UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_________________________
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2019MARCH 31, 2020
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Commission File Number: 1-10551


OMNICOM GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York13-1514814
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
437 Madison Avenue, New York, NY10022
New York
New York10022
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 415-3600
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolsName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.15 Par ValueOMCNew York Stock Exchange
0.800% Senior Notes due 2027
OMC/27New York Stock Exchange
1.400% Senior Notes due 2031
OMC/31New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filerNon-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting companyEmerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  No
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As of July 10, 2019,April 17, 2020, there were 217,523,691214,282,876 shares of Omnicom Group Inc. Common Stock outstanding.




OMNICOM GROUP INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2019MARCH 31, 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I.FINANCIAL INFORMATIONPage
Item 1.
Consolidated Balance Sheets - June 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 20182019
Consolidated Statements of Income - Three and Six Months Ended June 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Three and Six Months Ended June 30,March 31, 2020
and 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Equity - Three and Six Months Ended June 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Statements of Equity - Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - SixThree Months Ended June 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018
Notes to ConsolidatedConsolidated Financial Statements
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
PART II.OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal Proceedings
Item 1A.Risk Factors
Item 2.
Item 6.26
SIGNATURES
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements, including statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, from time to time, the Company or its representatives have made, or may make, forward-looking statements, orally or in writing. These statements may discuss goals, intentions and expectations as to future plans, trends, events, results of operations or financial condition, or otherwise, based on current beliefs of the Company’s management as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Forward-looking statements may be accompanied by words such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “future,” “guidance,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project” or similar words, phrases or expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company’s control. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include: international, national or local economic conditions that could adversely affect the Company or its clients;clients, including those caused by the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”); losses on media purchases and production costs incurred on behalf of clients; reductions in client spending, a slowdown in client payments and a deterioration in the credit markets; the ability to attract new clients and retain existing clients in the manner anticipated; changes in client advertising, marketing and corporate communications requirements; failure to manage potential conflicts of interest between or among clients; unanticipated changes relating to competitive factors in the advertising, marketing and corporate communications industries; the ability to hire and retain key personnel; currency exchange rate fluctuations; reliance on information technology systems; changes in legislation or governmental regulations affecting the Company or its clients; risks associated with assumptions the Company makes in connection with its critical accounting estimates and legal proceedings; and the Company’s international operations, which are subject to the risks of currency repatriation restrictions, social or political conditions and regulatory environment. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company’s business, including those described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20182019 and in Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this report. Except as required under applicable law, the Company does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents$2,692.5  $4,305.7  
Short-term investments, at cost1.6  3.6  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $21.6 and $21.56,690.5  7,829.0  
Work in process1,313.2  1,257.6  
Other current assets1,152.3  1,188.8  
Total Current Assets11,850.1  14,584.7  
Property and Equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation of $1,130.6 and $1,142.8632.5  663.4  
Operating Lease Right-Of-Use Assets1,355.1  1,398.3  
Equity Method Investments92.7  106.8  
Goodwill9,198.6  9,440.5  
Intangible Assets, net of accumulated amortization of $749.4 and $759.2315.8  338.2  
Other Assets231.1  251.5  
TOTAL ASSETS$23,675.9  $26,783.4  
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities:  
Accounts payable$9,387.2  $11,768.4  
Customer advances1,075.7  1,215.3  
Current portion of debt—  602.4  
Short-term debt10.9  10.1  
Taxes payable268.4  252.8  
Other current liabilities2,114.8  2,131.9  
Total Current Liabilities12,857.0  15,980.9  
Long-Term Liabilities966.7  1,006.8  
Long-Term Liability - Operating Leases1,228.4  1,274.7  
Long-Term Debt5,093.4  4,531.9  
Deferred Tax Liabilities401.6  408.1  
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note 12)
Temporary Equity - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests204.2  207.3  
Equity:  
Shareholders’ Equity:  
Preferred stock—  —  
Common stock44.6  44.6  
Additional paid-in capital755.8  760.9  
Retained earnings7,924.5  7,806.3  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1,528.3) (1,197.6) 
Treasury stock, at cost(4,749.0) (4,560.3) 
Total Shareholders’ Equity2,447.6  2,853.9  
Noncontrolling interests477.0  519.8  
Total Equity2,924.6  3,373.7  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$23,675.9  $26,783.4  
 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 (Unaudited)  
ASSETS   
Current Assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$2,898.1
 $3,652.4
Short-term investments, at cost5.4
 5.5
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $24.9 and $26.87,244.9
 7,666.1
Work in process1,363.5
 1,161.5
Other current assets1,290.9
 1,241.4
Total Current Assets12,802.8
 13,726.9
Property and Equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation of $1,143.7 and $1,185.0679.8
 694.4
Operating Lease Right-Of-Use Assets1,435.3
 
Equity Method Investments111.7
 120.9
Goodwill9,364.7
 9,384.3
Intangible Assets, net of accumulated amortization of $748.2 and $737.4353.5
 382.8
Other Assets294.3
 307.7
TOTAL ASSETS$25,042.1
 $24,617.0
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   
Current Liabilities:   
Accounts payable$10,445.9
 $11,464.3
Customer advances1,094.1
 1,159.0
Current portion of debt899.5
 499.6
Short-term debt608.5
 8.1
Taxes payable123.4
 180.6
Other current liabilities1,896.7
 1,958.6
Total Current Liabilities15,068.1
 15,270.2
Long-Term Liabilities975.1
 1,197.8
Long-Term Liability - Operating Leases1,317.9
 
Long-Term Debt4,025.9
 4,384.1
Deferred Tax Liabilities438.0
 413.7
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note 13)

 


Temporary Equity - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests257.7
 244.3
Equity:   
Shareholders’ Equity:   
Preferred stock
 
Common stock44.6
 44.6
Additional paid-in capital726.2
 728.8
Retained earnings7,384.7
 7,016.1
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1,234.9) (1,228.5)
Treasury stock, at cost(4,510.4) (4,013.9)
Total Shareholders’ Equity2,410.2
 2,547.1
Noncontrolling interests549.2
 559.8
Total Equity2,959.4
 3,106.9
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$25,042.1
 $24,617.0



The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

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OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019
Revenue$3,406.9  $3,468.9  
Operating Expenses:
   Salary and service costs2,533.3  2,567.6  
   Occupancy and other costs309.6  309.2  
Cost of services2,842.9  2,876.8  
   Selling, general and administrative expenses86.8  103.6  
   Depreciation and amortization57.0  59.6  
2,986.7  3,040.0  
Operating Profit420.2  428.9  
Interest Expense58.5  63.0  
Interest Income12.7  17.0  
Income Before Income Taxes and Loss From Equity Method Investments374.4  382.9  
Income Tax Expense97.4  102.7  
Loss From Equity Method Investments(5.3) (0.5) 
Net Income271.7  279.7  
Net Income Attributed To Noncontrolling Interests13.6  16.5  
Net Income - Omnicom Group Inc.$258.1  $263.2  
Net Income Per Share - Omnicom Group Inc.:  
Basic$1.19  $1.18  
Diluted$1.19  $1.17  


 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Revenue$3,719.8
 $3,859.6
 $7,188.7
 $7,489.2
Operating Expenses:       
   Salary and service costs2,665.2
 2,772.9
 5,232.8
 5,485.7
   Occupancy and other costs315.4
 319.6
 624.7
 639.9
Cost of services2,980.6
 3,092.5
 5,857.5
 6,125.6
   Selling, general and administrative expenses107.7
 117.4
 211.2
 222.9
   Depreciation and amortization57.8
 67.4
 117.4
 136.8
 3,146.1
 3,277.3
 6,186.1
 6,485.3
Operating Profit573.7
 582.3
 1,002.6
 1,003.9
Interest Expense66.6
 66.4
 129.6
 128.6
Interest Income16.4
 13.9
 33.4
 29.3
Income Before Income Taxes and Income From Equity
    Method Investments
523.5
 529.8
 906.4
 904.6
Income Tax Expense130.6
 136.7
 233.2
 227.7
Income From Equity Method Investments1.2
 1.7
 0.7
 2.6
Net Income394.1
 394.8
 673.9
 679.5
Net Income Attributed To Noncontrolling Interests23.4
 30.6
 40.0
 51.2
Net Income - Omnicom Group Inc.$370.7
 $364.2
 $633.9
 $628.3
Net Income Per Share - Omnicom Group Inc.:       
Basic$1.69
 $1.61
 $2.86
 $2.75
Diluted$1.68
 $1.60
 $2.85
 $2.73
        
Dividends Declared Per Common Share$0.65
 $0.60
 $1.30
 $1.20
























The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

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OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019
Net Income$271.7  $279.7  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Cash flow hedge:
Amortization of loss included in interest expense1.3  1.4  
Income tax effect(0.4) (0.4) 
0.9  1.0  
Defined benefit pension plans and postemployment arrangements:
Amortization of prior service cost1.3  1.3  
Amortization of actuarial losses1.9  0.5  
Income tax effect(1.0) (0.7) 
2.2  1.1  
Foreign currency translation adjustment(371.1) 31.7  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)(368.0) 33.8  
Comprehensive Income (Loss)(96.3) 313.5  
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributed To Noncontrolling Interests(23.7) 17.5  
Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Omnicom Group Inc.$(72.6) $296.0  


 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Net Income$394.1
 $394.8
 $673.9
 $679.5
Other Comprehensive Income:       
Cash flow hedge:       
Amortization of loss included in interest expense1.4
 1.4
 2.8
 2.8
Income tax effect(0.4) (0.4) (0.8) (0.8)
 1.0
 1.0
 2.0
 2.0
Defined benefit pension plans and postemployment arrangements:       
Amortization of prior service cost1.3
 1.9
 2.6
 3.9
Amortization of actuarial losses0.5
 2.2
 1.0
 4.2
Income tax effect(0.9) (1.3) (1.6) (2.4)
 0.9
 2.8
 2.0
 5.7
Available-for-sale securities:       
Reclassification
 
 
 0.3
 
 
 
 0.3
        
Foreign currency translation adjustment(18.8) (325.8) 12.9
 (237.1)
        
Other Comprehensive Income(16.9) (322.0) 16.9
 (229.1)
        
Comprehensive Income377.2
 72.8
 690.8
 450.4
Comprehensive Income Attributed To Noncontrolling Interests23.4
 0.9
 41.0
 26.5
Comprehensive Income - Omnicom Group Inc.$353.8
 $71.9
 $649.8
 $423.9



























The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

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OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2019(Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
 20202019
Common Stock, shares issued297.2  297.2  
Common Stock, par value$44.6  $44.6  
Additional Paid-in Capital:
Beginning Balance760.9  728.8  
(Acquisition) disposition of noncontrolling interests(7.7) 0.4  
Change in temporary equity(8.2) (18.2) 
Share-based compensation18.7  16.8  
Stock issued, share-based compensation(7.9) (9.8) 
Ending Balance755.8  718.0  
Retained Earnings:
Beginning Balance7,806.3  7,016.1  
Cumulative effect of accounting changes—  22.3  
Net income258.1  263.2  
Common stock dividends declared(139.9) (144.6) 
Ending Balance7,924.5  7,157.0  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Beginning Balance(1,197.6) (1,228.5) 
Cumulative effect of accounting changes—  (22.3) 
Other comprehensive income (loss)(330.7) 32.8  
Ending Balance(1,528.3) (1,218.0) 
Treasury Stock:
Beginning Balance(4,560.3) (4,013.9) 
Stock issued, share-based compensation11.3  11.7  
Common stock repurchased(200.0) (286.1) 
Ending Balance(4,749.0) (4,288.3) 
Shareholders’ Equity2,447.6  2,413.3  
Noncontrolling Interests:
Beginning Balance519.8  559.8  
Net income13.6  16.5  
Other comprehensive income (loss)(37.3) 1.0  
Dividends to noncontrolling interests(10.4) (17.0) 
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests(8.7) (5.0) 
Increase in noncontrolling interests from business combinations—  1.0  
Ending Balance477.0  556.3  
Total Equity$2,924.6  $2,969.6  
Dividends Declared Per Common Share$0.65  $0.65  


 Omnicom Group Inc.    
 Common Stock 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Treasury
Stock
 

Shareholders’
Equity
 
Noncontrolling
 Interests
 
Total
Equity
 Shares Par Value     
Balance as of December 31, 2018297.2
 $44.6
 $728.8
 $7,016.1
 $(1,228.5) $(4,013.9) $2,547.1
 $559.8
 $3,106.9
Cumulative effect of accounting change      22.3
 (22.3)   
 
 
Net income      263.2
     263.2
 16.5
 279.7
Other comprehensive income (loss)        32.8
   32.8
 1.0
 33.8
Dividends to noncontrolling interests              (17.0) (17.0)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests    0.4
       0.4
 (5.0) (4.6)
Increase in noncontrolling interests from business combinations              1.0
 1.0
Change in temporary equity    (18.2)       (18.2) 
 (18.2)
Common stock dividends declared ($0.65 per share)      (144.6)     (144.6) 

 (144.6)
Share-based compensation    16.8
       16.8
 

 16.8
Stock issued, share-based compensation    (9.8)     11.7
 1.9
 

 1.9
Common stock repurchased          (286.1) (286.1) 

 (286.1)
Balance as of March 31, 2019297.2
 44.6
 718.0
 7,157.0
 (1,218.0) (4,288.3) 2,413.3
 556.3
 $2,969.6
Net income      370.7
     370.7
 23.4
 394.1
Other comprehensive income (loss)        (16.9)   (16.9) 
 (16.9)
Dividends to noncontrolling interests              (29.1) (29.1)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests    1.7
       1.7
 (1.4) 0.3
Increase in noncontrolling interests from business combinations              
 
Change in temporary equity    6.1
       6.1
   6.1
Common stock dividends declared ($0.65 per share)      (143.0)     (143.0)   (143.0)
Share-based compensation    17.5
       17.5
   17.5
Stock issued, share-based compensation    (17.1)     19.4
 2.3
   2.3
Common stock repurchased          (241.5) (241.5)   (241.5)
Balance as of June 30, 2019297.2
 $44.6
 $726.2
 $7,384.7
 $(1,234.9) $(4,510.4) $2,410.2
 $549.2
 $2,959.4















The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.


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OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITYCASH FLOWS
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2018(Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share amounts)millions)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:  
Net income$271.7  $279.7  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:  
Depreciation and amortization of right-of-use assets36.2  38.0  
Amortization of intangible assets20.8  21.6  
Amortization of net deferred gain on interest rate swaps(4.1) (3.2) 
Share-based compensation18.7  16.8  
Other, net18.7  (12.2) 
Use of operating capital(1,349.2) (736.3) 
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities(987.2) (395.6) 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:  
Capital expenditures(26.4) (27.2) 
Acquisition of businesses and interests in affiliates, net of cash acquired—  (0.7) 
Proceeds from disposition of subsidiaries and sale of investments2.1  64.9  
Net Cash (Used In) Provided By Investing Activities(24.3) 37.0  
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:  
Proceeds from borrowings594.0  —  
Repayment of debt(600.0) —  
Change in short-term debt1.7  587.1  
Dividends paid to common shareholders(141.7) (134.8) 
Repurchases of common stock(200.0) (286.1) 
Proceeds from stock plans1.4  2.0  
Acquisition of additional noncontrolling interests(10.4) (2.7) 
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest shareholders(10.4) (17.0) 
Payment of contingent purchase price obligations(1.4) (3.8) 
Other, net(24.4) (12.4) 
Net Cash (Used In) Provided By Financing Activities(391.2) 132.3  
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents(210.5) 23.6  
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents(1,613.2) (202.7) 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the Beginning of Period4,305.7  3,652.4  
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the End of Period$2,692.5  $3,449.7  


 Omnicom Group Inc.    
 Common Stock 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Treasury
Stock
 

Shareholders’
Equity
 
Noncontrolling
 Interests
 
Total
Equity
 Shares Par Value     
Balance as of December 31, 2017297.2
 $44.6
 $828.3
 $6,210.6
 $(963.0) $(3,505.4) $2,615.1
 $537.1
 $3,152.2
Cumulative effect of accounting changes      23.6
     23.6
 0.4
 24.0
Net income      264.1
     264.1
 20.6
 284.7
Other comprehensive income (loss)        87.9
   87.9
 5.0
 92.9
Dividends to noncontrolling interests              (16.3) (16.3)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests    (22.8)       (22.8) (11.7) (34.5)
Increase in noncontrolling interests from business combinations              55.3
 55.3
Change in temporary equity    9.1
       9.1
 
 9.1
Common stock dividends declared ($0.60 per share)      (138.2)     (138.2)   (138.2)
Share-based compensation    17.5
       17.5
   17.5
Stock issued, share-based compensation    0.9
     1.9
 2.8
   2.8
Common stock repurchased 
  
    
   (232.7) (232.7)   (232.7)
Balance as of March 31, 2018297.2
 44.6
 833.0
 6,360.1
 (875.1) (3,736.2) 2,626.4
 590.4
 3,216.8
Net income      364.2
     364.2
 30.6
 394.8
Other comprehensive income (loss)        (292.2)   (292.2) (29.8) (322.0)
Dividends to noncontrolling interests              (41.0) (41.0)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests    (15.0)       (15.0) (13.1) (28.1)
Increase in noncontrolling interests from business combinations              0.4
 0.4
Change in temporary equity    (11.1)       (11.1)   (11.1)
Common stock dividends declared ($0.60 per share)      (136.6)     (136.6)   (136.6)
Share-based compensation    17.6
       17.6
   17.6
Stock issued, share-based compensation    (13.0)     17.6
 4.6
   4.6
Common stock repurchased 
  
    
   (236.5) (236.5)   (236.5)
Balance as of June 30, 2018297.2
 $44.6
 $811.5
 $6,587.7
 $(1,167.3) $(3,955.1) $2,321.4
 $537.5
 $2,858.9


















The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.


