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                                                                     Exhibit 4.9

                          J. WALTER THOMPSON COMPANY

                               RETAINED BENEFIT

                     SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN

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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
Establishment of the Plan..........................................   1
     1.1   Adoption of Plan; Purposes..............................   1
     1.2   Effective Date..........................................   1
     1.3   Name....................................................   1
     1.4   Affiliates as Participating Employers...................   1

ARTICLE II
Definitions........................................................   3
     2.1   Affiliate...............................................   3
     2.2   Beneficiary.............................................   3
     2.3   Committee...............................................   4
     2.4   Company.................................................   4
     2.5   Effective Date..........................................   4
     2.6   Employee................................................   4
     2.7   Participant.............................................   4
     2.8   Participant Account.....................................   4
     2.9   Participating Employer..................................   4
     2.10  Plan....................................................   4
     2.11  Plan Year...............................................   4
     2.12  Profit Sharing Plan.....................................   5
     2.13  Termination of Employment...............................   5

ARTICLE III
Participation......................................................   6
     3.1   Selection...............................................   6
     3.2   Reinstatement...........................................   6
     3.3   Removal.................................................   6

ARTICLE IV
Benefits...........................................................   8
     4.1   Amount of Benefits......................................   8
     4.2   Limitation on Benefits Credited.........................   8
     4.3   Timing..................................................   9
     4.4   Accounts................................................   9
     4.5   Earnings................................................  10
     4.6   Payment of Benefits.....................................  10
     4.7   Alternative Form of Benefit.............................  11
     4.8   Transfers...............................................  11
     4.9   Transfers to Foreign Affiliates.........................  12
     4.10  Benefit Offset..........................................  12
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ARTICLE V
Forfeitures...............................................................  13
     5.1 Forfeitures......................................................  13
     5.2 Determination of Forfeitures.....................................  13
     5.3 Disposal of Forfeitures..........................................  14

ARTICLE VI
Administration............................................................  15
     6.1 Committee as Administrator.......................................  15
     6.2 Exercise of Authority............................................  15
     6.3 Finality of Decisions............................................  16

ARTICLE VII
Amendment and Termination.................................................  17
     7.1 Amendment and Termination........................................  17
     7.2 Corporate Successors.............................................  17

ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous.............................................................  19
     8.1 No Rights Created................................................  19
     8.2 Not "Compensation" For Other Purposes............................  19
     8.3 General Creditor.................................................  19
     8.4 Prohibition Against Funding......................................  20
     8.5 Nonalienation....................................................  20
     8.6 Income Tax Withholding...........................................  20
     8.7 Governing Law....................................................  21
     8.8 Counterpart Originals............................................  21
     8.9 Construction.....................................................  21

ADDENDUM A
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            RETAINED BENEFIT SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN

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                                   ARTICLE I

                           Establishment of the Plan
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     1.1 Adoption of Plan; Purposes. J. Walter Thompson Company, a Delaware
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Corporation, does hereby adopt this Plan to provide retirement benefits payable
out of the general assets of the Company for selected highly compensated
Employees, to supplement retirement benefits available under the J. Walter
Thompson Company U.S. Employees' Profit Sharing Program and to attract, retain
and motivate qualified management personnel. This Plan is designed to retain the
benefits that eligible Employees would have accrued in the Company's Profit
Sharing Plan but for the enactment of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1993. This Plan is intended to be a "top hat" plan as described in Section
201(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

     1.2 Effective Date. This Plan shall be effective as of January 1, 1994.
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     1.3 Name. The name of the Plan is the Retained Benefit Supplemental
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Employee Retirement Plan.

     1.4 Affiliates as Participating Employers. Any Affiliate that becomes a
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participating employer under the Profit Sharing Plan shall become a
Participating Employer under this Plan, and any participating employer under the
Profit Sharing Plan that withdraws from participation under the Profit Sharing
Plan shall automatically withdraw from participation under this Plan. Upon the
withdrawal of a Participating
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Employer, the Participant Accounts under this Plan shall be held or distributed,
transferred or otherwise disposed of as is appropriate under the circumstances,
as determined by the Company.

