is aligned with shareholder interest and the long-term interests of the Company. For all NEOs, the majority of their total compensation was variable and based on performance. With respect to our CEO, 95% of his 2019 compensation was variable and based on performance and 41% is also contingent upon long-term Company performance.

2019 CEO COMPENSATION

2019 CEO Compensation Mix

The process by which incentive compensation awards were determined for performance in fiscal year 2019, and the manner in which they were paid, aligns with our pay-for-performance objectives. A key component of our executive compensation program is a performance-based bonus (an “Incentive Award”) awarded pursuant to Omnicom’s Senior Management Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Award Plan”). The Incentive Award that each NEO earned in 2019 was primarily derived from a pre-set formula incorporating a combination of the following quantitative performance metrics:

■ Omnicom’s annual financial performance against annual performance targets established by the Compensation Committee; and

■ Omnicom’s annual financial performance against that of an industry peer group established by the Compensation Committee.

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LAST YEAR’S SAY ON PAY VOTE AND SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

The Compensation Committee believes that our executive compensation program aligns with performance, reflects our business philosophy and utilizes competitive practices regarding executive compensation in a highly competitive industry. At our 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, 91% of the votes cast on the say-on-pay proposal at that meeting were voted in favor of our 2018 executive compensation program. The Compensation Committee believes this vote, in combination with direct feedback from our shareholders, affirms shareholders’ support of the Company’s approach to executive compensation. Omnicom’s performance in fiscal year 2019 and our many creative, strategic and operational accomplishments reinforce the Compensation Committee’s view that our executive compensation program is achieving its long-term objectives, and the Compensation Committee made no significant changes to the program during the year in response to last year’s “say-on-pay” vote. The Compensation Committee will continue to consider the outcome of the Company’s say-on-pay votes and feedback received directly from our shareholders when making future compensation decisions for the NEOs.

During the last year, we reached out to shareholders representing 68% of our outstanding shares. We engaged with every shareholder who accepted our invitation to talk in a continued effort to foster a successful shareholder outreach program. Executive compensation was one of many topics included in our discussion with shareholders and shareholder feedback is shared with the Compensation Committee, as appropriate, as well as with the full Board.

Compensation Committee Report

The Compensation Committee, which is comprised solely of independent members of the Board, has reviewed the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and discussed the analysis with management. Based on its review and discussions with management, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” be included in this Proxy Statement and incorporated by reference in Omnicom’s 2019 10-K filed with the SEC on February 11, 2020.

Members of the Compensation Committee
Susan S. Denison, Chair
Alan R. Batkin
Mary C. Choksi
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.
Linda Johnson Rice

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Compensation Discussion & Analysis

OBJECTIVES

Compensation Decision Process

The Compensation Committee annually reviews and approves the compensation of the NEOs. To aid the Compensation Committee in making its compensation determinations, the Chief Executive Officer annually reviews the performance of each other NEO by evaluating the performance factors described in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis and presents his conclusions and recommendations to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee considers the Chief Executive Officer’s recommendations, but ultimately makes the final decision as to compensation determinations. With respect to 2019 compensation, the Compensation Committee did not deviate materially from our Chief Executive Officer’s recommendations. Additional detail regarding the process used to set executive compensation targets, evaluate performance and determine payouts is provided in the below diagram.

Process for Determination of our Executive Compensation: Step-By-Step

STEP 1		Base Salary Compensation Committee sets base salaries – Mr. Wren’s salary last increased 17 years ago
STEP 2		Setting Performance Measures Compensation Committee sets metrics and quantitative performance measures for meriting an Incentive Award with both short-term (cash bonus) and long-term components (PRSU/RSU)
STEP 3		Determining Multipliers Based on Performance Range Compensation Committee ascribes a range of predetermined multipliers based on the range of Omnicom performance with respect to each performance measure
STEP 4		Setting Target and Maximum Incentive Award Dollar Amounts Compensation Committee sets maximum and target Incentive Award dollar amounts
STEP 5		Calculation of Incentive Award Compensation Committee reviews Omnicom and peer group performance and calculates weighted score for each metric and final earned Incentive Award dollar amounts
STEP 6		Adjustments Determined Compensation Committee considers individual performance and any other factors deemed appropriate in order to determine whether to make adjustments to the calculated Incentive Award dollar amounts and approves final Incentive Award dollar amounts
STEP 7		Allocation between Cash/Equity Compensation Committee determines allocation of Incentive Award between cash and equity
STEP 8		Allocate Portion of Incentive Award into Three-Year Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award That Is Eligible To Vest in 2023 For CEO/CFO, the Compensation Committee allocated a portion of each Incentive Award into PRSUs that are subject to further performance conditions over a three-year period from 2020 to 2022, and are eligible to vest in 2023
STEP 9		Allocate Portion of Incentive Award into an Award of Time-Based Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) to Other NEOs For Messrs. Nelson and O’Brien, the Compensation Committee allocated a portion of each Incentive Award into an Award of RSUs that vest over a five-year period

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ELEMENTS OF OMNICOM COMPENSATION AND FISCAL YEAR 2019 DECISIONS

For Messrs. Wren and Angelastro, our principal components of pay are a base salary and an Incentive Award based on 2019 performance, which is comprised of both a cash award and an award of PRSUs, which is further contingent upon the long-term performance of the Company.

For Messrs. Nelson and O’Brien, our principal components of pay are a base salary and an Incentive Award based on 2019 performance, which is comprised of both a cash award and an award of RSUs that vest ratably over a five-year period.

Ms. Tarlowe did not participate in the Incentive Award Plan due to the fact that she joined Omnicom in May 2019 and, in connection with her commencement of employment with Omnicom, received a one-time cash bonus award and separate restricted stock unit award pursuant to her offer letter. The principal components of Ms. Tarlowe’s pay for 2019 were a base salary, the awards described in the prior sentence and a discretionary cash bonus in recognition for her contribution to advancing Omnicom’s business strategy and long-term performance. Each of these components of compensation is reflected in the Summary Compensation Table on page 58 and the Grant of Plan Based Awards Table on page 59, as applicable.

Although NEOs, other than Ms. Tarlowe, are eligible to receive an Incentive Award if their achievements so merit, the granting of an Incentive Award to any NEO is entirely at the election of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee may choose not to award an Incentive Award to a NEO or to adjust the amount of the Incentive Award that results from the application of the measures described in this Compensation Discussion & Analysis, in each case in light of all factors deemed relevant by the Compensation Committee. In addition, to the extent achievement of the performance criteria may be impacted by changes in accounting principles and extraordinary, unusual or infrequently occurring events reported in Omnicom’s public filings, the Compensation Committee exercises its judgment whether to reflect or exclude their impact.

Each of these components and the manner in which decisions for 2019 were made for each NEO are more fully discussed in the sections that follow.

STEP 1		Base Salary Compensation Committee sets base salaries – Mr. Wren’s salary last increased 17 years ago

NEO Base Salaries:
John Wren
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	$	1,000,000
Philip Angelastro
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$	850,000
Jonathan Nelson
Chief Executive Officer, Omnicom Digital	$	850,000
Michael O’Brien
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	$	700,000
Rochelle Tarlowe
Senior Vice President and Treasurer	$	425,000

The objective of base salary is to provide a portion of compensation to the NEO that is not “at risk” like incentive bonuses or equity awards, and is generally unaffected by fluctuations in company performance or the market in general. The base salaries for the NEOs are determined by the Compensation Committee.

Adjustments in base salary for NEOs are not automatic or formulaic, and are ultimately made by the Compensation Committee in the exercise of its business judgment. Base salary adjustments are generally considered no more frequently than every 24 months. In addition to Mr. Wren, Mr. O’Brien has not had an increase in base salary in 17 years. Prior to the increase he received in 2014 upon his appointment to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Angelastro

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has not had an increase in base salary in 10 years and his base salary has not increased further since his appointment. Ms. Tarlowe was named Senior Vice President and Treasurer in May 2019. The base salary disclosed in the above chart is Ms. Tarlowe’s annual base salary. Her pro-rated annual base salary earned in 2019, as shown in the Summary Compensation Table below, was $283,333.

Omnicom considers a number of factors when determining whether to make base salary adjustments, which factors may include advice from our compensation consultant, the general knowledge of our Chief Executive Officer and Compensation Committee of base salaries paid to similarly positioned executives, salaries paid historically, tax and accounting changes that may affect the Company, as well as personal performance as assessed by the Compensation Committee and the Chief Executive Officer. No formulaic base salary adjustments are provided to the NEOs.

Based on our Chief Executive Officer and the Compensation Committee’s general knowledge of base salaries paid to similarly positioned executives at companies of comparable size and profitability, and the Compensation Committee’s emphasis on performance-based compensation, no NEO’s base salary was adjusted in 2019.

Performance-Based Compensation Awards

As discussed above, under the Incentive Award Plan, eligible executive officers may receive an Incentive Award, except as the Compensation Committee may otherwise determine in the exercise of its business judgment.

The following table summarizes the combination of quantitative performance measures the Compensation Committee considered for the Incentive Awards awarded in fiscal year 2019, which is the basis for both the cash and equity-based portions of the Incentive Award awarded each of which is discussed in greater detail below:

Determination of Incentive Award:

(Short-term Cash Portion and Long-term Equity Portion)

STEP 2		Setting Performance Measures Compensation Committee sets metrics and quantitative performance measures for meriting an Incentive Award with both short-term (cash bonus) and long-term components (PRSU/RSU)

Component	Weighting	Performance Measures	Rationale for Selection of Performance Metric
Performance Metric (OMC Targets)		■Diluted EPS growth (33.3%)	■Measures Company’s profitability
		■EBITA margin (33.3%)	■Measure intended to focus the Company on operating at sustainable, profitable levels
		■Organic growth (33.3%)	■Measures ability to drive revenue growth from existing operations, exclusive of acquisitions, dispositions and currency effects
Peer Metric (Performance Relative to Peers)		■Return on equity (40%)	■Comprehensive means to evaluate various financial metrics and directly tied to the return to our common shareholders over time
		■Organic growth (20%)	■Measures ability to drive revenue growth from existing operations, exclusive of acquisitions, dispositions and currency effects
		■Operating profit margin (20%)	■Measure intended to focus the Company on operating at sustainable, profitable levels
		■Organic growth plus operating profit margin (20%)	■Measure designed to balance the contribution of each of these important metrics

We believe our goals are meaningful and challenging, the achievement of which is designed to drive shareholder value.

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STEP 3		Determining Multipliers Based on Performance Range Compensation Committee ascribes a range of predetermined multipliers based on the range of Omnicom performance with respect to each performance measure

PERFORMANCE METRIC (FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE VS. ANNUAL COMPANY TARGET) – 50% OF TARGET INCENTIVE AWARD

Performance Measure	Weight	Performance Range	Performance Multiplier
Diluted EPS Growth	33⅓%	4.0% - 6.0%	0.0 – 2.0
EBITA Margin	33⅓%	14.1% - 14.7%	0.0 – 2.0
Organic Growth	33⅓%	2.3% - 3.7%	0.0 – 2.0

The “Performance Metric” is based on Omnicom’s financial performance as compared to annual Company targets. The Compensation Committee considered the following performance measures for fiscal year 2019, with each measure weighted as indicated:

■ Fully diluted earnings per share growth (Diluted EPS) growth (33.3%)

■ earnings before interest, taxes and amortization (EBITA) margin (33.3%)

■ organic growth (33.3%)

Performance Metric
(50% of Target Incentive Award)

Organic growth is total revenue growth less the change in revenue attributable to changes in foreign exchange rates and the revenue from businesses acquired net of the revenue from businesses that were disposed. A predetermined multiplier of between 0.0 and 2.0 (the “Performance Multiplier”) was ascribed based on the range of Omnicom performance with respect to each performance measure as shown above. The Performance Multiplier is applied to each metric’s weighting within the category based on the results achieved to arrive at a weighted score (the “Performance Weighted Score”).

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PEER METRIC (FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE VS. INDUSTRY PEER GROUP) – 50% OF TARGET INCENTIVE AWARD

Performance Measure	Weight		Rank	Peer Multiplier
Return On Equity	40	%	1-4	0.4 – 2.0
Organic Growth	20	%	1-4	0.4 – 2.0
Operating Profit Margin	20	%	1-4	0.4 – 2.0
Organic Growth + Operating Profit Margin	20	%	1-4	0.4 – 2.0

The “Peer Metric” is based on Omnicom’s financial performance as compared to an industry peer group. The Compensation Committee considered the following performance measures for fiscal year 2019 as compared to that of an industry peer group, which included WPP plc, Publicis Groupe SA and The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the “Peer Metric Group”), with each measure weighted as indicated:

■ return on equity (ROE) (40%)

■ organic growth (20%)

■ operating profit margin (20%)

■ organic growth plus operating profit margin (20%)

A predetermined multiplier of between 0.4 and 2.0 (the “Peer Multiplier”) was ascribed based on Omnicom’s ranking relative to the Peer Metric Group for each metric. The Peer Multiplier was applied to each metric’s weighting within the category based on the results achieved to arrive at a weighted score (the “Peer Weighted Score”).

