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                                                                    Exhibit 10.9

                            THE MACMANUS GROUP, INC.
                                  1675 Broadway
                               New York, NY 10019

                                                              September 24, 1999

Mr. Craig D. Brown
39 Keelers Ridge Road
Wilton, Connecticut 06897

Dear Craig:

     Reference is made to your Amended and Restated Salary Continuation
Agreement dated as of December 29, 1995 (the "Salary Continuation Agreement")
with The MacManus Group, Inc. (formerly D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, Inc.,
"the Company"). This will confirm that as part of your new employment
arrangements with the Company, the Salary Continuation Agreement is amended as
follows:

     (i)  The "Salary Continuation Payment" as described in Sections 2(c) and
          (d) of the Salary Continuation Agreement will be a total of
          $2,500,000, payable at the rate of $250,000 per annum for a period of
          10 years -- i.e., a total of one hundred twenty (120) equal monthly
          installments of $20,833.33.

     (ii) For so long as you or your estate are receiving payments under the
          Salary Continuation Agreement, the Company agrees that it will
          continue to provide you and/or your estate, as the case may be, with
          tax preparation and financial planning services, consistent with those
          currently being provided to you.

          This also confirms that your Salary Continuation Payment benefits
          under the Salary Continuation Agreement are fully vested in respect of
          your past services and will not be forfeitable upon the termination of
          your employment for any reason -- i.e., regardless of whether such
          termination is voluntary or involuntary and with or without cause, and
          regardless of when such termination occurs. The only grounds for
          forfeiture of such benefits are as specifically set forth in paragraph
          4 of the Salary Continuation Agreement relating to a breach of the
          restrictive covenants set forth therein.
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     Except as expressly modified by this letter, all of the terms and
conditions of the Salary Continuation Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.

                                           Very truly yours,

                                           THE MACMANUS GROUP, INC.

                                           By:  /s/ Roy J. Bostock
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AGREED:

/s/ Craig D. Brown
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Craig D. Brown

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                         SALARY CONTINUATION AGREEMENT
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     AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT, made as of the 29th day of December, 1995,
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by and between D'ARCY MASIUS BENTON & BOWLES, INC., a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter called the "Company"), and CRAIG D. BROWN (hereinafter called the
"Employee").

                                   WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Employee is employed by the Company; and

     WHEREAS, the Company desires the Employee to remain in its service and is
willing to offer the Employee an incentive to do so in the form of compensation
payable upon the death, permanent disability or retirement of the Employee, on
the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee currently are parties to a Salary
Continuation Agreement dated as of June 13, 1990, and wish to amend and restate
such agreement in its entirety.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises of the parties
hereto.

     IT IS AGREED as follows:

     1.   Salary Continuation Payments Upon Death, Retirement or Disability.
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     Upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Company shall pay
the Employee the Salary Continuation Payment to which he is entitled pursuant to
paragraph 2 hereof,
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in equal monthly installments on the first business day of each calendar month
during the ten year period commencing on the Benefit Commencement Date (as
defined below).

          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall have the
option at any time to pay the Employee the unpaid portion of the Salary
Continuation Payment to which the Employee is entitled pursuant to paragraph 2
hereof in a lump sum payment discounted to the then present value at 8% per
annum.

     2.   Calculation and Timing of the Salary Continuation Payment.
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          (a) The "Benefit Commencement Date" shall be January 1, 2007, or a
mutually agreed later date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the
Employee's death or permanent disability prior to the Benefit Commencement Date,
the Company agrees to pay to the beneficiary designated by the Employee in
writing on the form provided by the Company or the disabled Employee, as the
case may be, the Salary Continuation Payment, payable upon the first business
day of the month following the month in which the Employee dies or becomes
disabled and continuing until a total of one hundred twenty (120) monthly
installments have been paid.