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                                  ARTICLE II

                                  Definitions
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When used herein, the words and phrases defined hereinafter shall have the
following meaning unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context
of the Plan.

     2.1 Affiliate.

         (a) WPP Group, USA Inc.;

         (b) any corporation at least twenty percent (20%) of whose voting stock
is or prior to November 30, 1988, was, owned directly or indirectly by the
Company. The Owl Group Inc. or WPP Group USA, Inc., provided that at least
twenty percent (20%) of the voting stock of said previously owned corporation is
and continues to be owned directly or indirectly, by WPP Group plc;

         (c) any corporation that is licensed to use the name "Thompson" in its
corporate name by the Company, WPP Group USA, Inc., or any corporation
described in subsection (b), above; or

         (d) any partnership, joint venture or other similar business entity in
which the Company, WPP Group USA, Inc. or any corporation described in
subsection (b) above has at least a fifty percent (50%) ownership interest.

     2.2 Beneficiary. Such person or persons (including trusts) designated as
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such by the Participant under the Profit Sharing Plan or as otherwise designated
by the Participant from time to time.

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     2.3 Committee. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the
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Company, or such other committee as the Board of Directors of the Company may
designate.

     2.4 Company. J. Walter Thompson Company, a Delaware corporation.
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     2.5 Effective Date. January 1, 1991.
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     2.6 Employee. Any person employed by a Participating Employer or an
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Affiliate.

     2.7 Participant. An Employee who is designated as a Participant under
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ARTICLE III.

     2.8 Participant Account. The account maintained by the Company for each
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Participant in order to record the benefits payable to such Participant under
this Plan.

     2.9 Participating Employer. The Company and any Affiliate that is or
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becomes a participating employer in accordance with the Profit Sharing Plan.

     2.10 Plan. The Retained Benefit Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan, as
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set forth herein or in any amendment hereto.

     2.11 Plan Year. The twelve (12) month period ending with the last day of
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December of each year.

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     2.12 Profit Sharing Plan. The Company's profit sharing plan that is a
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component of the J. Walter Thompson Company U.S. Employees' Profit Sharing
Program.

     2.13 Termination of Employment. The date on which a Participant resigns,
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retires, dies, is determined to be totally and permanently disabled, or is
discharged as an employee of a Participating Employer and is not re-employed by
another Participating Employer or any Affiliate that is not a Participating
Employer. The determination of whether a Participant is totally and permanently
disabled shall be made by the Committee in accordance with the same provisions
for determining total and permanent disability under the Profit Sharing Plan.

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                                  ARTICLE III

                                 Participation
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     3.1 Selection. The Employees identified on the attached Addendum A are
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selected as Participants in the Plan as of January 1, 1994. Thereafter, the
Committee, in its sole discretion, and in accordance with any procedure it deems
appropriate, shall designate those Employees to become Participants in the Plan,
and such designated Employees shall become Participants with the approval of the
Board of Directors of WPP Group USA, Inc., or its Compensation Committee,
provided that Employees of WPP Group USA, Inc. shall be selected by the Board of
Directors of WPP Group USA, Inc., or its Compensation Committee. When
appropriate, with Committee approval, Employees of other Participating Employers
shall be designated by such Participating Employer, or its designee and such
designated Employees shall become Participants with the approval of the Board of
Directors of WPP Group USA, Inc., or its Compensation Committee.

     3.2 Reinstatement. A Participant who has had a Termination of Employment
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and, subsequent to such Termination of Employment, is again employed by a
Participating Employer, shall not be reinstated as a Participant unless and
until the appropriate committee as described in section 3.1, in its sole
discretion, so determines.

     3.3 Removal. The Committee, or other appropriate committee as described in
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section 3.1, in its sole discretion, may remove an Employee from participation
in the Plan, in which case it may elect either to pay benefits to such
individual pursuant to section 4.5 or 4.6 as if there had been a Termination of
Employment as of the date of

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his or her removal from the Plan, or to freeze such individual's Participation
Account until an actual Termination of Employment, in which case all provisions
of the Plan shall continue to apply to the former Participant except for the
allocation of benefits pursuant to section 4.1.