STEP 4		Setting Target and Maximum Incentive Award Dollar Amounts Compensation Committee sets maximum and target Incentive Award dollar amounts

Name of Executive	Threshold		Target		Maximum
John Wren	$	0	$	18,920,000	$	37,840,000
Philip Angelastro	$	0	$	5,350,000	$	10,700,000
Jonathan Nelson	$	0	$	2,750,000	$	5,500,000
Michael O’Brien	$	0	$	2,125,000	$	4,250,000

For performance in fiscal year 2019, we established a maximum incentive compensation level and a target incentive compensation level set at a percentage of the maximum incentive compensation level, which are shown above and in the “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2019” table. As described below, the Compensation Committee generally consults with its compensation consultant to determine the range of total compensation for similarly positioned executives at our peer group companies. The Compensation Committee takes the information provided in the compensation consultant report into consideration when determining the Incentive Award target (consisting of both the cash and equity-based portion, as described below) for our NEOs.

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STEP 5		Calculation of Incentive Award Compensation Committee reviews Omnicom and its peer group and calculates weighted score for each metric and final earned Incentive Award dollar amounts

CALCULATION OF METRICS RESULTS – COMPANY TARGETS

The tables below describe earned Incentive Awards based on 2019 performance, which are the basis for both the cash and equity-based portions of the Incentive Award awarded as shown in the Summary Compensation Table on page 58 below. When calculating our Diluted EPS Growth performance metric, we made certain adjustments to decrease 2018 Net Income and 2018 Diluted EPS used in the calculation by $18.2 million and $0.08, respectively. These adjustments relate to a net gain on disposition of subsidiaries and repositioning charges, after the allocated share to noncontrolling interests, and additional income tax expense from the finalization of the provisional estimate of the effect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. As further described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, these unusual items affected our 2018 results but did not affect 2019. See Annex A for the “Calculation of Net Income used for Diluted EPS Growth.”

	Target Range and 2019 Performance		Performance Multiplier	Relative Weight		Weighted Score
Diluted EPS growth			1.400	33.3	%	0.467
EBITA margin			2.000	33.3	%	0.667
Organic growth			0.800	33.3	%	0.267
Total						1.400
Performance Weighted Score of 1.400 x metric weighting of 50%						70	%

CALCULATION OF METRICS RESULTS – COMPANY PERFORMANCE VS. INDUSTRY PEER GROUP

	2019 Performance		Peer Metric Group Rank	Weight		Peer Multiplier	Weighted Score
Return On Equity	49.6	%	1	40	%	2.00	0.800
Organic Growth	2.8	%	2	20	%	1.50	0.300
Operating Profit Margin	14.2	%	1	20	%	2.00	0.400
Organic Growth + Operating Profit Margin	17.0	%	1	20	%	2.00	0.400
Total							1.900
Peer Weighted Score of 1.900 x metric weighting of 50%							95	%

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Fiscal Year 2019 Calculation of Earned Compensation

Name	Target Incentive Compensation		Performance Weighted Score		Peer Weighted Score		Combined Score		Total Incentive Award Earned
John Wren	$	18,920,000	70	%	95	%	165.0	%	$	31,218,000
Philip Angelastro	$	5,350,000	70	%	95	%	165.0	%	$	8,828,000
Jonathan Nelson	$	2,750,000	70	%	95	%	165.0	%	$	4,538,000
Michael O’Brien	$	2,125,000	70	%	95	%	165.0	%	$	3,506,000

STEP 6		Adjustments Determined Compensation Committee considers the following qualitative factors regarding each eligible NEO’s 2019 performance and the additional considerations described below to determine whether to make adjustments to the calculated Incentive Award dollar amounts and approves final Incentive Award dollar amounts

QUALITATIVE FACTORS

The Compensation Committee, with the assistance of Omnicom’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, looked to determine how each eligible NEO contributed to advancing the core “pillars” that serve as the foundation of our business strategy: providing best in class services to clients, maximizing efficiencies and minimizing risk through enterprise-wide initiatives and achieving the highest levels of corporate values and integrity.

1. Best in Class Client Services. We achieve this goal by securing the finest available talent in the right disciplines, and deploying that talent in the right places across the globe. The Compensation Committee looks to the role a NEO has played in developing our personnel and our client and discipline base. With respect to each, the Compensation Committee reviews an executive’s role, as applicable, in:

■ Personnel development

■ Providing management development and succession planning

■ Recruiting and retaining key and diverse talent

■ Training and educating personnel

■ Client development

■ Retaining clients/business

■ Expanding the depth and breadth of our core clients

■ Developing new client relationships

■ Services development

■ Developing the quality and breadth of our key services

■ Expanding our global presence in the right places

■ Planning acquisitions and divestitures

■ Receiving honors and awards for creative excellence and customer service

2.

Enterprise-wide initiatives to maximize efficiencies and minimize risk. Next, our finance and operations team strives to maximize efficiencies and minimize risk through enterprise-wide initiatives that create a high return on invested capital. The Compensation Committee reviews each executive’s involvement in key business management issues such as cash management, business planning, Enterprise Risk Management, information technology initiatives/consolidation, developing and streamlining financial reporting operations and working capital management.

3.

Corporate values and integrity. Finally, Omnicom’s leadership strives to achieve the highest levels of corporate values and integrity. The Compensation Committee considers how each executive contributed to Omnicom’s substantial efforts to maximize diversity and inclusion, to achieve the highest levels of corporate social responsibility, including a commitment to environmental and individual community outreach initiatives, and to maintain a professional work-place environment.

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Adjustments: Qualitative Factors

The Compensation Committee, with the assistance of Omnicom’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for NEOs other than himself, considered the following contributions of each eligible NEO toward advancing our business strategy in determining whether to adjust the calculated Incentive Awards.

John D. Wren. Under Mr. Wren’s leadership, Omnicom has grown into one of the world’s largest and most respected advertising and marketing communications firms. As part of the original management team that created Omnicom in 1986 and as the Company’s chief executive officer since 1997, he has been the architect of a complex strategy that has positioned Omnicom to serve the global marketing requirements of the world’s most sophisticated marketers. He has championed the creation of unique virtual client networks across Omnicom agencies, geographies and disciplines to meet the needs of global clients. He was early to envision the potential of digital technologies, leading the Company’s early investment in and development of digital technologies and capabilities across each of Omnicom’s agencies and he continues to drive our strategy to leverage our digital and analytical capabilities and utilize new mediums and technology platforms. He has also been instrumental in leading the Company’s efforts to extend and deepen Omnicom’s capabilities in rapidly growing markets and new service areas to meet the needs of clients’ global marketing efforts. Throughout this evolution of the Company, Mr. Wren has ensured that Omnicom agencies and networks have continued to build on their strong legacy of creative excellence. Today, Omnicom’s networks and agencies are regarded as the industry’s most creative, as measured by their share of global awards for creative excellence.

Mr. Wren is responsible for the organizational changes and strategic investments Omnicom has been implementing over the past few years. As a result of his insight into the changing needs of our clients and to better capture the expanded scope of our services, Mr. Wren developed and executed the creation of our practice areas to bring together agencies operating in common disciplines to create additional custom client solutions. We now have Practice Areas established for Healthcare, Public Relations, Precision Marketing and CRM, National Brand Advertising, Experiential, Specialty Marketing, Brand and Consulting, and our global advertising agency networks. He also led the efforts to simplify our service offerings through our key client matrix organization structure, our client-centric business model requiring multiple agencies within Omnicom to collaborate in formal and informal virtual client networks. The demands of clients, consumers and new technologies are pushing agencies to work faster. Our new organizational structure is designed to deliver more innovation, ideas and growth in a nimble and flexible fashion so we can adjust quickly as our clients’ needs change.

Mr. Wren has also long been instrumental in identifying, attracting, retaining and developing highly skilled key executives and is deeply committed to disseminating best practices across Omnicom through industry-leading advanced education initiatives such as Omnicom University.

The strategies designed and implemented by Mr. Wren not only delivered solid financial results, but also positioned Omnicom to better respond to its clients’ future business needs. Mr. Wren’s emphasis on expanding client relationships, as well as his direct leadership role with many of the Company’s largest global clients, again resulted in organic revenue growth. Such growth, along with Mr. Wren’s focus on improving operating efficiencies through initiatives to leverage Omnicom’s scale in areas such as real estate, information technology, back-office services and procurement, while maintaining key investments in both our talent and new service areas resulted in a return on invested capital of 29.5%, and return on equity of 49.6%.

Under Mr. Wren’s leadership in 2019, Omnicom’s balance sheet and liquidity remained strong and the Company returned a significant amount of capital to our shareholders, including approximately $1.1 billion in dividends and share repurchases, net of proceeds from stock plans. Over the past ten years under Mr. Wren’s leadership, the Company has returned 108% of its cumulative net income to Omnicom shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases. Since becoming Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Wren has built and led a management team under whose stewardship Omnicom has averaged an annual return on equity of greater than 25%.

Philip J. Angelastro. Mr. Angelastro provided key leadership and financial management for our Company. He managed the Company’s capital and liquidity, oversaw the management of risk and the strengthening of the Company’s balance sheet. He also supervised the enhancement of Omnicom’s financial planning and analysis process and helped to drive initiatives to leverage Omnicom’s scale in areas such as real estate, information technology, back-office services and procurement. Working with Mr. Wren and our senior network management teams, Mr. Angelastro continued to improve our working capital management programs, an important effort in maintaining Omnicom’s overall financial performance. Mr. Angelastro

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prioritized the development of the skills of our finance and operating personnel and implemented programs for their ongoing professional development. He oversaw the Company’s efforts in the areas of corporate ethics, enterprise risk management and global corporate social responsibility. In addition, during 2019, Mr. Angelastro continued to oversee the Company’s financial reporting function as well as its efforts to define and implement accounting policies and procedures for all Omnicom companies. Mr. Angelastro also continued to oversee Omnicom’s global income tax function, its Sarbanes Oxley compliance activities, as well as its U.S. health and welfare and retirement plans.

Jonathan Nelson. As CEO of Omnicom Digital, Mr. Nelson oversees Omnicom’s digital strategy, one of our fastest growing capabilities. A veteran of Omnicom since 2002, last year Mr. Nelson continued to spearhead the integration of digital capabilities across Omnicom’s portfolio companies. He also successfully led the continued global development of our data, analytics and content management platforms, digital services, technical and data partnerships, and search and programmatic media capabilities. Mr. Nelson also takes a leading role in the recruitment of talent for our digital services and in mergers and acquisitions in the digital landscape. Mr. Nelson is widely recognized as an industry thought leader, appearing in print in The New York Times, USA Today, Forbes, Newsweek, and Ad Week and on television on CNN, CNBC, and MSNBC.

Michael J. O’Brien. Mr. O’Brien successfully led the Company’s worldwide legal team, managed legal services provided to the Company, and monitored the Company’s compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations around the world. He played a lead role in setting priorities and agendas for the Company’s Board of Directors and its committees, providing them with advice on corporate governance developments and best practices, as well as legal risks and requirements. He continued to oversee the implementation of several important corporate governance initiatives, including our comprehensive shareholder engagement efforts through which we have reached out to more than 60% of our shareholders in each of the past four years, with Mr. O’Brien directly engaging with shareholders. Mr. O’Brien was also instrumental to the implementation of initiatives to expand our Company’s diversity programs and increase diversity throughout the Company. He oversaw the Company’s corporate social responsibility efforts in the area of diversity and inclusion, as well as corporate governance and human capital management. Mr. O’Brien played a key role in (i) structuring, implementing and managing compensation and benefits programs; (ii) protecting the Company’s intellectual property; (iii) overseeing legal aspects of the Company’s acquisition and financing activities; and (iv) managing the governance of the Company’s many legal entities. In addition, Mr. O’Brien managed the Company’s litigation matters and developed effective litigation strategies.

Adjustments to Calculated Incentive Awards

While the Compensation Committee recognizes the contribution of each eligible NEO, the Committee, pursuant to Mr. Wren’s recommendation, agreed that it was prudent to reduce the amount of the Incentive Awards as shown below in order to reallocate the funds to the general incentive compensation pool to be reallocated to other employees.

Name	Total Incentive Award Earned		Adjustment			Total Final Incentive Award
John Wren	$	31,218,000	($	12,518,000	)	$	18,700,000
Philip Angelastro	$	8,828,000	($	2,128,000	)	$	6,700,000
Jonathan Nelson	$	4,538,000	($	38,000	)	$	4,500,000
Michael O’Brien	$	3,506,000	($	106,000	)	$	3,400,000

While the cash portion of the Incentive Awards have historically been paid to eligible NEOs in April of each year, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, on the recommendation of our CEO, the Compensation Committee has agreed that the cash portion of the Incentive Awards for 2019 will be paid at a later date during 2020.

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STEP 7		Allocation between Cash/Equity Compensation Committee determines allocation of Incentive Award between cash and equity

Name	Total Final Incentive Award		Cash Portion		Dollar Value of Equity Portion
John Wren	$	18,700,000	$	10,625,000	$	8,075,000
Philip Angelastro	$	6,700,000	$	3,350,000	$	3,350,000
Jonathan Nelson	$	4,500,000	$	2,050,000	$	2,450,000
Michael O’Brien	$	3,400,000	$	1,550,000	$	1,850,000

The Incentive Award earned by each eligible NEO, is payable at the election of the Compensation Committee in cash and/or equity-based awards. It is Omnicom’s philosophy that its NEOs should be rewarded based upon Omnicom’s financial performance as well as each executive’s contribution to advancing Omnicom’s business strategy and our long-term performance. The Committee believes that grants of equity awards serve to align the interests of the shareholders with those of the NEOs by incentivizing the NEOs toward the creation and preservation of long-term shareholder value. In addition, our equity award agreements contain restrictive covenants that are intended to protect our business in the event of an executive’s departure.