          (b) For purposes of this Agreement, the Employee shall be deemed to be
disabled on the first date that the Employee meets the definition of permanent
disability under a disability income insurance policy issued on the Employee's
life by National Life of Vermont on July 1, 1982, Policy No. D1776311 or any
other policy that may be substituted in its place and stead. It is understood
that such policy contains an elimination period clause during which time the
Company in its sole discretion shall determine if the definition of permanent
disability is met. After the conclusion of the elimination period, the
determination of permanent disability for purposes of this Agreement shall be
made exclusively by the insurance company in its decision to pay disability
income benefits under the policy.

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     (c) The aggregate benefit payment (the "Salary Continuation Payment")
payable hereunder shall be equal to $2,000,000. The Employee is eligible for
100% of the Salary Continuation Payment by virtue of his past full-time
employment with the Company for a period in excess of ten years.

     (d) Upon the Benefit Commencement Date, the Salary Continuation Payment
shall be payable to the Employee at a rate of $200,000 per annum for ten years
-- i.e., a total of one hundred twenty (120) equal monthly installments of
$16,666.67.

     (e) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the
Company's payment obligations under this Agreement shall be reduced to the
extent of any disability income insurance proceeds receivable by the Employee,
resulting from any policy or policies paid for, in whole or in part, by the
Company. Such obligations shall not be reduced by any benefits receivable by the
Employee through Social Security or any Company sponsored group long-term
disability plan, for which the Employee either directly or indirectly pays the
premium.

     In the event that the Employee becomes disabled but then ceases to be
deemed permanently disabled as determined above, all further payments under this
Agreement shall cease immediately. When payments resume upon the occurrence of
the Employee's subsequent death, the Benefit Commencement Date or a new
disability date, the Salary Continuation Payment shall he reduced by the
aggregate amount of payments made hereunder during the prior period or periods
of permanent disability against (such prior payments being applied against the
monthly installments in the inverse order of maturity).

     If the Company shall find that any person to whom any payment is payable
under this Agreement is unable to care for his/her affairs because of illness or
accident, or is a minor, any payment due (unless a prior claim therefor shall
have been made by a duly appointed guardian, committee or other legal
representative) may be paid to the spouse, a child, a parent, or a brother or

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sister, or to any person deemed by the Company to have incurred expense for such
person otherwise entitled to payment, in such manner and proportions as the
Company may determine. Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the
liabilities of the Company under this Agreement.

     3.   Restrictive Covenants.
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     (a) The Employee agrees that his services to the Company are of a special,
unique, extraordinary and intellectual character, that his position with the
Company places him in a position of confidence and trust with clients and
employees of the Company, and that in the course of his employment, the Employee
has and will continue to develop a personal acquaintanceship and relationship
with the Company's clients, and a knowledge of those clients' affairs and
requirements which may constitute the Company's primary or only contact with
such clients. The Employee further acknowledges that the rendering of services
to the clients of the Company necessarily requires the disclosure or use of
confidential information and trade secrets of the Company. The Employee
consequently agrees that it is reasonable and necessary for the protection of
the goodwill and business of the Company that the Employee make the covenants
contained herein. As a further condition to receiving the Salary Continuation
Payment as set forth herein, the Employee agrees that while he is in the
Company's employ and for a two-year period after the termination of the
Employee's employment with the Company for any reason whatsoever, the Employee
shall not directly or indirectly:

          (i) attempt in any manner to solicit from any client (except on behalf
     of the Company) business of the type performed by the Company or to
     persuade any client of the Company to cease to do business or to reduce the
     amount of business which any such client has customarily done or
     contemplated doing with the Company, whether or not the relationship
     between the Company and such client was originally established in whole or
     in part through his efforts,

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          (ii) employ or attempt to employ or assist anyone else to employ
     (except on behalf of the Company) any person who is then in the Company's
     employ, or who was in the Company's employ at any time during the then
     immediately preceding two years; or

          (iii) render any services of the type rendered by the Company to its
     clients to or for any client of the Company unless such services are
     rendered as an employee or consultant of the Company.