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                                  ARTICLE IV

                                   Benefits
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     4.1 Amount of Benefits. The amount to be credited to each Participant's
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Account for each Plan Year shall be an amount equal to that portion of the
Participating Employer's contribution to the Profit Sharing Plan that would have
been allocable to the Profit Sharing Plan account of such Participant had the
definition of "Compensation" set forth in ARTICLE II of the Profit Sharing Plan
for such allocation been limited to $235,840, adjusted each Plan Year beginning
after the Effective Date for increases in cost of living at the same time and in
the same manner as prescribed by Section 415(d) of the Code, less those amounts,
if any, actually allocated to such Participant's Profit Sharing Plan account for
such Plan Year.

     4.2 Limitation on Benefits Credited. For the purposes of the "Contribution
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Limits" set forth in ARTICLE X of the Profit Sharing Plan, amounts credited to
each Participant's Account under section 4.1 for each Plan Year shall be
considered as if such amounts were "Annual Additions" under the Profit Sharing
Plan. Accordingly, if in any Plan Year, by reason of the crediting of amounts
pursuant to section 4.1, the "Contribution Limits" of the Profit Sharing Plan
would be exceeded, then the amounts to be credited under section 4.1 shall be
reduced to the extent necessary to prevent such "Contribution Limits" from being
exceeded.

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     4.3 Timing. No Participant's Account shall be credited an amount under
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section 4.1 for any Plan Year unless he or she was an employee of a
Participating Employer or an Affiliate on December 31 of such Plan Year.

     4.4 Accounts.
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         (a) The Company shall maintain a bookkeeping account to be credited
with amounts under section 4.1 and section 4.5(b) for each Participant, referred
to herein as the "Participant Account". In addition, the Company shall maintain
an "Accumulated Earnings Account" to record earnings or losses pursuant to
section 4.5(a) and forfeitures pursuant to section 5.3, which sums accumulated
therein to be allocated to Participant Accounts pursuant to section 4.5(b). At
any given time, the sum of the Participant Accounts and the Accumulated Earnings
Account shall be referred to as the "Deferred Compensation Account". The Company
may use any reasonable method of accounting that the Company, in its sole
discretion, selects in maintaining the Participant Accounts, on the books and
records of each Participating Employer. Each Participating Employer shall be
liable, and reimburse the Company to the extent necessary, for that portion of
the Deferred Compensation Account which is paid or payable to a Participant (or
beneficiary thereof) as a result of or that is attributable to, employment of
the Participant by each such Participating Employer. The Deferred Compensation
Account shall be segregated from other accounts on the books and records of the
Participating Employer, to the extent of its liability of each pursuant to the
preceding sentence, as a contingent liability of the Participating Employer to
the Participants.

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         (b) Amounts to be credited to the Participant Accounts under section
4.1 shall be credited as of the last date Company contributions are made to the
Profit Sharing Plan for such Plan Year.

     4.5 Earnings.
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         (a) The Accumulated Earnings Account referred 4.4(a) shall be credited
as of the end of each calendar quarter to reflect the equivalent of earnings or
losses on the Participant Accounts, and earnings or losses on such Accumulated
Earnings Account since the end of the previous calendar quarter, at a rate equal
to the rate of return realized by the Profit Sharing Plan on assets held by such
plan's "General Fund" investment fund during such quarter.

         (b) Amounts accumulated in the Accumulated Earnings Account each Plan
Year shall be allocated to the Participant Accounts as of the end of the Plan
Year in the ratio that the balance in each such Participant Account bears to the
balances in all Participant Accounts as of such date.

