Brand MarketingBcom3 Shareholders OK Publicis AcquisitionBy Aaron Baar|September 20, 2002ShareBy Aaron Baar|September 20, 2002ShareCHICAGO — Bcom3 shareholders overwhelmingly approved Publicis Groupe’s $3 billion acquisition of the Chicago-based advertising holding company, an agency representative said.More than 95 percent of the shareholders who participated voted in favor of the deal, according to Bcom3 officials, clearing the way for a closing sometime next week.More than 90 percent of the company’s 660 shareholders participated in the vote, the agency said.Bcom3 adds the Leo Burnett and D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles global networks to Publicis, which also owns Saatchi & Saatchi and Fallon. Publicis also picks up Starcom MediaVest Group.As part of the deal, Dentsu, which had a stake in Bcom3, will own 15 percent of Publicis. Adweek Adweek