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Dividend Declared

On May 22, 2018, Omnicom's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per outstanding share of the corporation's common stock. The dividend is payable on July 12, 2018, to Omnicom Group's common shareholders of record at the close of business on June 14, 2018.

Omnicom's indicated dividend represents a yield of 3.25%, which is substantially higher than the average dividend yield of 1.93% for the services sector. The Company has raised dividend for eight years in a row.

Dividend Insights

Omnicom has a dividend payout ratio of 42.6% which denotes that the Company spends approximately $0.43 for dividend distribution out of every $1.00 earned. The dividend payout ratio reflects how much amount a company is returning to shareholders versus how much money it is keeping on hand to reinvest in growth, to pay off debt, and/or to add to its cash reserves.

According to analysts' estimates, Omnicom is forecasted to report earnings of $5.96 per share for the next year, which is more than double compared to the Company's annualized dividend payout of $2.40 per share.

As of March 31, 2018, Omnicom had cash and cash equivalents of $2.57 billion compared to $3.80 billion as on December 31, 2017. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company's net cash used in operating activities totaled $620.8 million compared to $195.3 million for the year ago same period. The Company's financial position indicates its ability to absorb any fluctuations in earnings and cash flow and to sustain the dividend distribution for a long period.

Recent Development for Omnicom

On May 31, 2018, Omnicom announced the launch of Omnicom Experiential Group, a connected collection of Omnicom experiential agencies that will form a borderless experiential network. This globally diverse group includes best-in-class agencies Auditoire, "DOIT!", GMR Marketing, "Luxury Makers", and TRO.

Building upon Omnicom's core growth strategies, the Experiential Group is focused on: strengthening new business development; creating customized teams for clients; better targeting of internal investments; improving expertise and knowledge across management teams; and creating more opportunities for our employees. Agencies within the Practice Area will continue to retain their strong individual brands and cultures.

Omnicom Experiential Group will include 1,600 practitioners across 29 offices in 16 countries with leadership in five global hubs: London, Milwaukee, Paris, Sao Paulo, and Shanghai. The group creates over 65,000 activations every year, which earn more than a billion engagements. With one in three CMOs saying they will set aside 21-50% of their budgets for experiential elements, the group is poised to capitalize on the sector's growth.

Omnicom Experiential Group is led by a board consisting of the founding members, Cameron Parsons, CEO - GMR Marketing; Cyril Giorgini, CEO ? Auditoire; and Michael Wyrley-Birch, CEO - TRO Group.

About Omnicom Group Inc.

Omnicom is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.

Stock Performance Snapshot

June 11, 2018 - At Monday's closing bell, Omnicom's stock rose 1.61%, ending the trading session at $75.09.

Volume traded for the day: 1.78 million shares.

Stock performance in the last month ? up 0.63%; previous three-month period ? up 2.23%; past six-month period ? up 2.74%; and year-to-date ? up 3.10%

After yesterday's close, Omnicom's market cap was at $16.96 billion.

Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio was at 14.37.

The stock has a dividend yield of 3.20%.

The stock is part of the Services sector, categorized under the Advertising Agencies industry. This sector was up 0.4% at the end of the session.

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