     4.6 Payment of Benefits. Following the Termination of Employment of any
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Participant, the Participating Employer shall pay to such Participant or his or
her Beneficiary in the event that his or her Termination of Employment was the
result of death, his or her Participant Account provided that the benefits
contemplated herein shall not have been forfeited by the occurrence of any of
the events of forfeiture specified in section 5.1. The Participant Account of a
Participant incurring a Termination of Employment shall be paid on the first day
of the month following (or as otherwise

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administratively feasible) the twelve (12) calendar month period after the
Participant's Termination of Employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
amount of any balance remaining from time to time in the Participant Account
shall continue to be adjusted in the manner prescribed in section 4.5(b). If the
Participant should die before any or all of the payments to which the
Participant is entitled are made, any unpaid balance will be paid to his or her
Beneficiary.

     4.7 Alternative Form of Benefit. Notwithstanding section 4.6, upon a
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Participant's Termination of Employment, the Participating Employer may, in its
sole discretion, pay the entire amount accrued in the Participant's Account in
the form of a single lump-sum payment, in any other schedule of installment
payments (not to exceed fifteen (15) years) or in the form of a 10-year certain
and life annuity.

     4.8 Transfers.
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         (a) A Participant who transfers employment from one Participating
Employer to another Participating Employer during a Plan Year shall continue to
participate in the Plan and shall, for purposes of section 4.1, be treated as if
all "Compensation" during that Plan Year were paid by the Participating Employer
employing such Participant at the end of that Plan Year. Each such Participating
Employer's liability for the amount credited under section 4.1 on behalf of such
Participant, however, shall be determined by reference to the "Compensation"
actually paid by such Participating Employer.

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         (b) In the event a Participant is transferred to an Affiliate that is
not a Participating Employer, no further amounts shall be credited to such
individual's Participant Account, except that such Participant Account shall
continue to be adjusted to reflect earnings as provided in section 4.5.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion,
determine to allow an individual employed by an Affiliate that is not a
Participating Employer to be credited with amounts under section 4.1 for the
portion of the Plan Year during which the individual was employed by a
Participating Employer and/or to continue to be credited with any new amounts
under section 4.1 as if he or she were employed by a Participating Employer.

     4.9 Transfers to Foreign Affiliates. If a Participant (a) ceases to be an
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Employee of a Participating Employer, (b) has become an employee of an Affiliate
operating primarily outside the United States and has remained such for five (5)
years, and (c) in the judgment of the Committee is unlikely to be reemployed by
a Participating Employer, the Committee may, in its discretion, pay out benefits
hereunder as if such Participant had a Termination of Employment.

     4.10 Benefit Offset. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan, the
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benefit payments under this Plan shall be reduced by any outstanding debt owed
by the Participant to the Company or Participating Employer, including but not
limited to loans granted by the Company or Participating Employer, advanced
vacation pay or salary or expense advances.

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                                   ARTICLE V

                                  Forfeitures
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     5.1 Forfeitures. All rights of a Participant to any benefits under this
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Plan, including the payment of any unpaid installments under section 4.6 or 4.7,
shall be immediately forfeited if:

         (a) the Participant's Termination of Employment occurs under
circumstances involving malfeasance or gross negligence on the part of the
Participant as determined pursuant to section 5.2; or

         (b) it is determined pursuant to section 5.2 subsequent to the
Participant's Termination of Employment that the Participant had engaged in
malfeasance or gross negligence; or

         (C) the Participant directly or indirectly enters into, or in any
manner takes part in, any business, profession, or other endeavor, either as an
employee, agent, independent contractor, owner (except as owner of less than
five percent (5%) of the outstanding equity or debt securities of a publicly
held entity), partner or otherwise which shall then be in competition with the
business of the Participating Employer or any Affiliates, as determined pursuant
to section 5.2.

     5.2 Determination of Forfeitures. The judgment of the Participating
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Employer (acting by its Board of Directors or such other managerial authority as
is appropriate under the circumstances) shall be final and binding as to the
determination of

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the nature of any acts on the part of the Participant or the determination of
whether any endeavor is in competition with the business of the Participating
Employer or its Affiliates.

     5.3 Disposal of Forfeitures. All forfeitures determined pursuant to section
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5.1 and 5.2 shall be credited to the Accumulated Earnings Account and treated as
additional earnings, as of the end of the calendar quarter in which the
forfeiture arises, and allocated to the remaining Participant Accounts of the
Participants of the Participating Employer that employed the Participant(s) who
incurred the forfeiture(s), in accordance with section 4.5(b). except that the
Company, and its subsidiaries who are Participating Employers shall commonly
share in allocation of forfeitures arising from their Participants.

