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OMB
APROVAL
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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OMB Number: 3235-0101 |
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Washington,
D.C. 20549
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Expires: December 31, 2009 |
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FORM
144
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hours per response............. 2.00 |
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NOTICE
OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
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SEC USE ONLY |
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PURSUANT
TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
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DOCUMENT
SEQUENCE NO.
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Work
Location
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ATTENTION: Transmit
for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order
with
a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market
maker.
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1
(a)NAME OF
ISSUER(Please type or print)
ICON
plc
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(b) IRS
IDENT.
NO.
N/A
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(c) S.E.C.
FILE
NO.
0-29714
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(d)ADDRESS
OF
ISSUER
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STREET
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CITY
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STATE
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ZIP
CODE
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(e)TELEPHONE
NO.
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South
County Business Park
Leopardstown
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Dublin
18
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Ireland
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AREA
CODE
011
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NUMBER
353-1-216-1100
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2(a) NAME
OF PERSON FOR
WHOSE ACCOUNT THE
SECURITIES ARE
TO BE SOLD
Ronan
Lambe
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(b) IRS
IDENT.
NO.
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(c)
RELATIONSHIP
TO
ISSUER
Director
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(d) ADDRESS
STREET
South
County Business Park
Leopardstown
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CITY
Dublin
18
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STATE
Ireland
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ZIP
CODE
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INSTRUCTION: The
person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S.
Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
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3 (a)
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(b)
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SEC
USE ONLY
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(c)
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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(g)
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Title
of the
Class
of
Securities
To
Be Sold
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Name
and Address of Each Broker Through Whom
the
Securities are to be Offered or Each Market
Maker
who is Acquiring the Securities
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Broker-Dealer
File
Number
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Number
of Shares
or
Other Units
To
Be Sold
(See
instr. 3(c))
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Aggregate
Market
Value
(See
instr.3(d))
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Number
of Shares
or
Other Units
Outstanding
(See
instr. 3(e))
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Approximate
Date
of Sale
(See
instr. 3(f))
(MO.
DAY YR.)
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Name
of Each
Securities
Exchange
(See
instr. 3(g))
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American
Depository
Shares
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Merrion
Capital
Block
C
The
Sweepstakes Centre
Ballsbridge
Dublin
4, Ireland
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500,000
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$29,000,000
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ADR:
388,700
Ordinary:
240
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10/30/07
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NASDAQ
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INSTRUCTIONS:
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1.
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(a)
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Name
of issuer
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3.
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(a)
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Title
of the class of securities to be sold
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(b)
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Issuer's
I.R.S. Identification Number
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(b)
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Name
and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended
to be
sold
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(c)
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Issuer's
S.E.C. file number, if any
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(c)
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Number
of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the
aggregate face amount)
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(d)
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Issuer's
address, including zip code
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(d)
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Aggregate
market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date
within 10
days prior to the filing of
this notice
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(e)
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Issuer's
telephone number, including area code
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2.
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(a)
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Name
of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
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(e)
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Number
of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities
the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent
report or statement published by the issuer
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(b)
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Such
person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an
entity
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(f)
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Approximate
date on which the securities are to be sold
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(c)
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Such
person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director,
10%
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(g)
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Name
of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are
intended
to be sold
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stockholder,
or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
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(d)
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Such
person's address, including zip code
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SEC
1147
(01-07)
Potential
persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this
form are not required
to
respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
TABLE
I — SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the
following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to
be
sold
and
with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other
consideration therefor:
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Title
of
the
Class
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Date
you
Acquired
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Nature
of Acquisition Transaction
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Name
of Person from Whom Acquired
(If
gift, also give date donor acquired)
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Amount
of
Securities
Acquired
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Date
of
Payment
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Nature
of Payment
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Ordinary
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May
15, 1998
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Founder
Shares
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ICON
plc
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888,940
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N/A
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N/A
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INSTRUCTIONS:
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If
the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made
in
cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto
the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration
consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made
in
installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or
other
obligation was discharged in full or the last installment
paid.
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TABLE
II — SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish
the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the
past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be
sold.
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Nature
and Address of Seller
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Title
of Securities Sold
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Date
of Sale
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Amount
of
Securities
Sold
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Gross
Proceeds
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Ronan
Lambe
c/o ICON plc
South County Business Park
Leopardstown
Dublin, 18 Ireland
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None | N/A | None | $0 |
REMARKS:
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INSTRUCTIONS:
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ATTENTION:
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See
the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule
144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for
whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other
persons included in that definition. In addition, information
shall be given as to sales by all persons whose
sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated
with
sales for the account of the person filing this
notice.
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The
person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates
are
to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does
not know
any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective
operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not
been
publicly disclosed.
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October
30, 2007
DATE
OF NOTICE
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/s/
Ronan Lambe
(SIGNATURE)
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The
notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to
be
sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually
signed.
Any
copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed
signatures.
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SEC
1147 (01-04)
ATTENTION: Intentional
misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
(See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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