As shown above, a portion of Messrs. Wren and Angelastro’s Incentive Award will be paid in cash and a portion will be paid in PRSUs, which will be eligible to vest in 2023 based on the future performance of the Company compared to our Peer Metric Group. A portion of the Incentive Award payable to Messrs. Nelson and O’Brien will be paid in cash and a portion will be paid in RSUs, which will vest ratably over a five-year period. These equity awards are further described in the remaining steps.

STEP 8		Allocate Portion of Incentive Award into Three-Year Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award That Is Eligible To Vest in 2023 For CEO and CFO, the Compensation Committee allocated a portion of each Incentive Award into PRSUs that are subject to further performance conditions over a three-year period from 2020 to 2022, and is eligible to vest in 2023

Name	Maximum Potential Value of 2023 PRSUs on the Grant Date
John Wren	$	8,075,000
Philip Angelastro	$	3,350,000

While initial performance metrics determined the number of PRSUs granted to Messrs. Wren and Angelastro, there is yet another performance test performed three years later with respect to the same award that establishes the percentage of the award that the executive will ultimately realize. This subsequent test compares the Company’s return on equity for a three-year period (2020 to 2022) to that of our Peer Metric Group. The Compensation Committee believes return on equity provides a consistent and comprehensive measure to assess Omnicom’s relative performance. The Compensation Committee believes using return on equity as the single performance measure achieves clear and simple peer group comparison, and serves as a comprehensive means to evaluate various financial metrics. In addition, return on equity is a measure directly tied to the return to our common shareholders over the long term.

The maximum number of PRSUs that each NEO is eligible to receive under this award is equal to the dollar value of the portion of the 2019 Incentive Award paid in PRSUs, as set forth above and in the Summary Compensation Table on page 58, divided by the closing price of our common stock on the date on which the PRSUs are granted.

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PRSUs are designed to reward individual contributions to the Company’s performance as well as motivate future contributions and decisions aimed at increasing shareholder value over time. In 2023, our average return on equity over calendar years 2020, 2021 and 2022 will be compared to the average return on equity for each member of the Peer Metric Group for the same three-year period and Omnicom’s rank amongst these competitors will be determined. The following chart shows the dollar value of the PRSUs awarded. The ultimate value received by the NEO will depend on the vesting of the awards and the value of our common stock.

Metrics for 2023 Vesting of PRSUs

Omnicom Rank vs. Peer Metric Group (ROE for 2020-2022)	Percentage of PRSUs Vesting		CEO: Value at Grant Date of Shares Received Based on Performance	CFO: Value at Grant Date of Shares Received Based on Performance
1-2	100	%	$8,075,000	$3,350,000
3	67	%	$5,383,333	$2,233,333
4	34	%	$2,691,667	$1,116,667

In the event Mr. Wren or Mr. Angelastro terminates employment on or prior to December 31, 2022, he will remain eligible to vest in one-third of the maximum number of PRSUs for each December 31st he is employed between the grant date and December 31, 2022 and such shares will be distributed in 2023 based on Omnicom’s relative return on equity performance. Dividend equivalents will be reserved on the maximum number of PRSUs to which the executive is entitled at such times as dividends are paid to shareholders of Omnicom. At the time the PRSUs vest, the dividend equivalent payments that have accumulated will be paid in cash. Vesting of the PRSUs and distribution of shares underlying the PRSUs will be accelerated in the event of death or termination due to disability. In addition, if the PRSUs are not assumed or substituted by an acquirer in a change in control, then they will become fully vested and non-forfeitable.

Messrs. Wren and Angelastro are required to retain a certain amount of Company’s equity/stock as described in “Executive Compensation Related Practices, Policies and Guidelines – Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines.”

STEP 9		Allocate Portion of Incentive Award into an Award of Time-Based RSUs to Other NEOs For Messrs. Nelson and O’Brien, the Compensation Committee allocated a portion of each Incentive Award into an award of RSUs that vest over a five-year period

	Maximum Potential Value of RSUs on the Grant Date (vest ratably from 2020-2024)
Jonathan Nelson	$2,450,000
Michael O’Brien	$1,850,000

The Compensation Committee paid a portion of the Incentive Award for performance in 2019 in RSUs for Messrs. Nelson and O’Brien. The maximum number of RSUs that each is eligible to receive under this award is equal to the dollar value of the portion of the 2019 Incentive Award paid in RSUs divided by the closing price of our common stock on the date on which the RSUs are granted.

The Compensation Committee believes that service-based vesting of the RSUs is an important motivator to reward continued performance. One-fifth of each award of RSUs will be eligible to vest ratably over five years and each RSU represents the right to receive one share of our common stock upon vesting. Vesting of the RSUs and distribution of shares underlying the RSUs will be accelerated in the event of death or termination due to disability. In addition, if the RSUs are not assumed or substituted by an acquirer in a change in control, then they will become fully vested and non-forfeitable.

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OTHER EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS

SERCR Plan and Executive Salary Continuation Plan Agreements. Omnicom has entered into Award Agreements with Messrs. Wren and Angelastro pursuant to the Senior Executive Restrictive Covenant and Retention Plan, which was adopted in December 2006 (the “SERCR Plan”) and an Executive Salary Continuation Plan Agreement with Mr. Nelson. These arrangements are discussed in greater detail in the section below entitled “Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or Change in Control.”

Participation in the SERCR Plan was determined to be offered by the Compensation Committee based on the value of the benefit provided to Omnicom through the restrictive covenants contained in the SERCR Plan, as a retention mechanism to seek to secure the services of the participants by providing post-employment benefits, subject to a minimum period of employment and based on the Compensation Committee’s analysis of the future financial impact of various termination payout scenarios on each of these recipients and on Omnicom. In making the decision to extend these benefits, the Compensation Committee relied on the advice of its independent compensation consultant, FW Cook., that the program is representative of market practice, both in terms of design and cost.

Amounts payable to Mr. Nelson under his Executive Salary Continuation Plan Agreement are based on past company practice and are in consideration for the covenants to consult and not to compete during the service period of the agreement. The Compensation Committee believes that these benefits are essential in helping Omnicom fulfill its objectives of attracting and retaining key executive talent.

Deferred Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Plans. Each of our NEOs was previously eligible to defer, at his or her election, some or all of the shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units that otherwise would have vested in a given year. No NEO made such an election in 2019. Balance and payment information with respect to prior elections is reflected in the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table in 2019 on page 61 below. Omnicom pays participants an amount equal to the cash dividends that would have been paid on the shares or units in the absence of a deferral election, subject to the participant’s employment with Omnicom on the record date of such dividends.

Retirement Savings Plan. Omnicom sponsors the Omnicom Group Retirement Savings Plan, which is a tax-qualified defined contribution plan. All employees who meet the Plan’s eligibility requirements may elect to participate in the 401(k) feature of the Plan and may also receive a discretionary company profit sharing contribution after the end of the Plan year based on the Plan’s provisions.

Insurance. In 2019, Omnicom paid employer premiums for life insurance for Messrs. Wren and O’Brien.

Other perquisites. We procure aircraft usage from an unrelated third-party vendor. In some instances, Omnicom makes available to the NEOs personal use of corporate aircraft hours. The dollar amount reported in the Summary Compensation Table for personal use of aircraft hours reflects the aggregate incremental cost to Omnicom, based on payments we make which are equal to the vendor’s hourly charge for such use and landing fees, minus the amount Omnicom is reimbursed by the executive for his or her use on the aircraft. Each executive reimburses Omnicom for at least the amount calculated based on the Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) tables prescribed under IRS regulations promptly after the cost of the flight is incurred. Additional perquisites and benefits are set forth in the notes to the Summary Compensation Table for 2019 on page 58.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION RELATED PRACTICES, POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

Role of the Independent Compensation Consultant. Because of the competitive nature of our business, the loss of key executives to competitors is a significant risk and Omnicom’s paramount concern is to attract and retain the highest-caliber executive team to ensure that Omnicom is managed in the most effective possible manner. The Compensation Committee directly retains the services of FW Cook, an independent third-party compensation consulting firm, for input on a range of external market factors, including evolving compensation trends, and market-standard compensation levels and elements. FW Cook & reports directly and exclusively to the Compensation Committee. FW Cook only provides compensation consulting services to the Compensation Committee, and works with Omnicom’s management only on matters for which the Compensation Committee is responsible. Moreover, FW Cook does not perform any other services for, or receive any other fees from, the Company or any of its subsidiaries other than in connection with its work for the Compensation Committee. FW Cook stated that it holds no Omnicom stock and the Compensation Committee believes the services FW Cook provides for the Company do not raise any conflicts of interest.

Market-Competitive Compensation. The Compensation Committee periodically consults with FW Cook to obtain general observations on the Company’s compensation programs from which the Compensation Committee determines the target range of total compensation for executives. Though FW Cook provides general observations on the Company’s compensation programs, it does not determine or recommend specific amounts or forms of compensation for the NEOs. Although the data provided by FW Cook influenced the Compensation Committee’s review and analysis, such data did not have a material impact on the Compensation Committee’s determination of the levels and elements of our executive compensation. The peer group the Compensation Committee reviewed consisted of companies of comparable size and operational complexity. The group was unchanged from last year, except that (i) this year’s group reflects the merger of CBS Corporation and Viacom Inc. in 2019 and (ii) Time Warner, which was acquired by AT&T in 2018, was removed from the peer group. The group was comprised of the following companies for 2019:

■Accenture plc ■Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ■Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation ■DISH Network Corporation ■DXC Technology Company ■Interpublic Group of Companies ■Nielson Holdings plc ■Thomson Reuters Corporation ■ViacomCBS ■WPP plc

Accounting and Tax Considerations

IRC SECTION 162(m)

Prior to the passage of the Tax Act, Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) generally limited to $1 million the U.S. federal income tax deductibility of compensation paid in one year to a corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and certain other executive officers. Compensation that qualified as “performance-based” under Section 162(m) of the Code was exempt from this $1 million limitation. As part of the Tax Act, the ability to rely on this “qualified performance-based compensation” exception was eliminated, and the limitation on deductibility was generally expanded to include all NEOs. Although the Compensation Committee historically structured our compensation arrangements in a manner intended to qualify for this exception, subject to certain transition relief rules, we may no longer take a deduction for any compensation paid to our covered employees in excess of $1 million. The Compensation Committee believes that the tax deduction is only one of several relevant considerations in setting compensation and shareholder interests are best served by not restricting the Compensation Committee’s discretion and flexibility in structuring compensation programs, even though such programs may result in non-deductible compensation expenses. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee has approved compensation amounts for our executive officers that were not fully deductible because of Section 162(m) of the Code and, in light of the repeal of the performance-based compensation exception to Section 162(m), expects in the future to approve compensation that is not deductible for federal income tax purposes in order to achieve the desired flexibility in the design and delivery of compensation.

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ACCOUNTING FOR SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Omnicom accounts for share-based compensation including its RSUs in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation.

Risk Assessment in Compensation Programs

We have assessed the Company’s compensation programs and have concluded that our compensation policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. FW Cook was previously retained by the Compensation Committee to assist Omnicom’s management in reviewing our executive and broad-based compensation and benefits programs on a worldwide basis to determine if the programs’ provisions and operations are likely to create undesired or unintentional risk of a material nature. This risk assessment process included a review of program policies and practices; analysis to identify risk and risk control related to the programs; and determinations as to the sufficiency of risk identification, and the balance of potential risk to potential reward. Although we reviewed all compensation programs, we focused on the programs with variability of payout, with the ability of a participant to affect directly payout and the controls on participant action and payout.

Based on the foregoing and the fact that, since FW Cook assisted the Company in its review, we believe no subsequent change in the Company’s compensation programs creates risks reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company, we believe that our compensation policies and practices do not create inappropriate or unintended significant risk to the Company as a whole. We also believe that our incentive compensation arrangements provide incentives that do not encourage risk-taking beyond the organization’s ability to effectively identify and manage significant risks; are compatible with effective internal controls and our risk management practices; and are supported by the oversight and administration of the Compensation Committee with regard to executive compensation programs.

Policies

The following table briefly summarizes the policies and guidelines Omnicom has adopted over the years to strengthen our pay practices, each of which is discussed in detail below:

Policy/Guidelines	Summary
Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines	The guidelines that require our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to hold shares of Omnicom common stock with a value equal to the specified multiples of base salary indicated below.
Compensation Forfeiture/Clawback Policy	Policy provides that in the event a material restatement of our financial statements is caused by a fraudulent or intentionally illegal act of one of our officers, a committee of non-management members of our Board (the “Clawback Committee”) may recover a portion of the annual performance-based cash bonus paid and any performance-based equity awards granted to such officer with respect to the period covered by the restatement.
Equity Compensation Policy	Policy regarding the grant of equity awards covering topics such as approval requirements, grant date and establishing exercise price.
Policy Regarding Death Benefits	Policy provides that shareholder approval is required for any future compensation arrangements, with certain exceptions, that would require the Company to make payments or awards following the death of an NEO in the form of unearned salary or bonuses, accelerated vesting or the continuation in force of unvested equity grants, awards of ungranted equity or perquisites.
Policy Statement Regarding Hedging	Policy statement regarding hedging, which provides, in general, that no director, NEO or network CEO may purchase any financial instrument designed to hedge or offset any decrease in the market value of equity securities of the Company.
Policy Statement Prohibiting Pledging and Margin Transactions	Policy statement regarding pledging and margin transactions, which provides, in general that no director or executive officer may engage in margin transactions with Omnicom equity securities, borrow against any account in which Omnicom equity securities are held, or pledge Omnicom equity securities as collateral for a loan.