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OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
 Six Months Ended June 30,
 2019 2018
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:   
Net income$673.9
 $679.5
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization of right-of-use assets74.6
 82.3
Amortization of intangible assets42.8
 54.5
Amortization of net deferred gain on interest rate swaps(6.4) (6.4)
Share-based compensation34.3
 35.1
Other, net(5.5) 13.9
Use of operating capital(1,306.6) (1,431.8)
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities(492.9) (572.9)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:   
Capital expenditures(48.8) (89.8)
Acquisition of businesses and interests in affiliates, net of cash acquired(0.7) (207.3)
Proceeds from disposition of subsidiaries and sale of investments74.2
 4.0
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities24.7
 (293.1)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:   
Change in short-term debt611.1
 9.7
Dividends paid to common shareholders(280.4) (278.1)
Repurchases of common stock(527.6) (469.2)
Proceeds from stock plans3.9
 6.5
Acquisition of additional noncontrolling interests(3.1) (40.3)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest shareholders(46.1) (57.3)
Payment of contingent purchase price obligations(30.2) (51.3)
Other, net(24.3) (22.4)
Net Cash Used In Financing Activities(296.7) (902.4)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents10.6
 (114.3)
    
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents(754.3) (1,882.7)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the Beginning of Period3,652.4
 3,796.0
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the End of Period$2,898.1
 $1,913.3



















The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

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OMNICOM GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Presentation of Financial Statements
The terms “Omnicom,” “the Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” each refer to Omnicom Group Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP or GAAP, for interim financial information and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC.Commission. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosure have been condensed or omitted.
In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation, in all material respects, of the information contained herein. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, or 20182019 10-K. Results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year.
Accounting ChangesRisks and Uncertainties
ExceptImpact Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the global economy. Public health efforts to mitigate the impact of the pandemic include government actions such as travel restrictions, limitations on public gatherings, shelter in place orders and mandatory closures. These actions have negatively impacted many of our clients' businesses, and in turn, clients have reduced or plan to reduce their demand for our services. As a result, we experienced a reduction in our revenue beginning late in the first quarter of 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, that is expected to continue for the changes discussed below, Omnicom has consistently appliedremainder of the accounting policiesyear. Such reductions in revenue could adversely impact our ongoing results of operations and financial position and the effects could be material.
While we expect the pandemic to affect substantially all periods presentedof our clients, certain industry sectors have been affected more immediately and more significantly than others, including travel, lodging and entertainment, energy and oil and gas, non-essential retail and automotive. Clients in these unaudited consolidatedindustries have already acted to cut costs, including postponing or reducing marketing communication expenditures. While certain industries such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals, technology and telecommunications, financial statements.services and consumer products have fared relatively well to date, conditions are volatile and economic uncertainty cuts across all clients, industries and geographies. Overall, while we have a diversified portfolio of service offerings, clients and geographies, demand for our services can be expected to decline as marketers reduce expenditures in the short-term due to the uncertain impact of the pandemic on the global economy. As a result of the impact on our business, each of our agencies is in the process of aligning their cost structures, including severance actions and furloughs to reduce the workforce, and tailoring their services and capabilities to changes in client demand.
Although we are likely to experience a decrease in our cash flow from operations, we have recently taken numerous proactive steps to strengthen our liquidity and financial position that are intended to mitigate the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our liquidity. In February 2020, we issued $600 million 2.45% Senior Notes due April 30, 2030, or the 2.45% Notes. In March 2020, the net proceeds from the issuance of the 2.45% Notes were used to redeem the remaining $600 million principal amount of our 4.45% Senior Notes due August 15, 2020, or the 2020 Notes. As a result, we have no notes maturing until May 2022. Additionally, in April 2020, we issued $600 million of 4.20% Senior Notes due June 1, 2030, or the 4.20% Notes, and we entered into a new $400 million 364 Day revolving credit facility, or the 364 Day Credit Facility. The 364 Day Credit Facility is in addition to our existing $2.5 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility, or Credit Facility, expiring in February 2025. Additionally, in March 2020, we suspended our share repurchase activity.
In addition, the impact on the global economy and resulting decline in share prices of common stock, including our share price, was determined to be a trigger event that required us to review our long-lived assets for impairment, primarily related to goodwill, amortizable intangible assets, right-of-use, or ROU, assets and equity method investments. The results of the review of our intangible assets and goodwill is discussed in Note 5. With respect to our ROU assets, which consist mainly of real estate leases for office space, beginning in mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we established a global work from home policy. While the overwhelming majority of our workforce temporarily transitioned to working from home, we have not terminated any of our office leases and have concluded that at March 31, 2020 our ROU assets were not impaired. In the second quarter, we will implement plans to realign our cost structure with the expected reduction in our revenue and in connection with the actions to reduce the cost of our workforce, we will evaluate our facility requirements and review our ROU assets for impairment. With respect to our equity method investments, we determined that the decline in the fair value of one of our equity method investments was other than temporary. As a result, at March 31, 2020, we recognized a non-cash after-tax charge of $3.9 million to adjust the carrying value of our equity method investments to market value.
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Accounting Changes
Adoption of ASC 842ASU 2016-13
On January 1, 2019,2020, we adopted FASB Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 842,ASU 2016-13, LeasesFinancial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, or ASC 842,ASU 2016-13, which requireschanges the recognition ofimpairment model for most financial assets, including accounts receivable. The new model uses a forward-looking expected loss method. Historically, the right-of-use assets and related operating and finance lease liabilitiescredit loss experience on the balance sheet. As permitted by ASC 842, we electedour client billings has not resulted in material bad debt expense. Accordingly, the adoption date of January 1, 2019, which is the date of initial application. As a result, the consolidated balance sheet prior to January 1, 2019 was not restated, continues to be reported under ASC Topic 840, Leases, or ASC 840, which did not require the recognition of operating lease liabilities on the balance sheet, and is not comparative. Under ASC 842, all leases are required to be recorded on the balance sheet and are classified as either operating leases or finance leases. The lease classification affects the expense recognition in the income statement. Operating lease charges are recorded entirely in operating expenses. Finance lease charges are split, where amortization of the right-of-use asset is recorded in operating expenses and an implied interest component is recorded in interest expense. The expense recognition for operating leases and finance leases under ASC 842 is substantially consistent with ASC 840. As a result, there is no significant difference in our results of operations presented in our consolidated income statement and consolidated statement of comprehensive income for each period presented.
We adopted ASC 842 using a modified retrospective approach for all leases existing at January 1, 2019. The adoption of ASC 842 had a substantial impact on our balance sheet. The most significant impact was the recognition of the operating lease right-of-use assets and the liability for operating leases. The accounting for finance leases (capital leases) was substantially unchanged. Accordingly, upon adoption, leases that were classified as operating leases under ASC 840 were classified as operating leases under ASC 842, and we recorded an adjustment of $1,490.1 million to operating lease right-of-use assets and the related lease liability. The lease liability is based on the present value of the remaining minimum lease payments, determined under ASC 840, discounted using our secured incremental borrowing rate at the effective date of January 1, 2019, using the original lease term as the tenor. As permitted under ASC 842, we elected several practical expedients that permit us to not reassess (1) whether a contract is or contains a lease, (2) the classification of existing leases, and (3) whether previously capitalized costs continue to qualify as initial indirect costs. The application of the practical expedientsASU 2016-13 did not have a significant impact on the measurementour financial position, and we do not expect it to have a significant impact on our results of the operating lease liability.operations.
The impactAs a result of the adoption of ASC 842ASU 2016-13, we changed our accounting policy for allowance for doubtful accounts as follows: We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts related to potential losses that could arise due to our customers' inability to make required payments. This allowance requires management to apply judgment in deriving the estimated reserve. In connection with the estimate of our allowance, we perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers’ financial condition, including information related to their credit ratings obtained from independent third-party firms. If, as a result, we become aware that additional reserves may be necessary, we perform additional analysis including, but not limited to, factors such as a customer’s credit worthiness, intent and ability to pay and overall financial position. If the data we use to calculate the allowance for doubtful accounts does not timely reflect the future ability to collect outstanding receivables, including the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our clients' credit, additional provisions for doubtful accounts may be needed and our results of operations could be affected.
Adoption of ASU 2018-15
On January 1, 2020, we adopted ASU 2018-15, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, Internal-Use Software, or ASU 2018-15, which aligns the balance sheet at December 31, 2018 was (in millions):
 As Reported December 31, 2018 
Adoption of
ASC 842
Increase (Decrease)
 
Balance
January 1, 2019
Other current assets$1,241.4
 $(29.2) $1,212.2
Operating lease right-of-use assets
 1,306.5
 1,306.5
Total assets24,617.0
 1,277.3
 25,894.3
Other current liabilities1,958.6
 172.5
 2,131.1
Long-term liability - Operating leases
 1,258.5
 1,258.5
Long-term liabilities1,197.8
 (153.7) 1,044.1
Total liabilities and equity24,617.0
 1,277.3
 25,894.3


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We lease substantially all our office space, office furniture and technology equipment usedaccounting for implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to conduct our business.develop or obtain internal-use software. We adopted ASC 842 effective January 1, 2019. For contracts entered intoASU 2018-15 on a prospective basis for implementation costs for new or existing arrangements incurred on or after the effective date, at the inception of a contract we assess whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. Our assessment is based on: (1) whether the contract involves the use of a distinct identified asset, (2) whether we obtain the right to substantially all the economic benefit from the use of the asset throughout the period, and (3) whether we have the right to direct the use of the asset. At inception of a lease, we allocate the consideration in the contract to each lease component based on its relative stand-alone price to determine the lease payments. Leases entered into prior to January 1, 2019, were accounted for under ASC 840 and were not reassessed.
Leases are classified as either finance leases or operating leases. A lease is classified as a finance lease if any one of the following criteria are met: the lease transfers ownership of the asset by the end of the lease term, the lease contains an option to purchase the asset that is reasonably certain to be exercised, the lease term is for a major part of the remaining useful life of the asset or the present value of the lease payments equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the asset. A lease is classified as an operating lease if it does not meet any one of the criteria. Substantially all our operating leases represent office space leases, and substantially all our finance leases represent office furniture and technology equipment leases.
For all leases a right-of-use asset and lease liability are recognized at the lease commencementadoption date. The right-of-use asset represents the right to use the leased asset for the lease term. The lease liability represents the present value of the lease payments under the lease.
The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which includes the initial lease liability, plus any initial direct costs incurred, consisting mainly of brokerage commissions, less any lease incentives received. All right-of-use assets are reviewed for impairment. The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, our secured incremental borrowing rate for the same term as the underlying lease. For our real estate and other operating leases, we use our secured incremental borrowing rate. For our finance leases, we use the rate implicit in the lease or our secured incremental borrowing rate if the implicit lease rate cannot be determined.
Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise: the fixed noncancelable lease payments, payments for optional renewal periods where it is reasonably certain the renewal period will be exercised, and payments for early termination options unless it is reasonably certain the lease will not be terminated early.
Some of our real estate leases contain variable lease payments, including payments based on an index or rate. Variable lease payments based on an index or rate are initially measured using the index or rate in effect at lease commencement. Lease components are included in the measurement of the initial lease liability, including fixed payments for real estate taxes and insurance for certain office space leases. Additional payments based on the change in an index or rate, or payments based on a change in our portion of the operating expenses, including real estate taxes and insurance, are recorded as a period expense when incurred. Lease modifications result in remeasurement of the lease liability.
Operating lease expense consists of the lease payments plus any initial direct costs, primarily brokerage commissions, and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Included in lease expense are any variable lease payments incurred in the period that were not included in the initial lease liability. Finance lease expense consists of the amortization of the right-of-use asset on a straight-line basis over the lease term and interest expense determined on an amortized cost basis, and finance lease payments are allocated between a reduction of the lease liability and interest expense.
We have elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases that have a term of 12 months or less. The effect of short-term leases on our right-of-use asset and lease liability was not material.
Adoption of ASU 2018-02
On January 1, 2019, we adopted ASU 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income: Reclassification of Certain Tax effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, or ASU 2018-02, which requires the reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for the stranded tax effects arising from the change in the reduction of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to 21% from 35%. The tax effects of items included in accumulated comprehensive income at December 31, 2017 did not reflect the appropriate tax rate. The adoption of ASU 2018-02 resulted in reclassification between accumulated other comprehensive income and retained earnings of $22.3 million, and had no2018-15 did not have a significant impact on our results of operations or financial position.

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2. Revenue
Nature of our services
We provide an extensive range of advertising, marketing and corporate communications services through various client-centric networks that are organized to meet specific client objectives. Our branded networks and agencies operate in all major markets and provide services in the following fundamental disciplines: advertising, customer relationship management, or CRM, which includes CRM Consumer Experience and CRM Execution & Support, public relations and healthcare. Advertising includes creative services, as well as strategic media planning and buying and data analytics services. CRM Consumer Experience includes Omnicom’s Precision Marketing Group and digital/direct agencies, as well as our branding,brand consulting, shopper marketing and experiential marketing agencies, andagencies. CRM Execution & Support includes field marketing, sales support, merchandising and point of sale, as well as other specialized marketing and custom communications services. Public relations services include corporate communications, crisis management, public affairs and media and media relations services. Healthcare includes advertising and media services to global healthcare clients. At the core of all our services is the ability to create or develop a client’s marketing or corporate communications message into content that can be delivered to a target audience across different communications mediums. Our 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. In addition to collaborating through our client service models, our agencies and networks collaborate across internally developed technology platforms. Annalect, our proprietary data and analytics platform, serves as the strategic resource for all of our agencies and networks to share when developing client service strategies across our virtual networks. Omni, our people-based precision marketing and insights platform, identifies and defines personalized consumer experiences at scale across creative, media and CRM, as well as other disciplines.
Revenue by discipline for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was (in millions):
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Advertising$2,093.9
 $2,067.6
 $4,015.3
 $3,968.9
CRM Consumer Experience659.5
 660.0
 1,265.3
 1,294.9
CRM Execution & Support326.1
 498.7
 675.6
 1,007.2
Public Relations349.3
 362.7
 683.4
 709.1
Healthcare291.0
 270.6
 549.1
 509.1
 $3,719.8
 $3,859.6
 $7,188.7
 $7,489.2

Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019
Advertising$1,892.8  $1,929.6  
CRM Consumer Experience583.1  599.1  
CRM Execution & Support318.1  348.0  
Public Relations331.6  334.1  
Healthcare281.3  258.1  
 $3,406.9  $3,468.9  
Economic factors affecting our revenue
Global economic conditions have a direct impact on our revenue. Adverse economic conditions pose a risk that our clients may reduce, postpone or cancel spending for our services, which would impact our revenue.

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Revenue in our principal geographic markets for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was (in millions):
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Americas:       
North America$2,118.4
 $2,097.4
 $4,107.6
 $4,083.1
Latin America96.9
 115.1
 185.8
 223.5
EMEA:       
Europe1,035.9
 1,142.6
 1,981.4
 2,212.7
Middle East and Africa61.0
 70.2
 140.0
 143.6
Asia-Pacific407.6
 434.3
 773.9
 826.3
 $3,719.8
 $3,859.6
 $7,188.7
 $7,489.2

Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019
Americas:
North America$1,997.3  $1,989.2  
Latin America71.4  89.0  
EMEA:
Europe923.4  945.5  
Middle East and Africa55.5  79.0  
Asia-Pacific359.3  366.2  
$3,406.9  $3,468.9  
The Americas comprisesis comprised of North America, which includes the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, and Latin America, which includes South America and Mexico. EMEA comprisesis comprised of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Asia-Pacific comprisesincludes Australia, Greater China, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and other Asian countries.

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Revenue in the United States for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $1,894.2 million and $1,884.1 million, respectively.
Contract assets and liabilities
Work in process includes contract assets, unbilled fees and costs, and media and production costs. Contract liabilities primarily consist of customer advances. At June 30, 2019, December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018 workWork in process and contract liabilities were (in millions):
 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 June 30, 2018
Work in process:     
   Contract assets and unbilled fees and costs$785.7
 $540.1
 $709.2
   Media and production costs577.8
 621.4
 644.3
 $1,363.5
 $1,161.5
 $1,353.5
Contract liabilities:     
   Customer advances$1,094.1
 $1,159.0
 $1,147.1

March 31, 2020December 31, 2019March 31, 2019
Work in process:
   Contract assets and unbilled fees and costs$783.7  $689.2  $755.5  
   Media and production costs529.5  568.4  558.9  
$1,313.2  $1,257.6  $1,314.4  
Contract liabilities:
   Customer advances$1,075.7  $1,215.3  $1,104.1  
Work in process represents accrued costs incurred on behalf of customers, including media and production costs, and fees and other third-party costs that have not yet been billed. Media and production costs are billed during the production process in accordance with the terms of the client contract. Contract assets which primarily include incentive fees, which are not material and will be billed to clients in accordance with the terms of the client contract. Substantially all unbilled fees and costs will be billed within the next 30 days. The contract liability primarily represents advance billings to customers in accordance with the terms of the client contracts, primarily for the reimbursement of third-party costs that are generally incurred in the near term. There were noNo impairment losses to the contract assets were recorded in 2020 and 2019.
3. New Accounting Standards
In June 2016,December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13,2019-12, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial InstrumentsIncome Taxes (Topic 740), or ASU 2016-13,2019-12, which changessimplifies the impairment modelaccounting for most financial assets. The new model uses a forward-looking expected loss method, which will generally result in earlier recognitionincome taxes by removing certain exceptions and amending certain sections of allowances for losses.existing guidance under ASC 740. ASU 2016-132019-12 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019 andJanuary 1, 2021 with early adoption is permitted for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018.permitted. We will adopt ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020. However, we are not yet in a position to assesscurrently assessing the impact the adoption of the new standardASU 2019-12 will have on our results of operations orand financial position.
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In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, Internal-Use Software, or ASU 2018-15, which aligns the accounting for implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. ASU 2018-15 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and early adoption is permitted at any interim period. ASU 2018-15 may be adopted either on a prospective basis, either upon early adoption or the effective date for implementation costs for new or existing arrangements incurred on or after the adoption date, or on a full retrospective basis to the earliest period presented. We are not yet in a position to assess the adoption date or the adoption method or to assess impact of the new standard on our results of operations or financial position.