     As used in this paragraph 3(a), the term "client" shall mean (1) any
person, corporation or entity which is a client of the Company at the date of
termination of the Employee's employment or, if the employment shall not have
terminated, at the time of the alleged prohibited conduct: (2) any person,
corporation or entity which was a client of the Company at any time during the
one year period immediately preceding the date of termination of the Employee's
employment or. if the Employee's employment shall not have terminated, during
the one year period immediately preceding the alleged prohibited conduct; and
(3) any prospective clients to whom the Company had made a formal presentation
(or similar offering of services) within a period of one year immediately
preceding the date of such termination of employment or, if the Employee's
employment shall not have terminated, during the one year period immediately
preceding the alleged prohibited conduct.

     (b) The Employee also agrees that he will not at any time (whether during
or after termination of his employment) disclose to anyone any confidential
information or trade secrets of the Company or any client of the Company, or
utilize such confidential information or trade secrets for his own benefit, or
for the benefit of third parties and all memoranda, notes, records or other
documents compiled by him or made available to him during the term of his
employment concerning the business of the Company and/or its clients shall be
the property of the Company and shall be delivered to the Company on the
termination of his employment or at any other time upon request.

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     (c) If the Employee commits a breach or threatens to commit a breach, of
any of the provisions of (a) or (b) above, the Company (and/or any division,
parent, subsidiary or affiliate thereof), in addition to the forfeiture
provisions of paragraph 4 below, shall have the right to have the provisions of
this Agreement specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction
without being required to post bond or other security and without having to
prove the inadequacy of the available remedies at law, it being acknowledged and
agreed that any such breach or threatened breach will cause irreparable injury
to the Company and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy to the
Company. In addition, the provisions of this paragraph 3 shall in no way impair
or derogate the rights or remedies which the Company may otherwise have under
any employment contract or other agreement with Employee, or which the Company
may have at law or in equity, to prevent the disclosure of confidential
information or trade secrets or to recover damages for disclosure thereof, or to
prevent Employee from engaging in competition with the Company, or to recover
damages therefor, or for any breach of any other of his duties and
responsibilities to the Company.

     4.   Forfeiture of Payments.
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     In the event that the Employee shall violate the terms and conditions set
forth in paragraph 3, and such violation remains uncured for a thirty (30) day
period following the delivery of notice to perform by the Company, then such
violation shall constitute a breach of this Agreement, and no further Salary
Continuation Payment shall be due or payable by the Company thereafter and the
Company shall have no further liability or obligation under this Agreement
whatsoever.

     5.   Assignment, Benefit, Etc.
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     This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Company, its successors and assigns and the Employee and the Employee's heirs,
executors, administrators and legal representatives. The rights of the Employee
or any person designated to receive payments

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hereunder shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale,
transfer, assignment, pledge or encumbrance, except by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution.

     6.   Miscellaneous.
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     (a) Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring upon the
Employee the right to continue in the employ of the Company as an executive or
in any other capacity.

     (b) Any payment made pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed salary
or other compensation to the Employee for the purpose of computing benefits to
which the Employee may be entitled under any pension plan or other arrangement
of the Company for the benefit of its employees. All payments hereunder shall be
reduced by all applicable withholdings, contributions and payroll taxes in
effect from time to time.

     (c) The provisions set forth in this document shall not be subject to the
provisions of any other agreement to which any of the parties hereto are party,
unless explicitly provided for otherwise herein or in any subsequent agreement.
This Agreement amends, restates and supercedes in its entirety the Salary
Continuation Agreement dated as of June 13, 1990 between the Company and the
Employee, which agreement in turn superceded the DMM Salary Continuation Plan
Agreement dated July 1, 1982 between the Employee and the Company.

     (d) This Agreement may only be altered, amended or terminated in writing
signed by the Employee and the Company.

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     (e) This Agreement has been made and shall be interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be
performed entirely therein.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employee has signed this Agreement and the Company
has executed these presents by its officer thereunto duly authorized, on the day
and year first above written.