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                                  ARTICLE VI

                                Administration
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     6.1 Committee as Administrator. Except with respect to the designation of
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Participants by committees other than the Committee, as provided in section 3.1,
the Committee shall be the Administrator of the Plan. The Committee shall be
responsible for the general operation and administration of the Plan and for
carrying out the provisions thereof. All provisions set forth in the Profit
Sharing Plan with respect to the administrative powers and duties of the Profit
Sharing Plan, such as expenses of administration and claims procedures, and for
taking action as the Committee shall also be applicable with respect to the
Plan. The Committee shall be entitled to rely conclusively on all tables,
valuations, certificates, opinions and reports furnished by, or prepared in
accordance with the instructions of, any actuary, accountant, controller,
consultant, counsel or other experts engaged by the Participating Employer with
respect to the Plan.

     6.2 Exercise of Authority. In addition to all other powers provided by this
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Plan, the Committee shall have absolute authority to exercise its discretion in
interpreting the Plan and deciding all questions concerning the Plan and the
eligibility of any person to participate in the Plan, such interpretations and
determinations to be reviewed under the arbitrary and capricious standard.

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     6.3  Finality of Decisions. The decisions made by and the actions taken by
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the Committee in the administration of the Plan shall be final and conclusive on
all persons, and the members of the Committee shall not be subject to individual
liability with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken in connection
with the Plan.

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                                  ARTICLE VII

                           Amendment and Termination
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     7.1 Amendment and Termination. The terms of the Plan do not constitute a
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contract between the Participating Employer and any individual and confer no
legal rights or obligations. The Company reserves the right to amend and/or
terminate the Plan any time in whole or in part, for whatever reasons it may
deem appropriate, subject only to the obligation to pay those amounts credited
in Participant Accounts, if not forfeited, to the extent it is financially
capable of meeting such obligations. Such amendment and/or termination shall be
by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, or the Board may
delegate the power to amend and/or terminate to a committee of the Board or the
Committee, in which event the resolution of the committee so designated shall be
by resolution of the committee of the Board, or by resolution of the Committee.

     7.2 Corporate Successors. The Plan shall not be automatically terminated by
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a transfer or sale of assets of the Company or by the merger or consolidation of
the Company into or with any other corporation or other entity, but rather the
Plan shall be continued after such sale, merger or consolidation only if and to
the extent that the transferee, purchaser or successor entity agrees to continue
the Plan. In the event the Plan is not continued by the transferee, purchaser or
successor entity, then the Plan shall terminate subject to the provisions of
section 7.1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company undergoes a transfer
or sale of assets, a merger or consolidation such that a Participating Employer
is no longer an Affiliate of the Company, then the

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portion of the Plan with respect to that Participating Employer shall be
considered terminated pursuant to section 7.1, unless the Board of Directors of
the Company or the Committee resolve to make arrangements to continue the
operation of such portion of the Plan.

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                                 ARTICLE VIII

                                 Miscellaneous
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     8.1 No Rights Created. Neither the establishment or modification of the
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Plan nor the payment of any benefits hereunder shall be construed as giving any
Participant or other person legal or equitable rights against the Company or any
Affiliate, or any officer or Employee thereof or the Committee, except as
herein provided. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed as a guarantee of, or
confer upon any Participant the right to continued employment by the Company or
any Affiliate or limit the right of the Company or any Affiliate to discharge or
otherwise deal with Participants without regard to the existence of this Plan.

     8.2 Not "Compensation" For Other Purposes. No benefit payable under this
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Plan (or the actuarial or net present value of any such benefit) shall be deemed
salary or other compensation to any Participant for purposes of any qualified
retirement plans maintained by a Participating Employer or for purposes of any
other fringe benefit obligations of a Participating Employer.

