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
July , 2013
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
Exhibit |
Description |
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99.1 |
ICON plc Press Release issued July 23, 2013 |
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.
ICON plc |
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Date: |
July 23, 2013 |
/s/ Brendan Brennan |
Brendan Brennan |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
ICON shareholders vote in favour of all resolutions at its Annual General Meeting
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2013--ICON plc, (NASDAQ: ICLR), a global provider of outsourced development 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 22nd July 2013 (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 on 14th June 2013 and are available on the ICON plc website.
The final results of voting on each of the items submitted to a vote of shareholders during the AGM are as follows:
RESOLUTION |
RESOLUTION | TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES | VOTE FOR | VOTE AGAINST | VOTE WITHHELD | ||||||||
1.1 | To re-elect Mr. Thomas Lynch | 51,674,203 | 51,474,431 | 133,020 | 66,752 | ||||||||
1.2 | To re-elect Mr. Declan McKeon | 51,674,203 | 51,506,997 | 100,445 | 66,761 | ||||||||
1.3 | To re-elect Prof. William Hall | 51,674,203 | 51,517,884 | 89,558 | 66,761 | ||||||||
2 | To receive accounts and reports | 51,674,203 | 51,409,116 | 8,517 | 256,570 | ||||||||
3 | To authorise the fixing of the auditors’ remuneration | 51,674,203 | 47,640,947 | 3,965,491 | 67,765 | ||||||||
4 | To authorise the Company to allot shares | 51,674,203 | 44,580,855 | 7,013,214 | 80,134 | ||||||||
5** | To disapply pre-emption rights | 51,674,203 | 45,337,820 | 6,251,874 | 84,509 | ||||||||
6** | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of shares | 51,674,203 | 51,122,122 | 13,329 | 538,752 | ||||||||
** Special Resolution. All resolutions are ordinary resolutions unless otherwise stated.
The statements made in this press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. In addition to the matters described in this press release, the ability to maintain large client contracts or enter into new contracts, maintain client relationships and the ability to manage the opening of new offices, the integration of new business mergers and acquisitions, as well as other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission by ICON, including its Form 20-F, F-1, S-8 and F-3, may affect the actual results achieved by ICON. ICON disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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. With headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, ICON currently, operates from 78 locations in 37 countries and has approximately 10,170 employees. Further information is available at www.iconplc.com.
ICON/ICLR-F
CONTACT:
ICON
Investor Relations
1-888-381-7923
or
Brendan
Brennan
Chief Financial Officer
+ 353 –1-291-2000
or
Simon
Holmes
EVP Investor Relations and Corporate Development
+ 353
–1-291-2000