                                             D'ARCY MASIUS BENTON & BOWLES,
                                             INC.

                                           By:  /s/ Roy J. Bostock
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                                               /s/ Craig D. Brown
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                                             Craig D. Brown

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.10

                                            March 19, 1993

Chairman of the Board
Leo Burnett Company, Inc.
35 West Wacker Drive, 22nd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601

Dear Chairman:

In consideration for my election to the Board of Directors of Leo Burnett
Company, Inc. (the "Company"), or my continuing service on said Board, I hereby
agree to be bound by the terms of the Executive Employment Consultancy
Arrangement (the "Arrangement"), a copy of which is attached hereto, and the
Executive Employment Consultancy Arrangement Employment Agreement, a draft copy
of which is attached hereto. I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the
Arrangement and had an opportunity to review the Arrangement. I further
acknowledge that I understand the purposes of the Arrangement and agree that is
in the best interests of the Company that I retire from the Board in accordance
with the terms of the Arrangement.

I further acknowledge and agree that my agreement to participate in the
Arrangement is an essential and material condition of my election to the Board
of Directors, and that without such participation I would not be elected to the
Board of Directors.

In further consideration for my receipt of the benefits of serving on the Board
and the benefits of the Arrangement, I agree not to institute, directly or
indirectly, or in any manner aid in, except as may be required pursuant to legal
process, any action or proceeding of any kind against the Company arising out of
or related to the Arrangement, excepting an action for breach of the Arrangement
by the Company or for its failure to provide vested benefits to which I am
legally entitled, if any. I further agree to release and forever discharge the
Company, its successors and assigns and its past and present officers,
directors, and employees from any and all claims arising out of my employment,
my agreement to accept the Arrangement and my retirement pursuant to that
Arrangement, including but not limited to any and all claims under any federal,
state or local discrimination laws or ordinances, such as the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (including as amended by the Older Workers
Benefit Protection Act), 29 U.S.C. (S)793 et seq.
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This Arrangement and attendant release is given knowingly and voluntarily and I
acknowledge that (1) this release is written in a manner understood by me; (2)
this release refers to rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as
amended; (3) I have not waived any rights arising after the date hereof; (4) I
have received valuable consideration from the Arrangement in exchange for the
release other than amounts I am already entitled to receive; and (5) I have
been advised to consult with an attorney prior to releasing any rights
hereunder.

I have had 21 days to consider whether to consent to the above release.
Moreover, I understand that I have 7 days from the date hereof to revoke my
consent to the above release.

The Company and I expressly consent that this Arrangement shall be given full
force and effect according to each and all of its terms and provisions.

                                       Very truly yours,

                                       /s/ Roger A. Haupt

                                       Roger A. Haupt

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                            LEO BURNETT COMPANY. INC
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                        Executive Employment Consultancy
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                                   Arrangement
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                              As of March 19, 1993
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Statement of Objectives
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        Whereas, this Board does hereby acknowledge that it is in the best
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        interests of the Company to maintain a planned and orderly succession of
        top management; and

        Whereas, this Board also recognizes that, in order for any program of
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        succession to be efficient, the program must be accepted by and start
        with those in the top echelons of management; namely, the Board of
        Directors.

        Now, therefore, to compensate members of the Board for the impact of the
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        implementation of an orderly succession of management, an Executive
        Employment Consultancy Arrangement (the "Arrangement") is hereby
        established with the following terms and conditions:

        1.     Agreement: It is hereby agreed that each member of the Board of
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               Directors of Leo Burnett Company, Inc., upon no later than the
               commencement of payments under the Arrangement or as of the first
               day of the month following such Board member's 57th birthday,
               shall cease to be a member of the Company's Board of Directors
               and no longer hold any Corporate or Divisional office, however,
               employee status shall continue during the term of the
               Arrangement.