     8.3 General Creditor. A Participant shall be regarded as a general creditor
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of his or her Participating Employer with respect to any rights derived by such
Participant from the existence of this Plan or the existence or amount of any
Participant Account. Title to and beneficial ownership of any assets, whether
cash, investments, life insurance policies, or other assets which the
Participating Employer may earmark to pay the contingent benefits hereunder
shall at all times remain in and with the Company. No

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Participant or Beneficiary shall have any property interest whatsoever in any
specific assets of the Participating Employer as a result of this Plan.

     8.4 Prohibition Against Funding. The Company's obligation to pay benefits
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under this Plan is a contractual obligation only and nothing herein shall be
deemed to require the Participating Employer to segregate assets or otherwise
fund this obligation. Further, nothing contained in this Plan and no action
taken pursuant to the provisions of this Plan shall create or be construed to
create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or
Participating Employer and any Participant, Beneficiary or other person.

     8.5 Nonalienation. The right of any Participant or Beneficiary to any
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benefit or any payment hereunder shall not be subject in any manner to
anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or
charge; and any attempt so to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign,
pledge, encumber or charge the same prior to receipt thereof shall be void. The
Company and Participating Employer shall not in any manner be liable for such
rights, or be subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts
of any person entitled to any benefit or payment under this Plan.

     8.6 Income Tax Withholding. To the extent required by section 3405 of the
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Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor provision thereto,
and any state and local requirements, distributions from the Plan shall be
subject to income tax withholding.

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     8.7 Governing Law. The provisions of this Plan shall be construed,
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administered and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York,
other than its laws respecting choice of law, to the extent that such laws are
not preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and valid
regulations published thereunder.

     8.8 Counterpart Originals. The Plan may be executed in more than one
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counterpart original.

     8.9 Construction. A pronoun or adjective in the masculine gender includes
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the female gender, and the singular includes the plural, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise. Any headings used herein are included for ease of
reference only, and are not to be construed so as to alter the terms hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Plan to be executed in its
name and behalf by its duly authorized officer this 29th day of June, 1994.

                                              J. WALTER THOMPSON COMPANY

                                             By:  /s/ Lewis Trencher
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                           UNANIMOUS WRITTEN CONSENT
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                        OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
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                         OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
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                          J. WALTER THOMPSON COMPANY
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The undersigned, being all of the members of the Administrative Committee of the
Board of Directors of J. Walter Thompson Company (the "Corporation"), do hereby
severally consent to and adopt the following resolutions:

      WHEREAS, the Corporation sponsors and maintains the J. Walter Thompson
      Company U.S. Employees' Profit Sharing and Profit Sharing Matched Savings
      Plans (the "Profit Sharing Plans"), tax-qualified retirement plans
      established pursuant to Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the
      "Code"); and

      WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, contributions
      allocated under the Profit Sharing Plans each year may be based upon
      compensation which does not exceed $200,000, as adjusted annually for
      cost-of-living increases: and

      WHEREAS, as a result of cost-of-living increases the Section 401(a)(17)
      compensation limit for 1993 was $235,840; and

      WHEREAS, pursuant to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 ("OBRA
      '93"), the Code Section 401(a)(17) compensation limit was, effective
      January 1, 1994, reduced to $150,000 (to be adjusted in subsequent years
      for cost-of-living increases); and

      WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to supplement the retirement benefits
      available under the Profit Sharing Plans, to provide the benefits which
      participants otherwise would have been entitled to had Section 401(a)(17)
      of the Code not been amended by OBRA '93, and to attract, retain and
      motivate qualified management personnel by establishing a non-qualified
      retirement plan for these participants: now therefore it is

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      RESOLVED, that the plan presented herewith, and incorporated herein by
      reference, entitled the Retained Benefit Supplemental Employee Retirement
      Plan (the "Plan") be, and hereby is, adopted effective as of January 1,
      1994; and it is

      FURTHER RESOLVED, that the appropriate officers of the Corporation be, and
      they hereby are, and each of them with full authority to act without the
      others hereby is, authorized and directed to take, or cause to be taken,
      any and all such action as any such officer shall, upon the advice of
      counsel, deem necessary or advisable to effectuate the preceding
      resolution, including without limitation adopting such clarifying and
      administrative modifications to the Plan as any such officer deems
      appropriate.