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Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines. We have adopted Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines that require our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to hold shares of Omnicom common stock with a value equal to the specified multiples of base salary indicated below. These guidelines ensure that they build and maintain a long-term ownership stake in Omnicom’s stock that will align their financial interests with the interests of the Company’s shareholders. The applicable guidelines for Messrs. Wren and Angelastro are as follows:

Position of Executive Officer	Ownership Target
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom		6 x Annual Base Salary
Chief Financial Officer of Omnicom		3 x Annual Base Salary

The guidelines were adopted in the first quarter of 2010 and the executives have five years from the date of the adoption of the guidelines or from the date of their appointment to attain the ownership levels. For purposes of the guidelines, the value of an executive’s stock ownership includes all shares of the Company’s common stock owned by the executive outright (inclusive of unvested equity awards such as restricted shares or units and PRSUs) or held in trust for the executive and his or her immediate family, plus the executive’s vested deferred stock and allocated shares of the Company’s common stock in employee plans. As of December 31, 2019, both Messrs. Wren and Angelastro were in compliance with the guidelines.

Compensation Forfeiture/Clawback Policy. Our Board has adopted an Executive Compensation Clawback Policy covering compensation paid with respect to any period beginning on or after January 1, 2010, to certain of our officers, including our NEOs. Under this policy, in the event a material restatement of our financial statements is caused by a fraudulent or intentionally illegal act of one of our officers, the non-management members of the Clawback Committee will review the annual performance-based cash bonus paid and any performance-based equity awards granted to such officer with respect to the period covered by the restatement. If the Clawback Committee determines that the amount of such awards would have been lower had they been determined based on such restated financial statements, it may seek to recover the after-tax portion of the difference, including, with respect to equity awards, any gain realized on the sale of any such shares.

Equity Compensation Policy. Omnicom has adopted a policy regarding grants of equity awards, which provides, among other things, that grants of equity awards to non-employee members of the Board shall be approved by the full Board and any other grants must be approved by the Compensation Committee. With limited exception, the grant date of any equity award will be the date of the Board or Committee meeting at which the award is approved and the exercise price, if applicable, will be no less than the closing price of Omnicom’s common stock on such date.

Policy Regarding Death Benefits. On February 10, 2011, Omnicom’s Board of Directors adopted a policy regarding death benefits, which provides, among other things, that shareholder approval is required for any future compensation arrangements that would require the Company to make payments, grants or awards following the death of a NEO in the form of unearned salary or bonuses, accelerated vesting or the continuation in force of unvested equity grants, awards of ungranted equity or perquisites. The policy would not apply to payments, grants or awards of the sort offered to other Company employees and does not apply to arrangements existing at the time the policy was adopted.

Policy Statement Regarding Hedging. In February 2013, Omnicom’s Board of Directors adopted a policy statement regarding hedging, which provides that no director, NEO or network chief executive officer may purchase any security whose value derives from an Omnicom equity security (including any prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars or direct or indirect interests in any exchange fund with 10% or greater exposure to Omnicom) or any similar financial instrument that is designed to hedge or offset any decrease in the market value of Omnicom equity securities.

Policy Statement Regarding Pledging and Margin Transactions. In October, 2019, Omnicom’s Board of Directors adopted a policy statement regarding pledging and margin transactions. The policy provides that no director or executive officer may purchase an Omnicom equity security on margin or hold Omnicom equity securities in a margin account. In addition, the policy prohibits directors and executive officers from borrowing against any account in which Omnicom equity securities are held, or pledging Omnicom equity securities as collateral for a margin loan or any other loan. The policy does not prohibit the cashless exercise of stock options under our 2013 Plan. Any transaction that may violate this policy must be pre-cleared with Omnicom’s General Counsel.

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Summary Compensation Table for 2019

								Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(3)
								Incentive Award
Name and Principal Position of Executive	Year	Salary ($)		Bonus ($)(1)		Stock Awards ($)(2)		Cash Portion		Max. Potential Value of Long-Term Equity Portion at Grant Date				All Other Compensation ($)(6)		Total ($)
										PRSUs(4)		RSUs(5)
John D. Wren Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	2019	$	1,000,000		—		—	$	10,625,000	$	8,075,000		—	$	118,780	$	19,818,780
	2018	$	1,000,000		—		—	$	12,500,000	$	10,300,000		—	$	145,128	$	23,945,128
	2017	$	1,000,000		—		—	$	12,540,000	$	10,260,000		—	$	159,325	$	23,959,325
Philip J. Angelastro Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer	2019	$	850,000		—		—	$	3,350,000	$	3,350,000		—	$	15,600	$	7,565,600
	2018	$	850,000		—		—	$	3,450,000	$	3,450,000		—	$	15,450	$	7,765,450
	2017	$	850,000		—		—	$	3,200,000	$	3,200,000		—	$	15,300	$	7,265,300
Jonathan B. Nelson Chief Executive Officer, Omnicom Digital	2019	$	850,000		—		—	$	2,050,000		—	$	2,450,000	$	13,400	$	5,363,400
	2018	$	850,000		—		—	$	2,050,000		—	$	2,050,000	$	8,250	$	4,958,250
	2017	$	850,000		—		—	$	1,870,000		—	$	1,870,000	$	8,100	$	4,598,100
Michael J. O’Brien Executive VP, General Counsel and Secretary	2019	$	700,000		—		—	$	1,550,000		—	$	1,850,000	$	12,972	$	4,112,972
	2018	$	700,000		—		—	$	1,550,000		—	$	1,550,000	$	17,295	$	3,817,295
	2017	$	700,000		—		—	$	1,330,000		—	$	1,330,000	$	11,774	$	3,371,774
Rochelle M. Tarlowe Senior VP and Treasurer	2019	$	283,333	$	400,000	$	449,917		—		—		—		—	$	1,133,250

While the cash portion of the Incentive Awards have historically been paid to eligible NEOs in April of each year, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, on the recommendation of our CEO, the Compensation Committee has agreed that the cash portion of the Incentive Awards for 2019 will be paid at a later date during 2020.

(1)	Represents (i) a $100,000 cash bonus in connection with becoming an employee pursuant to Ms. Tarlowe’s offer letter dated March 22, 2019, negotiated as consideration for unvested equity awards that Ms. Tarlowe forfeited from her previous employer; and (ii) a $300,000 discretionary cash bonus for her contribution to advancing Omnicom’s business strategy and long-term performance in 2019.
(2)	Represents the grant date fair value of a one-time award of restricted stock units that vest pro-rata over five years, pursuant to Ms. Tarlowe’s offer letter dated March 22, 2019. This amount has been computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718. For a discussion of the assumptions used to calculate the fair value of stock awards, refer to notes 2 and 10 to the consolidated financial statements contained in our 2019 10-K. This award was also negotiated as consideration for unvested equity awards that Ms. Tarlowe forfeited from her previous employer.
(3)	All amounts reported are amounts paid or payable pursuant to Omnicom’s Incentive Award Plan.
(4)	The PRSU portion of the Incentive Award reported above is equal to the dollar value of the portion of the award that the Compensation Committee, as permitted under the Incentive Award Plan, elected to pay in PRSUs. While initial performance metrics determined the number of PRSUs granted to Messrs. Wren and Angelastro, there is yet another performance test performed three years later with respect to the same award that establishes the percentage of the award that the executive will ultimately realize. As further described above in the section entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” this subsequent test compares the Company’s return on equity for a three-year period (2020 to 2022) to that of our Peer Metric Group. The amount reported represents the maximum amount that may be paid with respect to the PRSUs, determined using the value of the underlying common stock on the date of the award. The ultimate value received by the NEO will depend on the number of PRSUs that are ultimately realized and vest and the share price of the underlying common stock on the date of vesting.
(5)	The RSU portion of the Incentive Award reported above is equal to the dollar value of the portion of the award that the Compensation Committee, as permitted under this Incentive Award Plan, elected to pay in RSUs. As further described above in the section entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” the RSUs vest ratably over a five-year period. The amount reported represents the maximum amount that may be paid with respect to the RSUs, determined using the value of the underlying common stock on the date of the award. The ultimate value received by the NEO will depend on the number of RSUs that ultimately vest and the share price of the underlying common stock on the date of vesting.

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(6)	All Other Compensation consists of each of the following:
	■	With respect to each NEO, All Other Compensation includes perquisites and other personal benefits, which are valued based on the aggregate incremental cost to Omnicom.
		■	The total perquisites and other personal benefits include: for Mr. Wren, personal use of aircraft hours ($82,421), an auto allowance ($9,120), a medical allowance ($4,000) and an award pursuant to Company policy for long-term service ($5,000); for Mr. Angelastro an auto allowance ($7,200); and for Mr. Nelson an award pursuant to Company policy for long-term service ($5,000).
	■	Employer contributions to one or more retirement savings plans: for Mr. Wren ($8,400), Mr. Angelastro ($8,400), Mr. Nelson ($8,400) and Mr. O’Brien ($8,400).
		■	Employer premium payments for life insurance: for Mr. Wren ($9,839) and Mr. O’Brien ($4,572).

Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2019

The below table provides information about equity and non-equity awards granted to the NEOs with respect to 2019.

		Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1)						All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units (#)	Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards ($)(2)
Name of Executive	Grant Date	Threshold ($)		Target ($)		Maximum ($)
John Wren		$	0	$	18,920,000	$	37,840,000	0		0
Philip Angelastro		$	0	$	5,350,000	$	10,700,000	0		0
Jonathan Nelson		$	0	$	2,750,000	$	5,500,000	0		0
Michael O’Brien		$	0	$	2,125,000	$	4,250,000	0		0
Rochelle Tarlowe	07/01/2019							5,385	$	449,917

(1)

These columns show the potential value of the payout for each NEO under our Incentive Award Plan at threshold, target and maximum levels. The potential payouts were performance-driven and therefore entirely at risk. The business measurements and performance criteria for determining the payout are described in the section entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” on page 43. Awards paid or payable for performance in 2019, which include both a short-term cash component and a long-term equity component that is also contingent upon future performance, are reflected in the Summary Compensation Table for 2019 on page 58.

(2)

The reported dollar value was calculated by multiplying the number of shares subject to the award by the closing price on the grant date ($83.55). The RSUs vest ratably over a five-year period. This award was negotiated as consideration for unvested equity awards that Ms. Tarlowe forfeited from her previous employer.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at 2019 Year-End

The following table provides information on the holdings of stock options and unvested stock awards by the NEOs as of December 31, 2019. For additional information about the options awards and stock awards, see the description of equity incentive compensation in the section entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” on page 43.

	Stock Awards
Name of Executive	Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)(1)	Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)(2)		Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)(3)	Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Vested ($)(2)
John Wren	—		—	406,733	$	32,953,508
Philip Angelastro	—		—	131,401	$	10,646,109
Jonathan Nelson	64,969	$	5,263,788	—		—
Michael O’Brien	53,614	$	4,343,806	—		—
Rochelle Tarlowe	5,385	$	436,293	—		—

(1)	The vesting dates of stock awards disclosed in this column are as follows:
	■	Mr. Nelson: 2,009 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on May 15, 2020. 2,592 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on May 15, 2020. 2,593 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on May 15, 2021. 3,461 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on each of March 15, 2020, 2021 and 2022. 5,073 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on each of August 15, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. 5,420 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on each of May 15, 2020, 2021, 2022 2023 and 2024.
	■	Mr. O’Brien: 2,704 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on May 15, 2020. 2,940 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on May 15, 2020. 2,941 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on May 15, 2021. 3,369 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on each of March 15, 2020, 2021 and 2022. 3,608 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on each of August 15, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. 4,098 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on each of May 15, 2020, 2021, 2022 2023 and 2024.
	■	Ms. Tarlowe: 1,077 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on each of August 15, 2020, 2021, 2022 2023 and 2024.
(2)	The market value of stock awards was determined by multiplying the number of unvested shares by $81.02, the closing price of Omnicom common stock on December 31, 2019.
(3)	The PRSUs are eligible to vest at the times indicated below. The actual number of PRSUs that will vest depends on our relative average return on equity for the applicable three-year periods ending December 31, 2019, December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2021, compared to a pre-established peer group.
	■	Mr. Wren: A maximum of 131,387 performance restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in calendar year 2020. A maximum of 139,175 performance restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in calendar year 2021. A maximum of 136,171 performance restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in calendar year 2022.
	■	Mr. Angelastro: A maximum of 42,383 performance restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in calendar year 2020. A maximum of 43,407 performance restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in calendar year 2021. A maximum of 45,611 performance restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in calendar year 2022.

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Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2019

The following table provides information for the NEOs on (a) stock option exercises during 2019, including the number of shares acquired upon exercise and the value realized, and (b) the number of shares acquired upon the vesting of stock awards in the form of restricted stock, RSUs or PRSUs and the value realized, each before payment of any applicable withholding tax and broker commissions.

