FORM 6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month ended
June, 2012
ICON plc
(Registrant's
name)
0-29714
(Commission file number)
South
County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland
(Address of
principal executive offices)
Brendan Brennan, CFO
South County
Business Park Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland.
Brendan.Brennan@iconplc.com
0011-353-1-291-2000
(Name,
telephone number, email and/or facsmile number and address of Company
contact person)
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EXHIBIT LIST
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99.1 |
Icon plc Press Release announcing Vice Chairman's retirement from the Board of Directors, issued June 12, 2012. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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ICON plc |
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| Date: |
June 12, 2012 |
/s/ Brendan Brennan |
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Brendan Brennan |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
ICON Announces Peter Gray to Retire from ICON Board of Directors
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2012--ICON plc, (NASDAQ:ICLR)(ISIN:IE0005711209) , a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that Vice Chairman, Mr. Peter Gray, has decided to retire at the company’s Annual General Meeting on the 19th July, 2012.
Commenting on the announcement, ICON plc Chairman, Dr. Bruce Given, said: "Having facilitated a smooth transition since his retirement as CEO in October 2011, Peter has decided not to stand for re-election to the Board at our Annual General Meeting and to retire from the Board. Peter led ICON through a period of industry-leading growth and I would like to express our thanks and appreciation to Peter for his many contributions to ICON and to convey the Board’s best wishes to him for the future.”
DISCLOSURE NOTICE: The information contained in this release is as of June 12th 2012. ICON assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in this release. A description of risks and uncertainties relating to ICON and its business can be found in ICON’s Annual Report and Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and in its Reports of Foreign Issuer on Form 6-K filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
About ICON plc
ICON plc is a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The Company specialises in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development - from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. ICON currently has approximately 8,800 employees, operating from 84 locations in 40 countries.
Further information is available at www.iconplc.com
Source: ICON plc
ICON/ICLR-F
CONTACT:
Investor Relations
1-888-381-7923
or
Brendan Brennan
Chief
Financial Officer
+ 353 –1-291-2000
or
Sam Farthing
VP
Investor Relations
+ 353 –1-291-2000
All at ICON.