Dated: June 29, 1994

/s/ Burt Manning                                 /s/ William C. Thompson, Jr.
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Burt Manning                                     William C. Thompson, Jr.

/s/ Peter A. Schweitzer                          /s/ Lewis J. Trencher
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Peter A. Schweitzer                              Lewis J. Trencher<PAGE>

                                                                    Exhibit 4.19

YNRewards

                                                    Executive Income

                                                    Deferral Program

                                                            Young & Rubicam Inc.

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Executive Income Deferral Program
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The Executive Income Deferral Program provides an opportunity for you to defer
some of all of your annual cash compensation (base salary and/or annual bonus)
to a future date, lower your current taxable income, and accumulate earnings on
a tax-deferred basis.

ELIGIBILITY

   All active U.S.-based executives who participate in Y&R Inc.'s Key Corporate
   Manager's (KCM) executive plans are eligible to participate in the Executive
   Income Deferral Program. KCM executives on international assignment who are
   paid out of the United States are also eligible to participate in the
   program.

   Participation in the Executive Income Deferral Program among eligible
   executives is entirely voluntary.

DEFFERAL OPPORTUNITY

   You can elect to defer up to 100% of your annual cash compensation, except
   for the required withholding for federal, state and FICA taxes, and for
   payroll deductions you have authorized for such things as benefits and
   contributions to the 401(k) Plan. Deferrals must be made in increments of
   10%, up to 100% of the balance of your annual cash compensation.

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For the purpose of the Executive Income Deferral Program, cash compensation
includes your base salary and the cash portion of your annual incentive bonus,
less required tax withholdings and authorized payroll deductions.

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ELECTIONS

Base Salary Deferral

   You must make your base salary deferral by completing and submitting your
   election form by December 1 of the taxable year prior to the year in which
   the salary will be paid. For example, to defer some or all of your 2001
   salary, you must submit your completed election by November 30, 2000.

Annual Bonus Deferral

   Elections to defer some or all of your annual bonus must be made by June 30
   of the calendar year in which the bonus is earned. For example, to defer some
   or all of your 2000 bonus, you must submit your completed election by
   June 30, 2000.

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DEFERRAL TERMS AND WITHDRAWALS

   Deferrals may be made in increments of 10% of either base salary or annual
   bonus. All deferrals must be made for a period of at least one year. You may
   elect to receive your deferred amounts when you leave the Company for any
   reason. If you become disabled or die, you or your beneficiary will receive
   your deferred income in a lump sum as soon as administratively possible.

   You must select the form of payment you prefer--a lump sum or
   installments--when you make your deferral election.

   Installments may vary in duration subject to the following:

   . Payments will be made annually on the first business day following the end
     of the first quarter.

   . Payments can be selected for a period of up to 10 years

   . Payments must be completed by your 80th birthday

   . In the event of voluntary termination or termination for cause the employee
     will receive a lump sum payment as soon as administratively possible.

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EFFECT ON OTHER BENEFITS

   Participation in the Executive Income Deferral Program does not affect your
   accrual of benefits under the life insurance plans. Bonus deferrals under the
   Executive Income Deferral program will not affect your benefits under the
   Pension Plan or the Savings and Investment Plan. Salary deferrals which
   reduce your salary below the plan thresholds for the Pension and Savings and
   Investment Plans ($150,000 and $170,000 respectively) will affect your
   contributions under those programs.

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INVESTING DEFERRED INCOME

   Young & Rubicam's Executive Income Deferral Program offers two investment
   options:

                    Option 1:                    Option 2:
                 Interest-Bearing              Phantom Stock
                  Cash Account                    Account

   You may allocate the amounts you have deferred between these two options in
   increments of 10%, up to 100% of your annual cash compensation, less required
   tax withholdings and authorized payroll deductions. You will have no
   opportunity to reallocate among these options once they are chosen. All
   deferred amounts will be paid in cash upon withdrawal.