	Option Award		Stock Awards
Name of Executive	Number of  Shares Acquired on Exercise (#)	Value Realized on Exercise ($)	Number of Shares Acquired on PRSU Vesting (#)	Value Realized on PRSU Vesting ($)(1)	Number of Shares Acquired on RS/RSU Vesting (#)	Value Realized on RS/RSU Vesting ($)(1)
John Wren	—	—	121,111	$9,604,102	—		—
Philip Angelastro	—	—	32,381	$2,567,813	—		—
Jonathan Nelson	—	—	—	—	13,134	$	1,009,318
Michael O’Brien	—	—	—	—	12,620	$	974,027
Rochelle Tarlowe	—	—	—	—	—		—

⁽¹⁾ The reported dollar values are calculated by multiplying the number of shares subject to vesting by the closing price of Omnicom common stock on the vesting date.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in 2019

Certain of Omnicom’s employees were, in prior years, eligible to defer some or all of the shares of their restricted stock and RSUs that may vest in a given year. For additional information about the deferral plans pursuant to which these elections were made, see the description of deferred compensation in the section entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” on page 43.

The table below provides information on the non-qualified deferred compensation of the NEOs in 2019, which consisted only of the deferral of shares of restricted stock or RSUs under Omnicom’s Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Deferred Compensation Plans.

Name of Executive	Executive Contributions in Last FY ($)	Aggregate Earnings in Last FY ($)(1)	Aggregate Withdrawals/ Distribution in Last FY ($)	Aggregate Balance at Last FYE ($)
John Wren	—	$1,058,002	—	$ 11,017,910
Philip Angelastro	—	—	—	—
Jonathan Nelson	—	—	—	—
Michael O’Brien	—	—	—	—
Rochelle Tarlowe	—	—	—	—

⁽¹⁾ Reflects earnings or (losses) on deferred shares. Earnings on deferred shares are calculated based on the total number of deferred shares in the account as of December 31, 2019 multiplied by the Omnicom closing stock price as of December 31, 2019, less the total number of such deferred shares multiplied by the Omnicom closing stock price as of December 31, 2018, the last trading day of the 2018 fiscal year.

Potential Payments upon Termination of Employment or Change in Control

The NEOs may be entitled to payments upon termination of employment or in connection with a change in control of Omnicom. The table below sets forth the potential payments that each NEO may receive upon termination of employment or change in control of Omnicom under various scenarios as of December 31, 2019. Except for the arrangements described below, none of the NEOs have entered into any plans, arrangements or agreements with Omnicom providing for payments upon termination of employment or change in control of Omnicom, other than payments generally available to all salaried employees that do not discriminate in scope, terms or operation in favor of the executive officers of Omnicom.

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THE SERCR PLAN

Omnicom adopted the SERCR Plan in 2006, and Messrs. Wren and Angelastro participate. The SERCR Plan is unique in its structure and objectives. It is intended to provide security to Omnicom through the restrictive covenants described below while delivering a valuable benefit to executives in the form of post-termination compensation.

Restrictive Covenants

In consideration for annual benefits under the SERCR Plan, participating executives are subject to restrictions on competition, solicitation, disparagement, and other willful actions that may materially harm Omnicom, from the date of termination of employment through the end of the calendar year in which they receive their last annual benefits payment.

Annual Benefits

The SERCR Plan provides annual benefits to participating executives upon their termination of employment after they render seven years of service to Omnicom or its subsidiaries, unless termination is for “Cause.” “Cause” is generally defined for this purpose as the executive having been convicted of (or having entered a plea bargain or settlement admitting guilt for) any felony committed in the execution of and while performing his duties as an executive officer, an act of fraud or embezzlement against Omnicom, as a result of which continued employment would have a material adverse impact on Omnicom, or having been the subject of any order, judicial or administrative, obtained or issued by the SEC, for any securities violation involving a material and willful act of fraud. Subject to compliance with the SERCR Plan’s restrictive covenants, the annual benefit is payable for 15 years following termination, and is equal to the lesser of (a) the product of (i) the average of the executive’s three highest years of total pay (base salary plus bonus and other incentive compensation), and (ii) a percentage equal to 5% plus 2% for every year of the executive’s service as an executive officer to Omnicom, not to exceed 35% and (b) $1.5 million, subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment of up to 2.5% per year beginning with the second annual payment. Payment of this annual benefit begins in the year following the calendar year in which the termination of employment occurred. In the event of death subsequent to satisfaction of the seven-year service requirement, beneficiaries of the executive are entitled to the annual benefit payments. No annual benefit is payable if the executive is terminated by Omnicom for Cause. Any future compensation arrangement under the SERCR Plan that would oblige Omnicom to make payments in the event of a NEO’s death would require shareholder approval.

THE EXECUTIVE SALARY CONTINUATION PLAN AGREEMENT

Omnicom has entered into an Executive Salary Continuation Plan Agreement with Mr. Nelson pursuant to which Omnicom agreed to make annual payments for up to a maximum of 10 years after termination of full time employment, unless termination is for “Cause,” in consideration for his agreement to consult and subject to restrictions on competition, solicitation, disparagement, and other willful actions that may be harmful to Omnicom during the payment period. “Cause” is generally defined for this purpose as misconduct involving willful malfeasance, such as breach of trust, fraud or dishonesty. Based on Mr. Nelson’s age and years of service with Omnicom or its subsidiaries, as of December 31, 2019, his payment period was nine years.

Consulting Obligation and Certain Restrictive Covenants

Mr. Nelson agrees to serve as an advisor or consultant to Omnicom during the payment period, subject to certain limitations. In addition, he will be subject to restrictions on competition, solicitation, disparagement, and other willful actions that may be harmful to Omnicom, from the date of termination through the end of the payment period.

Annual Benefits

Following termination and subject to compliance with the consulting obligation and restrictions on competition, solicitation, disparagement, and other willful actions that may be harmful to Omnicom, Mr. Nelson is entitled to receive annual payments, beginning in the year described below, for the duration of the nine-year payment period. Annual payments are equal to 50% of the highest annual base salary paid to Mr. Nelson within five years prior to termination. Annual payments are subject to there being sufficient pre-tax profits of Omnicom for the calendar year immediately prior to the year in which Mr. Nelson is entitled to payment.

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Mr. Nelson is entitled to 100% of the annual payment amount in the event of disability. For a voluntary termination, including retirement, or a termination by Omnicom without Cause, Mr. Nelson is entitled to 85% of the annual payment amount since he has completed fewer than 20 years of service. Mr. Nelson’s reduced entitlement is calculated by dividing the 17 years of service he completed as of December 31, 2019 by 20. In the event of death, Mr. Nelson’s beneficiary or beneficiaries are entitled to 75% of the annual payment amount. No annual benefit is payable if Mr. Nelson is terminated by Omnicom for Cause. Any future compensation arrangement under an Executive Salary Continuation Plan Agreement that would oblige Omnicom to make payments in the event of a NEO’s death would require shareholder approval.

THE INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN

Each of the NEOs, other than Ms. Tarlowe, participated in our Incentive Award Plan in fiscal year 2019. The Incentive Award Plan provides performance-based bonuses to participants, based upon specific performance criteria, discussed above in the section entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” on page 43, during each performance period. If a participant in the Incentive Award Plan experiences a termination of employment for any reason prior to the end of a performance period or the bonus payment date for such performance period, he or she is not entitled to any payment, but the Compensation Committee has the ability (a) to determine whether the participant will receive any bonus, (b) to determine whether the participant will receive a pro-rated bonus reflecting that portion of the performance period in which the participant had been employed by Omnicom, and (c) to make such other arrangements as the Compensation Committee deems appropriate in connection with the participant’s termination of employment.

EXECUTIVE LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE

Omnicom provides life insurance coverage to its employees. Certain of the NEOs participate in a company-sponsored executive life insurance program that provides them with a higher coverage amount than they would otherwise be eligible for as employees. This coverage is in lieu of the coverage provided to employees generally. Specifically, Messrs. Wren and O’Brien are provided with executive life insurance policies for which Omnicom pays the premiums. As of December 31, 2019, in the event of termination of employment due to death, these NEOs’ beneficiaries would each be entitled to a life insurance benefit in the amount of $1,000,000 paid by MassMutual. This amount is $250,000 higher than each would be eligible for under the program covering employees generally.

ACCELERATION OF EQUITY AWARDS

Messrs. Wren and Angelastro hold unvested PRSUs. Messrs. Nelson and O’Brien, and Ms. Tarlowe hold unvested RSUs that generally vest based on continued employment and the passage of time. As specified below, such NEOs are entitled to accelerated vesting (a) on a pro rata basis upon termination of employment due to disability, and (b) upon death.

No equity awards held by our NEOs have single trigger or double trigger acceleration in connection with a change in control. However, if RSUs and PRSUs held by our NEOs or other employees are not assumed or substituted by an acquirer in connection with a change in control of Omnicom, they fully vest.

If a NEO retires, voluntarily terminates or is terminated by Omnicom, with or without cause, all RSUs and PRSUs that have not yet vested are generally forfeited or, to the extent PRSUs are partially vested based on the passage of time, they may remain subject to vesting based on the ultimate achievement of the performance goals.

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POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR CHANGE IN CONTROL TABLE

The following table provides the potential payments that each NEO may receive upon termination of employment or change in control of Omnicom, assuming that (a) such termination or change in control of Omnicom occurred on December 31, 2019, and (b) the price per share of Omnicom common stock equals $81.02, the closing price of Omnicom common stock on December 31, 2019.

Name of Executive	Death			Disability			For Cause Termination	Termination without Cause			Retirement			Voluntary Termination			Change in Control(1)
John Wren
■SERCR Plan(2)	$	1,500,000		$	1,500,000		—	$	1,500,000		$	1,500,000		$	1,500,000		—
■PRSU Awards(3)	$	11,113,594		$	7,436,259		—		—			—			—		—
Philip Angelastro
■SERCR Plan(2)	$	1,500,000		$	1,500,000		—	$	1,500,000		$	1,500,000		$	1,500,000		—
■PRSU Awards(3)	$	3,635,854		$	2,404,025		—		—			—			—		—
Jonathan Nelson ■Executive Salary Continuation Agreement ■RSU Awards(7)
	$	318,750	(4)	$	425,000	(5)	—	$	361,250	(6)	$	361,250	(6)	$	361,250	(6)	—
	$	5,263,788		$	2,656,590		—		—			—			—		—
Michael O’Brien
■RSU Awards(7)	$	4,343,806		$	2,326,813		—		—			—			—		—
Rochelle Tarlowe
■RSU Awards(7)	$	436,293		$	94,793		—		—			—			—		—

(1)	The change in control value of equity awards assumes that all equity awards are assumed or substituted in connection with a change in control. There are not currently any outstanding equity awards that have single trigger or double trigger acceleration in connection with a change in control. If, however, an unvested equity award is not assumed or substituted in connection with a change in control, such unvested equity award vests in full.
(2)	Except in the event of a termination for Cause, the NEO or his beneficiary, as the case may be, would be entitled to receive fifteen annual payments in this amount, the first of which would be payable in 2020. In the event of termination for Cause, no payments would be made. The amount reported is the payment cap set forth in the SERCR Plan as in effect on December 31, 2019, such amount being subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment of up to 2.5% per year beginning with the second annual payment. All payment obligations are conditioned upon compliance with the restrictive covenants described above.
(3)	The value of PRSUs was determined by taking the aggregate fair market value of the shares underlying PRSUs subject to accelerated vesting as of December 31, 2019. The value of PRSUs assumes achievement of the highest performance target and therefore the actual value could be lower than the amount disclosed. Amounts shown do not include unvested PRSUs which are considered earned and non-forfeitable as of December 31, 2019 because the service requirement was met, but which are eligible to vest following the end of the applicable performance period and based on the applicable level of actual performance during such period. For additional information, please read the discussion above in our “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
(4)	This reflects 75% of Mr. Nelson’s $425,000 annual payment, payable to his designated beneficiary. Nine annual payments in this amount would be paid to such beneficiary, with the first payment being made in 2020.
(5)	This reflects 50% of the highest annual rate of salary paid to Mr. Nelson in the five years preceding December 31, 2019. Nine annual payments would be made in this amount, with the first payment being made in 2021. All payment obligations are conditioned upon compliance with the restrictive covenants described above.
(6)	This reflects 85% of Mr. Nelson’s $425,000 annual payment and has been reduced as described above because Mr. Nelson has not yet completed 20 years of service. Nine annual payments would be made in this amount, with the first payment being made in 2021. All payment obligations are conditioned upon compliance with the restrictive covenants and, if not disabled, the consulting obligation described above.
(7)	The value of RSUs was determined by taking the aggregate fair market value of the shares underlying RSUs subject to accelerated vesting as of December 31, 2019. For additional information, please read the discussion above in our “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”

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Pay Ratio Disclosure

As required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information regarding the relationship of the annual total compensation of our employees and the annual total compensation of our CEO. We consider the pay ratio specified below to be a reasonable estimate, calculated in a manner intended to be consistent with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K.

We identified the median employee by considering all individuals who were employed by us on October 31, 2019, whether employed on a full-time or part-time basis, excluding our CEO and employees located in jurisdictions with a de minimis number of employees. As of October 31, 2019, we determined that our employee population consisted of a total of 89,487 U.S. and non-U.S. individuals, whether employed on a full-time or part-time basis. Pursuant to the de minimis exception allowed under Item 402(u), we excluded all 4,474 individuals who provided services to us in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Serbia.