        2.     Exceptions: It is further agreed that the only exceptions to this
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               policy shall be those as agreed in a written action of the
               Executive Committee.

        3.     Individuals Affected: Individuals who have been members of the
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               Board of Directors of the Company at least sixty months on or
               prior to the Commencement Date.

        4.     Implementation
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               A.   No later than seven months prior to an Individual's 57th
                    birthday, he will be informed of amounts he will receive on
                    his leaving the Board at age 57;

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               B.   At any time prior to the seven months notice in (A) above,
                    the Individual shall initiate participation in the
                    Arrangement by contacting the Chairman of the Board in
                    writing:

               1.   no earlier than twelve months prior to the Individual's
                    fiftieth birthday; and

               2.   at least six months, but no earlier than twelve months,
                    prior to the Commencement Date.

 5.     Commencement Date: May be designated by the Individual as the last day
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        of any calendar quarter after the Individual's 50th birthday, but not
        later than the end of the month in which the Individual's 57th
        birthday occurs.

 6.     Compensation: 1st through 5th year following Commencement Date, annual
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        compensation is equal to 20% of 150% of the following amount:

        (a)  base salary earned by the Individual in the calendar year
             prior to the Commencement Date; plus

        (b)  the greater of (i) the bonus earned by the Individual in the
             calendar year prior to the Commencement Date, or (ii) one-half of
             the combined sum of the bonus earned by the Individual in the two
             calendar years prior to the Commencement date. The term "bonus" as
             used herein is defined as the bonus paid to the individual in
             accordance with the compensation program adopted by the Board on
             November 17, 1975, as amended.

 7.     Employee Benefits: As an employee, the Individual shall be entitled
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        during the term of the Arrangement (1st through 5th year) to participate
        in such employee benefit plans as the company may offer to all other
        executive or similarly situated employees, except for the Supplemental
        Long-Term Disability Program and the Star Reachers Compensation Plan, in
        which participation shall cease upon the Commencement Date.

 8.     Stock Ownership: On or before the Commencement Date, the Individual
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        shall sell all common stock and/or beneficial interest in common stock
        represented by Voting Trust Certificates of the Leo Burnett Company,
        Inc. Voting Trust and/or Voting Trust Certificates of the Leo Burnett
        Worldwide, Inc. Voting Trust held in the Individual's name (and/or
        Trusts established by the Individual).

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 9.     In the Event of Death: If the Individual dies at any time after the
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        Individual's request to participate in the Arrangement has been
        submitted to and accepted by the Chairman of the Board, or at any time
        during the 1st through 5th year, any unpaid compensation shall be paid
        to the Individual's estate according to the payment schedule previously
        established or at such earlier time or times as the Company may
        determine.

 10.    In the Event of Disability: If the Individual becomes disabled after the
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        Individual's request to participate in the Arrangement has been
        submitted to and accepted by the Chairman of the Board, or at any time
        during the 1st through 5th year, any unpaid compensation shall continue
        to be paid as if such disability had not occurred.

 11.    Covenant Not to Compete: During the term of the Arrangement, the
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        Individual covenants and agrees that he or she will not:

        (a)    Directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, be
               employed by or be connected with the ownership, management,
               operation or control of:

               (1)  Any advertising agency (or holding company or subsidiary
                    thereof) other than the Company;

               (2)  Any client of the Company or of the Company's subsidiaries
                    or affiliates; or

               (3)  Any company or other entity selling products that compete
                    with products of clients of the Company or of the Company's
                    subsidiaries or affiliates;

               unless the Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall have
               given prior written consent upon such terms as he shall deem
               appropriate.