DEFERRAL OPTIONS

Option 1: Interest-Bearing Cash Account

   An interest-bearing cash account is similar to a savings account that the
   Company sets up in your name to accommodate your deferred income. The amount
   you have elected to defer will bear interest at the Prime Rate in effect on
   the first day of the calendar quarter in which the income is deferred.
   Interest is accrued quarterly thereafter and compounded annually.

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The Prime Rate is the publicly announced base rate of Citibank. N.A.

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Option 2: Phantom Stock

   If you elect this option, your deferred amounts will increase or decrease
   based on the performance of Y&R stock. Your deferred amount is translated
   into a hypothetical number of shares of Y&R stock based on the price per
   share on the date the compensation would otherwise would have been paid. This
   creates a number of phantom shares between the date of deferral and the date
   of withdrawal, though no stock is actually purchased.

   For Example:
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        1. You          2. In March           3. On            4. Your
    elect to defer      2001, your        the date the     deferred annual
     100% of your    annual bonus for     annual bonus      bonus will be
   annual bonus in   the year 2000 is   would ordinarily    converted to
     June of 2000    determined to be    be paid (March     2,000 phantom
                         $100,000       2001), the price       shares
                                          of Y&R stock        (100,000
                                           is $50 per        divided by
                                              share         50 = 2,000).

   Any fractional amounts remaining after this conversion will be credited to
   your dividend account.

   Your deferral account will be credited with dividends on your phantom shares
   in the same amount and at the same time dividends are paid on Young & Rubicam
   Common Stock. These dividends will be placed in your dividend account, which
   earns interest at the Prime Rate as described under "Option 1: Interest-
   Bearing Cash Account."

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   Your deferral will be paid to you in cash upon withdrawal and will be treated
   as ordinary income at that point. The final value of your phantom shares will
   depend on the value of Y&R Common Stock on the date of withdrawal. If the
   price of Y&R stock goes up during the deferral period, the value of your
   phantom shares will increase. Dividends will increase in value based on
   interest rates.

   As with all investments, the Phantom Stock Account involves some risk. So
   conversely, if the price of Y&R stock decreases during the deferral period,
   the value of your phantom shares and your final distribution may decrease.

ACCELERATED DEFERRALS

   Generally, you will receive payment of your deferred income after you leave
   the Company. However, under certain circumstances, the Y&R Compensation
   Committee or its designee may authorize a "hardship" withdrawal. Hardship
   withdrawals may be available if you encounter a severe financial hardship
   resulting from extraordinary and unforeseeable events beyond your control,
   and you have no other funds available that could be used to satisfy the
   financial hardship, including exhausting loan and withdrawal features from
   the Young & Rubicam qualified plans. Hardship withdrawals will be permitted
   only to the extent the Compensation Committee determines, at its discretion,
   that such a withdrawal is reasonable and necessary to satisfy the emergency.

   Note: Expenses such as college eduction or the purchase of a home do not
         constitute severe financial hardship.

The Executive Income Deferral Program is authorized pursuant to Young &
Rubicam's Deferred Compensation Plan. A copy of the Plan is available from the
Senior Vice President of Compensation and Benefits, Young & Rubicam Inc.
Questions concerning the Executive Income Deferral Program should be addressed
to the Senior Vice President of Compensation and Benefits, Young & Rubicam Inc.,
285 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017-6486.

Like all investment plans, the Executive Income Deferral Program involves some
risk. The funds in the Income Deferral Plan are not secured or insured. In the
unlikely event that the Company declares bankruptcy or is insolvent, the program
funds may be subject to the claims of creditors.

When you defer 100% of your Bonus, FICA and Medicare taxes attributable to your
Bonus will be deducted from the next available paycheck.

This document is for general guidance only and is not legally binding. In the
event of a conflict or inconsistency between this document and the Plan
documents, the Plan documents will govern.

While Young & Rubicam intends to continue the Executive Income Deferral Program
indefinitely, the Company reserves the right to modify or terminate the program
at any time. Termination of the program will not affect outstanding deferrals or
interest accruals thereon.

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