We identified the median employee by examining all gross base salaries during the month of October 2019 for the remaining employee population, as of October 31, 2019, of 85,013 individuals. Unlike our 2019 10-K, the size of our total employee population for purposes of this pay ratio calculation includes part-time employees (who, as required by Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K, have not been converted to full-time equivalent employees), and is based on a count of individuals employed as of October 31, 2019. For employees paid other than in U.S. dollars, we converted their compensation to U.S. dollars using foreign exchange rates in effect on October 31, 2019. Using this methodology, we determined that our median employee was a full-time employee located in the United States. We believe our methodology represents a consistently applied compensation measure that appropriately identifies our median employee.

After identifying the median employee for 2019, we calculated the annual total compensation for 2019 for such employee using the same methodology we used for our NEOs as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table for 2019 earlier in this section. For 2019, the value of the annual total compensation of the median employee was $44,059.

For 2019, the annual total compensation of our CEO was $19,818,780. The resulting pay ratio of the annual total compensation of our CEO to the median of the annual total compensation of all of our employees (other than our CEO) for 2019 was approximately 450 to 1.

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ITEM 3 — RATIFICATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

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The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the independent registered public accounting firm retained to audit the Company’s financial statements. In accordance with the Audit Committee’s charter, the Audit Committee has appointed KPMG LLP as our independent auditors for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. We are submitting the selection of our independent auditors for shareholder ratification at the 2020 Annual Meeting. KPMG LLP has been retained as our independent auditor continuously since June 2002. The members of the Audit Committee and the Board believe that the continued retention of KPMG LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

Representatives of KPMG LLP are expected to be present at the 2020 Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.

The Audit Committee is not bound by the results of the vote regarding ratification of the independent auditors. If our shareholders do not ratify the selection, the Audit Committee will reconsider whether to retain KPMG LLP, but still may retain them. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may change the appointment at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of Omnicom and its shareholders.

The Board UNANIMOUSLY recommends that shareholders vote FOR ratification of the appointment of
KPMG LLP as our independent auditors.

Approval of this item requires the favorable vote of the holders of a majority of the shares voting on the item. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this item.

Fees Paid to Independent Auditors

The following table shows information about fees billed by KPMG LLP and affiliates for professional services, as well as all “out-of-pocket” costs incurred in connection with these services, rendered for the last two fiscal years:

	2019		Approved by Audit Committee		2018		Approved by Audit Committee
Audit Fees(1)	$	22,769,600	100	%	$	22,375,000	100	%
Audit-Related Fees(2)	$	359,250	100	%	$	325,550	100	%
Tax Fees(3)	$	483,747	100	%	$	416,693	100	%
All Other Fees(4)		—				—
Total Fees	$	23,612,597			$	23,117,243

(1)	Audit Fees consist of fees for professional services for the audit and interim reviews of our consolidated financial statements and for the audit of our internal control over financial reporting. Audit fees also include audit services that are normally provided by independent auditors in connection with statutory audit and regulatory filings. The amounts noted above include reimbursement for direct out-of-pocket travel and other sundry expenses.
(2)	Audit-Related Fees consist of fees for assurance and audit related services performed for the Company or its subsidiaries but not directly related to the audits. Audit-Related fees include due diligence services and attestation or agreed upon procedures related to certain statutory requirements or local reporting requirements.
(3)	Tax Fees consist primarily of fees for routine international tax compliance and advisory services, including the review and preparation of statutory tax returns, related compliance services, and routine tax advice.
(4)	All Other Fees consist of fees for permitted services other than those that meet the criteria above. There were no such services performed in 2019 or 2018.

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ITEM 3 — RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

In deciding to reappoint KPMG LLP to be our independent auditors for 2020, the Audit Committee considered KPMG LLP’s provision of services to assure that it was compatible with maintaining KPMG LLP’s independence. The Audit Committee determined that these fees were compatible with the independence of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors.

The Audit Committee has adopted a policy that requires it to pre-approve each audit and permissible non-audit service rendered by KPMG LLP except for items exempt from pre-approval requirements by applicable law. On a quarterly basis, the Audit Committee reviews and generally pre-approves specific types of services and the range of fees that may be provided by KPMG LLP without first obtaining specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee. The policy requires the specific pre-approval of all other permitted services and all other permitted services were pre-approved in 2019.

Audit Committee Report

The Audit Committee’s primary purpose is to assist the Board in carrying out its oversight responsibilities relating to Omnicom’s financial reporting. Management is responsible for the preparation, presentation and integrity of Omnicom’s financial statements, accounting and financial reporting principles and the establishment and effectiveness of internal controls and procedures designed to ensure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. The independent auditors are responsible for performing an independent audit of the financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), expressing an opinion as to the conformity of such financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and auditing the operating effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. The independent auditors have free access to the Audit Committee to discuss any matters they deem appropriate.

In performing its oversight role, the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed with management Omnicom’s audited 2019 financial statements as of December 31, 2019. The Audit Committee has also discussed with KPMG LLP the matters required to be discussed under all relevant professional and regulatory standards, which included discussion of the quality of Omnicom’s accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant judgments and the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements. The Audit Committee has received and reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from KPMG LLP required under all relevant professional and regulatory standards, and has discussed with KPMG LLP its independence.

Based on the review and discussions referred to in this Report, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the audited financial statements of Omnicom for the year ended December 31, 2019 be included in its 2019 10-K.

Members of the Audit Committee
Mary C. Choksi, Chair
Robert Charles Clark
Deborah J. Kissire
Gracia C. Martore
Valerie M. Williams

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ITEM 4 — SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL
REGARDING PROXY ACCESS AMENDMENT

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John Chevedden, 2215 Nelson Avenue, No. 205, Redondo Beach, CA 90278, has advised that he is the beneficial owner of no less than 100 shares of Omnicom common stock and that he intends to introduce a proposal for the consideration of shareholders at the 2020 Annual Meeting, the text of which reads as follows.

Proposal 4 — Improve Shareholder Proxy Access

Shareholders request that our board of directors take the steps necessary to enable as many shareholders as may be needed to aggregate their shares to equal 3% of our stock owned continuously for 3-years in order to enable shareholder proxy access.

Under this proposal it is likely that the number of shareholders who participate in the aggregation process would still be a modest number due to the administrative burden on shareholders to qualify as one of the aggregation participants. Plus it is easy for management to reject potential aggregating shareholders because the administrative burden on shareholders leads to a number of potential technical errors by shareholders that management can then nitpick and thus reject.

Shareholders should be able to select the ownership structure of a group requesting proxy access. Shareholders are in the best position to know whether it will be more practical to have a few big shareholders or a greater number of smaller shareholders and should not be saddled with inflexible rules. The directors of many companies promote “one sizes does not fit all” in their proxies and this principle should apply here. Our directors should support this proposal because our directors said in 2019 that they were in favor of “flexibility” and were opposed to “one-size fits all.”

Proxy access is a means to hasten director refreshment. Three Omnicom directors each received 35-times as many negative votes as the 2 best performing Omnicom directors in director votes. The 3 negative vote directors were Lead Director Leonard Coleman, Executive Pay Committee Chair Susan Denison and Governance Committee Chair Robert Clark. These directors each had from 17 to 26 years long-tenure. Long-tenure can take a toll on director independence.

Omnicom executive pay was rejected by 9% of shares in 2019 when a 5% rejection is normal for a well performing company. Meanwhile Omnicom stock has been flat for 5-years during a robust market.

Our directors should support this proposal because our directors said in the 2019 Omnicom proxy that based on shareholder engagement feedback, “Our Board made refreshment a top priority.”

Please vote yes:
Improve Shareholder Proxy Access — Proposal 4

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ITEM 4 — SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING PROXY ACCESS AMENDMENT

THE BOARD’S STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION

The Board of Directors believes that the proxy access By-law it adopted and implemented in March 2016, which was informed by extensive shareholder feedback, is appropriate for the Company and its shareholders at this time. As a result, the Board has concluded that adoption of this proposal is unnecessary and not in the best interests of shareholders. Accordingly, the Board unanimously recommends a vote AGAINST this proposal for the following reasons.

The Company’s existing proxy access framework reflects the input of shareholders representing more than a majority of our outstanding shares, careful consideration by the Board of Directors, and is consistent with market practice.

Prior to adopting proxy access, the Company engaged in extensive discussion with shareholders. The constructive feedback received from this outreach was shared with and discussed by the full Board and helped to shape the proxy access terms.

The provision allowing up to 20 shareholders to act as a group to nominate a director under our proxy access framework aligns with the input provided by most of our shareholders. In conversations with shareholders that have taken place every year following our adoption of proxy access, the overwhelming majority of our shareholders have expressed support for the Company’s current corporate governance practices, including our proxy access provisions.

The current proxy access framework already provides a large number of our shareholders with the right to utilize proxy access.

Based on the current shareholder base, any of our five largest shareholders acting alone could satisfy the 3% threshold; any of our top 125 shareholders could form a group of 20 that would satisfy the 3% threshold; and any of our smaller shareholders could nominate directors through proxy access by partnering with our larger shareholders. Therefore, the current 20-shareholder limit already allows for numerous combinations of small and large shareholders that could satisfy the 3% limit. Since the current aggregation limit does not serve as a barrier for shareholders to participate in proxy access, eliminating the aggregation limit would not provide our shareholders with a meaningful new right.

Increasing the number of shareholders who may aggregate their shares will be harmful to the Company and its shareholders.

The Board believes its current proxy access framework strikes an appropriate balance between making proxy access available to shareholders and creating an undue burden and expense on the Company to the detriment of its shareholders.

As a necessary part of the proxy access process, the Company is required to collect and verify information submitted by each nominating group member. This process diverts Company time and resources away from primary business functions. The Board therefore elected to set a reasonable limit on the size of a shareholder nominating group to alleviate any potentially unreasonable resource constraint introduced by this process. The current proposal would expose the Company to a potentially unreasonable administrative burden that would waste corporate resources and would not serve the interests of our shareholders.

Allowing up to 20 shareholders to act as a group is consistent with overwhelming market practice.

Allowing groups of up to 20 shareholders to aggregate their stock ownership in order to satisfy the minimum ownership threshold is consistent with the approach taken by more than 90 percent of companies that have adopted proxy access since January 2015. This overwhelming consensus reflects the belief that capping nominating groups at 20 shareholders strikes the appropriate balance between empowering shareholders to effectively utilize proxy access, while limiting the administrative burden, and related company expense, that would come from groups of a larger size.

Given the Board’s continuing commitment to shareholder engagement and responsiveness, as evidenced by our adoption of a proxy access framework, and the potential unreasonable costs and burdens that would result in the absence of an aggregation limit, the Board believes that amending our proxy access framework as requested by the proposal is unnecessary and not in the best interests of our shareholders.

The Board of Directors UNANIMOUSLY recommends that shareholders vote AGAINST this proposal.

Approval of this proposal requires the favorable vote of the holders of a majority of the shares voting on the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal.

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STOCK OWNERSHIP INFORMATION

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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth certain information as of the close of business on April 1, 2020 (except as otherwise noted), with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock by:

■each person known by Omnicom to own beneficially more than 5% of our outstanding common stock;

■each current director or nominee;

■each NEO; and

■all directors and executive officers as a group.

The amounts and percentages of shares beneficially owned are reported on the basis of SEC regulations governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under SEC rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares voting power or investment power, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Securities that can be so acquired are deemed to be outstanding for purposes of computing such person’s ownership percentage, but not for purposes of computing any other person’s percentage. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which such person has no economic interest. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each individual listed below is c/o Omnicom Group Inc., 437 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022.