4. Net Income per Share
The computations of basic and diluted net income per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were (in millions, except per share amounts):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019
Net Income Available for Common Shares: 
Net income - Omnicom Group Inc.$258.1  $263.2  
Weighted Average Shares: 
Basic216.6  223.2  
Dilutive stock options and restricted shares0.9  1.0  
Diluted217.5  224.2  
Anti-dilutive stock options and restricted shares0.9  0.9  
Net Income per Share - Omnicom Group Inc.: 
Basic$1.19  $1.18  
Diluted$1.19  $1.17  
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Net Income Available for Common Shares:       
Net income - Omnicom Group Inc.$370.7
 $364.2
 $633.9
 $628.3
Weighted Average Shares:       
Basic219.6
 226.8
 221.4
 228.5
Dilutive stock options and restricted shares1.3
 1.3
 1.1
 1.3
Diluted220.9
 228.1
 222.5
 229.8
        
Anti-dilutive stock options and restricted shares0.9
 1.0
 0.9
 1.0
Net Income per Share - Omnicom Group Inc.:       
Basic$1.69
 $1.61
 $2.86
 $2.75
Diluted$1.68
 $1.60
 $2.85
 $2.73


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5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill and intangible assets at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were (in millions):
 2019 2018
 
Gross
Carrying
Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Value
 
Gross
Carrying
Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Value
Goodwill$9,878.3
 $(513.6) $9,364.7
 $9,898.6
 $(514.3) $9,384.3
Intangible assets:           
Purchased and internally developed software$352.3
 $(298.9) $53.4
 $356.4
 $(302.2) $54.2
Customer related and other749.4
 (449.3) 300.1
 763.8
 (435.2) 328.6
 $1,101.7
 $(748.2) $353.5
 $1,120.2
 $(737.4) $382.8

 March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Gross
Carrying
Value
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Value
Gross
Carrying
Value
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Value
Goodwill$9,701.7  $(503.1) $9,198.6  $9,957.5  $(517.0) $9,440.5  
Intangible assets:      
Purchased and internally developed software$353.3  $(285.1) $68.2  $350.7  $(288.5) $62.2  
Customer related and other711.9  (464.3) 247.6  746.7  (470.7) 276.0  
 $1,065.2  $(749.4) $315.8  $1,097.4  $(759.2) $338.2  
Changes in goodwill were (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019
January 1$9,440.5  $9,384.3  
Acquisitions1.7  0.5  
Noncontrolling interests in acquired businesses—  0.8  
Contingent purchase price obligations of acquired businesses—  0.2  
Dispositions(0.1) (19.0) 
Foreign currency translation(243.5) 12.0  
March 31$9,198.6  $9,378.8  
As a result of the changes in the current economic environment related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the significant decline in our share price constituted a trigger event, requiring us to evaluate our goodwill for the six months endedimpairment. At June 30, 2019, the date of our last annual impairment test, the fair value of each of our reporting units was in excess of their carrying value. In light of current economic conditions, we performed an interim impairment test to update our valuation. We adjusted our June 30, 2019 assumptions to reflect the economic conditions in light of the impact related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including downward adjustment to our revenue and 2018 were (in millions):earnings assumptions, reducing our long-term growth rate to 3.0% from 3.5%, increasing the weighted average cost of capital, or WACC, for each reporting unit by 1.2% to 1.5%, to between 11.3% and 11.8%, and limiting our estimate of our equity value to reflect the decline in our share price that occurred during March 2020. Based on the results of the interim impairment test, we concluded that at March 31, 2020 our goodwill was not impaired because the fair value of each of our reporting units was significantly in excess of its respective carrying value, and for our reporting units with negative book value, we concluded that the fair value of their total assets was in excess of book value. We performed a sensitivity analysis of our assumptions, including a 1 percent change to our WACC or long-term growth assumptions. The results of the sensitivity analysis confirmed our conclusion that goodwill at March 31, 2020 was not impaired. We intend to perform our annual impairment test at
 2019 2018
January 1$9,384.3
 $9,337.5
Acquisitions0.5
 164.9
Noncontrolling interests in acquired businesses0.7
 55.7
Contingent purchase price of acquired businesses0.2
 57.5
Dispositions(19.1) (0.8)
Foreign currency translation(1.9) (172.2)
June 30$9,364.7
 $9,442.6
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June 30, 2020. If economic conditions further deteriorate from March 31, 2020, including further declines in GDP estimates, our share price or other factors, our goodwill could become impaired and we could incur a non-cash charge against our earnings.
In addition, we evaluated our customer related and other intangible assets for impairment. We compared the carrying value of these assets against the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the assets and we concluded that at March 31, 2020 our customer related and other assets were not impaired.
6. Debt
Credit Facilities
At June 30, 2019,On February 14, 2020, we amended our short-term liquidity sources include a $2.5 billion revolving credit facility, or Credit Facility expiring on July 31, 2021,to extend the term to February 14, 2025. In addition, we have uncommitted credit lines aggregating $1.5$1.1 billion and the ability to issue up to $2 billion of commercial paper.
There These facilities provide additional liquidity sources for working capital and general corporate purposes. At March 31, 2020, there were no0 outstanding commercial paper issuances or borrowings under the Credit Facility, or the uncommitted credit lines at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Available and unused credit lines at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were (in millions):lines.
 2019 2018
Credit Facility$2,500.0
 $2,500.0
Uncommitted credit lines1,488.2
 1,231.6
Available and unused credit lines$3,988.2
 $3,731.6

On April 3, 2020, to strengthen our liquidity in response to the impact on global economic conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic (see Note 1), we entered into the $400 million 364 Day Credit Facility, expiring on April 2, 2021.
The Credit Facility containsand the 364 Day Credit Facility contain a financial covenantscovenant that requirerequires us to maintain a Leverage Ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA of no more than 33.5 times for the most recently ended 12-month period (EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and amortization) and an Interest Coverage Ratio of consolidated EBITDAnon-cash charges). With respect to interest expense ofthe Credit Facility, at least 5 times for the most recently ended 12-month period. At June 30, 2019March 31, 2020, we were in compliance with these covenantsthis covenant as our Leverage Ratio was 2.4 times and our Interest Coverage Ratio was 9.62.1 times. The Credit Facility doesand the 364 Day Credit Facility do not limit our ability to declare or pay dividends or repurchase our common stock.
Short-Term Debt
InShort-term debt at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 of $10.9 million and $10.1 million, respectively, represented bank overdrafts and short-term borrowings primarily of our international subsidiaries. Due to the short-term nature of this debt, carrying value approximates fair value.
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt was (in millions):
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
4.45% Senior Notes due 2020$—  $600.0  
3.625% Senior Notes due 20221,250.0  1,250.0  
3.65% Senior Notes due 2024750.0  750.0  
3.60% Senior Notes due 20261,400.0  1,400.0  
0.80% Euro Notes due 2027547.0  561.4  
2.45% Senior Notes due 2030600.0  —  
1.40% Euro Notes due 2031547.0  561.4  
 5,094.0  5,122.8  
Unamortized premium (discount), net(1.4) 0.8  
Unamortized debt issuance costs(24.2) (20.0) 
Unamortized deferred gain from settlement of interest rate swaps25.0  30.7  
5,093.4  5,134.3  
Current portion—  (602.4) 
Long-term debt$5,093.4  $4,531.9  

On February 2019, Omnicom Finance Limited, or OFL, a wholly owned subsidiary19, 2020, we issued $600 million of the 2.45% Notes. The net proceeds from the issuance, after deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses, were $592.6 million. The 2.45% Notes are senior unsecured obligations of Omnicom issued €520 million of short-term senior notes in a private placement to an investor outside the United States. The notes are unsecured, non-interest bearing and mature on August 14, 2019. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Omnicom andthat rank equal in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness of OFL. Short-term debt at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $608.5indebtedness. The net proceeds from the issuance were used to redeem the remaining $600 million and $8.1 million, respectively. Due to its short-term nature, the carrying valueprincipal amount of the short-term debt approximates fair value.2020 Notes, on March 23, 2020. In connection with the redemption of the 2020 Notes, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of $7.7 million in interest expense. Following the redemption, there were 0 2020 Notes outstanding.

Additionally, to strengthen our liquidity and financial position and with the intention to mitigate the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 1, 2020, we issued $600 million of the 4.20% Notes. The net proceeds from the issuance, after deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses, were $592.5 million. The 4.20% Notes are senior unsecured
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Long-Term Debt
Long-termobligations of Omnicom that rank equal in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness. The net proceeds from the issuance will be used for general corporate purposes, which could include working capital expenditures, fixed asset expenditures, acquisitions, repayment of commercial paper and short-term debt, at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was (in millions):
 2019 2018
6.25% Senior Notes due 2019$500.0
 $500.0
4.45% Senior Notes due 20201,000.0
 1,000.0
3.625% Senior Notes due 20221,250.0
 1,250.0
3.65% Senior Notes due 2024750.0
 750.0
3.60% Senior Notes due 20261,400.0
 1,400.0
 4,900.0
 4,900.0
Unamortized premium (discount), net4.2
 4.9
Unamortized debt issuance costs(14.4) (16.4)
Unamortized deferred gain from settlement of interest rate swaps38.9
 48.0
Fair value adjustment attributed to outstanding interest rate swaps(3.3) (52.8)
 4,925.4
 4,883.7
Current portion(899.5) (499.6)
Long-term debt$4,025.9
 $4,384.1

refinancing of other debt, or other capital transactions.
Omnicom and its wholly owned finance subsidiary, Omnicom Capital Inc., or OCI, are co-obligors under all the senior notes (other than the OFL notes). The seniordue 2022, 2024 and 2026. These notes are a joint and several liability of Omnicom and OCI, and Omnicom unconditionally guarantees OCI’s obligations with respect to the senior notes. OCI provides funding for our operations by incurring debt and lending the proceeds to our operating subsidiaries. OCI’s assets primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents and intercompany loans made to our operating subsidiaries, and the related interest receivable. There are no restrictions on the ability of OCI or Omnicom to obtain funds from our subsidiaries through dividends, loans or advances. The senior notes are senior unsecured obligations that rank equal in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness.
At June 30, 2019, we recorded a long-term receivable of $4.7 million in connection with the $750 million fixed-to-floating interest rate swap on our 3.65% Senior Notes due 2024, or 2024 Notes, and a long-term liability of $8.0 million in connection with the $500 million fixed-to-floating interest rate swap on our 3.60% Senior Notes due 2026, or 2026 Notes. The receivable and liability represent the fair values of the swaps on the 2024 Notes and 2026 Notes that were substantially offset by the change in the fair values of the notes. The fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps have the economic effect of converting our debt portfolio to approximately 75% fixed rate obligations and 25% floating rate obligations.
Our $500 million 6.25% Senior Notes due 2019, or 2019 Notes, matured on July 15, 2019 and were retired. As of June 30, 2019, the 2019 Notes were classified as current.
On July 8, 2019, Omnicom Finance Holdings plc, or OFHP, a U.K. based wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom, issued €500 million 0.80% Senior Notes due July 8, 2027 and €500 million 1.40% Senior Notes due July 8, 2031, collectively the Euro Notes. The U.S. Dollar equivalent of the net proceeds, after deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses, was $1.1 billion. A portion of the net proceeds was used to retire the outstanding 2019 Notes at maturity. The remaining net proceeds will be used to redeem $400 million aggregate principal amount of the outstanding $1 billion 4.45% Senior Notes due 2020, or the 2020 Notes, on August 1, 2019 and for general corporate purposes, which could include working capital expenditures and repayment of short-term or long-term debt.
Omnicom and OCI have, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed OFHP’sthe obligations of Omnicom Finance Holdings plc, or OFHP, a U.K.-based wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom, with respect to the Euro Notes.notes due 2027 and 2031. OFHP’s assets consist of its investments in several wholly owned finance companies that function as treasury centers, which provide funding for various operating companies in Europe, Brazil, Australia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The finance companies’ assets consist of cash and cash equivalents and intercompany loans that they make or have made to the operating companies in their respective regions and the related interest receivables.receivable. There are no restrictions on the ability of Omnicom, OCI or OFHP to obtain funds from their subsidiaries through dividends, loans or advances. The Euro Notesdenominated notes and the related guarantees are senior unsecured obligations that rank equal in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness of OFHP and each of Omnicom and OCI, respectively.
On July 2, 2019, Omnicom announced the partial redemption of $400 million aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2020 Notes for redemption on August 1, 2019 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2020 Notes being redeemed plus accrued interest and a make-whole premium as specified in the indenture. At June 30, 2019, we classified $400 million of the 2020 Notes as current.


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7. Segment Reporting
Our five branded agency networks operate in the advertising, marketing and corporate communications services industry, and are organized into agency networks, virtual client networks, regional reporting units and operating groups or practice areas. Our networks, virtual client networks and agencies increasingly share clients and provide clients with integrated services. The main economic components of each agency are employee compensation and related costs and direct service costs and occupancy and other costs which include rent and occupancy costs, technology costs and other overhead expenses. Therefore, given these similarities, we aggregate our operating segments, which are our five agency networks, into one reporting segment.
The agency networks' regional reporting units comprise three principal regions;regions: the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. The regional reporting units monitor the performance and are responsible for the agencies in their region. Agencies within the regional reporting units serve similar clients in similar industries and in many cases the same clients and have similar economic characteristics.
Revenue and long-lived assets and goodwill by geographic region at and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were (in millions):
AmericasEMEAAsia-Pacific
March 31, 2020   
Revenue$2,068.7  $978.9  $359.3  
Long-lived assets and goodwill7,685.0  2,893.6  607.6  
March 31, 2019
Revenue$2,078.2  $1,024.5  $366.2  
Long-lived assets and goodwill7,703.9  3,004.3  655.8  
 Americas EMEA Asia-Pacific
2019     
Revenue - Three months ended$2,215.3
 $1,096.9
 $407.6
Revenue - Six months ended4,293.4
 2,121.4
 773.9
Long-lived assets and goodwill7,853.9
 2,985.0
 640.9
2018     
Revenue - Three months ended$2,212.5
 $1,212.8
 $434.3
Revenue - Six months ended4,306.6
 2,356.3
 826.3
Long-lived assets and goodwill6,825.4
 2,757.9
 556.5

The Americas comprises North America, which includes the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, and Latin America, which includes South America and Mexico. EMEA comprises Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and other Asian countries. Revenue in the United States for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 was $2,005.2 million and $3,889.4 million, respectively, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 was $1,990.8 million and $3,871.9 million, respectively.
The increase in long-lived assets and goodwill from 2018 to 2019 is primarily the result of recording the operating lease right-of-use assets upon the adoption of ASC 842 on January 1, 2019 (see Note 1) partially offset by the impact of changes in the value of foreign currencies against the U.S. Dollar during the periods.
8. Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2019 increasedMarch 31, 2020 decreased period-over-period to 25.7%26.0% from 25.2%26.8%. The effectivedecrease was primarily attributable to recognizing certain domestic tax rate for 2019 reflects a benefit of $10.8 million primarily fromcredits during the net favorable settlements of uncertain tax positions in certain jurisdictions, which resulted in the recognition of net deferred tax assets in the second quarter of 2019.quarter.
At June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our unrecognized tax benefits were $176.6$184.4 million. Of this amount, approximately $170.1$175.3 million would affect our effective tax rate upon resolution of the uncertain tax positions.Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we re-assessed the realizability of our deferred tax assets and have determined that there has been no change in assessment as of March 31, 2020.
In addition, in response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act, was signed into law on March 27, 2020. We have determined that the CARES Act did not have a material impact on our income tax expense or effective tax rate for the year or the three months ended March 31, 2020 and will not have a material impact on our income tax expense or effective tax rate for the year ending December 31, 2020.
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9. Pension and Other Postemployment Benefits
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
The components of net periodic benefit expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were (in millions):
 2019 2018
Service cost$4.3
 $4.0
Interest cost3.2
 3.6
Expected return on plan assets(0.7) (1.4)
Amortization of prior service cost0.4
 2.2
Amortization of actuarial losses0.5
 3.3
 $7.7
 $11.7

Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019
Service cost$2.0  $2.3  
Interest cost1.3  1.6  
Expected return on plan assets(0.3) (0.4) 
Amortization of prior service cost0.2  0.2  
Amortization of actuarial losses1.4  0.3  
 $4.6  $4.0  
We contributed $0.7$0.1 million and $1.1$0.4 million to our defined benefit pension plans in the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively.

