Fitch To Host Teleconference on Advertising Industry, April 3

Business Wire, April 2, 2003

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2003

Fitch Ratings will host a teleconference on Thursday, April 3 at 11:00 a.m. EST to discuss credit issues in the advertising industry.

Fitch analysts Thomas Razukas, Albert Turner and Susan Hunter will discuss the recent industry trends as well as recent rating actions on Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., Omnicom Group Inc. and WPP plc.

Participants should call 1-877-897-0442 and international participants should dial 1-706-643-7396. All participants should dial in five minutes prior to the 11:00 a.m. EST start time and give the title of the call 'Fitch' or the passcode '9572100'. The call leader is Thomas Razukas.

Interested parties who are not available for the teleconference will be able to hear a replay of the call starting on April 3, at 2:00 p.m. EST until April 10. Domestic participants should dial 1-800-642-1687 and international listeners should dial 1-706-645-9291 and use the access code '9572100'.