Name	Number of Shares Owned(1)	Options Exercisable within 60 Days	Total Beneficial Ownership	Percent of Shares Outstanding(2)
The Vanguard Group(3)	25,333,564	—	25,333,564	11.8	%
BlackRock, Inc.(4)	17,227,394	—	17,227,394	8.0	%
State Street Corporation(5)	11,479,888	—	11,479,888	5.4	%
Philip J. Angelastro(6)	414,444	—	414,444	*
Alan R. Batkin	30,903	—	30,903	*
Mary C. Choksi	24,742	—	24,742	*
Robert Charles Clark(7)	44,651	—	44,651	*
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.	29,962	—	29,962	*
Susan S. Denison	44,964	—	44,964	*
Ronnie S. Hawkins	5,122	—	5,122	*
Deborah J. Kissire	8,713	—	8,713	*
Gracia C. Martore	9,502	—	9,502	*
Jonathan B. Nelson(8)	73,566	—	73,566	*
Michael J. O’Brien(9)	90,250	—	90,250	*
Linda Johnson Rice	9,234	—	9,234	*
Rochelle M. Tarlowe(10)	5,385	—	5,385	*
Valerie M. Williams	7,648	—	7,648	*
John D. Wren(11)	1,479,482	—	1,479,482	*
All directors and executive officers as a group
(17 persons)(12)	2,339,544	—	2,339,544	1.1	%

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*	less than 1%.
(1)	This column lists voting securities, and securities the payout of which has been deferred at the election of the holder, including restricted stock held by executive officers. Except to the extent noted below, each director or executive officer has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares reported. The amounts in the column include:
	■shares held pursuant to the outside director equity plan, the payout of which has been deferred at the election of the holder, namely, Mr. Batkin — 29,217 shares, Ms. Choksi — 24,742 shares, Mr. Clark — 41,595 shares, Mr. Coleman — 15,348 shares, Ms. Denison — 43,405 shares, Mr. Hawkins — 3,785 shares, Ms. Kissire — 8,713 shares, Ms. Martore — 9,502 shares, Ms. Rice — 8,437 shares, and Ms. Williams — 7,648 shares; ■shares previously held under restricted stock awards, the payout of which has been deferred at the election of the holder, namely, Mr. Wren — 135,990 shares; and ■shares credited under the Omnicom Group Retirement Savings Plan, namely, Mr. Angelastro — 1,418 shares, and Mr. Wren — 29,096 shares.
(2)	The number of shares of common stock outstanding on April 1, 2020 was 214,269,985. The percent of common stock is based on such number of shares and is rounded off to the nearest one-tenth of a percent.
(3)	Stock ownership is as of December 31, 2019, and is based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 12, 2020, by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”). In the filing, Vanguard reported having sole voting power over 328,819 shares, shared voting power over 71,170 shares, sole dispositive power over 24,949,438 shares and shared dispositive power over 384,126 shares. Vanguard has certified in its Schedule 13G that our stock was acquired and is held in the ordinary course of business, and was not acquired and is not held for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Omnicom. The address of Vanguard is 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, PA 19355.
(4)	Stock ownership is as of December 31, 2019 and is based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 5, 2020, by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). In the filing, BlackRock reported having sole voting power over 15,125,331 shares and sole dispositive power over 17,227,394 shares. BlackRock has certified in its Schedule 13G that our stock was acquired and is held in the ordinary course of business, and was not acquired and is not held for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Omnicom. The address of BlackRock is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.
(5)	Stock ownership is as of December 31, 2019, and is based solely on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2020, by State Street Corporation (“State Street”). In the filing, State Street reported having shared voting power over 10,287,595 shares and shared dispositive power over 11,478,145 shares. State Street has certified in its Schedule 13G that our stock was acquired and is held in the ordinary course of business, and was not acquired and is not held for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Omnicom. The address of State Street is Sate Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111.
(6)	Includes 131,401 PRSUs granted to Mr. Angelastro pursuant to our 2013 Plan.
(7)	Includes 1,700 shares that are held in a joint account shared by Mr. Clark and his wife.
(8)	Includes 61,508 RSUs granted to Mr. Nelson pursuant to our 2013 Plan.
(9)	Includes 50,245 RSUs granted to Mr. O’Brien pursuant to our 2013 Plan.
(10)	Includes 5,385 RSUs granted to Ms. Tarlowe pursuant to our 2013 Plan.
(11)	Includes 406,733 PRSUs granted to Mr. Wren pursuant to our 2013 Plan.
(12)	Includes 1,700 shares over which there are shared voting and investment power.

Equity Compensation Plans

Our principal equity plan for employees is our 2013 Plan, which was approved by shareholders at our 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and replaced all of our prior equity incentive plans. The Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant, FW Cook, provided analysis and input on the 2013 Plan. As a result of the adoption of the 2013 Plan, no new awards may be made under any of Omnicom’s prior equity plans. Outstanding equity awards under prior plans, however, were not affected by the adoption of our 2013 Plan.

The purpose of the 2013 Plan is to promote the success and enhance the value of Omnicom by continuing to link the personal interest of participants to those of Omnicom shareholders and by providing participants with an incentive for outstanding performance to generate superior returns to Omnicom shareholders. The 2013 Plan provides for the grant of stock options (both incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options), restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, performance stock units, dividend equivalents, stock payments, deferred stock, and restricted stock units.

Persons eligible to participate in the 2013 Plan include all employees and consultants of Omnicom and its subsidiaries, members of our Board or, as applicable, members of the board of directors of a subsidiary, as determined by the committee administering the 2013 Plan (the “IAP Committee”). The IAP Committee is appointed by our Board, and currently is comprised of the members of our Compensation Committee. With respect to awards to independent directors, Omnicom’s Board administers the 2013 Plan.

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All of our current equity compensation plans have been approved by shareholders. The following table provides information about our current equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2019.

Plan Category	Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (#)	Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights ($/shr)	Number of securities remaining available for future issuance (#)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders: 2013 Incentive Award Plan and previously adopted equity incentive plans (other than our ESPP)	866,000	$83.80	24,648,995	(1)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders: ESPP Shares	—	—	8,599,311	(2)
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders	—	—	—
Total	866,000	$83.80	33,248,306

(1)

The maximum number of shares that may be issued under our 2013 Plan pursuant to awards granted after December 31, 2012 is 33,040,000. This number is subject to upward adjustment since awards granted under previously adopted plans (“Prior Plans”) that are forfeited or expire may be used again under the 2013 Plan. Any share of common stock that is subject to an option or stock appreciation right granted from our 2013 Plan is counted against this limit as one share of common stock for every one share of common stock granted. Any share of common stock that is subject to an award other than an option or stock appreciation right granted from the 2013 Plan is counted against this limit as 3.5 shares of common stock for every one share of common stock granted. The figure above includes 24,648,995 shares that may be issued under our 2013 Plan, which assumes that all securities available for future issuance are subject to options or stock appreciation rights. If all securities available for future issuance were subject to awards other than options or stock appreciation rights, this figure would be 7,042,570. Our 2013 Plan provides that we may no longer grant any awards under our Prior Plans. As of December 31, 2019, there were 866,000 stock options outstanding under our equity compensation plans (other than our ESPP) with a weighted-average exercise price of $83.80 and a weighted-average term of 3.28 years and 3,085,135 unvested full value shares outstanding under our equity compensation plans (other than our ESPP).

(2)

The ESPP is a tax-qualified plan in which all eligible full-time and part-time domestic employees may participate.

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THE MEETING

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Hybrid Meeting

This year, the Annual Meeting will be a “hybrid” meeting, meaning that shareholders may attend online via a live audio webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OMC2020, or in person in Greenwich, Connecticut. In light of guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and our continued commitment to the safety of our employees and shareholders, we encourage shareholders to participate in the 2020 Annual Meeting online.

Record Date Shares Outstanding

Holders of our common stock, par value $0.15 per share, as of the close of business on April 22, 2020, will be entitled to vote their shares at the 2020 Annual Meeting. On that date, there were 214,282,876 shares of our common stock outstanding, each of which is entitled to one vote for each matter to be voted on at the 2020 Annual Meeting.

Quorum; Required Vote; Effect of Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes

More than 50% of the shares entitled to vote will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the 2020 Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists. Broker non-votes are proxies returned by brokers or other nominees who do not vote on a particular item because they did not receive instructions from the beneficial owner and were not permitted to exercise discretionary voting authority. If a quorum is not present, the shareholders who are present or represented may adjourn the meeting until a quorum exists. The time and place of the adjourned meeting will be announced at the time the adjournment is taken, and no other notice need be given. We will, however, publish a press release if the meeting is adjourned to another date. An adjournment will have no effect on business that may have already been conducted at the meeting.

In order to obtain approval of the election of any nominee as a director when the number of nominees equals the number of directors to be elected, assuming a quorum exists, a director nominee must receive a majority of the votes cast with respect to such nominee, meaning the number of shares voted “for” a director nominee must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that nominee. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be considered as votes cast and will have no effect on the election of directors. In order to approve, on an advisory basis, the resolution on the Company’s executive compensation, ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors, and approve the shareholder proposal described in the Proxy Statement, assuming a quorum exists, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting and actually voting on the item is required. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be considered as voting on the items, and thus will have no effect on the outcome of Items 2, 3 and 4.

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Voting Prior to the Meeting

Whether or not you plan to attend the 2020 Annual Meeting, online or in person, we encourage you to vote your shares as soon as possible to ensure that your shares will be represented at the 2020 Annual Meeting. Prior to the meeting, you can vote your shares by proxy card, through the Internet or by telephone. Votes submitted through the Internet or by telephone must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Monday, June 8, 2020. We have adopted the Internet and telephone voting procedures to authenticate shareholders’ identities, to allow shareholders to provide their voting instructions and to confirm that their instructions have been recorded properly. By submitting your proxy through the Internet, by telephone or by using the proxy card, you will authorize two of our officers or their designees to represent you and vote your shares at the meeting in accordance with your instructions or, if no instructions are given, your shares will be voted as described below in the section entitled “Default Voting.”

If you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” by a broker, bank or other nominee, the broker, bank or other nominee, as the record holder of the shares, is required to vote those shares according to your instructions. Your broker, bank or other nominee should have sent you a voting instruction card for you to use in directing it on how to vote your shares.

Under existing rules, if your broker holds your shares in its name and you have not given voting instructions, your broker nonetheless has the discretion to authorize the designated proxies to act, except on certain matters. As such, they could vote in respect of the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors, but not on the election of directors, the advisory resolution to approve executive compensation or the shareholder proposal.

Fidelity Management Trust Company, as trustee under our retirement savings plan, and Computershare Trust Company, Inc., as administrator of our ESPP, will vote common stock held in the plans as indicated by participants in whose accounts the shares are held, whether or not vested, on their proxies. Please note that your shares held in either plan will be voted as you instruct if your proxy card, telephone or Internet voting instructions are received on or before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, June 4, 2020. In accordance with the terms of the retirement savings plan, Fidelity Management Trust Company will vote all shares for which it does not receive voting instructions by the deadline provided above in the same proportion on each issue as it votes the shares for which it does receive instructions. In accordance with the terms of the ESPP, Computershare Trust Company, Inc. will not vote shares for which it does not receive voting instructions by the deadline provided above.

Voting at the Meeting

You may also vote your shares by attending the 2020 Annual Meeting, online or in person.

To attend in person you must bring a valid photo identification, such as a driver’s license or passport, for verification against our record date shareholder list. If you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” by a broker, bank or other nominee and you plan to attend the 2020 Annual Meeting in person, you should bring a brokerage statement showing your ownership of the shares as of the record date or a letter from the broker, bank or other nominee confirming such ownership, and a valid photo identification. If you wish to vote your shares that are held by a broker, bank or other nominee in person at the meeting, you must obtain a proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee and bring such proxy to the meeting.

To attend the 2020 Annual Meeting online visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OMC2020 and enter the 16-digit control number included on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card. Shareholders of record that hold shares directly in their own name through our transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company, as well as participants in our employee retirement savings plan and ESPP, must pre-register to attend the 2020 Annual Meeting online at www.proxypush.com/OMC prior to the deadline of Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Upon completing your registration, you will receive further instructions via email that you must follow to attend the Annual Meeting. No advance registration is needed if you are the beneficial owner of shares held in street name. Once admitted to the 2020 Annual Meeting, you may vote shares held in your name as the shareholder of record and shares held in street name for which you are the beneficial owner during the meeting.

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“Default” Voting

If you submit a proxy, whether through the Internet, by telephone or by using the proxy card, but do not indicate any voting instructions, your shares will be voted “for” the election of all nominees for director, “for” the advisory resolution to approve the Company’s executive compensation, “for” the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP, and “against” the shareholder proposal. If any other business properly comes before shareholders for a vote at the meeting, your shares will be voted according to the discretion of the holders of the proxy. They may also vote your shares to adjourn the meeting and will be authorized to vote your shares at any adjournments or postponements of the meeting.

Right to Revoke

If you submit your proxy, you may change your voting instructions at any time prior to the vote at the 2020 Annual Meeting. For shares held directly in your name, you may change your vote by granting a new proxy, through the Internet, by telephone or in writing, which bears a later date (thereby automatically revoking the earlier proxy) or by attending the 2020 Annual Meeting and voting. For shares beneficially owned by you, but held in “street name” by a broker, bank or other nominee, please refer to the information forwarded to you by your broker, bank or other nominee for instructions on revoking or changing your proxy.

Tabulation of Votes

Equiniti Trust Company will act as inspectors at the 2020 Annual Meeting. They will determine the presence of a quorum and will tabulate and certify the votes.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Expense of Solicitation

We are making and will bear all costs of this proxy solicitation. Proxies may be solicited by mail, in person, by telephone or by facsimile or electronic transmission by our officers, directors, and regular employees. We may reimburse brokerage firms, banks, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their expenses to forward proxy materials to beneficial owners. We have retained EQ Proxy Services, 90 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016 to assist in the solicitation of proxies. For these services, we will pay EQ Proxy Services a fee of approximately $9,000 and reimburse it for certain out-of-pocket disbursements and expenses.

Incorporation by Reference

To the extent that this Proxy Statement is incorporated by reference into any other filing by Omnicom under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, the sections of this Proxy Statement entitled “Compensation Committee Report” and “Audit Committee Report” (to the extent permitted by the rules of the SEC) will not be deemed incorporated, unless specifically provided otherwise in such filing.

Availability of Certain Documents

In accordance with the rules promulgated by the SEC, we have elected to provide access to our proxy materials on the Internet. This Proxy Statement and our 2019 Annual Report to Shareholders are available, beginning April 29, 2020, on our website at http://investor.omnicomgroup.com. You may also access our Proxy Statement and our 2019 Annual Report to Shareholders at https://materials.proxyvote.com/681919. You also may obtain a copy of this document, our 2019 Annual Report to Shareholders, our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Code of Business Conduct, our Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers and the charters for our Audit, Compensation, Governance and Finance Committees, without charge, by writing to: Omnicom Group Inc., 437 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Attn: Corporate Secretary. All of these documents also are available after being approved by the Board through our website at http://www.omnicomgroup.com. Please note that the information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference in, or considered to be part of, this Proxy Statement.

