News Release

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ICON plc (NASDAQ:ICLR), a global provider of drug development solutions and services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that all resolutions at the Annual General Meeting of the Company (AGM) held on July 22, 2016 (which resolutions had all been recommended by the Board) were all duly passed by shareholders. These resolutions were set out in the Notice of the AGM sent to shareholders dated June 10, 2016 and are available on the ICON plc website.

The final results of the voting are as follows:

RESOLUTION NUMBER		RESOLUTION		TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES		VOTE FOR		VOTE AGAINST		VOTE WITHHELD
1.1		To re-elect Prof. William Hall		44,598,786		43,441,419		1,107,356		50,011
1.2		To re-elect Dr. John Climax		44,598,786		41,638,547		2,910,103		50,136
1.3		To re-elect Dr. Steve Cutler		44,598,786		41,684,537		2,864,038		50,211
2		To receive accounts and reports		44,598,786		44,342,023		20,582		236,181
3		To authorise the fixing of the auditors' remuneration		44,598,786		40,370,214		4,172,535		56,037
4**		To authorise the Company to allot shares		44,598,786		43,504,876		1,039,052		54,858
5**		To disapply pre-emption rights		44,598,786		44,442,367		87,421		68,998
6**		To authorise the Company to make market purchases of shares		44,598,786		44,319,050		227,316		52,420
7**		To authorise the price range at which the Company can reissue shares it holds as treasury shares		44,598,786		44,501,150		42,100		55,536
8**		To authorise the amendment of the Company's Articles of Association		44,598,786		44,505,437		29,425		63,924
9**		To authorise the amendment of the Company's Memorandum of Association		44,598,786		44,504,416		29,873		64,497

** Special Resolution. All resolutions are ordinary resolutions unless otherwise stated.

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current expectations and information currently available, including current economic and industry conditions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance or actual results, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ from those stated in this press release. The forward-looking statements are subject to future events, risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the statements, including, but not limited to, the ability to enter into new contracts, maintain client relationships, manage the opening of new offices and offering of new services, the integration of new business mergers and acquisitions, as well as economic and global market conditions and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in SEC reports filed by ICON, all of which are difficult to predict and some of which are beyond our control. For these reasons, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements when making investment decisions. The word "expected" and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are only as of the date they are made and we do not undertake any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement, either as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. More information about the risks and uncertainties relating to these forward-looking statements may be found in SEC reports filed by ICON, including its Form 20-F, F-1, S-8 and F-3, which are available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

ICON plc is a global provider of drug development solutions and 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. With headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, ICON currently, operates from 89 locations in 37 countries and has approximately 12,300 employees. Further information is available at www.iconplc.com.

Source: ICON plc

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