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Postemployment Arrangements
The components of net periodic benefit expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019
Service cost$1.2  $1.1  
Interest cost0.9  1.1  
Amortization of prior service cost1.1  1.1  
Amortization of actuarial losses0.5  0.2  
 $3.7  $3.5  
 2019 2018
Service cost$2.2
 $2.4
Interest cost2.2
 1.8
Amortization of prior service cost2.2
 1.7
Amortization of actuarial losses0.5
 0.9
 $7.1
 $6.8

10. Repositioning Liabilities
At June 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the liability for incremental severance and office lease consolidation and termination incurred in connection with our repositioning actions taken in the third quarter of 2018 was $42.3$18.8 million and $78.9$25.1 million, respectively. We expect that substantially all the liabilitiesremaining liability will be paid by the end of 2019.2020.
11. Supplemental Cash Flow Data
The use ofchange in operating capital for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was (in millions):
 2019 2018
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable$419.2
 $1,173.6
(Increase) decrease in work in process and other current assets(305.0) (354.4)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable(1,044.9) (1,803.2)
Increase (decrease) in customer advances, taxes payable and other current liabilities(396.2) (459.3)
Change in other assets and liabilities, net20.3
 11.5
 $(1,306.6) $(1,431.8)
    
Income taxes paid$241.9
 $276.4
Interest paid$119.8
 $115.4

Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable$876.6  $626.8  
(Increase) decrease in work in process and other current assets(115.0) (214.2) 
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable(2,084.9) (1,141.9) 
Increase (decrease) in customer advances, taxes payable and other current liabilities(14.1) (15.8) 
Change in other assets and liabilities, net(11.8) 8.8  
Increase (decrease)$(1,349.2) $(736.3) 
Income taxes paid$50.5  $63.5  
Interest paid$31.2  $59.4  
Supplemental non-cash information related to leases for the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019
Net increase in lease liability:
Operating leases$72.0  $1,505.9  
Finance leases$8.5  $14.1  
 Operating Leases 
Finance
Leases
Net increase in lease liability$1,703.8
 $28.7

12. Leases
Substantially all our operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liability represent leases for office space used to conduct our business. Substantially all our finance leases represent office furniture and technology equipment leases.
Lease cost for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was comprised of (in millions):
 Six Months Ended June 30,
 2019
Operating leases: 
   Lease cost$157.6
   Variable lease cost16.8
   Sublease income(2.7)
Operating lease expense171.7
  
Short-term lease rent expense2.5
Finance leases: 
   Amortization of right-of-use assets20.7
   Interest on lease liability2.5
 23.2
  
Total lease cost$197.4


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The right-of-use assets at June 30, 2019 were comprised of (in millions):
 Real Estate Equipment Total
Operating leases$1,410.2
 $25.1
 $1,435.3
Finance leases
 131.7
 131.7
 $1,410.2
 $156.8
 $1,567.0

The weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average discount rate for operating and finance leases at June 30, 2019 was:
 Operating Leases Finance Leases
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)8.4
 3.0
Weighted average discount rate3.9% 4.2%

The following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for the operating and finance leases at June 30, 2019 to the operating and finance lease liabilities recorded on the balance sheet (in millions):
 Operating Leases Finance Leases
2019 Remainder$173.0
 $23.7
2020317.5
 44.5
2021264.5
 35.7
2022213.2
 22.1
2023166.5
 10.4
2024145.3
 4.3
Thereafter615.3
 3.0
Total undiscounted lease payments1,895.3
 143.7
Less: Imputed interest298.3
 10.1
Present value of lease payments$1,597.0
 $133.6
    
Other current liabilities$279.1
 $42.8
Long-term liability - Operating leases1,317.9
 
Long-term liabilities
 90.8
 $1,597.0
 $133.6

13. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
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In the ordinary course of business, we are involved in various legal proceedings. We do not presently expect that these proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial position.

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14. Equity
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were (in millions):
Cash Flow HedgeDefined Benefit Pension Plans and Postemployment ArrangementsForeign
Currency Translation
Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
January 1$(24.0) $(112.1) $(1,061.5) $(1,197.6) 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications—  —  (333.8) (333.8) 
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)0.9  2.2  —  3.1  
March 31$(23.1) $(109.9) $(1,395.3) $(1,528.3) 
2019Cash Flow Hedge Available-for-Sale Securities Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Postemployment Arrangements 
Foreign
Currency Translation
 Total
January 1$(22.3) $
 $(69.3) $(1,136.9) $(1,228.5)
Cumulative effect of accounting change(5.6) 
 (16.7) 
 (22.3)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
 
 
 11.9
 11.9
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)2.0
 
 2.0
 
 4.0
June 30$(25.9) $
 $(84.0) $(1,125.0) $(1,234.9)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
January 1$(22.3) $(69.3) $(1,136.9) $(1,228.5) 
Cumulative effect of accounting change(5.6) (16.7) —  (22.3) 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications—  —  30.7  30.7  
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)1.0  1.1  —  2.1  
March 31$(26.9) $(84.9) $(1,106.2) $(1,218.0) 
2018         
January 1$(26.3) $(0.3) $(88.4) $(848.0) $(963.0)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
 
 
 (212.3) (212.3)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)2.0
 0.3
 5.7
 
 8.0
June 30$(24.3) $
 $(82.7) $(1,060.3) $(1,167.3)

15.14. Fair Value
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were (in millions):
March 31, 2020
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents$2,692.5   $2,692.5  
Short-term investments1.6   1.6  
Marketable equity investments1.6  1.6  
Foreign currency derivatives$0.6  0.6  
Liabilities:   
Foreign currency derivative$1.0  $1.0  
Contingent purchase price obligations$113.6  113.6  
2019Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents$2,898.1
  
   $2,898.1
Short-term investments5.4
  
   5.4
Marketable equity investments1.5
     1.5
Interest rate and foreign currency derivative instruments  $4.9
   4.9
Liabilities: 
  
    
Interest rate and foreign currency derivative instruments  $8.4
   $8.4
Contingent purchase price obligations    $120.7
 120.7
2018       
Assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents$3,652.4
  
   $3,652.4
Short-term investments5.5
  
   5.5
Marketable equity investments1.5
  
   1.5
Liabilities:       
Interest rate and foreign currency derivative instruments  $52.9
   $52.9
Contingent purchase price obligations    $146.5
 146.5


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December 31, 2019
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents$4,305.7   $4,305.7  
Short-term investments3.6   3.6  
Marketable equity investments1.6   1.6  
Foreign currency derivative instruments$0.6  0.6  
Liabilities:
Foreign currency derivatives0.4  0.1  
Contingent purchase price obligations$107.7  107.7  

Changes in contingent purchase price obligations for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were (in millions):
 2019 2018
January 1$146.5
 $215.6
Acquisitions1.8
 79.7
Revaluation and interest1.5
 4.9
Payments(28.9) (51.3)
Foreign currency translation(0.2) (13.6)
June 30$120.7
 $235.3
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Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019
January 1$107.7  $146.5  
Acquisitions8.1  1.8  
Revaluation and interest0.6  1.2  
Payments—  (2.5) 
Foreign currency translation(2.8) (0.3) 
March 31$113.6  $146.7  
The carrying amount and fair value of our financial assets and liabilities at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were (in millions):
 2019 2018
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
Assets:       
  Cash and cash equivalents$2,898.1
 $2,898.1
 $3,652.4
 $3,652.4
  Short-term investments5.4
 5.4
 5.5
 5.5
Marketable equity investments1.5
 1.5
 1.5
 1.5
  Interest rate and foreign currency derivative instruments4.9
 4.9
 
 
  Non-marketable equity securities10.3
 10.3
 11.8
 11.8
Liabilities:       
  Short-term debt$608.5
 $608.5
 $8.1
 $8.1
  Interest rate and foreign currency derivative instruments8.4
 8.4
 52.9
 52.9
  Contingent purchase price obligations120.7
 120.7
 146.5
 146.5
  Long-term debt, including current portion4,925.4
 5,031.3
 4,883.7
 4,821.3

 March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents$2,692.5  $2,692.5  $4,305.7  $4,305.7  
Short-term investments1.6  1.6  3.6  3.6  
Marketable equity securities1.6  1.6  1.6  1.6  
Non-marketable equity securities9.5  9.5  9.0  9.0  
Foreign currency derivatives0.6  0.6  0.6  0.6  
Liabilities:    
Short-term debt$10.9  $10.9  $10.1  $10.1  
Foreign currency derivatives1.0  1.0  0.4  0.4  
Contingent purchase price obligations113.6  113.6  107.7  107.7  
Long-term debt, including current portion5,093.4  5,022.1  5,134.3  5,316.4  
The estimated fair value of the foreign currency and interest rate derivative instrumentsderivatives is determined using model-derived valuations, taking into consideration foreign currency rates for the foreign currency derivatives and readily observable inputs for LIBOR interest rates and yield curves to derive the present value of the future cash flows for the interest rate swap derivatives and counterparty credit risk for each.risk. The estimated fair value of the contingent purchase price obligations is calculated in accordance with the terms of each acquisition agreement and is discounted. The fair value of debt is based on quoted market prices.
16.15. Subsequent Events
We have evaluated events subsequent to the balance sheet date, including the severance and other actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that we are expected to complete in the second quarter of 2020 (see Notes 1 and 6), and determined other than as described in Note 6 above,that there have not been any events that have occurred that would require adjustmentadditional adjustments to or disclosuredisclosures in thethese consolidated financial statements.

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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the global economy. Public health efforts to mitigate the impact of the pandemic include government actions such as travel restrictions, limitations on public gatherings, shelter in place orders and mandatory closures. These actions have negatively impacted many of our clients' businesses, and in turn, clients have reduced or plan to reduce their demand for our services. As a result, we experienced a reduction in our revenue beginning late in the first quarter of 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, that is expected to continue for the remainder of the year. Such reductions in revenue could adversely impact our ongoing results of operations and financial position and the effects could be material.
While we expect the pandemic to affect substantially all of our clients, certain industry sectors have been affected more immediately and more significantly than others, including travel, lodging and entertainment, energy and oil and gas, non-essential retail and automotive. Clients in these industries have already acted to cut costs, including postponing or reducing marketing communication expenditures. While certain industries such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals, technology and telecommunications, financial services and consumer products have fared relatively well to date, conditions are volatile and economic uncertainty cuts across all clients, industries and geographies. Overall, while we have a diversified portfolio of service offerings, clients and geographies, demand for our services can be expected to decline as marketers reduce expenditures in the short-term due to the uncertain impact of the pandemic on the global economy. As a result of the impact on our business, each of our agencies is in the process of aligning their cost structures, including severance actions and furloughs to reduce the workforce, and tailoring their services and capabilities to changes in client demand.
Although we are likely to experience a decrease in our cash flow from operations, we have recently taken numerous proactive steps to strengthen our liquidity and financial position that are intended to mitigate the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our liquidity. In February 2020, we issued $600 million 2.45% Senior Notes due April 30, 2030, or the 2.45% Notes. In March 2020, the net proceeds from the issuance of the 2.45% Notes were used to redeem the remaining $600 million principal amount of our 4.45% Senior Notes due August 15, 2020, or the 2020 Notes. As a result, we have no notes maturing until May 2022. Additionally, in April 2020, we issued $600 million of 4.20% Senior Notes due June 1, 2030, or the 4.20% Notes, and we entered into a new $400 million 364 Day revolving credit facility, or the 364 Day Credit Facility. The 364 Day Credit Facility is in addition to our existing $2.5 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility, or Credit Facility, expiring in February 2025. Additionally, in March 2020, we suspended our share repurchase activity.
In addition, the impact on the global economy and resulting decline in share prices of common stock, including our share price, was determined to be a trigger event that required us to review our long-lived assets for impairment, primarily related to goodwill, amortizable intangible assets, right-of-use, or ROU, assets and equity method investments. The results of the review of our intangible assets and goodwill is discussed in Note 5 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements. With respect to our ROU assets, which consist mainly of real estate leases for office space, beginning in mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we established a global work from home policy. While the overwhelming majority of our workforce temporarily transitioned to working from home, we have not terminated any of our office leases and have concluded that at March 31, 2020 our ROU assets were not impaired. In the second quarter, we will implement plans to realign our cost structure with the expected reduction in our revenue and in connection with the actions to reduce the cost of our workforce, we will evaluate our facility requirements and review our ROU assets for impairment. With respect to our equity method investments, we determined that the decline in the fair value of one of our equity method investments was other than temporary. As a result, at March 31, 2020, we recognized a non-cash after-tax charge of $3.9 million to adjust the carrying value of our equity method investments to market value.
We are a strategic holding company providing advertising, marketing and corporate communications services to clients through our branded networks and agencies around the world. On a global, pan-regional and local basis, our networks and agencies provide a comprehensive range of services in the following fundamental disciplines: advertising, 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. While our networks and agencies operate under different names and frame their ideas in different disciplines, we organize our services 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, we pursue selective acquisitions of complementary companies with strong entrepreneurial management teams that typically currently serve or could serve our existing clients.

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As a leading global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company, we operate in all major markets and have a large and diverse client base. For the sixthree months ended June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our largest client accounted for 3.0%3.8% of our revenue and our 100 largest clients, which represent many of the world's major marketers, accounted for approximately 52%54% of our revenue. Our business is spread across a number of industry sectors with no one industry comprising more than 14%15% of our revenue for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. Although our revenue is generally balanced between the United States and international markets and we have a large and diverse client base, we are not immune to general economic downturns.
As described in more detail below, for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, revenue decreased $300.5$62.0 million, or 4.0%1.8%, compared to the sixthree months ended June 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Changes in foreign exchange rates reduced revenue $222.4$50.0 million, or 3.0%1.4%, acquisition revenue, net of disposition revenue, reduced revenue $277.7$23.9 million, or 3.7%0.7%, reflecting the disposition of certain non-strategic businesses, and organic growth increased revenue $199.6$11.9 million, or 2.7%0.3%.
Global economic conditions have a direct impact on our business and financial performance. Adverse global or regional economic conditions, such as those currently arising from COVID-19 pandemic pose a risk that our clients may reduce, postpone or cancel spending on advertising, marketing and corporate communications services, which would reduce the demand for our services. Revenue is typically lower in the first and third quarters and higher in the second and fourth quarters, reflecting client spending patterns during the year and additional project work that usually occurs in the fourth quarter. Additionally, certainAs a result of the impact related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we expect a significant reduction in our organic revenue growth, which will likely result in a decline in our revenue in the second quarter and the remainder of 2020, as compared to the prior year periods. While we are in the process of compiling, updating and re-evaluating our internal forecasts for the remainder of 2020, we do expect that we will have negative organic growth and overall revenue growth for 2020, as compared to 2019.
Certain global events targeted by major marketers for advertising expenditures, such as the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics, and certain national events, such as the U.S. election process, may affect our revenue period-over-period in certain businesses. Typically, these events do not have a significant impact on our revenue in any period. Inperiod, and we have factored the first six monthspostponement of 2019, as comparedthe 2020 Olympics into our previously discussed internal revenue expectations for 2020.
As discussed, in March 2020 our business began to experience the effects from client spending reductions from the impact related to the first six months of 2018, improvedCOVID-19 pandemic. The spending reductions primarily impacted our events business which is included in our CRM Consumer Experience discipline, certain businesses in our CRM Execution and Support businesses and our advertising and media businesses. The impact varied by geography and client. In North America, organic growth in our healthcare and CRM Consumer Experience discipline was offset by negative performance in our advertising and media and healthcare businesses in North America was partially offset by negative performance and disposition activity in 2019, primarily in our CRM Execution & Support disciplines.discipline. In Europe most of our major markets hadand the Middle East and Africa, while mixed by market and discipline, modest organic growth primarily driven by our advertising and media businesses, whichin the U.K. was offset by the disposition of Sellbytel in the third quarter of 2018, the negative impact of changes in foreign exchange rates and negative performance in our advertising and media businesses in most markets in the regions, as well as a negative performance in our CRM Consumer Experience businesses. Thebusinesses, primarily in the Middle East. In addition, the economic and political conditions in the E.U.,European Union, including the status of Brexit, remain uncertain.uncertain and could negatively impact our businesses in the U.K. and in the region. In Latin America, continuedthe continuing unstable economic and political conditions in Brazil, contributed toas well as the negative effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and disposition activity, resulted in a weak performance in the region and offset modest growth in Mexico.region. In Asia-Pacific, modest organic growth in most countriesAustralia and New Zealand was partially offset by the negative impact of changes in foreign exchange rates and negative performance in China, which faced a difficult comparison to the prior year period.Japan and China. The economic and fiscal issues, including the impact related to the COVID-19 pandemic, facing the countries in which we operate in can cause economic uncertainty and volatility; however, the impact on our business varies by country. We monitor economic conditions closely, as well as client revenue levels and other factors and, infactors. In response to reductions in our client revenue if necessary,that are expected to continue for the remainder of the year, beginning in the second quarter of 2020, we will take actions available to us to align our cost structure with changes in client demand and manage our working capital. ThereHowever, there can be no assurance whether, or to what extent, our efforts to mitigate any impact of the current and future adverse economic conditions, reductions in client revenue, changes in client creditworthiness and other developments will be effective.
Certain business trends have generally had a positive impact on our business and industry. These trends include clients increasingly expanding the focus of their brand strategies from national markets to pan-regional and global markets and integrating traditional and non-traditional marketing channels, as well as utilizing new communications technologies and emerging digital platforms. As clients increase their demands for marketing effectiveness and efficiency, they have made it a practice to consolidate their business within one service provider 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 has provided a competitive advantage to our business in the past and we expect this to continue over the medium and long term.