Delivery of Documents to Shareholders Sharing an Address

If you are the beneficial owner of shares of our common stock held in “street name” by a broker, bank or other nominee, your broker, bank or other nominee may only deliver one copy of this Proxy Statement and our 2019 Annual Report to Shareholders to multiple shareholders who share an address unless that broker, bank or other nominee has received contrary instructions from one or more of the shareholders at a shared address. We will deliver promptly, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of this Proxy Statement and our 2019 Annual Report to Shareholders to a shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the documents was delivered. A shareholder who wishes to receive a separate copy of the Proxy Statement and Annual Report to Shareholders, now or in the future, should submit this request by writing to: Omnicom Group Inc., 437 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Attn: Corporate Secretary or by calling our Corporate Secretary at (212) 415-3600. Beneficial owners sharing an address who are receiving multiple copies of Proxy Statements and Annual Reports to Shareholders and who wish to receive a single copy of such materials in the future will need to contact their broker, bank or other nominee to request that only a single copy of each document be mailed to all shareholders at the shared address in the future.

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Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations for the 2021 Annual Meeting

Any shareholder who wishes to present a proposal for inclusion in next year’s proxy statement and form of proxy under Rule 14a-8 must deliver the proposal to our principal executive offices no later than the close of business on December 30, 2020. Proposals should be addressed to: Omnicom Group Inc., 437 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Attn: Corporate Secretary.

For proposals or director nominations submitted outside the process of Rule 14a-8, our By-laws require that written notice of the proposal or nomination be provided to our Corporate Secretary no less than 60 days prior to the date set for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. In order for a nomination for director or proposal to be considered, the notice must include, as to each nominee (if applicable) and the submitting shareholder, the information as to such nominee and shareholder that would be required to be included in a proxy statement under the proxy rules of the SEC if such shareholder were to solicit proxies from all shareholders of Omnicom for the election of such nominee as a director or approval of such proposal and such solicitation were one to which Rules 14a-3 to 14a-12 under the Exchange Act, apply.

In addition, our By-laws provide a proxy access right permitting certain of our shareholders who have beneficially owned 3% or more of our outstanding common stock continuously for at least three years to submit nominations via the Company’s proxy materials for up to 20% of the directors then serving, but not less than two. Notice of proxy access director nominations for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must be delivered to our principal executive offices no earlier than November 30, 2020 and no later than the close of business on December 30, 2020. Proposals should be addressed to: Omnicom Group Inc., 437 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Attn: Corporate Secretary. In addition, the notice must set forth the information required by our By-laws with respect to each proxy access director nomination that a shareholder intends to present at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

A copy of the applicable By-law provisions may be obtained, without charge, upon written request addressed to: Omnicom Group Inc., 437 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Attn: Corporate Secretary. As the rules of the SEC and our By-laws make clear, submitting a proposal or nomination does not guarantee its inclusion.

Michael J. O’Brien
Secretary

New York, New York
April 29, 2020

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Non-GAAP Financial Information

We present financial measures determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and adjustments to the GAAP presentation (“Non-GAAP”), which we believe are useful measures to evaluate the performance of our businesses. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in compliance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures reported by us may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts reported by other companies.

We define free cash flow (a Non-GAAP liquidity measure) as net income plus depreciation, amortization, share based compensation expense and plus/(less) other items to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities. We believe free cash flow is a useful measure of liquidity to evaluate our ability to generate excess cash from our operations.

Our method of calculating free cash flow may differ from methods used by other companies and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other companies’ measures. See the reconciliation of free cash flow to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, below.

Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to Net Income

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019			2018
Net Income	$	1,435.9		$	1,440.5
Depreciation and Amortization Expense		231.5			264.0
Share-Based Compensation Expense		72.5			70.5
Net Gain from Disposition of Subsidiaries		—			(178.4	)
Impact of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017		—			28.9
Other Items to Reconcile to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities, net		(9.0	)		16.3
Free Cash Flow	$	1,730.9		$	1,641.8

We define after tax reported operating profit (a Non-GAAP financial measure) as reported operating profit less income taxes calculated using the effective tax rate for the applicable period. We believe after tax reported operating profit is a useful measure of after tax operating performance as it excludes the after tax effects of financing and investing activities on results of operations.

Our method of calculating after tax reported operating profit may differ from methods used by other companies and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other companies’ measures. See the reconciliation of after tax reported operating profit to reported operating profit, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, below.

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Reconciliation of After Tax Reported Operating Profit to Reported Operating Profit

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019			2018
Reported Operating Profit	$	2,122.3		$	2,133.5
Effective Tax Rate for the Applicable Period		26.0	%		25.6	%
Income Taxes on Reported Operating Profit		551.8			546.2
After Tax Reported Operating Profit	$	1,570.5		$	1,587.3

We use EBITA and EBITA Margin as additional operating performance measures that exclude the non-cash amortization expense of intangible assets, which primarily consists of amortization of intangible assets arising from acquisitions. We define EBITA as earnings before interest, taxes and amortization of intangible assets, and EBITA Margin as EBITA divided by revenue, both of which are Non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that EBITA and EBITA Margin are useful measures for investors to evaluate the performance of our businesses.

The following table reconciles EBITA and EBITA Margin to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, Net Income – Omnicom Group Inc., for the periods presented (in millions):

Reconciliation of EBITA to Net Income

	Year ended December 31,
	2019			2018
Net Income – Omnicom Group Inc.	$	1,339.1		$	1,326.4
Net Income Attributed To Noncontrolling Interests		96.8			114.1
Net Income		1,435.9			1,440.5
Income From Equity Method Investments		2.0			8.9
Income Tax Expense		504.4			492.7
Income Before Income Taxes and Income From Equity Method Investments		1,938.3			1,924.3
Interest Expense		244.3			266.4
Interest Income		60.3			57.2
Operating Profit		2,122.3			2,133.5
Add back: Amortization of intangible assets		83.8			102.5
EBITA		2,206.1			2,236.0
Revenue		14,953.7			15,290.2
EBITA	$	2,206.1		$	2,236.0
EBITA Margin		14.8	%		14.6	%

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When calculating our diluted EPS growth performance metric, we made adjustments to Net Income – Omnicom Group Inc. for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. The following table shows the adjustments made (in millions, except per share amounts):

Calculation of Net Income used for Diluted EPS Growth

	Year ended December 31,
	2019			2018
Net Income – Omnicom Group Inc.	$	1,339.1		$	1,326.4
Impact of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017		—			28.9
Net Gain on Disposition of Subsidiaries, Less Repositioning Actions		—			(47.1	)
Adjustments to Net Income – Omnicom Group Inc. for Metric		—			(18.2	)
Net Income used for Diluted EPS Growth Performance Metric		1,339.1			1,308.2
Net Income Allocated to Participating Securities		—			(0.1	)
Adjusted Net Income Available for Common Shareholders for Diluted EPS Growth Performance Metric	$	1,339.1		$	1,308.1
Diluted Weighted Average Shares for EPS Calculation		220.9			227.6
Adjusted Diluted EPS for Performance Metric	$	6.06		$	5.75
Diluted EPS Growth from 2018 to 2019		5.4	%

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TO VOTE BY INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, SEE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS PROXY CARD.

TO VOTE BY MAIL, SIMPLY INDICATE VOTING DIRECTIONS ON THE ITEMS BELOW, SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD.

The Board of Directors UNANIMOUSLY Recommends a Vote FOR all Nominees in Item 1.

1.	Election of directors:
		FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN
	01 John D. Wren	☐	☐	☐
	02 Mary C. Choksi	☐	☐	☐
	03 Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.	☐	☐	☐

	FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN
06 Deborah J. Kissire	☐	☐	☐
07 Gracia C. Martore	☐	☐	☐
08 Linda Johnson Rice	☐	☐	☐

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04 Susan S. Denison	☐	☐	☐
05 Ronnie S. Hawkins	☐	☐	☐

09 Valerie M. Williams ☐ ☐ ☐

The Board of Directors UNANIMOUSLY Recommends a Vote FOR Items 2 and 3.

2.	Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation.	☐	For	☐	Against	☐	Abstain
3.	Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the 2020 fiscal year.	☐	For	☐	Against	☐	Abstain

The Board of Directors UNANIMOUSLY Recommends a Vote AGAINST Item 4.

4.	Shareholder proposal regarding proxy access amendment.	☐	For	☐	Against	☐	Abstain
THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED OR, IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL NOMINEES IN ITEM 1, FOR ITEMS 2 AND 3 AND AGAINST ITEM 4.
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ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time

ICON International
One East Weaver Street
Greenwich, Connecticut 06831

Shareholders may also attend online at
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OMC2020

For your reference, the Proxy Statement to solicit proxies for our 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and our
2019 Annual Report to Shareholders are available, beginning April 29, 2020, at:
https://materials.proxyvote.com/681919

Omnicom Group Inc. 437 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022	proxy
This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors for use at the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.

The shares of stock you hold in your account or in a dividend reinvestment account will be voted as you specify on the reverse side.

If no choice is specified, the proxy will be voted “FOR” all nominees in Item 1, “FOR” Items 2 and 3, and “AGAINST” Item 4, and in the discretion of the proxies upon such other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.

By signing the proxy, you revoke all prior proxies and appoint Philip J. Angelastro and Michael J. O’Brien, and each of them with full power of substitution, to vote your shares on the matters shown on the reverse side and any other matters which may come before the Annual Meeting and postponements or adjournments.

If the undersigned is a participant in our employee retirement savings plan and/or our employee stock purchase plan and has Omnicom stock allocated to his or her account(s), then the undersigned directs the trustee or the administrator of the relevant plan likewise to appoint the above-named individuals as proxies to vote and act with respect to all shares of such stock so allocated in the manner specified on the reverse of this card and in their discretion on all matters as may properly come before the meeting. If you are such a participant and your voting instructions are not received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on Thursday, June 4, 2020, the trustee of the employee retirement saving plan will vote your plan shares in the same proportion as it votes all other shares in the plan for which it has received timely voting instructions and the administrator of the employee stock purchase plan will not vote your shares.

Vote by Internet, Telephone or Mail
24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week

Your phone or Internet vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares
in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card.

INTERNET	PHONE	MAIL
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Use the Internet to vote your proxy	Use a touch-tone telephone to	card and return it in the
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on Monday, June 8, 2020 or, for	Daylight Time on Monday, June 8, 2020 or,
shares held in Omnicom employee	for shares held in Omnicom employee
plans, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight	plans, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
Time on Thursday, June 4, 2020.	on Thursday, June 4, 2020.

If you vote your proxy by Internet or by telephone, you do NOT need to mail back your Proxy Card.

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OMNICOM GROUP INC.
437 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time

ICON International
One East Weaver Street
Greenwich, Connecticut 06831

Shareholders may also attend online at
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OMC2020

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to be Held on June 9, 2020

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before the meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Omnicom Group Inc. (the “Company”) will be held at ICON International, One East Weaver Street, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831 on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Directions to the Annual Meeting where you may vote in person can be found on our website, http://investor.omnicomgroup.com.

In light of public health considerations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to hold a “hybrid” Annual Meeting. As such, shareholders will have the opportunity to attend the Annual Meeting online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/OMC2020, along with the option to attend in person. In order to attend the Annual Meeting online, you must pre-register at www.proxypush.com/OMC prior to the deadline of Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

The Annual Report and Proxy Statement are available at  www.proxydocs.com/omc .

If you want to receive a paper copy or an e-mail with links to the electronic materials, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed on the reverse side of this notice on or before May 26, 2020 to facilitate timely delivery.

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 22, 2020 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.

Matters intended to be acted upon at the meeting are listed below.

The Board of Directors UNANIMOUSLY recommends that you vote FOR all director nominees and FOR proposals 2 and 3:

1. Election of Directors.
2. Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation.
3. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the 2020 fiscal year.

The Board of Directors UNANIMOUSLY recommends that you vote AGAINST proposal 4:

4. Shareholder proposal regarding proxy access amendment.

THIS IS NOT A FORM FOR VOTING You may immediately vote your proxy on the Internet at:
www.proxypush.com/omc  ●Use the Internet to vote your proxy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, until 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on Monday, June 8, 2020. ●Please have this Notice and the last four digits of your Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number available. Follow the instructions to vote your proxy.

Your Internet vote authorizes the Named Proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card. 

The following proxy materials are available for you to view online at:  www.proxydocs.com/omc :
●	The Company’s 2020 Proxy Statement;
●	The Company’s 2019 Annual Report to Shareholders (which is not deemed to be part of the official proxy soliciting materials); and
●	Any amendments to the foregoing materials that are required to be furnished to shareholders.

To request paper copies of the proxy materials, which include the proxy card,
2020 Proxy Statement and 2019 Annual Report to Shareholders, or to request paper
copies of the proxy materials for future meetings, please contact us via:

	Internet – Access the Internet and go to  www.investorelections.com/omc . Follow the instructions to log in, and order copies.
	Telephone – Call us free of charge at 866-870-3684 in the U.S. or Canada, using a touch-tone phone, and follow the instructions to log in and order copies.
	Email – Send us an email at  paper@investorelections.com  with “OMC Materials Request” in the subject line. The email must include: ●The 11-digit control # located in the box in the upper right hand corner on the front of this notice. ●Your preference to receive printed materials via mail -or- to receive an email with links to the electronic materials. ●If you choose email delivery you must include the email address. ●If you would like this election to apply to delivery of material for all future meetings, write the word “Permanent” and include the last four digits of your Tax ID number in the email.