          (b)  Directly or indirectly, for the Individual's own benefit or for
               the benefit of any other person, firm or corporation:

               (1)  Solicit, for purposes of employment, either any employee of
                    the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or any
                    employee of any client of the Company or the Company's
                    subsidiaries or affiliates;

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               (2)  Induce either any employee of the Company or its
                    subsidiaries or affiliates or any employee of any client of
                    the Company or the Company's subsidiaries or affiliates to
                    terminate such employment for purposes of becoming employed
                    elsewhere;

               (3)  Interfere with the relationship either between the Company
                    or its subsidiaries or affiliates and its employees or
                    between any client of the Company or of the Company's
                    subsidiaries or affiliates and its employees; or

               (4)  Otherwise hire or induce others to hire either any employee
                    of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or of any
                    client of the Company or of the Company's subsidiaries or
                    affiliates;

               unless the Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall have
               given prior written consent upon such terms as he shall deem
               appropriate.

          (c)  The precise value of the covenants contained in this Section 11
               is so difficult to evaluate that no accurate measure of monetary
               damages could possibly be established and, in the event of a
               breach or threatened breach of such covenants, the Company's
               remedy at law would be inadequate and the Company shall be
               entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief restraining
               the Individual from such breach or threatened breach. In the
               event that any covenant made in this Section 11 shall be more
               restrictive than permitted by applicable law, it shall be limited
               to the extent which is so permitted. Nothing in this subsection
               (c) shall be construed as preventing the Company from pursuing
               any and all other remedies available to it for breach or
               threatened breach of covenants made in this Section 11, including
               the recovery of money damages from the Individual.

        It is expressly understood and agreed that the Company's remedies for
        breach of these covenants shall not be limited to damages in the amount
        of salary to be paid under the Arrangement.

 12.    Conflict of Interest: The Leo Burnett Company Conflict of Interest
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        Policy signed by the Individual during his or her employment by the
        Company will continue in effect during the term of the Individual's
        participation under the Arrangement.

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 13.   Guidelines for Exemptions from Certain Non-Compete Provisions: The Chief
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       Executive Officer may allow the Individual receiving benefits under the
       Arrangement to do some additional work for other advertising agencies as
       long as their work cannot be construed to be in competition with the
       Company.

       While each case will have to be decided on the individual facts,
       exemptions given by the Chief Executive Officer under Section 11, above,
       will be considered under the following guidelines:

       (a)  The Individual may not work in the U.S. for an agency that shares a
            U.S. client with the Company.

       (b)  The Individual may not work in the U.S. for a U.S. agency that
            handles a competitor of any of the Company's clients.

       (c)  In case of any Individual who lives and works outside the U.S.,
            guidelines (a) and (b) would be applied to non-U.S. agencies as
            well, but because of the many variables, specific guidelines cannot
            be set up in advance.

       (d)  Furthermore, in the event that either (a), (b) or (c) occurs after
            the Individual has gone to work for the other agency, the
            Individual must resign from the other agency within 60 days after
            such occurrence or else the Company has no further liability to
            provide benefits under the Arrangement.

       (e)  Additionally, the Individual agrees not to, directly or
            indirectly, assist in the hiring of any Company employee by the
            new agency. A violation of this provision would also result in a
            termination of benefits under the Arrangement.

       (f)  Situations may arise that could result in possible embarrassment
            to the Company arising out of continued employment of any
            Individual as specified above. Because of the impossibility to
            predict any such occurrence, the Chief Executive Officer may, in
            his sole discretion, revoke permission previously granted when he
            believes that such revocation is necessary to protect the best
            interests of the Company. In the event of a revocation, the
            Individual must resign from the other agency within 60 days of
            notice of revocation or else the Company has no further liability
            to provide benefits under the Arrangement.

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 14.   Letter of Agreement: At the time of the election to the Board and as a
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       condition of serving on the Board, each Board member-elect shall execute
       a letter agreeing to the terms of the Arrangement set forth above and
       releasing any and all claims with respect to such Arrangement and
       retirement pursuant to the Arrangement, including claims of
       discrimination. A copy of the letter to be executed is attached.
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                         Re:     Employment Agreement
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Dear _______:

This letter will constitute our agreement with you concerning your status as an
Executive Consultant.