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Driven by our clients’ continuous demand for more effective and efficient marketing activities, we strive to provide an extensive range of advertising, marketing and corporate communications services through various client-centric networks that are organized to meet specific client objectives. These services include, among others, advertising, branding,brand consulting, content marketing, corporate social responsibility consulting, crisis communications, custom publishing, data analytics, database management, digital/direct marketing, digital transformation, entertainment marketing, experiential marketing, field marketing, financial/corporate business-to-business advertising, graphic arts/digital imaging, healthcare marketing and communications, in-store design, interactive marketing, investor relations, marketing research, media planning and buying, merchandising and point of sale, mobile marketing, multi-cultural marketing, non-profit marketing, organizational communications, package design, product placement, promotional marketing, public affairs, public relations, retail marketing, sales support, search engine marketing, shopper marketing, social media marketing and sports and event marketing.
In the near term, barring unforeseen events and excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, because of continued improvement in the operating performance of many of our agencies, as well as new business activities, we expect our organic revenue to increase modestly for the remainder of 2019 and over the long term to be in excess of the weighted average nominal GDP growth in our major markets. We also expect to continue to identify acquisition opportunities intended to build upon the core capabilities of our strategic disciplines and business platforms, expand our operations in high-growth and emerging markets and enhance our capabilities to leverage new technologies that are being used by marketers today.
We continually evaluate our portfolio of businesses to identify areas for investment and acquisition opportunities, as well as to identify non-strategic or underperforming businesses for disposition. In the first quarter of 2019, and in 2018, we disposed of certain businesses, primarily in our CRM Execution & Support discipline, and in the third quarter of 2018 we took certain repositioning actions in an effort to continue to improve our strategic position and achieve operating efficiencies. We expect the reduction to our earnings from our disposition activity to be substantially offset by the savings achieved from the operating efficiency and cost reduction activities, as well as any incremental earnings from new acquisition activity, and we expect a net reduction to revenue from net disposition activity of 3% for the current year.discipline.
Given our size and breadth, we manage our business by monitoring several financial indicators. The key indicators that we focus on are revenue and operating expenses. We analyze revenue growth by reviewing the components and mix of the growth, including growth by principal regional market and marketing discipline, the impact from foreign currency exchange rate changes, growth from acquisitions, net of dispositions and growth from our largest clients. Operating expenses are comprised of cost of services, selling, general and administrative expenses, or SG&A, and depreciation and amortization.
As discussed, in March 2020 our business began to experience the effects from client spending reductions from the impact related to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the quarter ended June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our revenue decreased 3.6%1.8% compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Changes in foreign exchange rates reduced revenue 2.6%1.4%, acquisition revenue, net of disposition revenue, reduced revenue 3.8%0.7% and organic growth increased revenue 2.8%0.3%. AcrossThe change in revenue across our principal regional markets the changes in revenue were: North America increased 1.0%,$8.1 million, Europe decreased 9.3%,$22.1 million, Asia-Pacific decreased 6.1%$6.9 million and Latin America decreased 15.8%.$17.6 million. In North America, improved organic growth in the United States and Canada was substantially offset by a decrease in revenue primarily resulting from net disposition activity in the United States and the weakening of the Canadian Dollar against the U.S. Dollar. Organic revenue growth in the United States was led by our advertising and media, healthcare and CRM Consumer Experience businesses partiallywas offset by a decreasenegative performance in organic revenue growthour advertising and media businesses and disposition activity in 2019 primarily in our CRM Execution & Support businesses.discipline. In Europe and the Middle East and Africa, while mixed by market and discipline, modest organic growth in the regionU.K. was offset by the weakeningnegative impact of substantially all currencieschanges in the region against the U.S. Dollar, disposition activityforeign exchange rates and negative performance in France, which faced a difficult comparison to the prior year period,our advertising and Germany. The decreasemedia businesses in revenue in Latin America was primarily a result of the weakening of most currenciesmarkets in the region against the U.S. Dollar,regions, as well as a negative performance in our CRM Consumer Experience businesses, primarily in the Middle East. In addition, the economic and political conditions in the European Union, including the status of Brexit, remain uncertain and could negatively impact our businesses in the U.K. and in the region. In Latin America, the continuing unstable economic and political conditions in Brazil, as well as the negative effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and disposition activity.activity, resulted in a weak performance in the region. In Asia-Pacific, organic growth in most countries in the region, especially JapanAustralia and New Zealand was offset by the weakeningnegative impact of all currencieschanges in the region against the U.S. Dollar, as well as disposition activity,foreign exchange rates and negative performance in China, which faced a difficult comparison to the second quarter of 2018.Japan and China. The change in revenue in the secondfirst quarter of 2020 compared to the first quarter of 2019, compared to the second quarter of 2018 in our four fundamental disciplines was: Advertising increased 1.3%,advertising decreased $36.8 million, CRM Consumer Experience decreased 0.1%,$16.0 million, CRM Execution & Support decreased 34.6%, Public Relations$29.9 million, public relations decreased 3.7% and Healthcare increased 7.5%.
For the six months ended June 30, 2019, our revenue decreased 4.0% compared to the six months ended June 30, 2018. Changes in foreign exchange rates reduced revenue 3.0%, acquisition revenue, net of disposition revenue, reduced revenue 3.7%, and organic growth increased revenue 2.7%. Across our principal regional markets, the changes in revenue were: North America increased 0.6%, Europe decreased 10.5%, Asia-Pacific decreased 6.3% and Latin America decreased 16.9%. In North America, improved growth in the United States and Canada was substantially offset by a decrease in revenue primarily resulting from net disposition activity in the United States and the weakening of the Canadian Dollar against the U.S. Dollar. Organic revenue growth in the United States was led by our advertising and media$2.5 million and healthcare businesses, partially offset by a decrease in organic revenue growth in our CRM Execution & Support businesses. In Europe, moderate organic growth in the region was

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offset by the weakening of substantially all currencies in the region against the U.S. Dollar, disposition activity, and weaker performance in France. The decrease in revenue in Latin America was primarily a result of the weakening of most currencies in the region against the U.S. Dollar, negative performance in Brazil and disposition activity. In Asia-Pacific, organic growth in most countries in the region, especially Australia, New Zealand and Japan, was offset by the weakening of all currencies in the region against the U.S. Dollar, disposition activity, and negative performance in China, which faced a difficult comparison to 2018. The change in revenue in the six months of 2019 compared to the six months of 2018, in our four fundamental disciplines was: Advertising increased 1.2%, CRM Consumer Experience decreased 2.3%, CRM Execution & Support decreased 32.9%, Public Relations decreased 3.6% and Healthcare increased 7.9%.$23.2 million.
We measure cost of services in two distinct categories: salary and service costs and occupancy and other costs. As a service business, salary and service costs make up the significant portion of our operating expenses and substantially all these costs comprise the essential components directly linked to the delivery of our services. Salary and service costs include employee compensation and benefits, freelance labor and direct service costs, which include third-party supplier costs and client-related travel costs. Occupancy and other costs consist of the indirect costs related to the delivery of our services, including office rent and other occupancy costs, equipment rent, technology costs, general office expenses and other expenses.
SG&A expenses, which decreased slightly year-over-year, primarily consist of third-party marketing costs, professional fees and compensation and benefits and occupancy and other costs of our corporate and executive offices, which includes group-wide finance and accounting, treasury, legal and governance, human resource oversight and similar costs.
Operating expenses in the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 decreased 4.0% period-over-period, primarily as a result of our disposition activity and the weakening of substantially all foreign currencies against the U.S. Dollar.$53.3 million, or 1.8%, period-over-period. Salary and service costs, which tend to fluctuate with changes in revenue, decreased $107.7$34.3 million, or 3.9%1.3%, in the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 compared to the secondfirst quarter of 2018.2019. Occupancy and other costs, which are less directly linked to changes in revenue than salary and service costs, decreased $4.2increased $0.4 million, or 1.3%0.1%, in the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 compared to the secondfirst quarter of 2018.2019. Operating margin for the second quarter of 2019 was 15.4% compareddecreased 0.1% to 15.1% for the second quarter of 2018. The period-over-period increase primarily reflects a change in the mix of our business during the current period, including the positive effects following the disposition of underperforming businesses in the current12.3% and prior year and our repositioning activity in the third quarter of 2018, as well as our ongoing efforts to manage our cost structure and increase the efficiency of the operations of our agencies. Earnings before interest, taxes and amortization of intangible assets, or EBITA margin for the second quarter of 2019 was 16.0% compareddecreased 0.1% to 15.8% for the second quarter of 2018.12.9%, period-over-period.
Operating expenses in the six months of 2019 decreased 4.6% period-over-period, primarily as a result of our disposition activity and the weakening of most foreign currencies against the U.S. Dollar. Salary and service costs, which tend to fluctuate with changes in revenue, decreased $252.9 million, or 4.6%, in the six months of 2019 compared to the six months of 2018. Occupancy and other costs, which are less directly linked to changes in revenue than salary and service costs, decreased $15.2 million, or 2.4%, in the six months of 2019 compared to the six months of 2018. Operating margin increased period-over-period to 13.9% from 13.4%. The period-over-period increase primarily reflects a change in the mix of our business during the current period, including the positive effects following the disposition of underperforming businesses in the current and prior year and our repositioning activity in the third quarter of 2018, as well as our ongoing efforts to manage our cost structure and increase the efficiency of the operations of our agencies. In addition, a net gain on the sale of certain businesses during the period, partially offset by the negative impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, marginally improved EBITA margin and operating profit in the current period. EBITA margin in the six months of 2019 was 14.5% compared to 14.1% in the six months of 2018.
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Net interest expense in the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 decreased $2.3$0.2 million period-over-period to $50.2 million, and net interest expense in the six months of 2019 decreased $3.1 million period-over-period to $96.2$45.8 million. Interest expense on debt increased $2.2decreased $5.4 million to $62.5$53.8 million in the secondfirst quarter of 2019 and increased $5.4 million to $121.7 million in the six months of 20192020, primarily reflecting highera reduction in interest expense from refinancing activity, principally from the issuance of the Euro notes at lower interest rates on the floating leg of our fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps,in 2019, partially offset by a decreaseloss of $7.7 million on the early redemption of the remaining $600 million principal amount of the 2020 Notes. Interest income decreased $4.3 million to $12.7 million period-over-period. Additionally, we took actions to strengthen our liquidity and financial position that are intended to mitigate the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our liquidity. On April 1, 2020, we issued our 4.20% Notes. For the remainder of the year, we expect the refinancing activity in 2019 and 2020 will more than offset the increase in interest expense on commercial paper issuancesfrom the issuance of the 4.20% Notes in April 2020. However, at this time, we expect reductions in interest income compared to the prior period. In February 2019, OFL, a U.K. based wholly owned subsidiaryyear will offset these reductions for the remainder of the Company, issued €520 million of short-term senior notes in a private placement to an investor outside the United States. The notes are unsecured, non-interest bearing and mature on August 14, 2019. As a result, in the second quarter and six months of 2019, we were able to substantially reduce our commercial paper issuances, which reduced interest expense in the periods. Interest income in the second quarter and six months of 2019 increased $2.5 million and $4.1 million period-over-period to $16.4 million and $33.4 million, respectively, reflecting higher cash balances available for investment.2020.

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Our effective tax rate for the sixthree months of 2019, increasedended March 31, 2020 decreased period-over-period to 25.7%26.0% from 25.2%26.8%. The effectivedecrease was primarily attributable to recognizing certain domestic tax rate for 2019 reflects a benefit of $10.8 million primarily fromcredits during the net favorable settlements of uncertain tax positions in certain jurisdictions, which resulted in the recognition of net deferred tax assets in the second quarter of 2019. Included in income tax expense for 2018 is a reduction of approximately $13 million for the successful resolution of foreign tax claims in the first quarter of 2018, which lowered our effective tax rate to 25.2%.quarter.
Net income - Omnicom Group Inc. in the secondfirst quarter of 2019 increased $6.52020 decreased $5.1 million, or 1.8%1.9%, to $370.7$258.1 million from $364.2$263.2 million in the secondfirst quarter of 2018, and net income - Omnicom Group Inc. in the six months of 2019 increased $5.6 million, or 0.9%, to $633.9 million from $628.3 million in the six months of 2018.2019. The period-over-period increasedecrease is due to the factors described above.above and a $3.9 million loss included in Loss from Equity Method Investments, related to the impairment of an investment in affiliate. Diluted net income per share - Omnicom Group Inc. increased 5.0% to $1.68was $1.19 in the secondfirst quarter of 2019, compared to $1.60 in the second quarter of 2018,2020 and diluted net income per share - Omnicom Group Inc. increased 4.4% to $2.85 in the six months of 2019, compared to $2.73 in the six months of 2018,period-over-period due to the factors described above, as well as the impact of the reduction in our weighted average common shares outstanding resulting from repurchases of our common stock, net of shares issued for restricted stock awards, stock option exercises and the employee stock purchase plan.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - SecondFirst Quarter 20192020 Compared to SecondFirst Quarter 20182019 (in millions):
 2019 2018
Revenue$3,719.8
 $3,859.6
Operating Expenses:   
Salary and service costs2,665.2
 2,772.9
Occupancy and other costs315.4
 319.6
Cost of services2,980.6
 3,092.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses107.7
 117.4
Depreciation and amortization57.8
 67.4
 3,146.1
 3,277.3
Operating Profit573.7
 582.3
Operating Margin %15.4% 15.1%
Interest Expense66.6
 66.4
Interest Income16.4
 13.9
Income Before Income Taxes and Income From Equity Method Investments523.5
 529.8
Income Tax Expense130.6
 136.7
Income From Equity Method Investments1.2
 1.7
Net Income394.1
 394.8
Net Income Attributed To Noncontrolling Interests23.4
 30.6
Net Income - Omnicom Group Inc.$370.7
 $364.2

20202019
Revenue$3,406.9  $3,468.9  
Operating Expenses:
Salary and service costs2,533.3  2,567.6  
Occupancy and other costs309.6  309.2  
Cost of services2,842.9  2,876.8  
Selling, general and administrative expenses86.8  103.6  
Depreciation and amortization57.0  59.6  
2,986.7  3,040.0  
Operating Profit420.2  428.9  
Operating Margin %12.3 %12.4 %
Interest Expense58.5  63.0  
Interest Income12.7  17.0  
Income Before Income Taxes and Loss From Equity Method Investments374.4  382.9  
Income Tax Expense97.4  102.7  
Loss From Equity Method Investments(5.3) (0.5) 
Net Income271.7  279.7  
Net Income Attributed To Noncontrolling Interests13.6  16.5  
Net Income - Omnicom Group Inc.$258.1  $263.2  
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
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. EBITA and EBITA Margin are non-GAAP Financial measures. We believe that EBITA and EBITA Margin are useful measures for investors to evaluate the performance of our business. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in compliance with U.S. GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures reported by us may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts reported by other companies.
The following table reconciles the U.S. GAAP financial measure of Net Income - Omnicom Group Inc. to EBITA and EBITA Margin for the periods presented (in millions):
20202019
Net Income - Omnicom Group Inc.$258.1  $263.2  
Net Income Attributed To Noncontrolling Interests13.6  16.5  
Net Income271.7  279.7  
Loss From Equity Method Investments(5.3) (0.5) 
Income Tax Expense97.4  102.7  
Income Before Income Taxes and Loss From Equity Method Investments374.4  382.9  
Interest Expense58.5  63.0  
Interest Income12.7  17.0  
Operating Profit420.2  428.9  
Add back: Amortization of intangible assets20.8  21.6  
Earnings before interest, taxes and amortization of intangible assets (“EBITA”)$441.0  $450.5  
Revenue$3,406.9  $3,468.9  
EBITA$441.0  $450.5  
EBITA Margin %12.9 %13.0 %

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 2019 2018
Net Income - Omnicom Group Inc.$370.7
 $364.2
Net Income Attributed To Noncontrolling Interests23.4
 30.6
Net Income394.1
 394.8
Income From Equity Method Investments1.2
 1.7
Income Tax Expense130.6
 136.7
Income Before Income Taxes and Income From Equity Method Investments523.5
 529.8
Interest Expense66.6
 66.4
Interest Income16.4
 13.9
Operating Profit573.7
 582.3
Add back: Amortization of intangible assets21.2
 27.0
Earnings before interest, taxes and amortization of intangible assets (“EBITA”)$594.9
 $609.3
    
Revenue$3,719.8
 $3,859.6
EBITA$594.9
 $609.3
EBITA Margin %16.0% 15.8%

Revenue
For the three months ended June 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to the prior year period, revenue decreased $139.8$62.0 million, or 3.6%1.8%, to $3,719.8$3,406.9 million from $3,859.6$3,468.9 million in the secondfirst quarter of 2018.2019. Changes in foreign exchange rates reduced revenue $100.3

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$50.0 million, acquisition revenue, net of disposition revenue, reduced revenue $147.6$23.9 million, and organic growth increased revenue $108.1$11.9 million.
The impact of changes in foreign exchange rates reduced revenue 2.6%1.4%, or $100.3$50.0 million, compared to the secondfirst quarter of 2018,2019, primarily resulting from the weakening of substantially all foreign currencies, especially the Euro, British Pound and Australian Dollar, against the U.S. Dollar.
The components of revenue change for the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 in the United States (“Domestic”) and the remainder of the world (“International”) were (in millions):
TotalDomesticInternational
Total Domestic International$%$%$%
$ % $ % $ %
June 30, 2018$3,859.6
   $1,990.8
   $1,868.8
  
