The dividend will be more generous than the payout levels offered by either group to shareholders before the merger.

The French and U.S. groups on Sunday announced plans to link up to form a $35.1 billion (22.8 billion pounds) industry giant, vaulting ahead of current leader WPP.

(Reporting By Christian Plumb; Editing by Leila Abboud)

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