Term - You will be employed by the Company for the period commencing
________________________ and ending ________.

Duties and Responsibilities - During the term of your employment, you agree to
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serve as an executive consultant to the Company providing services when
required, as the Executive Committee may from time to time prescribe. You shall
commence the performance of such duties at such time as the Company, after at
least five days' prior notice in each case, directs.

During the term of your employment, you agree to devote your best efforts,
energy and skill in the performance of your duties to advance the interests of
the Company.

Compensation - For all services rendered by you during the term of your
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employment, the Company shall pay you a salary of $________ for each of the five
years of the term of your employment. Salary shall be payable in installments at
the end of each semi-monthly period.

Employee Benefits - During the term of your employment, you shall be entitled to
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participate in such employee plans of the Company as are in effect from time to
time in accordance with provisions of such plans; provided, however, that you
shall not be entitled to participate in any bonus plan of the Company or in
Supplemental Long-Term Disability Income program of the Company or the Star
Reachers Compensation Plan of the Company.

Death or Disability - In the event of your death or permanent disability (as
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defined in the Company's disability plan) during the term of your employment,
the Company will pay to you in the case of disability, or to the beneficiary or
beneficiaries last

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designated by you in writing to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company in
case of your death or, in the absence of such designation, to your estate, the
payments which would have been made to you hereunder during the remainder of the
term of your employment. You may delete, add or change beneficiaries in the
manner set forth above at any time.

Covenant Not to Compete - During the term of your employment, you covenant and
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agree that you will not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control,
be employed by or be connected with the ownership, management, operation or
control of:

     (a)  Any advertising agency (or holding company or subsidiary thereof)
          other than the Company;

     (b)  Any client of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or

     (c)  Any company or other entity selling products that compete with
          products of clients of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
          affiliates

unless the Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall have given you prior
written consent upon such terms as he shall deem appropriate.

In addition to the foregoing, you further covenant and agree that, during the
term of your employment you will not, directly or indirectly, for your own
benefit or for the benefit of any other person, firm, or corporation:

     (a)  Solicit, for purposes of employment, either any employee of the
          Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or any employee of any
          client of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates;

     (b)  Induce either any employee of the Company or its subsidiaries or
          affiliates or any employee of any client of the Company or its
          subsidiaries or affiliates to terminate such employment for purposes
          of becoming employed elsewhere;

     (c)  Interfere with the relationship either between the Company or its
          subsidiaries or affiliates and its employees or between any client of
          the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates and its employees; or

     (d)  Otherwise hire or induce others to hire either any employee of the
          Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or of any client of the
          Company or its subsidiaries
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          or affiliates unless the Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall
          have given prior written consent upon such terms as he shall deem
          appropriate.

It is expressly understood and agreed that the Company's remedies for breach of
any of these covenants shall not be limited to damages in the amount of salary
to be paid to you hereunder.

Termination by Company - The Company may terminate this Agreement:
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     (a)  Upon a material breach of any provision hereof by you which shall not
          be remedied within ten days after notice; or

     (b)  For cause relating to substantial matters which might have a serious,
          material adverse impact on the Company, which shall not be remedied
          within ten days after notice; or

     (c)  For cause relating to substantial matters which have had a serious,
          material adverse impact on the Company; or

     (d)  For cause relating to your conduct which, in the judgment of the
          Company, discredits the Company or its clients or is detrimental to
          the reputation, character, or standing of the Company or its clients.

                                      * * *

This letter supersedes all prior agreements or understandings as to your
employment by the Company, it being understood and agreed that this letter
contains our entire understanding with respect to its subject matter.

As you know, I am writing this letter on behalf of the Company pursuant to a
resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing me to execute such agreements.
Please execute the original of this letter and return it to me, upon which it
will be binding and effective on the Company and you.

                                                   Very truly yours,

                                                   LEO BURNETT COMPANY, INC.

                                                   By:______________________

Agreed and Accepted:
                                                      3/19/93

_____________________________

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