March 31, 2019March 31, 2019$3,468.9  $1,884.1  $1,584.8  
Components of revenue change:            Components of revenue change:           
Foreign exchange rate impact(100.3) (2.6)% 
  % (100.3) (5.4)%Foreign exchange rate impact(50.0) (1.4)%—  — %(50.0) (3.2)%
Acquisition revenue, net of disposition revenue(147.6) (3.8)% (48.8) (2.5)% (98.8) (5.3)%Acquisition revenue, net of disposition revenue(23.9) (0.7)%(22.7) (1.2)%(1.2) (0.1)%
Organic growth108.1
 2.8 % 63.2
 3.2 % 44.9
 2.4 %Organic growth11.9  0.3 %32.8  1.7 %(20.9) (1.3)%
June 30, 2019$3,719.8
 (3.6)% $2,005.2
 0.7 % $1,714.6
 (8.3)%
March 31, 2020March 31, 2020$3,406.9  (1.8)%$1,894.2  0.5 %$1,512.7  (4.5)%
The components and percentages are calculated as follows:
Foreign exchange rate impact is calculated by translating the current period’s local currency revenue using the prior period average exchange rates to derive current period constant currency revenue (in this case $3,820.1$3,456.9 million for the Total column). The foreign exchange impact is the difference between the current period revenue in U.S. Dollars and the current period constant currency revenue ($3,719.83,406.9 million less $3,820.1$3,456.9 million for the Total column).
Acquisition revenue is calculated as if the acquisition occurred twelve months prior to the acquisition date by aggregating the comparable prior period revenue of acquisitions through the acquisition date. As a result, acquisition revenue excludes the positive or negative difference between our current period revenue subsequent to the acquisition date and the comparable prior period revenue and the positive or negative growth after the acquisition is attributed to organic growth. Disposition revenue is calculated as if the disposition occurred twelve months prior to the disposition date by aggregating the comparable prior period revenue of dispositions through the disposition date. The acquisition revenue and disposition revenue amounts are netted in the table.
Organic growth is calculated by subtracting the foreign exchange rate impact, and the acquisition revenue, net of disposition revenue components from total revenue growth.
The percentage change is calculated by dividing the individual component amount by the prior period revenue base of that component ($3,859.63,468.9 million for the Total column).
Changes in the value of foreign currencies against the U.S. Dollar affect our results of operations and financial position. For the most part, because the revenue and expense of our foreign operations are both denominated in the same local currency, the economic impact on operating margin is minimized. Assuming exchange rates at July 11, 2019April 24, 2020 remain unchanged, we expect the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates to reducedecrease revenue by approximately 2.0% for the year and 1.0%2.5% in the thirdsecond quarter.
Revenue and organic growth expressed as a percentage in our principal regional markets were (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019$ Change% Organic Growth
Americas:
North America$1,997.3  $1,989.2  $8.1  1.7 %
Latin America71.4  89.0  (17.6) (5.0)%
EMEA:
Europe923.4  945.5  (22.1) (0.2)%
Middle East and Africa55.5  79.0  (23.5) (28.4)%
Asia-Pacific359.3  366.2  (6.9) 2.0 %
$3,406.9  $3,468.9  $(62.0) 0.3 %

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 Three Months Ended June 30,
 2019 2018 $ Change % Organic Growth
Americas:       
North America$2,118.4
 $2,097.4
 $21.0
 3.6 %
Latin America96.9
 115.1
 (18.2) (2.4)%
EMEA:       
Europe1,035.9
 1,142.6
 (106.7) 2.8 %
Middle East and Africa61.0
 70.2
 (9.2) (8.3)%
Asia-Pacific407.6
 434.3
 (26.7) 1.9 %
 $3,719.8
 $3,859.6
 $(139.8) 2.8 %

Revenue in Europe, which includes our primary markets of the U.K. and the Euro Zone, decreased $106.7$22.1 million for the secondfirst quarter of 2019.2020. Revenue in the U.K., representing 9.7%10.1% of total revenue, decreased $2.5 million primarily due to the weakening of the British Pound against the U.S. Dollar.increased $6.3 million. Revenue in Continental Europe, which comprises the Euro Zone and the

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other European countries, representing 18.2%17.0% of total revenue, decreased $104.2$28.4 million, primarily due to disposition activity and the unfavorable impact from changes in foreign exchange rates.
In North America, improved organic growth in the United States and Canada was substantially offset by a decrease in revenue primarily resulting from net disposition activity in the United States and the weakening of the Canadian Dollar against the U.S. Dollar. Organic revenue growth in the United States was led by our advertising and media, healthcare and CRM Consumer Experience businesses partiallywas offset by a decreasenegative performance in organic revenue growthour advertising and media businesses and disposition activity in 2019 primarily in our CRM Execution & Support businesses.discipline. In Europe and the Middle East and Africa, while mixed by market and discipline, modest organic growth in the regionU.K. was offset by the weakeningnegative impact of substantially all currencieschanges in the region against the U.S. Dollar, disposition activityforeign exchange rates and negative performance in France, which faced a difficult comparison to the prior year period,our advertising and Germany. The decreasemedia businesses in revenue in Latin America was primarily a result of the weakening of most currenciesmarkets in the region against the U.S. Dollar,regions, as well as a negative performance in our CRM Consumer Experience businesses, primarily in the Middle East. In addition, the economic and political conditions in the European Union, including the status of Brexit, remain uncertain and could negatively impact our businesses in the U.K. and in the region.In Latin America, the continuing unstable economic and political conditions in Brazil, as well as the negative effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and disposition activity.activity, resulted in a weak performance in the region. In Asia-Pacific, organic growth in most countries in the region, especially JapanAustralia and New Zealand was offset by the weakeningnegative impact of all currencieschanges in the region against the U.S. Dollar, disposition activity,foreign exchange rates and negative performance in China, which faced a difficult comparison to the second quarter of 2018.Japan and China.
In the normal course of business, our agencies both gain and lose business from clients each year due to a variety of factors. The net change in the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 was an overall gain in new business. Under our client-centric approach, we seek to broaden our relationships with all of our clients. OurIn the first quarter of 2020 and 2019, our largest client represented 2.9%3.8% and 2.8%3.2% of our revenue, for the second quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively. Our ten largest and 100 largest clients represented 19.5%21.6% and 52.0%54.1% of our revenue for the secondfirst quarter of 2019,2020, respectively, and 19.1%19.2% and 51.0%51.8% of our revenue for the secondfirst quarter of 2018,2019, respectively.
In an effort to monitor the changing needs of our clients and to further expand the scope of our services to key clients, we monitor revenue across a broad range of disciplines and group them into the following categories: advertising, CRM, which includes CRM Consumer Experience and CRM Execution & Support, public relations and healthcare.
Revenue for the second quarter of 2019 and 2018 and the change in revenue and organic growth from the second quarter of 2018 by discipline were (in millions):
Three Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018202020192020 vs. 2019
$ 
% of
Revenue
 $ 
% of
Revenue
 $ Change % Organic Growth$% of
Revenue
$% of
Revenue
$ Change% Organic Growth
Advertising$2,093.9
 56.3% $2,067.6
 53.6% $26.3
 4.4 %Advertising$1,892.8  55.6 %$1,929.6  55.6 %$(36.8) (0.1)%
CRM Consumer Experience659.5
 17.7% 660.0
 17.1% (0.5) 1.9 %CRM Consumer Experience583.1  17.1 %599.1  17.3 %(16.0) (1.3)%
CRM Execution & Support326.1
 8.8% 498.7
 12.9% (172.6) (2.6)%CRM Execution & Support318.1  9.3 %348.0  10.1 %(29.9) (0.9)%
Public Relations349.3
 9.4% 362.7
 9.4% (13.4) (1.3)%Public Relations331.6  9.7 %334.1  9.6 %(2.5) 0.2 %
Healthcare291.0
 7.8% 270.6
 7.0% 20.4
 8.4 %Healthcare281.3  8.3 %258.1  7.4 %23.2  9.6 %
$3,719.8
   $3,859.6
   $(139.8) 2.8 % $3,406.9  $3,468.9  $(62.0) 0.3 %
We provide services to clients that operate in various industry sectors. Revenue by sector for the second quarter of 2019 and 2018 was:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019
Food and Beverage14 %14 %
Consumer Products%%
Pharmaceuticals and Health Care14 %14 %
Financial Services%%
Technology%%
Auto11 %10 %
Travel and Entertainment%%
Telecommunications%%
Retail%%
Services%%
Oil, Gas and Utilities%%
Not-for-Profit%%
Government%%
Education%%
Other%%
100 %100 %
 2019 2018
Food and Beverage13% 13%
Consumer Products9% 9%
Pharmaceuticals and Health Care14% 13%
Financial Services9% 8%
Technology7% 9%
Auto10% 10%
Travel and Entertainment7% 7%
Telecommunications5% 5%
Retail5% 6%
Other21% 20%

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Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for the second quarter of 2019 compared to the second quarter of 2018 were (in millions):
Three Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018202020192020 vs. 2019
$ 
%
of
Revenue
 $ 
%
of
Revenue
 
$
Change
 
%
Change
$%
of
Revenue
$%
of
Revenue
$
Change
%
Change
Revenue$3,719.8
   $3,859.6
   $(139.8) (3.6)%Revenue$3,406.9   $3,468.9   $(62.0) (1.8)%
Operating Expenses:           Operating Expenses:     
Salary and service costs2,665.2
 71.6% 2,772.9
 71.8% (107.7) (3.9)%Salary and service costs2,533.3  74.4 %2,567.6  74.0 %(34.3) (1.3)%
Occupancy and other costs315.4
 8.5% 319.6
 8.3% (4.2) (1.3)%Occupancy and other costs309.6  9.1 %309.2  8.9 %0.4  0.1 %
Cost of services2,980.6
   3,092.5
   (111.9) (3.6)% Cost of services2,842.9  2,876.8  (33.9) (1.2)%
Selling, general and administrative expenses107.7
 2.9% 117.4
 3.0% (9.7) (8.3)%Selling, general and administrative expenses86.8  2.5 %103.6  3.0 %(16.8) (16.2)%
Depreciation and amortization57.8
 1.6% 67.4
 1.7% (9.6) (14.2)%Depreciation and amortization57.0  1.7 %59.6  1.7 %(2.6) (4.4)%
3,146.1
 84.6% 3,277.3
 84.9% (131.2) (4.0)%2,986.7  87.7 %3,040.0  87.6 %(53.3) (1.8)%
Operating Profit$573.7
 15.4% $582.3
 15.1% $(8.6) (1.5)%Operating Profit$420.2  12.3 %$428.9  12.4 %$(8.7) (2.0)%
Operating expenses in the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 decreased $131.2$53.3 million, or 4.0%1.8%, period-over-period, primarily as a result of our disposition activity and the weakening of substantially all foreign currencies against the U.S. Dollar.period-over-period. Salary and service costs, which tend to fluctuate with changes in revenue, decreased $107.7$34.3 million, or 3.9%1.3%, in the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 compared to the secondfirst quarter of 2018.2019. Occupancy and other costs, which are less directly linked to changes in revenue than salary and service costs, decreased $4.2increased $0.4 million, or 1.3%0.1%, in the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 compared to the secondfirst quarter of 2018.2019. Operating margin for the second quarter of 2019 was 15.4% compareddecreased 0.1% to 15.1% for the second quarter of 2018. The period-over-period increase primarily reflects a change in the mix of our business during the current period, including the positive effects following the disposition of underperforming businesses in the current12.3% and prior year and our repositioning activity in the third quarter of 2018, as well as our ongoing efforts to manage our cost structure and increase the efficiency of the operations of our agencies. Earnings before interest, taxes and amortization of intangible assets, or EBITA margin for the second quarter of 2019 was 16.0% compareddecreased 0.1% to 15.8% for the second quarter of 2018.12.9%, period-over-period.
Net Interest Expense
Net interest expense in the secondfirst quarter of 20192020 decreased $2.3$0.2 million period-over-period to $50.2$45.8 million. Interest expense on debt increased $2.2decreased $5.4 million to $62.5$53.8 million in the secondfirst quarter of 20192020, primarily reflecting highera reduction in interest expense from refinancing activity, principally from the issuance of the Euro notes at lower interest rates on the floating leg of our fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps,in 2019, partially offset by a decreaseloss of $7.7 million on the early redemption of the remaining $600 million principal amount of the 2020 Notes. Interest income decreased $4.3 million to $12.7 million period-over-period. Additionally, we took actions to strengthen our liquidity and financial position that are intended to mitigate the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our liquidity. On April 1, 2020, we issued our 4.20% Notes. For the remainder of the year, we expect the refinancing activity in 2019 and 2020 will more than offset the increase in interest expense on commercial paper issuancesfrom the issuance of the 4.20% Notes in April 2020. However, at this time, we expect reductions in interest income compared to the prior period. In February 2019, OFL issued €520 millionyear will offset these reductions for the remainder of short-term senior notes in a private placement to an investor outside the United States. The notes are unsecured, non-interest bearing and mature on August 14, 2019. As a result, in the second quarter of 2019, we were able to substantially reduce our commercial paper issuances, which reduced interest expense in the period. Interest income increased $2.5 million to $16.4 million period-over-period, reflecting higher cash balances available for investment.2020.
Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2019three months ended March 31, 2020 decreased period-over-period to 24.9%26.0% from 25.8%26.8%. InThe decrease was primarily attributable to recognizing certain domestic tax credits during the second quarter of 2019, income tax expense was reduced by $10.8 million primarily from the net favorable settlements of uncertain tax positions in certain jurisdictions, which resulted in the recognition of a deferred tax asset in the current period.quarter.
Net Income Per Share - Omnicom Group Inc.
Net income - Omnicom Group Inc. in the secondfirst quarter of 2019 increased $6.52020 decreased $5.1 million, or 1.8%1.9%, to $370.7$258.1 million from $364.2$263.2 million in the secondfirst quarter of 2018.2019. The period-over-period increasedecrease is due to the factors described above.above, and a $3.9 million loss included in Loss from Equity Method Investments, related to the impairment of an investment in affiliate. Diluted net income per share - Omnicom Group Inc. increased 5.0% to $1.68was $1.19 in the secondfirst quarter of 2019, compared to $1.60 in the second quarter of 2018,2020 and increased period-over-period due to the factors described above, as well as the impact of the reduction in our weighted average common shares outstanding resulting from repurchases of our common stock, net of shares issued for restricted stock awards, stock option exercises and the employee stock purchase plan.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - Six Months of 2019 Compared to Six Months of 2018 (in millions):
 2019 2018
Revenue$7,188.7
 $7,489.2
Operating Expenses:   
Salary and service costs5,232.8
 5,485.7
Occupancy and other costs624.7
 639.9
Cost of services5,857.5
 6,125.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses211.2
 222.9
Depreciation and amortization117.4
 136.8
 6,186.1
 6,485.3
Operating Profit1,002.6
 1,003.9
Operating Margin %13.9% 13.4%
Interest Expense129.6
 128.6
Interest Income33.4
 29.3
Income Before Income Taxes and Income From Equity Method Investments906.4
 904.6
Income Tax Expense233.2
 227.7
Income From Equity Method Investments0.7
 2.6
Net Income673.9
 679.5
Net Income Attributed To Noncontrolling Interests40.0
 51.2
Net Income - Omnicom Group Inc.$633.9
 $628.3
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
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. EBITA and EBITA Margin are non-GAAP Financial measures. We believe that EBITA and EBITA Margin are useful measures for investors to evaluate the performance of our business. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in compliance with U.S. GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures reported by us may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts reported by other companies.
The following table reconciles the U.S. GAAP financial measure of Net Income - Omnicom Group Inc. to EBITA and EBITA Margin for the periods presented (in millions):
 2019 2018
Net Income - Omnicom Group Inc.$633.9
 $628.3
Net Income Attributed To Noncontrolling Interests40.0
 51.2
Net Income673.9
 679.5
Income From Equity Method Investments0.7
 2.6
Income Tax Expense233.2
 227.7
Income Before Income Taxes and Income From Equity Method Investments906.4
 904.6
Interest Expense129.6
 128.6
Interest Income33.4
 29.3
Operating Profit1,002.6
 1,003.9
Add back: Amortization of intangible assets42.8
 54.5
Earnings before interest, taxes and amortization of intangible assets (“EBITA”)$1,045.4
 $1,058.4
    
Revenue$7,188.7
 $7,489.2
EBITA$1,045.4
 $1,058.4
EBITA Margin %14.5% 14.1%
Revenue
In the six months of 2019, revenue decreased $300.5 million, or 4.0%, to $7,188.7 million from $7,489.2 million in the six months of 2018. Changes in foreign exchange rates reduced revenue $222.4 million, acquisition revenue, net of disposition revenue, reduced revenue $277.7 million, and organic growth increased revenue $199.6 million.

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The impact of changes in foreign exchange rates reduced revenue 3.0%, or $222.4 million, compared to the six months of 2018, primarily resulting from the weakening of substantially all foreign currencies, especially the Euro, British Pound, Australian Dollar and Canadian Dollar, against the U.S. Dollar.
The components of revenue change for the six months of 2019 in the United States (“Domestic”) and the remainder of the world (“International”) were (in millions):
 Total Domestic International
 $ % $ % $ %
June 30, 2018$7,489.2
   $3,871.9
   $3,617.3
  
 Components of revenue change:           
Foreign exchange rate impact(222.4) (3.0)% 
  % (222.4) (6.1)%
Acquisition revenue, net of disposition revenue(277.7) (3.7)% (83.2) (2.1)% (194.5) (5.4)%
Organic growth199.6
 2.7 % 100.7
 2.6 % 98.9
 2.7 %
June 30, 2019$7,188.7
 (4.0)% $3,889.4
 0.5 % $3,299.3
 (8.8)%
The components and percentages are calculated as follows:
Foreign exchange rate impact is calculated by translating the current period’s local currency revenue using the prior period average exchange rates to derive current period constant currency revenue (in this case $7,411.1 million for the Total column). The foreign exchange impact is the difference between the current period revenue in U.S. Dollars and the current period constant currency revenue ($7,188.7 million less $7,411.1 million for the Total column).
Acquisition revenue is calculated as if the acquisition occurred twelve months prior to the acquisition date by aggregating the comparable prior period revenue of acquisitions through the acquisition date. As a result, acquisition revenue excludes the positive or negative difference between our current period revenue subsequent to the acquisition date and the comparable prior period revenue and the positive or negative growth after the acquisition is attributed to organic growth. Disposition revenue is calculated as if the disposition occurred twelve months prior to the disposition date by aggregating the comparable prior period revenue of dispositions through the disposition date. The acquisition revenue and disposition revenue amounts are netted in the table.
Organic growth is calculated by subtracting the foreign exchange rate impact, and the acquisition revenue, net of disposition revenue components from total revenue growth.
The percentage change is calculated by dividing the individual component amount by the prior period revenue base of that component ($7,489.2 million for the Total column).
Revenue and organic growth, expressed as a percentage in our principal regional markets were (in millions):
 2019 2018 $ Change % Organic Growth
Americas:       
North America$4,107.6
 $4,083.1
 $24.5
 2.9 %
Latin America185.8
 223.5
 (37.7) (2.7)%
EMEA:       
Europe1,981.4
 2,212.7
 (231.3) 3.0 %
Middle East and Africa140.0
 143.6
 (3.6) 2.5 %
Asia-Pacific773.9
 826.3
 (52.4) 2.0 %
 $7,188.7
 $7,489.2
 $(300.5) 2.7 %
Revenue in Europe, which includes our primary markets of the U.K. and the Euro Zone, decreased $231.3 million for the six months of 2019 as compared to the prior year period. Revenue in the U.K., representing 9.7% of total revenue, decreased $21.7 million, primarily due to the weakening of the British Pound against the U.S. Dollar. Revenue in Continental Europe, which comprises the Euro Zone and the other European countries, representing 17.8% of total revenue, decreased $209.6 million primarily due to disposition activity and the unfavorable impact from changes in foreign exchange rates.
In North America, improved growth in the United States and Canada was substantially offset by a decrease in revenue primarily resulting from net disposition activity in the United States and the weakening of the Canadian Dollar against the U.S. Dollar. Organic revenue growth in the United States was led by our advertising and media and healthcare businesses, partially offset by a decrease in organic revenue growth in our CRM Execution & Support businesses. In Europe, moderate organic growth in the region was offset by the weakening of substantially all currencies in the region against the U.S. Dollar, disposition activity, and weaker performance in France. The decrease in revenue in Latin America was primarily a result of the weakening of most currencies in the region against the U.S. Dollar, negative performance in Brazil and disposition activity. In Asia-Pacific, organic

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growth in most countries in the region, especially Australia, New Zealand and Japan, was offset by the weakening of all currencies in the region against the U.S. Dollar, disposition activity, and negative performance in China, which faced a difficult comparison to 2018.
In the normal course of business, our agencies both gain and lose business from clients each year due to a variety of factors. The net change through the six months of 2019 was an overall gain in new business. Under our client-centric approach, we seek to broaden our relationships with all of our clients. Our largest client represented 3.0% and 2.9% of our revenue for the six months of 2019 and 2018, respectively. Our ten largest and 100 largest clients represented 19.3% and 51.7% of our revenue for the six months of 2019, respectively, and 19.3% and 51.3% of our revenue for the six months of 2018, respectively.
In an effort to monitor the changing needs of our clients and to further expand the scope of our services to key clients, we monitor revenue across a broad range of disciplines and group them into the following categories: advertising, CRM, which includes CRM Consumer Experience and CRM Execution & Support, public relations and healthcare.
Revenue for the six months of 2019 and 2018 and the change in revenue and organic growth from the six months of 2018 by discipline were (in millions):
 Six Months Ended June 30,
 2019 2018  
 $ 
% of
Revenue
 $ 
% of
Revenue
 $ Change % Organic Growth
Advertising$4,015.3
 55.9% $3,968.9
 53.0% $46.4
 4.7 %
CRM Consumer Experience1,265.3
 17.6% 1,294.9
 17.3% (29.6) 0.7 %
CRM Execution & Support675.6
 9.4% 1,007.2
 13.4% (331.6) (2.9)%
Public Relations683.4
 9.5% 709.1
 9.5% (25.7) (0.9)%
Healthcare549.1
 7.6% 509.1
 6.8% 40.0
 7.6 %
 $7,188.7
   $7,489.2
   $(300.5) 2.7 %
We provide services to clients that operate in various industry sectors. Revenue by sector for the six months of 2019 and 2018 was:
 2019 2018
Food and Beverage13% 13%
Consumer Products9% 9%
Pharmaceuticals and Health Care14% 13%
Financial Services8% 8%
Technology7% 9%
Auto11% 10%
Travel and Entertainment7% 7%
Telecommunications5% 5%
Retail5% 6%
Other21% 20%
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for the six months of 2019 compared to the six months of 2018 were (in millions):
 Six Months Ended June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
 $ 
%
of
Revenue
 $ 
%
of
Revenue
 
$
Change
 
%
Change
Revenue$7,188.7
   $7,489.2
   $(300.5) (4.0)%
Operating Expenses:           
Salary and service costs5,232.8
 72.8% 5,485.7
 73.2% (252.9) (4.6)%
Occupancy and other costs624.7
 8.7% 639.9
 8.5% (15.2) (2.4)%
    Cost of services5,857.5
   6,125.6
   (268.1)  
Selling, general and administrative expenses211.2
 2.9% 222.9
 3.0% (11.7) (5.2)%
Depreciation and amortization117.4
 1.6% 136.8
 1.8% (19.4) (14.2)%
 6,186.1
 86.1% 6,485.3
 86.6% (299.2) (4.6)%
Operating Profit$1,002.6
 13.9% $1,003.9
 13.4% $(1.3) (0.1)%

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Operating expenses in the six months of 2019 decreased $299.2 million, or 4.6%, period-over-period, primarily as a result of our disposition activity and the weakening of most foreign currencies against the U.S. Dollar. Salary and service costs, which tend to fluctuate with changes in revenue, decreased $252.9 million, or 4.6%, in the six months of 2019 compared to the six months of 2018. Occupancy and other costs, which are less directly linked to changes in revenue than salary and service costs, decreased $15.2 million, or 2.4%, in the six months of 2019 compared to the six months of 2018. Operating margin increased period-over-period to 13.9% from 13.4%. The period-over-period increase primarily reflects a change in the mix of our business during the current period, including the positive effects following the disposition of underperforming businesses in the current and prior year and our repositioning activity in the third quarter of 2018, as well as our ongoing efforts to manage our cost structure and increase the efficiency of the operations of our agencies. In addition, a net gain on the sale of certain businesses during the period, partially offset by the negative impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, marginally improved EBITA margin and operating profit in the current period. EBITA margin in the six months of 2019 was 14.5% compared to 14.1% in the six months of 2018.
Net Interest Expense
Net interest expense in the six months of 2019 decreased $3.1 million period-over-period to $96.2 million. Interest expense on debt increased $5.4 million to $121.7 million in the six months of 2019, reflecting higher rates on the floating leg of our fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps, partially offset by a decrease in interest expense on commercial paper issuances compared to the prior period. In February 2019, OFL issued €520 million of short-term senior notes in a private placement to an investor outside the United States. The notes are unsecured, non-interest bearing and mature on August 14, 2019. As a result, in the six months of 2019, we were able to substantially reduce our commercial paper issuances, which reduced interest expense in the period. Interest income in the six months of 2019 increased $4.1 million period-over-period to $33.4 million due to higher interest earned on cash held by our international treasury centers.
Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate for the six months of 2019, increased period-over-period to 25.7% from 25.2%. The effective tax rate for 2019 reflects a benefit of $10.8 million primarily from the net favorable settlements of uncertain tax positions in certain jurisdictions, which resulted in the recognition of net deferred tax assets in the second quarter of 2019. Included in income tax expense for 2018 is a reduction of approximately $13 million for the successful resolution of foreign tax claims in the first quarter of 2018, which lowered our effective tax rate to 25.2%.
Net Income Per Share - Omnicom Group Inc.
Net income - Omnicom Group Inc. in the six months of 2019 increased $5.6 million, or 0.9%, to $633.9 million from $628.3 million in the six months of 2018. The period-over-period increase is due to the factors described above. Diluted net income per share - Omnicom Group Inc. increased 4.4% to $2.85 in the six months of 2019, compared to $2.73 in the six months of 2018, due to the factors described above, as well as the impact of the reduction in our weighted average common shares outstanding resulting from repurchases of our common stock, net of shares issued for restricted stock awards, stock option exercises and the employee stock purchase plan.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
For a more complete understanding of our accounting policies, the unaudited consolidated financial statements and the related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, readers are encouraged to consider this information together with Note 1 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Note 5 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements related to the impairment testing of our goodwill and other intangible assets, and with our discussion of our critical accounting policies under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our 20182019 10-K.
Acquisitions and Goodwill
We have made and expect to continue to make selective acquisitions. The evaluation of potential acquisitions is based on various factors, including specialized know-how, reputation, geographic coverage, competitive position and service offerings of the target businesses, as well as our experience and judgment.
Our acquisition strategy is focused on acquiring the expertise of an assembled workforce in order to continue to build upon the core capabilities of our various strategic business platforms and agency brands through the expansion of their geographic reach or their service capabilities to better serve our clients. Additional key factors we consider include the competitive position and specialized know-how of the acquisition targets. Accordingly, as is typical in most service businesses, a substantial portion of the assets we acquire are intangible assets primarily consisting of the know-how of the personnel, which is treated as part of goodwill and under U.S. GAAP is not required to be valued separately. For each acquisition, we undertake a detailed review to identify other intangible assets that are required to be valued separately. A significant portion of the identifiable intangible assets acquired is derived from customer relationships, including the related customer contracts, as well as trade names. In valuing these identified intangible assets, we typically use an income approach and consider comparable market participant measurements.
We evaluate goodwill for impairment at least annually at the end of the second quarter of the year and whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Under FASB ASC Topic 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, we have the option of either assessing qualitative factors to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the carrying value of our reporting units exceeds their respective fair value or proceeding directly to the goodwill impairment test. Although not required, we performed the annual impairment test and compared the fair value of each of our reporting units to its respective carrying value, including goodwill. We identified our regional reporting units as components of our operating segments, which are our five global agency networks. The regional reporting units of each agency network are responsible for the agencies in their region. They report to the segment managers and facilitate the administrative and logistical requirements of our key client matrix organization structure for delivering services to clients in their regions. We have concluded that for each of our operating segments, their regional reporting units have similar economic characteristics and should be aggregated for purposes of testing goodwill for impairment at the operating segment level. Our conclusion was based on a detailed analysis of the aggregation criteria set forth in FASB ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, and in FASB ASC Topic 350. Consistent with our fundamental business strategy, the agencies within our regional reporting units serve similar clients in similar industries, and in many cases the same clients. In addition, the agencies within our regional reporting units have similar economic characteristics. The main economic components of each agency are employee compensation and related costs and direct service costs and occupancy and other costs, which include rent and occupancy costs, technology costs that are generally limited to personal computers, servers and off-the-shelf software and other overhead expenses. Finally, the expected benefits of our acquisitions are typically shared by multiple agencies in various regions as they work together to integrate the acquired agency into our virtual client network strategy.
Goodwill Impairment Review - Estimates and Assumptions
We use the following valuation methodologies to determine the fair value of our reporting units: (1) the income approach, which utilizes discounted expected future cash flows, (2) comparative market participant multiples for EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) and (3) when available, consideration of recent and similar acquisition transactions.
In applying the income approach, we use estimates to derive the discounted expected cash flows (“DCF”) for each reporting unit that serves as the basis of our valuation. These estimates and assumptions include revenue growth and operating margin, EBITDA, tax rates, capital expenditures, weighted average cost of capital and related discount rates and expected long-term cash flow growth rates. All of these estimates and assumptions are affected by conditions specific to our businesses, economic conditions related to the industry we operate in, as well as conditions in the global economy. The assumptions that have the most significant effect on our valuations derived using a DCF methodology are: (1) the expected long-term growth rate of our reporting units' cash flows and (2) the weighted average cost of capital (“WACC”) for each reporting unit.
The assumptions used for the long-term growth rate and WACC in our evaluations as of June 30, 2019 and 2018 were:
 June 30,
 2019 2018
Long-Term Growth Rate3.5% 4%
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Long-term growth rate represents our estimate of the long-term growth rate for our industry and the markets of the global economy we operate in. For the past ten years, the average historical revenue growth rate of our reporting units and the Average Nominal GDP, or NGDP, growth of the countries comprising the major markets that account for substantially all of our revenue was approximately 3.2% and 3.6%, respectively. We considered this history when determining the long-term growth rates used in our annual impairment test at June 30, 2019. We believe marketing expenditures over the long term have a high correlation to NGDP. Based on our historical performance, we also believe that our long-term growth rate will exceed NGDP growth in the markets we operate in, which are similar across our reporting units. For our annual test as of June 30, 2019, we used an estimated long-term growth rate of 3.5%.
When performing the annual impairment test as of June 30, 2019 and estimating the future cash flows of our reporting units, we considered the current macroeconomic environment, as well as industry and market specific conditions at mid-year 2019. In the first half of 2019, our revenue increased 2.7%, which excluded our net disposition activity and the impact from changes in foreign exchange rates. While our businesses in Europe had improved performance, the continuing uncertain economic and political conditions in the EU have been further complicated by the United Kingdom's ongoing negotiations with the European Council to withdraw from the EU. During the first half of 2019, weakness in certain Latin American economies we operate in has the potential to affect our near-term performance in that region. We considered the effect of these conditions in our annual impairment test.
The WACC is comprised of: (1) a risk-free rate of return, (2) a business risk index ascribed to us and to companies in our industry comparable to our reporting units based on a market derived variable that measures the volatility of the share price of equity securities relative to the volatility of the overall equity market, (3) an equity risk premium that is based on the rate of return on equity of publicly traded companies with business characteristics comparable to our reporting units, and (4) a current after-tax market rate of return on debt of companies with business characteristics similar to our reporting units, each weighted by the relative market value percentages of our equity and debt.
Our five reporting units vary in size with respect to revenue and the amount of debt allocated to them. These differences drive variations in fair value among our reporting units. In addition, these differences as well as differences in book value, including goodwill, cause variations in the amount by which fair value exceeds book value among the reporting units. The reporting unit goodwill balances and debt vary by reporting unit primarily because our three legacy agency networks were acquired at the formation of Omnicom and were accounted for as a pooling of interests that did not result in any additional debt or goodwill being recorded. The remaining two agency networks were built through a combination of internal growth and acquisitions that were accounted for using the acquisition method and as a result, they have a relatively higher amount of goodwill and debt.
Goodwill Impairment Review - Conclusion
Based on the results of our impairment test, we concluded that our goodwill at June 30, 2019 was not impaired, because the fair value of each of our reporting units was substantially in excess of its respective net book value. The minimum decline in fair value that one of our reporting units would need to experience in order to fail the goodwill impairment test was approximately 65%. Notwithstanding our belief that the assumptions we used for WACC and long-term growth rate in our impairment testing are reasonable, we performed a sensitivity analysis for each of our reporting units. The results of this sensitivity analysis on our impairment test as of June 30, 2019 revealed that if the WACC increased by 1% and/or the long-term growth rate decreased by 1%, the fair value of each of our reporting units would continue to be substantially in excess of its respective net book value and would pass the impairment test.
We will continue to perform our impairment test at the end of the second quarter of each year unless events or circumstances trigger the need for an interim impairment test. The estimates used in our goodwill impairment test do not constitute forecasts or projections of future results of operations, but rather are estimates and assumptions based on historical results and assessments of macroeconomic factors affecting our reporting units as of the valuation date. We believe that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable, but they are subject to change from period to period. Actual results of operations and other factors will likely differ from the estimates used in our discounted cash flow valuation, and it is possible that differences could be significant. A change in the estimates we use could result in a decline in the estimated fair value of one or more of our reporting units from the amounts derived as of our latest valuation and could cause us to fail our goodwill impairment test if the estimated fair value for the reporting unit is less than the carrying value of the net assets of the reporting unit, including its goodwill. A large decline in estimated fair value of a reporting unit could result in a non-cash impairment charge and may have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

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NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
On January 1, 2019, we adopted FASB Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 842, Leases, or ASC 842, which had a substantial impact on total assets and liabilities, but had no impact on our results of operations or equity.
Notes 1 and 3 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements provide information regarding new accounting standards.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Although we are likely to experience a decrease in our cash flow from operations, we have recently taken numerous proactive steps to strengthen our liquidity and financial position that are intended to mitigate the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our liquidity. In February 2020, we issued $600 million of the 2.45% Notes. In March 2020, the net proceeds from the issuance of the 2.45% Notes were used to redeem the remaining $600 million principal amount of the 2020 Notes. As a result, we have no notes maturing until May 2022. Additionally, in April 2020, we issued $600 million of the 4.20% Notes, and we entered into a new $400 million 364 Day Credit Facility. The 364 Day Credit Facility is in addition to our existing $2.5 billion Credit Facility expiring in February 2025. Additionally, in March 2020 we suspended our share repurchase activity.
Cash Sources and Requirements
Our primary liquidity sources are our operating cash flow, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. Additional liquidity sources include our credit facilities and commercial paper program, and access to the capital markets. At June 30, 2019, we have a $2.5 billion revolving Credit Facility, expiring on July 31, 2021, uncommitted credit lines aggregating $1.5$1.1 billion, and the ability to issue up to $2 billion of commercial paper.paper and access to the capital markets. On February 14, 2020, we amended our Credit Facility to extend the term to February 14, 2025. On April 3, 2020 we entered into the $400 million 364 Day Credit Facility, expiring on April 2, 2021. Our liquidity funds our non-discretionary cash requirements and our discretionary spending.
Borrowings under our credit facilities may use LIBOR as the benchmark interest rate. The LIBOR benchmark rate is expected to be phased out after the end of 2021. We do not expect that the discontinuation of the LIBOR rate will have a material impact on our liquidity or results of operations.
Working capital is our principal non-discretionary funding requirement. In addition, we have contractual obligations related to our senior notes,long-term debt (principal and interest payments), recurring business operations, primarily related to lease obligations, and contingent purchase price obligations (earn-outs) from prior acquisitions. Our principal discretionary cash spending includes dividend payments to common shareholders, capital expenditures, strategic acquisitions and repurchases of our common stock. As a result, weWe typically have a short-term borrowing requirement normally peaking during the second quarter of the year due to the timing of payments for incentive compensation, income taxes and contingent purchase price obligations. On January 1, 2019, we adopted ASC 842, which had a substantial impact on total assets and liabilities, but had no impact on our results of operations or equity. The adoption of ASC 842 will not have a significant impact on our non-discretionary funding requirement. Based on past performance and current expectations, we believe that our operating cash flow will be sufficient to meet our non-discretionary cash requirements and our discretionary spending for the next twelve months.
Cash and cash equivalents decreased $754.3$1.6 billion from December 31, 2019, and short-term investments decreased $2.0 million from December 31, 2018, and short-term investments decreased $0.1 million from December 31, 2018.2019. During the first sixthree months of 2019,2020, we used $492.9$987.2 million of cash in operating activities, which included the use for operating capital of $1,306.6 million, reflecting$1.3 billion, primarily related to our typical working capital requirement during the period.period, the timing of working capital activity and the reduction in client spending late in the first quarter of 2020. Our discretionary spending during the first sixthree months of 20192020 was: capital expenditures of $48.8$26.4 million; dividends paid to common shareholders of $280.4$141.7 million; dividends paid to shareholders of noncontrolling interests of $46.1$10.4 million; repurchases of our common stock, which we have suspended in March 2020, net of proceeds from stock option exercises and related tax benefits and common stock sold to our employee stock purchase plan, of $523.7$198.6 million; and acquisition payments, including payment of contingent purchase price obligations and acquisition of additional shares of noncontrolling interests, net of cash acquired, of $34.0$11.8 million.
Our $500 million 6.25% Senior Notes due 2019 matured on July 15, 2019 and were retired. As of June 30, 2019, the 2019 Notes were classified as current. In addition, becausethe impact of foreign exchange rate changes reduced cash and cash equivalents by $210.5 million.
On February 19, 2020, we issued $600 million of the current low interest rate environment in2.45% Notes. The net proceeds from the European capital markets, in the first quarter of 2019, OFL issued €520 million of short-term senior notes in a private placement to an investor outside the United States (see Note 6 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements). The notes are unsecured, non-interest bearing and mature on August 14, 2019. As a result, the Company was able to substantially reduce its commercial paper issuances in the first half of the year compared to the first half of 2018, which reduced interest expense in the period.
On July 8, 2019, OFHP, a U.K. based wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom, issued €500 million 0.80% Senior Notes due July 8, 2027 and €500 million 1.40% Senior Notes due July 8, 2031. The U.S. Dollar equivalent of the net proceeds,issuance, after deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses, was $1.1 billion, resultingwere $592.6 million. The 2.45% Notes are senior unsecured obligations of Omnicom that rank equal in an effective interest rateright of 0.92%payment with all existing and 1.53%, respectively. A portion offuture unsecured senior indebtedness. On March 23, 2020, the net proceeds was used to retirefrom the outstanding 2019 Notes at maturity. The remaining net proceeds will beissuance were used to redeem $400the remaining $600 million aggregate principal amount of the outstanding $1 billion 4.45% Senior2020 Notes. In connection with the redemption, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of $7.7 million in interest expense. Following the redemption, there were no 2020 Notes dueoutstanding.
On April 1, 2020, on August 1, 2019we issued $600 million of the 4.20% Notes. The net proceeds from the issuance, after deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses, were $592.5 million. The 4.20% Notes are senior unsecured obligations of Omnicom that rank equal in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness. The net proceeds from the issuance will be used for general corporate purposes, which could include working capital expenditures, andfixed asset expenditures, acquisitions, repayment of commercial paper and short-term debt, refinancing of other debt, or long-term debt.
On July 2, 2019, Omnicom announced the partial redemption of $400 million aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2020 Notes for redemption on August 1, 2019 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2020 Notes being redeemed plus accrued interest and a make-whole premium as specified in the indenture. At June 30, 2019, we classified $400 million of the 2020 Notes as current.
At June 30, 2019, on a pro forma basis giving effect to these transactions using current foreign exchange rates, Omnicom would have had $5.1 billion aggregate principal amount of long-term debt.

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other capital transactions.
Cash Management
Our regional treasury centers in North America, Europe and Asia manage our cash and liquidity. Each day, operations with excess funds invest thesethose funds with their regional treasury center. Likewise, operations that require funds borrow from their regional treasury center. The treasury centers aggregate the net position which is either invested with or borrowed from third parties. To the extent that our treasury centers require liquidity, they have the ability to issue up to a total of $2 billion of U.S. Dollar-denominated commercial paper or borrow under the Credit Facility or the uncommitted credit lines. This process enables us to manage our debt more efficiently and utilize our cash more effectively, as well as manage our risk to foreign exchange rate
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imbalances. In countries where we either do not conduct treasury operations or it is not feasible for one of our treasury centers to fund net borrowing requirements on an intercompany basis, we arrange for local currency uncommitted credit lines.
We have a policy governing counterparty credit risk with financial institutions that hold our cash and cash equivalents and we have deposit limits for each institution. In countries where we conduct treasury operations, generally the counterparties are either branches or subsidiaries of institutions that are party to the Credit Facility. These institutions generally have credit ratings equal to or better than our credit ratings. In countries where we do not conduct treasury operations, all cash and cash equivalents are held by counterparties that meet specific minimum credit standards.
At June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our foreign subsidiaries held approximately $970 million$1.1 billion of our total cash and cash equivalents of $2.9$2.7 billion. Most of the cash is available to us, net of any foreign withholding taxes payable upon repatriation to the United States.
OurAt March 31, 2020, our net debt position, which we define as total debt, including short-term debt, less cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments at June 30, 2019 increased $1.4$1.6 billion as compared to December 31, 2018.2019. The increase in net debt is dueprimarily resulted from the use of cash of $1.3 billion for operating capital principally related to a decreaseour typical working capital requirements during the period, the timing of working capital activity and the reduction in client spending late in the first quarter. In addition, the impact of foreign exchange rate changes reduced cash and cash equivalents by over $200 million, as compared to December 31, 2019 and short-term investments of $754.4 million primarily arising from the unfavorable change in our operating capital of $1,306.6 million, which typically occurs in the first half of the year.March 31, 2019.
The components of net debt as of June 30, 2019, December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018 were (in millions):
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019March 31, 2019
June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 June 30, 2018
Short- term debt$608.5
 $8.1
 $20.8
Short-term debtShort-term debt$10.9  $10.1  $595.4  
Long-term debt, including current portion4,925.4
 4,883.7
 4,866.8
Long-term debt, including current portion5,093.4  5,134.3  4,901.8  
Total debt5,533.9
 4,891.8
 4,887.6
Total debt5,104.3  5,144.4  5,497.2  
Less: Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments2,903.5
 3,657.9
 1,918.7
Less: Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments2,694.1  4,309.3  3,455.1  
Net debt$2,630.4
 $1,233.9
 $2,968.9
Net debt$2,410.2  $835.1  $2,042.1  
Net debt is a Non-GAAP liquidity measure. This presentation, together with the comparable U.S. GAAP liquidity measures, reflects one of the key metrics used by us to assess our cash management. Non-GAAP liquidity measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in compliance with U.S. GAAP. Non-GAAP liquidity measures as reported by us may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts reported by other companies.
Debt Instruments and Related Covenants
At June 30, 2019, the total principal amount of our fixed rate senior notes was $4.9 billion and the total notional amount of the fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps was $1.25 billion. The interest rate swaps have the economic effect of converting our debt portfolio to approximately 75% fixed rate obligations and 25% floating rate obligations. In addition, during the first quarter of 2019, OFL issued, and Omnicom guaranteed, €520 million of short-term senior notes (see Note 6 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements).
Omnicom and its wholly owned finance subsidiary, Omnicom Capital Inc., or OCI, are co-obligors under all the senior notes (other than the OFL notes). The seniordue 2022, 2024 and 2026. These notes are a joint and several liability of usOmnicom and OCI, and weOmnicom unconditionally guaranteeguarantees OCI’s obligations with respect to the senior notes. OCI provides funding for our operations by incurring debt and lending the proceeds to our operating subsidiaries. OCI’s assets primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents and intercompany loans made to our operating subsidiaries, and the related interest receivable. There are no restrictions on the ability of OCI or usOmnicom to obtain funds from our subsidiaries through dividends, loans or advances. Our seniorThe notes are senior unsecured obligations that rank equal in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness.
Omnicom and OCI have, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed OFHP’s obligations with respect to the Euro Notes.notes due 2027 and 2031. OFHP’s assets consist of its investments in several wholly owned finance companies that function as treasury centers, which provide funding for various operating companies in Europe, Brazil, Australia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The finance companies’ assets consist of cash and cash equivalents and intercompany loans that they make or have made to the operating companies in their respective regions and the related interest receivables.receivable. There are no restrictions on the ability of Omnicom, OCI or OFHP to obtain funds from their subsidiaries through dividends, loans or advances. The Euro Notesdenominated notes and the related guarantees are senior unsecured obligations that rank equal in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness of OFHP and each of Omnicom and OCI, respectively.

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The Credit Facility containsand the 364 Day Credit Facility contain a financial covenantscovenant that requirerequires us to maintain a Leverage Ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA of no more than 33.5 times for the most recently ended 12-month period (EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and amortization) and an Interest Coverage Ratio of consolidated EBITDAnon-cash charges). With respect to interest expense ofthe Credit Facility, at least 5 times for the most recently ended 12-month period. At June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we were in compliance with these covenantsthis covenant as our Leverage Ratio was 2.4 times and our Interest Coverage Ratio was 9.6 times.2.1. The Credit Facility doesand the 364 Day Credit Facility do not limit our ability to declare or pay dividends or repurchase our common stock.
At June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our long-term and short-term debt was rated BBB+ and A2 by S&P and Baa1 and P2 by Moody's. Our access to the commercial paper market and the cost of these borrowings are affected by market conditions and our credit ratings and market conditions.ratings. Our senior noteslong-term debt and Credit Facility do not contain provisions that require acceleration of cash payments in the event of a downgrade in our debt credit ratings are downgraded.ratings.

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Credit Markets and Availability of Credit
In light of the uncertainty of future economic conditions, we continue to seek to take actions available to us to respond to changing economic conditions, and we will continue to actively manage our discretionary expenditures. We have not repurchased any of our common stock since March 13, 2020 and we do not plan to resume our repurchases until we believe economic conditions have begun to stabilize. We will continue to monitor and manage the level of credit made available to our clients. We believe that these actions, in addition to the availability of our $2.5 billion Credit Facility, and 364 Day Credit Facility are sufficient to fund our near-term working capital needs and our discretionary spending. For additional information about our credit facilities, see Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements.
We have typically funded our day-to-day liquidity by issuing commercial paper. In the first half of 2019, we issued short-term debt in a private placement to reduce our commercial paper issuances. This short-term debt was redeemed in the third quarter of 2019. Additional liquidity sources include our Credit Facility or the uncommitted credit lines. At June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, there were no outstanding commercial paper issuances or borrowings under the Credit Facility or the uncommitted credit lines.
Commercial paper activity for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was (dollars in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019
Average amount outstanding during the quarter$64.4  $—  
Maximum amount outstanding during the quarter$361.7  $—  
Average days outstanding  1.9  —  
Weighted average interest rate1.64 %— %
 2019 2018
Average amount outstanding during the quarter$246.6
 $717.0
Maximum amount outstanding during the quarter$666.0
 $1,218.7
Average days outstanding3.0
 12.7
Weighted average interest rate2.64% 2.28%

We mayexpect to continue issuing commercial paper to fund our day-to-day liquidity by issuing commercial paper.liquidity. However, disruptions in the credit markets may lead to periods of illiquidity in the commercial paper market and higher credit spreads. To mitigate any future disruption in the credit markets and to fund our liquidity, we may borrow under the Credit Facility or the uncommitted credit lines or access the capital markets if favorable conditions exist. We will continue to monitor closely our liquidity and conditions in the credit markets. We cannot predict with any certainty the impact on us of any future disruptions in the credit markets. In such circumstances, we may need to obtain additional financing to fund our day-to-day working capital requirements. Such additional financing may not be available on favorable terms, or at all.
CREDIT RISK
We provide advertising, marketing and corporate communications services to several thousand clients whothat operate in nearly every sector of the global economy and we grant credit to qualified clients in the normal course of business. Due to the diversified nature of our client base, we do not believe that we are exposed to a concentration of credit risk as our largest client represented 3.0%3.8% of our revenue for the first six months of 2019.in 2020. However, during periods of economic downturn, the credit profiles of our clients could change.
In the normal course of business, our agencies enter into contractual commitments with media providers and production companies on behalf of our clients at levels that can substantially exceed the revenue from our services. These commitments are included in accounts payable when the services are delivered by the media providers or production companies. If permitted by local law and the client agreement, many of our agencies purchase media and production services for our clients as an agent for a disclosed principal. In addition, while operating practices vary by country, media type and media vendor, in the United States and certain foreign markets, many of our agencies’ contracts with media and production providers specify that our agencies are not liable to the media and production providers under the theory of sequential liability until and to the extent we have been paid by our client for the media or production services.
Where purchases of media and production services are made by our agencies as a principal or are not subject to the theory of sequential liability, the risk of a material loss as a result of payment default by our clients could increase significantly and such a loss could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position.
In addition, our methods of managing the risk of payment default, including obtaining credit insurance, requiring payment in advance, mitigating the potential loss in the marketplace or negotiating with media providers, may be less available or unavailable during a severe economic downturn.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We manage our exposure to foreign exchange and interest rate risk through various strategies, including the use of derivative financial instruments. We use forward foreign exchange contracts as economic hedges to manage the cash flow volatility arising from foreign exchange rate fluctuations. We use interest rate swaps to manage our interest expense and structure our long-term debt portfolio to achieve a mix of fixed rate and floating rate debt. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. Using derivatives exposes us to the risk that counterparties to the derivative contracts will fail to meet their contractual obligations. We manage that risk through careful selection and ongoing evaluation of the counterparty financial institutions based on specific minimum credit standards and other factors.
Our 20182019 10-K provides a detailed discussion of the market risks affecting our operations. No material change has occurred in our market risks since the disclosure contained in our 20182019 10-K. See our discussion regarding current economic conditions in Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in the Executive Summary and Liquidity and Capital Resources sections.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports we file with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within applicable time periods. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, and Chief Financial Officer, or CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management, including our CEO and CFO, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, as of June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that decisions can be made timely with respect to required disclosures, as well as ensuring that the recording, processing, summarization and reporting of information required to be included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019March 31, 2020 are appropriate.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Management, with the participation of our CEO, CFO and our agencies, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of June 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm that audited our consolidated financial statements included in our 20182019 10-K, has issued an attestation report on Omnicom’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018,2019, dated February 12, 2019.11, 2020.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
In the ordinary course of business, we are involved in various legal proceedings. We do not presently expect that these proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial position.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
ThereThe additional risk factor set forth below relating to the COVID-19 pandemic should be read in conjunction with the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A in our 2019 10-K. The developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic described below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have heightened certain of the risks disclosed in Item 1A in our 2019 10-K, and such risk factors are further qualified by the information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic that is described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as described herein, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A in our 20182019 10-K.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted worldwide economic conditions, resulted in clients reducing marketing communications expenditures and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position and business.
35The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the global economy. Public health efforts to mitigate the impact of the pandemic include government actions such as travel restrictions, limitations on public gatherings, shelter in place orders and mandatory closures. These actions have negatively impacted many of our clients' businesses, and in turn, clients have reduced or plan to reduce their demand for our services. As a result, we experienced a reduction in our revenue beginning late in the first quarter of 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, that is expected to continue for the remainder of the year. Such reductions in revenue and other effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could materially adversely impact our results of operations and financial position and our ability to adequately serve our clients. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business will depend on numerous factors that we are not able to accurately predict, including the duration and scope of the pandemic, government actions and changes in our clients' businesses. Accordingly, the anticipated negative financial impact to our results of operations, financial position, liquidity and business results cannot be reasonably estimated, but could be material and last for an extended period of time.


In addition, because the overwhelming majority of our workforce temporarily transitioned to working from home, we may be required to modify our processes, procedures and controls to respond to the change in our business operations. The increase in the number of our employees working from home may increase certain business and procedural control risks, including increased risk of cybersecurity incidents and exposure of sensitive business and client advertising and marketing information as well as personal data or information.


Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Common stock repurchases during the three months ended June 30, 2019March 31, 2020 were:
Period 
Total
Number of
Shares Purchased
 
Average
Price Paid
Per Share
 
Total Number
of Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
 
Maximum Number
of Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased Under
the Plans or Programs
April 1 - 30, 2019 144,829
 $82.43
  
May 1 - 31, 2019 1,262,933
 78.96
  
June 1 - 30, 2019 1,638,084
 79.24
  
  3,045,846
 $79.28
  
PeriodTotal Number of
Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid
Per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsMaximum Number
of Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1 - January 31, 2020213,203  $80.86  
February 1 - February 29, 2020338,965  74.49  
March 1 - March 31, 20202,333,890  67.50  
2,886,058  $69.31  
During the three months ended June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, we purchased 2,965,0002,862,696 shares of our common stock in the open market for general corporate purposes and withheld 80,84623,362 shares from employees to satisfy estimated statutory income tax obligations related to stock option exercises and vesting of restricted stock.stock awards and stock option exercises. The value of the common stock withheld was based on the closing price of our common stock on the applicable vesting or exercise or vesting date.
In March 2020, we suspended our share repurchase activity. There were no unregistered sales of our equity securities during the three months ended June 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.
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Item 6. Exhibits
31.14.1 
4.2 
4.3 
10.1 
10.2 
Second Amended and Restated Five Year Credit Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2020, by and among Omnicom Capital Inc., a Connecticut corporation, Omnicom Finance Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Omnicom Group Inc., a New York corporation, any other subsidiary of Omnicom Group Inc. designated for borrowing privileges, the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders and initial issuing banks listed on the signature pages thereof, Citibank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as lead arrangers and book managers, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as syndication agents, Bank of America, N.A., BNP Paribas, Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as documentation agents, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders (Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-10551) filed on February 19, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.3 
31.1 
31.2
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101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
OMNICOM GROUP INC.
Date:July 17, 2019April 28, 2020
/s/ PHILIP J. ANGELASTRO
Philip J. Angelastro

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Authorized Signatory)


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